Jenn Simmons, MD, Author at Dr. Jenn Simmons

Are you struggling with anxiety or panic attacks? If so, then this episode is for you! Today, my friend and colleague Dr. Traci Potterf, a functional health anxiety detective, joins me on the podcast to talk about linking your emotional health with the intelligence of nature and how you can start to reclaim your emotional health right now!

In this episode, you will hear:

Dr. Traci’s own discoveries around how she dealt with mental health issues
The 2 ways your brain is telling your body something is wrong
How generational trauma and genetics affect healing your body
Why you need to get to the root of what’s causing your anxiety
The 3 pillars of healing anxiety
And so much more!

More about Dr. Traci:
Dr. Traci Potterf is a Functional Health anxiety detective who helps growth-minded professionals overwhelmed by anxiety to find and fix the hidden causes with natural solutions so they can live a limitless life at peace in their own skin.

Anxiety is not “all in your head.” She noticed early on that when she helped people address the root causes of their chronic health issues, their anxiety resolved as well, even with family histories and traumatic pasts. (Hint: Mental health is physical!)

As a psychiatrist’s daughter, former medical anthropologist, and recovered severe anxiety sufferer, Dr. Traci has a unique perspective on the mental health epidemic and she is on a mission to share it with the world.

Connect with Dr. Traci:
Dr. Traci’s Website: https://innergeniushealth.com/
Dr. Traci’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtracipotterfphd/
Dr. Traci’s Guided Meditation: https://innergeniushealth.com/link/

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Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmons
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

My guest today is such an inspiration in the world of health, healing, and personal development, it is hard to believe that he was almost dead at 18 years old. Nathan Crane is here to talk about what it was like being a teen struggling with addiction and homelessness and how he made a commitment to himself to turn it all around. Together, we will talk about how you can start to implement small changes in your life to make a big impact and live your best life, even with a breast cancer diagnosis!

You’ll hear:

Nathan’s “ah-ha” moment that started his change
Breaking habits by replacing them with healthier alternatives
Resetting circadian rhythms and hormone production through simple (free) things
How the food industry - pharmaceutical industry cycle is continually keeping us sick
The importance of starting slowly to replace the junk in our diets
Why you need to change your mindset around diseases like cancer (and how powerful it can be for you life!)
And more!

More about Nathan:
Nathan Crane is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker, plant-based athlete, event producer, and 18x award-winning documentary filmmaker.

Nathan is the Founder of The Panacea Community, Creator of the Global Cancer Symposium, and Director and Producer of the documentary film, Cancer; The Integrative Perspective. He is also the Director of Strategic Relations at the Chi Center and is the Assistant Director of the PBS series "Ageless Living".

In 2005, at only 18 years old, Nathan began his health, healing, and spiritual journey, eventually overcoming a decade of brutal teenage addiction, house arrest, jail, and challenging times of homelessness to become an international author, filmmaker, and speaker dedicated to health, healing, and conscious awakening.

Connect with Nathan:
Nathan’s Website: https://nathancrane.com/
Healing Life Community: https://www.healinglife.net/

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To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancer

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Are you nurturing what you were born with? Today, I am so excited to talk with Kashif Khan, CEO of The DNA Company. He is here to share what he has learned about himself and how you can start to nurture your nature. Rather than living in fear of what your genes have in store for you, you can embrace a reality that is even better than what is predicted!

You will hear:

The power in understanding your genes to give you everything you need to succeed
Looking beyond what the gene says is potentially predetermined (ex. risk of Alzheimer’s) and looking at what is the root cause instead
What 14 of the 15 top killers in the United States have in common (hint: it's not your genes!)
How knowing your genotype can explain how your hormones work and what to manage
Out of 22,000 genes, how many actually matter to your health daily
How you can reverse so called irreversible diseases
And more!

To sign up for the one day genetic deep dive, visit:
https://kashkhanofficial.com/products/making-the-breast-of-your-genetic-potential

More about Kashif:
Kashif Khan is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The DNA Company, where personalized medicine is being pioneered through unique insights into the human genome.

Growing up in Vancouver, Canada in an immigrant household, Kashif developed an industrious entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. Prior to his tenure at The DNA Company, Kashif advised a number of high-growth start-ups in a variety of industries.

As Kashif dove into the field of functional genomics as the CEO of The DNA Company, it was revealed that his neural wiring was actually genetically designed to be entrepreneurial. However, his genes also revealed a particular sensitivity to pollutants.

Now seeing his health from a new lens Kashif dove further and started to see the genetic pathways that led to his own family's challenges, and the opportunities to reverse chronic disease. His measure of success is not in dollars earned, but in lives improved. Science outreach has become a passion project for Kashif, and he educates about functional genomics in an accessible format on his podcast, The Unpilled Podcast and his social media platforms.

