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Dr. Daphne Miller, MD is a family physician, science writer, Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco, and Research Scientist at the University of California Berkeley School of Public Health. As founder of the Health from the Soil Up Initiative, she studies the connections among health, culture, and agriculture, with the goal of building a healthier and more resilient food system from the soil up. Daphne is a regular health and science contributor to the Washington Post. She has two books about food, agriculture and health: The Jungle Effect, The Science and Wisdom of Traditional Diets (HarperCollins 2008) and Farmacology, Total Health from the Soil Up (HarperCollins 2013). Want daily content? Follow us on TikTok @MedicineExpained and on Instagram @medicine.explained

Kamea Chayne is the host of Green Dreamer Podcast and the author of Thrive. She is an eco creative, writer and author. Her show green dreamer illuminates our paths to ecological regeneration, intersectional sustainability, and true abundance and wellness for all.

Rob Reiner is the Founder and CEO of CropSwap he has been designing mobile and web app startups for the past 11 years. He saw a need to make locally-grown , healthy food readily available to consumers. In 2017, he created an app to cater to this market, and launched CropSwap. Crop swap is a farm to phone marketplace that connects consumers and businesses with local selections from sustainable farmers.

Dr. Sofia Noori is the first Chief Resident of Digital Psychiatry at the Yale Department of Psychiatry. She is a founding member of the Center for Digital Psychiatry at the Connecticut Mental Health Center, which aims to integrate digital health in the care of patients with serious mental illness. She also served as the curriculum lead for Innovation to Impact, a NIDA-funded substance use entrepreneurship program. Aside from her digital health endeavors, Dr. Noori is the co-founder of the Women’s Mental Health Conference at Yale, the first academic and trainee-led conference on women’s mental health in the United States.

Dr. Sharad Kohli has dedicated his career to working with people who have been historically underserved and to advancing health justice. He is a family physician at People’s Community Clinic, an FQHC in Austin, and is strongly committed to looking upstream at factors that influence health. He has helped develop an interprofessional pain management program integrating numerous services including behavioral health, acupuncture, yoga therapy, nutrition, substance use services, a medical-legal partnership, group medical visits and more. Dr. Kohli is also intimately involved in the growth and development of the national nonprofit Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, a multidisciplinary organization committed to affordable, accessible integrative health for all. He co-founded its annual conference. ContactMedicineExplained@gmail.com

Dr. Brennan Spiegel, MD, is Director of Health Services Research for Cedars-Sinai Health System. He directs the Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CS-CORE), a multidisciplinary team that investigates how digital health technologies – including wearable biosensors, smartphone applications, virtual reality and social media – can strengthen the patient-doctor bond, improve outcomes and save money. Dr. Spiegel has published more than 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is listed in the 2016 Onalytica "Top 100 Influencer" lists for digital health (No. 13) and virtual reality (No. 14). He also authored VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine, which was named one of the 8 best science books of 2020 by Wired Magazine. Beyond his focus on digital health innovations, Spiegel conducts psychometric, health-economic, epidemiologic and qualitative research across a wide range of healthcare topics. VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine:   https://amzn.to/3cTLI0L VirtualMedicine.org Inquiries: ContactMedicineExplained@gmail.com

Dr Jenna Macciochi has over 20 years' experience as an immunologist researching the impact of diet and lifestyle on the immune system. Based in Brighton, Jenna is a lecturer at Sussex University and a qualified fitness instructor. She is a mother of 5 year old twins and a keen home cook, creating recipes inspired by her farm-to-table Scottish roots and capturing her Italian heritage. With a concerning growth towards generic, oversimplified health recommendations. Coupled with the guilt from trying, and failing, to achieve perfect health, she is on a mission to unravel the science around immunity and decodes exactly what it takes to be well in the modern day.  She explores how we can no longer ignore the fact that our fast-paced, over-consuming, unrelenting lives are slowly eroding our delicate immune defences. Offering simple, clear and educated advice, debunking popular myths along the way, Jenna looks at nutrition, exercise, sleep and even mental health play into your immunity and long-term health.

Drew Ramsey, M.D. is a psychiatrist, author, and farmer. He is a clear voice in the mental health conversation and one of psychiatry’s leading proponents of using nutritional interventions. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He founded the Brain Food Clinic in New York City, offering treatment and consultation for depression, anxiety and emotional wellness concerns. His media work includes three recent TEDx talks, a video series with Big Think, and the BBC documentary Food on the Brain. His work and writing have been featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Atlantic.com, Prevention, Lancet Psychiatry, and NPR, which named him a “kale evangelist.” He is the author of three books, most recently the award-winning cookbook Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients that Fuel Brain Power, Boost Weight Loss and Transform Your Health (HarperWave 2016). Dr. Ramsey is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.Drew Ramsey's new book, Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety, found here: https://amzn.to/3bYsi98Follow us @MedicineExplained on TikTok, @Medicine.Explained on IG.For inquiries: ContactMedicineExplained@gmail.com

Dr Sam Manger, who is a General Practitioner and Family Physician, President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, Australian representative for the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance, founder of “The GP Show” podcast, and Medical Educator with James Cook University (JCU) and Generalist Medical Training (GMT). His passion for health has evolved into reflecting on how to change individual and social behavior to lead to a more healthy, sustainable and ethical culture.

Dr. Pooja Amy Shah is a dual board certified physician in Integrative Medicine + Family Medicine. She is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University Medical Center, Director of Integrative Medicine and Director of Musculoskeletal Education at the Center for Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Shah teaches Eastern mind-body practices. She has a unique and diverse toolbox to heal her patients including medical acupuncture, herbs, meditation, and yoga. Dr. Shah has received many awards including the Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian Hospital Faculty Teacher of the Year Award, New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center Staff Choice Attending Physician of the Year Award, and a 3x Weil Grant recipient. Dr. Shah has an extensive resume, so we’ve only touched on some of the certifications, experiences, awards, and recognition she has received!