The Kind Health Group: Recent Episodes
Kind Health Group
The Kind Health Group podcast is a health & wellness show that makes you laugh while discussing hot topics in today’s chaotic world. Hosted by Dr. Georgine Nanos, board-certified medical doctor (AKA a real doctor) with expertise in epidemiology and public health. She has over 18 years’ experience in primary care and women’s health. Dr. Nanos is a medical contributor to many media outlets such as The Washington Post and Forbes. Annie Clark, Certified Health Coach and Kind’s Director of Health and Wellness. She also holds her Master’s in Education. Together, they share their knowledge, wit and humor while interviewing national and community experts. Topics include medicine, stress, nutrition, wellness, fitness, beauty, mental health, volunteerism and much more.
Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Janet Lawless Christ. Janet is a highly successful real estate agent in the San Diego North County coastal luxury market. They talk about some of the incredible charities she champions, her refreshing sense of positivity, and how she prioritized her kids without standing in the way of their own independence and personal growth. Janet gets candid about her love life and how the third time is the charm when it comes to marriage. Tune in to hear a refreshing and honest conversation between friends about the importance of nourishing ourselves, not only with the food we eat and the choices we make to live a healthy and meaningful life, but through giving back and paying it forward.
Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by John Van Cleef. John is an experienced non-profit leader having held senior positions in both organizational leadership and fund development. Through his experience with The Salvation Army, YMCA and Palomar Health, John has direct experience with capital, endowment, and major giving campaigns; and understands the importance of organizational advancement. They talk about how his lifetime of service has shaped him as a person and the importance and reminder of how just taking a small amount of time to contribute to our communities can make a world of difference.
Wendy helps families parent with great purpose and intention by creating healthy, respectful & cooperative relationships. Together, they discuss positive parenting fundamentals, how to get in a healthy routine during quarantine, and how to optimize your child's creativity and skill.
LINKS TO THE RESOURCES DISCUSSED: The book Wendy mentioned: Reset Your Child's Brain by Victoria Dunckley, M.D.
Connect with Wendy:
Website: Fresh Start Family Online
Instagram: @freshstartwendy
Facebook: @freshstartfamily 5
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Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Grace Pascale, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a life's mission to help others find healing and vitality by reforming their relationships to food and their bodies. She does this by encouraging "divorces from diet culture", teasing out the confusing and often contradictory information surrounding nutrition, and educating her patients on the importance of eating whole foods in abundance. She has a Masters of Science in Whole Foods Nutrition, a Bachelors's degree in Psychology and experience working with a variety of patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She is passionate about the health and happiness of her clients and offers a balanced approach to wellness, providing evidence-based research in a digestible manner, and carefully assessing readiness for change. Together, they discuss diet culture, raising children with healthy relationships with food, favorite recipes, and so much more!
Today, Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Dr. Sabrina Falquier. Dr. Falquier is board-certified in Internal Medicine and is obtaining her culinary medicine certification through Tulane University. She has a thriving outpatient primary care practice at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group in San Diego, California. Since 2016, she has incorporated culinary medicine into her practice and has started a shared medical appointment model with a culinary medicine focus within her multi-specialty medical group, including researching health outcomes. Dr. Falquier is highly involved with Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center, a non-profit organization that empowers all age groups through gardening, nutrition, and culinary literacy. Her focus is awakening the senses and linking food and medicine by empowering people to better health through nutritional knowledge and culinary literacy. Together, they discuss why your food choices matter, how to make the best choices you can when grocery shopping, how to make filling, nourishing, easy meals, and so much more!
Jaime Levine is Director of Legal Services at Elder Law & Advocacy, a Nonprofit law firm in San Diego. He has worked as an attorney on Elder Law and Elder Abuse cases for almost 20 years and has helped thousands of seniors to avoid, confront, and remedy their victimization. Services offered by Elder Law & Advocacy include representation of seniors in Elder Abuse Restraining Order Filings and lawsuits against Nursing Homes for abuse and neglect.
In this episode of Straight Talk, Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by David Bruemmer. As CEO of W8less, Mr. Bruemmer is leading large-scale efforts to deliver micro-positioning, a key enabler for the internet of moving things. Previously, Mr. Bruemmer co-founded 5D Robotics, which he grew for eight years into an industry leader in robotics and autonomy before it was acquired in 2018. Mr. Bruemmer has worked on large scale robotics programs for the Army and Navy, the DOE, the DoT, and DARPA.