Connect with Kashif:
The DNA Company: https://www.thednacompany.com/

Unpilled Podcast: https://www.thednacompany.com/blogs/unpilled-podcast

Kashif’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kashkhanofficial/

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While we like to think that we are adaptable beings who can handle change well, the truth is that for most people, it takes a major event, diagnosis, or catastrophe to spark that change. Today’s guest, Yaffa Palti, helps us understand this. Yaffa explains that most people get used to a certain level of discomfort or pain in their lives, so they really don’t think about the changes they could be making to mitigate those discomforts.

You’ll hear:

Why people get stuck in their discomfort
How emotional traumas manifest themselves physically
The #1 blocker of hope
Why it’s difficult trying to change in isolation
The one behavior that allows you to take no responsibility for your outcomes in life (and how to change it!)
What actually allows you to achieve success
What Rosh Hashanah is and how you could be using this theory in your daily lives
And more!

More about Yaffa:

A born and bred Flatbush girl, Yaffa has always been gifted in connecting with people. Women and girls of all ages are drawn to her seeking advice, support, connection, and friendship, and she is able to relate to them genuinely and effectively, no matter their life circumstance. Yaffa moved to Israel after marrying her husband and lived in Har Nof for seven years. While he was becoming a rav and dayan, Yaffa was a teacher, mechanechet, play director, and coordinator of extra curricular activities in various American girls' seminaries. In addition to being a teacher, Yaffa is a sought after public lecturer, known for her charisma, depth and humor. She is often compared to a ray of sunshine, transforming any environment she encounters into one of warmth and light. She is also a singer/songwriter and often blends together her lectures and melodies. In 2005 Yaffa moved, with her husband and children, to Mexico City, where Rav Palti served as the rabbi and spiritual leader of a large secular community. She became fluent in Spanish and was actively involved in community affairs and teaching for eleven years. In 2016 she and her family moved to San Diego California to start Aish San Diego, where her husband became the Rabbi and spiritual leader of the Carmel Valley community. Yaffa continues her community involvement in San Diego and is dedicated to kiruv full time. As a speaker, she lectures on many diverse topics, mostly motivational and inspirational, all profound, enlightening and unique. Yaffa comes from a solid Torah observant background, and was raised in a home infused with chessed and unconditional acceptance. She is a trained educator as well as a certified substance abuse professional.

Connect with Yaffa:
Yaffa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yaffapalti
Yaffa’s YouTube:

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I am so excited to have Dr. John Klock with me today! Dr. Klock is an internal medicine physician, board certified in hematology, oncology, and immunology. He is the reason you can have a virtual colonoscopy, the reason why you can have a calcium score, and he just continues to up the game. His overall goal is to make accurate imaging affordable and accessible for all and he started with breast imaging! Let’s dive in!

You will hear:

The biggest problem in medicine today
What's wrong with mammogram and MRI screenings today
Dr. Klock’s mission to improve the types of imaging we have available
What QT imaging is and how it works
And so much more!

More about Dr. Klock:
Dr. Klock has served as Chief Executive Officer of QT Imaging since 2014 and as Managing Director, Manager and Founder of the Company since 2011. Prior to QT Imaging, Dr. Klock was involved in the start-up of five medical companies, including Co-Founder and President of BioMarin Pharmaceutical, which successfully commercialized five FDA approved drugs; Scientific Founder and Vice President of Research of Glycomed, now Ligand Pharmaceutical; and founding investor in Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical. He also personally brought to market a novel cancer treatment, the first rapid AIDS test, comprehensive tests for detecting metabolic diseases in children, and several drugs for treating pediatric genetic conditions. Dr. Klock has authored over 70 peer-reviewed medical and scientific publications, and eight granted patents.

Connect with Dr. Klock:
QT Imaging website: https://www.qtimaging.com/
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-klock-151aa650

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/time-to-talk

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancer

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Outwardly, people can seemingly be the picture of perfect health, but inside, that is not always the case. Such is the case of my guest today, whom you may know from shows like Dancing with the Stars and Entertainment Tonight, Samantha Harris. Despite feeling like she was the “healthy one” amongst her friends and family because she followed all of the “rules” when it came to eating and exercise, Samantha was working herself crazy and was a new mom, and then BAM! Breast cancer diagnosis at age 40. Eleven days after a clear mammogram, she found a lump. She could have ignored it after a clear mammogram and a quick exam by her OB/GYN saying it was nothing. But after four months, it was still there, so she went to see a breast oncologist…which still showed nothing, which is terrifying! The results from the biopsy finally showed that she had invasive breast cancer. Today, she shares her story and how you can take your health your health in your own hands to live your healthiest and best life!

