Dr. Mark Davis, ND is a naturopathic doctor here at Capital Integrative Health who specializes in inflammatory bowel disease and has clinical expertise in fecal microbiota transplantation and helminthic therapy. He is also a former faculty in the School of Naturopathic Medicine at Maryland University of Integrative Health. Join us for a conversation about how Naturopathic Gastroenterology addresses gut health in conjunction with approaches like Fecal Microbiota Transplant and Helminthic Therapy. If you suffer from gut dysfunction or conditions like IBD, don’t miss this conversation!

Dr. Sheinberg is an assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include anesthesiology, cardiothoracic anesthesiology, medical acupuncture and integrative medicine. Dr. Sheinberg serves as the director of Integrative Medicine for the department of ACCM and has been board certified in Integrative Medicine since 2014. Join us for a conversation today about optimizing perioperative care, the care before and after surgery. If you or someone you love is undergoing surgery in the future, this episode is for you!

Dealing with neck, back, or joint pain? Join us today for a conversation with our friend and colleague, Dr. Hiza Mbwana! Hiza is a doctor of physical therapy specializing in helping clients recover from injury, address acute or chronic pain, and restore optimal function. Hiza obtained his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Northeastern University and has been practicing in Maryland for over 13 years. He is passionate about helping his clients reach optimal wellness by addressing the whole body. We are lucky to have Hiza here at CIH to provide physical therapy to our patients! Hiza enjoys living out health and wellness in his own life and spends his time trail running and cycling with family and friends in the DC area.

Today's conversation is with Cory Jecmen! Cory is an acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner who has been with CIH for several years, helping our patients get to the root cause of conditions including anxiety, chronic pain, and digestive concerns. His primary goal is leveraging the power of acupuncture to move patients towards long-term wellness and optimal health. Today we are going to dive into how acupuncture and breathwork can benefit your health. We want to let you know that we were not able to use the original audio from the microphone but because the conversation with Cory was so valuable, we wanted to share the audio that we captured from our camera. While the audio isn’t the usual microphone audio, we hope you can still enjoy learning about how acupuncture and breathwork can be powerful tools on your health journey.

Overwhelmed or stressed out? Tune into this conversation about how HeartMath can transform your health. Liz Rees is a national board certified health and wellness coach, a positive psychology practitioner certified by the Flourishing Center and a certified HeartMath coach. Liz has worked with CIH to offer health coaching and has led several of our virtual group visits, including HeartMath and a 30-day Sleep Reset. Liz utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to wellness which integrates positive psychology practices with nutrition, movement, and biological sciences to help clients achieve positive, lasting transformations in their lives. Join us a conversation today about how your nervous system impacts your health and what you can do to improve your health using HeartMath.

Join us for a conversation on how Myofascial Release can heal the mind, body, and spirit and address conditions including pain, headaches, TMJ, fatigue, anxiety, and more. Kari is a licensed massage therapist and a myofascial release practitioner. She has been with CIH from the beginning offering massage therapy and myofascial release. Kari has a background in personal training, yoga, and is an expert level John F Barnes myofascial release therapist. She helps her clients with conditions including chronic pain, headaches and migraines​​,TMJ, fatigue, and anxiety. We are excited to bring you a conversation about how body work can transform your health!

Join us for a conversation on fertility with Dr. Annina Burns! Annina is the first PhD/RD to be certified in functional medicine and has 9+ years of clinical nutrition practice experience. She is the CEO & Founder of Simplina Fertility, an innovative fertility coaching program which helps couples improve their pregnancy odds. She is most proud of being a mom and wants to give others who want to be parents the same opportunity to experience the joy of parenting, which is why she founded Simplina. Annina and I trained together in Functional Medicine and we have known each other for about nine years as professional colleagues. Today we are going to dive into how you can support your fertility using nutrition, lifestyle, and functional medicine approach!

Today we are joined by our friend and colleague, Dr. Kim Baer, DDS. Dr. Baer is a biological dentist and is passionate about providing quality dental care that does not come at the expense of overall health. She offers innovative care that is free from toxins, BPA, fragrances, and fluoride. Dr. Baer’s areas of expertise include holistic services like ozone therapy, safe amalgam filling removal, natural orthodontics, and non-metal zirconia dental implants. We are excited to bring you a conversation about biological dentistry and how oral health can affect your overall health.

Dr. Mark Houston, specialist in cardiovascular disease and hypertension, discusses the risks of low blood pressure, importance of balancing the autonomic nervous system, conscious breathing, benefits of acupuncture, role of the glyco-calix, and medication management for hypertension.

Join us for a conversation with Araceli Benavides, one of our functional and integrative nutritionists at Capital Integrative Health! Araceli works with patients to create evidence-based functional medicine treatment plans to address the root cause of conditions including IBS, SIBO, amongst many other conditions! Today, we are going to help you better understand the gut-brain connection and how stress directly impacts our digestion and microbiome. This is a conversation for anyone struggling with IBS who would like to make sustainable changes to improve their digestion.