Together, they went into the details of using Artificial Intelligence and how technology can play a vital role in advancing medicine.
Dr. Nanos was featured on The Quarantine Network with Layne and Fizzy. Together, they had a very open conversation about COVID-19 and Dr. Nanos answered the most frequently asked questions at the moment and provided up-to-date information. In their discussion, they talked about doctor's appointments, testing, immunity, hand-shaking, Vitamin D, disinfecting masks, disinfecting methods, and more!
Dr. Nanos and Annie Clark are joined by Kind Health Group's very own April DeMaggio. April has been a Physician Assistant for 20 years. Today, they discuss the importance of Telemedicine and Telehealth and how the need for it has increased since the pandemic. They also go into great detail about the symptoms, treatments, and more related to COVID-19.
April graduated from the Stanford School of Medicine PA program in 2002 and immediately started practicing in primary care in a Family Practice setting. In 2007, she added aesthetics to her practice. She feels that if someone has entrusted you or chosen you to care for them when they are sick or vulnerable, that is a special relationship that is unlike any other.
Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by the incredible Dr. Laura McPeake. Dr. Laura McPeake is an emergency medicine physician in Providence, Rhode Island. Together, they discuss how the pandemic is affecting her and her team, what her hospital is doing to manage patients, and Dr. McPeake even leads them in a guided meditation. From the East Side Monthly article, "One with Medicine": McPeake brings a unique, long-term passion to her work: meditation. She had practiced it many years before starting medical school and was a founding member of a meditation center in Washington, D.C., during college. She found her meditative practice to be intrinsic to self-care and promoting motivation and productivity, and she decided to share those with other medical professionals, which led to her “relatively new” current program position. She recently completed a master’s degree in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences through Brown’s School of Public Health, which emphasized “seeing physicians as a public health population” due to the burnout they often experience – especially in EM.
Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Tricia Gill. Tricia is a longtime patient at Kind Health Group and of Dr. Nanos. She’s also a friend, veteran Trader Joe’s employee and resident comedian, professional surfer and surfing instructor in Carlsbad, CA. Together they talk about what life is like for a Trader Joe's employee during the pandemic, how surfing helps with her anxiety, and most importantly, her favorite binge-worthy shows.
Today, Dr. Nanos and Angie are joined by Todd Lane. Todd Lane, MBA, is President/Chief Executive Officer for California Coast Credit Union, a $2.5 billion credit union based in San Diego. Mr. Lane was named President in June of 2014 and became President/CEO on January 1, 2015. Mr. Lane had served as Chief Financial Officer for California Coast Credit Union since 2009. Todd has served on both for-profit and non-profit Boards, including several years on a Board of Trustees directing retirement assets. His other board service includes the Cal Coast Cares Foundation, which provides student scholarships and teacher grants, SDSU Alumni Association, Neighborhood House Association, RMJ Foundation and AOBT Foundation. In total, he has held executive positions in the financial services industry for over 30 years. Mr. Lane received his BS in Finance from San Diego State University and his MBA from Pepperdine University. Dr. Nanos and Angie discuss how to protect your finances during this time. They cover budgeting, fraud, financial counseling, how Cal Coast is helping its employees, and much more. To get started with California Coast Credit Union Financial Counseling, please visit www.calcoastcu.org and click on the tab for financial counseling.
Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang is a mother of 2, cancer survivor, American Lung Association San Diego Lung Health Provider of the year pulmonologist 2019, Top Doctor 2017 and 2019 San Diego, and Inaugural Outstanding Mother Award recipient in 2019 and mindfulness teacher. She is the Director of Pulmonary Integrative Medicine at Coastal Pulmonary Associates affiliated with the Scripps Health Network in Encinitas, CA, and maintains a Voluntary Assistant Professor of Medicine appointment at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine volunteering for the free clinic there.