You will hear more about:

How it’s always best to follow your gut, especially when your not getting answers from your doctors
Why it's always important to know your own body
The #1 thing you can do to talk to your doctor without being dismissed
If only 5 - 10% of breast cancers are genetic, what are the other factors and how can we change those things
The best way to look at a negative situation... like a breast cancer diagnosis!
The easiest way you can start making changes in your life and health
Samantha's favorite “clean” products
And so much more!

More about Samantha:
Watched by millions as the co-host of Dancing with the Stars and Entertainment Tonight, Samantha Harris is an Emmy Award-winning TV host and journalist, bestselling author, Certified Health Coach and fitness trainer, nutrition advocate, and promoter of healthy living.

Her 2014 stage II invasive breast cancer diagnosis at age 40 inspired a quest for answers about how we can all improve our overall health, prevent chronic diseases, and understand their underlying causes. The resulting book (which debuted as a Bestseller on Amazon), Your Healthiest Healthy: 8 Easy Ways to Take Control, Help Prevent and Fight Cancer, and Live a Longer, Cleaner, Happier Life, translates comprehensive, research-backed knowledge into an easy-to-follow action plan for maximizing health, energy, and happiness for life.

Connect with Samantha:

Samantha’s Website: https://samantha-harris.com/
Samanrha’s Book: https://samantha-harris.com/yhh/
Samantha’s Instagram: ht

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
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To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancer

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In our current culture and climate, we tend to plan for sickness more than we plan for health. This is why we have medical insurance - for when we are sick. But most people are born to be healthy, but we encounter different things throughout life that lead to sickness, even though that is rarely our intent. Today, I have with me Dr. Thomas Lodi, integrative oncologist and clinical psychologist, who worked for many years in conventional medicine before making the realization that the cancer treatments he was studying were killing people, and he couldn’t practice like that anymore. It was then that he moved towards functional medicine and getting you back to your best health and self!

In this episode, we will discuss:

How reframing your lifestyle and choices can impact you
What psychoneuroimmunology is and how it applies to you and your health
How negative thoughts can affect your immune system
What cancer actually... it's NOT what you've been told!
You’ve gone for treatment… now what?
Steps you can take today to reclaim your health
And more!

More about Dr. Lodi:
For the first ten years of his medical career, Dr. Thomas Lodi worked in conventional settings as an internal medicine specialist, urgent care physician, and as an intensivist in ICU and CCU departments of various hospitals. Subsequently, Dr. Lodi continued his search for more effective and less toxic therapies by training around the world from Japan to Europe to Mexico and all around the US.

Although he occasionally sees patients with a variety of medical conditions, Dr. Lodi narrowed his scope of practice through specific training and extensive experience over the past 12 years to Integrative Oncology (caring for people with cancer). For the benefit of his patients and in order to remain current in all areas of oncology, Dr. Lodi maintains memberships in both conventional and alternative medical professional associations.

He is licensed as a Homeopathic Medical Doctor MD(H) in the State of Arizona and is licensed as an Allopathic Medical Doctor (MD) in the state of New York.

Dr Lodi has completed a Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies and a Fellowship in Anti-Aging, Regenerative & Functional Medicine. Dr. Lodi sits on the Scientific Advisory Board for Immunogenic Research Foundation (IMREF), the Medical Advisory Board for Elka Best Foundation, and is an active-allied member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

Dr. Lodi is also an instructor in Insulin Potentiation Therapy and certified in oxidative and chelation therapies.

Connect with Dr. Lodi:
Dr. Lodi’s Website: https://drlodi.com/
Dr. Lodi’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/time-to-talk

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancer

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As women age and close in on menopause, they start to feel off, so they go to the doctor (like we’ve been taught to do). What does the doctor tell us? “That’s totally normal for your age.” News flash - it isn’t! This week’s guest is Esther Blum - integrative dietician, author, mom, and lover of exercise (that can be done in 20 minutes or less). She tells us that she should call her practice The Gaslight-free Zone. Esther begins by talking about the frustration and theft of joy and hope women feel when they perceive that they are not being heard or are being given up on.

We also talk about:

Listening to your body and your intuition - you know when something is off/different/wrong
What gynecologists actually are and why they can't help you with your hormone issues
Misinformation surrounding hormone replacement and its link to breast cancer, based on a flawed study
The importance of bodily functions working correctly (gut health especially) and being addressed in the right order
Alcohol's impact on your hormones
Why you shouldn't be afraid to fire your physician
And so much more!

More about Esther:
Esther Blum is an Integrative Dietitian and Menopause Expert. In the past 27 years, she has helped thousands of women master menopause through nutrition, hormones, and self-advocacy.

Esther is the bestselling author of See ya later, Ovulator, Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat, Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, Secrets of Gorgeous, and The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project.

