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In a world of influencers posing as experts, and a time when the public’s trust in media is at an all time low, especially when it comes to nutrition and diets, Dr. Melina presents the Practically Healthy podcast. Drawing from her 20+ years experience as a nutrition MD and media contributor, along with cutting edge scientific studies and REAL facts, Dr. Melina will translate the latest health and wellness trends into what you should do, can do and will do to live your happiest, healthiest, best version of yourself. Each week, Dr. Melina will sit down with a preeminent health and fitness expert, celebrity, athlete, or wellness entrepreneur and discuss buzzworthy topics including intermittent fasting, the Ketogenic diet, mental heath, CBD products, HIIT training and more. Each episode will educate listeners and provide practical health and fitness solutions they can implement into their own busy lives. As a multi-tasking mother of two, small business owner and “reluctant cook” herself, Dr. Melina will serve up her tips and tricks with her signature wit and humor that will keep the listener engaged, entertained and coming back week after week.
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Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
On episode eleven of Practically Healthy, Dr. Melina is joined by Dr. Amy Shah. Dr. Shah is a double board-certified medical doctor and wellness expert specializing in allergy and immunology, hormones, and gut health who is also the author of "I'm So Effing Tired", one of Fortune's "Five Best Business Books of 2021". Dr. Shah and Dr. Melina discuss the various dynamics that can affect the efficacy of certain fasting regimens in relation to health, weight loss, and disease mitigation. We hear how fasting can be used as a tool even in the treatment of certain cancers! Dr. Shah offers fascinating tips and insights into the wrap-around health benefits of different forms of fasting, especially when combined with exercise, in addition to the medical and nutritional benefits of using certain spices in food preparation. Learn more about Dr. Shah's practice and her published work here: AmyMDwellness.com
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