She has presented and led workshops and retreats nationally on mindfulness, physician well-being, integrative and pulmonary medicine to patients and all members of the healthcare team and has been interviewed for webinars, podcasts, and for the local news. She recently founded the Mindful Healthcare Collective, a group of women physician wellness experts who are leading free live Zoom sessions during the pandemic. The website mindfulhealthcarecollective.com also includes links to free meditation resources during the pandemic.
Today, Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Andy Lassner, the executive producer of “The Ellen DeGeneres” show. He appears on the show quite often as Ellen's foil and is known to fans of the show as “Average Andy.” His annual trips through haunted houses have become a huge fan favorite. Andy is the self-proclaimed leader of the slow walking movement. He is also very vocal on social media about his history with alcoholism and drug abuse. Together, they discuss how to stay active and healthy during quarantine, hockey, and memes.
Miranda Chavez, Integrative Services Program Manager for the Community Resource Center (CRC).
CRC works to end hunger, homelessness and domestic violence in North County San Diego. As a provider of integrative services, CRC’s programs include a domestic violence emergency shelter, hotline and prevention/education outreach, a Therapeutic Children’s Center, professional counseling, legal advocacy, food and nutrition distribution center, homelessness prevention and rental and housing assistance. All of CRC’s programs are designed to assist participants to successfully navigate their paths of safety, stability & self-sufficiency.
Their mission is more important than ever during the COVID-19 crisis. Please consider making a donation to the CRC online at www.crcncc.org
Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Dr. Richard Harris. Together, they talk about all things holistic medicine, wellness, and donuts. Born in Cleveland, Ohio but raised in Houston, Texas, Dr. Richard E Harris II is a board-certified internal medicine physician and pharmacist. Dr. Harris attended the University of Texas at Austin for pharmacy school then pursued medical education at the McGovern School of Medicine in Houston. Dr. Harris completed his residency in Internal Medicine at UTMB in Galveston. After finishing residency, Dr. Harris worked for a large group in Houston but left that practice to pursue holistic medicine. Dr. Harris has a client-centric view focusing on building relationships and trust through a comprehensive lifestyle medicine system combined with genetic and micronutrient testing. In his spare time, he is an avid reader, weight lifter, video game enthusiast, and author. Dr. Harris also enjoys sports, traveling, philanthropy, church, and keto donuts.
Keto Donut Recipe: FOR THE DONUTS: -2 cups blanched finely ground almond flour -2 tablespoons unflavored protein powder -2 teaspoons baking powder - 1 0.3 oz pack of sugar-free strawberry Jell-O powder -1/2 cup butter -2 ounces cream cheese -1/4 cup sour cream -1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract -1/2 cup erythritol -10 strawberries -2 teaspoons lemon juice -2 teaspoons water -2 egg whites FOR THE GLAZE: -4 strawberries -2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream -2 tablespoons powdered erythritol -2 teaspoons water
INSTRUCTIONS: FOR THE DONUTS: -Preheat oven to 350 degrees F -Butter or non-stick spray your donut pan and set aside -In a large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, protein powder, baking powder, and sugar-free strawberry Jell-O powder -In a separate bowl, add butter and cream cheese. Microwave for 30 seconds to melt, being careful not to burn the cream cheese. Stir well. -Add sour cream, vanilla extract, and erythritol to the butter and cream cheese mixture. Stir well. -In a blender, puree strawberries, lemon juice, and water until no lumps remain. -Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until very well combined. Then, stir in strawberry puree. Once combined, stir in egg whites until smooth. -Scoop batter into a freezer sized Ziploc bag. Twist the end of the bag to remove air then cut off the lower corner, and pipe the batter into the buttered donut pan. You will need 12 donut molds total, so either two-6 donut pans or work in batches. -Bake for 12 minutes or until toothpick comes out of the donuts clean -Cool completely before removing from the donut pan. Otherwise, donuts will crumble.
FOR THE GLAZE: -Put the strawberries, heavy whipping cream, and water into the blender then puree. Pour into a small bowl and whisk in erythritol. -Remove from blender and brush evenly across donuts. This glaze is more for extra flavor and moisture so it's a little runny.