Known as Gwyneth Paltrow’s menopause mentor and by Forbes for helping women thrive through menopause, Esther was also voted Best Nutritionist by Manhattan Magazine. She has appeared on the Today Show, ABC-TV, and Good Day NY and is frequently quoted in goop, Well + Good, Forbes, Ben Greenfield Life, Time Magazine, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, In Style, Bazaar, Self, Fitness, Marie Claire, and Cosmo.

Esther received a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Simmons College in Boston and is a graduate of New York University, where she received her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition. Esther is credentialed as a registered dietitian, a certified dietitian-nutritionist and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), the certification from the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS).

Connect with Esther:
Esther’s Website: https://estherblum.com/
Happy Hormone Cocktail: https://estherblum.com/cocktail
Esther’s Books: https://estherblum.com/books/
Esther’s Instagram: ht

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
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To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancer

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Do you just not feel like yourself anymore, even though your lab tests say everything is “normal?” Does your significant other call you after work each day to check your mood and whether they need to suit up in some armor before coming home? This is exactly what my guest today was dealing with! Dr. Deb Matthew is a conventionally trained doctor who, once learning more about hormones and how they were affecting her personally, left her pediatric practice and was retrained in functional medicine. Today she’s now known as the Happy Hormone Doctor and we are going to talk about her journey.

We will talk more about:

How your lab work does not always tell the true story, especially when only looking at one tiny part of the potential issue
The surprising reason doctors often downplay your health issues or symptoms
Why people think hormones will cause breast cancer
Hormone replacement therapy -- who's it for and how it works
If Tamoxifen is really the answer for breast cancer patients
Using a holistic approach to best produce and metabolize estrogen
And more!

More about Dr. Deb:
Deb Matthew MD, America’s Happy Hormones Doctor, wears many hats as a best-selling author, international speaker, private practice doctor, wife, and mom of 4 boys. She helps her patients restore their health by addressing the root cause of their symptoms (including hormone imbalances!) instead of just treating diseases with drugs.

After suffering for years with exhaustion and irritability that prevented her from being the wife and mom that she wanted to be, she refocused her medical career to help others get their hormones back in balance.
Dr. Deb combined her background in medicine with her interest in fitness and nutrition to create a complete medical wellness approach using scientifically-based treatments to help her patients restore their energy, libido, mood, and memory, as well as lose weight and discontinue many of their prescription medications.

As Past- President of the North Carolina Integrative Medicine Society, she helps support Integrative/Functional Medicine practitioners in the community and has a goal of shifting the standard of care in medicine towards creating wellness.

Connect with Dr. Deb:
Dr. Deb’s Website: https://drdeborahmatthew.com/
Signature Wellness: https://signaturewellness.org/
This is Not Normal: A busy woman’s guide to symptoms of hormone imbalance (book - download a free copy): https://signaturewellness.org/fullbookrequest

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/time-to-talk

To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancer

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Tired of getting sick? Want to improve your natural immunity so that you can live life to the fullest? If so, then you’re going to love today’s guest! In this episode, Dr. Patrick Flynn, founder of The Wellness Way, and I chat about the immune system, why it’s so important, and what you can do to improve yours. We also dive into why the FBI showed up at his house during the middle of COVID!

We talk more about:

What is the gut brain connection (and how it works)
Things that can affect the immune system especially if you have breast cancer
How to know if your immune system is healthy (and the tests you should do!)
Hormone issues vs hormone metabolism issues
What are environmental estrogens (xenoestrogens)
What happens when you can’t metabolize hormones
The “add” diet
Labs you can do to understand more about your immune system and overall health
And more!

More about Dr. Flynn:

Dr. Flynn is a chiropractor, as well as the founder and CEO of The Wellness Way. As a young child, he was labeled ‘troubled’ because he had a difficult time learning, focusing, and existing within the school system. Years later, as a teenager, he went through a series of events that led him to discover he had immune issues which contributed to his neurological setbacks. This discovery inspired Dr. Flynn to begin his journey defining his purpose and initiating his pursuit of education.

He has trained thousands of doctors on a different approach to healthcare. There are currently 80 practicing clinics across the world. Dr. Flynn is also the author of an international bestselling book— I Disagree: How These Two Words Are the Secret to Thinking Differently and Taking Control of Your Health. He makes an impact by hosting seminars for the public called The Hormone Connection.

Connect with Dr. Flynn:

Website: https://drpatrickflynn.com/

https://www.thewellnessway.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drpatrickflynn/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drpatrickflynn/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr_patrick_flynn

You can grab Dr. Flynn’s book, I Disagree, here: https://store.thewellnessway.com/i-disagree

To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit:
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To get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancer

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