The Importance of Gut Health

December 6, 2022

In this episode of Juice Guru, Steve chats with wellness expert and health coach Dr. Melissa Mondala. As a result of overcoming her own health issues and recognizing the lack of holistic and preventative disease treatment in the medical world, Dr. Melissa decided to pursue holistic medicine. Dr. Melissa believes that food is medicine and focuses on gut and mental health with her patients. In this episode, she will talk about the mental and physical issues she overcame, the connection between loneliness and mental health, and ways to nourish our bodies for optimal mental and physical health. Dr. Melissa and Steve will also discuss how technology is affecting the way we function and the rising rates of depression and anxiety in our society.

Highlights include:

Dr. Melissa’s path to becoming a physician and using a holistic approach
Circumstances that made Dr. Melissa interested and open to holistic medicine
Why people are more irritable and anxious, why it isn’t being talked about, and what we can do about it
Improving your mental health with food
The repercussions to constantly being plugged into technology
What Dr. Melissa hopes to accomplish in the future
Dr. Melissa’s approach to patient care and treating her relationship with her patients as a partnership

About the guest:

Dr. Melissa Mondala is a holistic plant-based physician, wellness expert, mental health advocate and recipe inventor based in Newport Beach, California. She is founder of Dr. Lifestyle Clinic and Planted Forward, a multi-speciality plant-based telemedicine group. Dr. Melissa specializes in lifestyle medicine, family medicine, primary care, and psychiatry. She is also one of the first and youngest nationally recognized lifestyle medicine fellows. The mission of Dr. Melissa’s clinic is to prioritize health and wellness, offering direct primary care, meditation with patients, breath work, and establishing a partnership with her patients.

Links:

Juice Guru Radio: https://juiceguru.com/podcast-shows/

Juice Guru Institute: https://juiceguru.com

Juice Guru’s Certified Juice Therapist program: https://juiceguru.com/certified-juice-therapist/

Dr. Melissa’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmelissaskitchen/

Dr. Melissa’s Website: https://melissamondalamd.com/

Dr. Lifestyle Website: https://www.drlifestyle.org/

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