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: -YIELD: 12 Servings -SERVING SIZE- 1 Donut -Amount per serving: -CALORIE: 221 Calories -TOTAL FAT: 20.3 g -CARBOHYDRATES: 2.8 Net Carbs -FIBER: 2.2 g -PROTEIN- 6 g
Dr. Nanos, Annie, and Angie are joined by special guest, Dr. Suzanne Wallach. Dr. Wallach is a licensed marriage & family therapist who specializes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and owns a group practice and comprehensive DBT program in Beverly Hills, CA. Together, they discuss coping skills, self-care, and how to attend to your mental health needs during this crisis. Tune in to hear more about how the 4 core skills of DBT- Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness can help cope with the fears and worry of our rapidly changing situation.
Resources: Suzanne's website: suzannewallach.com
San Diego Crisis & Support Line: 888-724-7240
Los Angeles Crisis & Support Line: 800-854-7771
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
Tom Jones, NBC San Diego Executive Investigative Producer, joins Dr. Nanos and Annie to discuss the media's perspective and the role the media plays in this crisis. Tom Jones is also the Board President of the San Diego Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), a local nonprofit that advocates for journalists and the public’s right to know.
The Trusting News Project is a terrific source and they’ve come up with this guide for new consumers during COVID-19:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ozDkULuPvzPdOXsVAfMynMN4MV-a2IUVBsCOnNp8MCE/mobilebasic
Dr. Nanos and Annie deep dive into many COVID-19 frequently asked questions including contact with pets, hiring babysitters/nannies, takeout orders from restaurants, medical office visits, and so much more!
Join Dr. Nanos, Angie, and Jackie as they dive into the topic of self-care. Together, they discuss utilizing your senses, giving yourself space, breathing techniques, and Jackie's "Three C's of Self Care!"
Dr. Nanos and Annie discuss the small possibility of COVID-19 treatments as well as social distancing, mental health, going outside, and much more! Getting adjusted to this "new normal" will take time and Dr. Nanos and Annie are here to make that adjustment a little smoother!
Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Raymond Velasquez, a Media Producer, Documentary Filmmaker, and Digital Media Marketing student at UCSD who is managing being a student and young professional throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Nanos and Annie dive into why the spread of misinformation COVID-19 is so damaging to our society, why information changes so rapidly, and what YOU can do to find the valuable/credible information.
Tune into this episode of Straight Talk to find out! Dr. Nanos and Annie chat with two 11-year-olds on the ins and outs of homeschooling, stress management, and activities!
Dr. Nanos joins the CBS News 8 team to discuss prevention, precaution, and what we can all do to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Dr. Nanos was featured on KUSI where she answered questions about COVID-19, including transmission, how it affects different age groups, the incubation period, and testing.
Dr. Nanos and Annie discuss the ways you can keep your mental, emotional, and physical health stable during this quarantine period. They suggest ways you can help your neighbors and community while still keeping your social distance. They also share the latest news about COVID-19 and how the country will be affected.
Today, Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Katie Saffert, the CEO of Hatched Collective, which is a consulting firm for entrepreneurs who are ready to build their community and grow their business. Her goal is to inspire women to step into their power and become leaders in their own community. Together, they discuss mental health, social isolation, building a strong community, juggling the tasks of being a working parent, and much more.
Cluster? Pandemic? Quarantine? It's biology class all over again as Dr. Nanos and Annie review the commonly used words and terminology associated with COVID-19.
Dr. Nanos and Annie discuss how to be prepared as more information about COVID-19 come out, and what you can do for yourself and your family to keep calm. They discuss mental health stability, stockpiling resources, working from home, and much more.
Dr. Nanos and Annie break down some of the current misinformation and myths being spread about COVID-19 including vaccines, conspiracies, and eating garlic.
Dr. Nanos and Annie discuss the latest updates with COVID-19, how you can protect yourself, what necessary precautions to take, and most importantly, remind you to remain calm.
Dr. Nanos and Annie are joined by Trish Duncan Amen, an accomplished publicist, and owner of TDA Public Relations. Her zest for networking and relationship-building skills have opened doors for many individuals and companies who want to catapult themselves to the next level. Together, they all discuss the public panic around COVID-19, the media news cycle, and the public shift towards a virtual world during this pandemic.
Get to know Dr. Georgine Nanos and Annie Clark as they talk about their backgrounds, their passion for the fields they work in and why Kind Health Group was created. Laugh with them as they share how to best approach finding the magic in all the chaos and how to choose the best nut milks.