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Jul 2020
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360: Dr. Robin Berzin - Transforming Med...

JESSE CHAPPUS
About this episode

Dr. Robin Berzin (IG: @robinberzinmd) is a practicing physician and the founder and CEO of Parsley Health.

She combines the best of conventional primary care with a functional approach to health. This means that Robin focuses on getting to the root cause of disease rather than just treating the symptoms.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How Robin became the 1st producer of Dr. Oz’s radio show
  • The epiphany that sparked Robin's medical career
  • How yoga led to meditation
  • Transitioning to eating real food
  • Using a holistic approach to medicine to heal chronic illnesses
  • Transforming medicine
  • Robin developing bad cystic acne during medical school
  • Getting to the root of the problem
  • Triggers for intestinal permeability (aka leaky gut)
  • Testing for food allergies & food sensitivities
  • The elimination diet vs. the autoimmune protocol (AIP)
  • Sugar is poison
  • The personalized medicine approach at Parsley Health
  • How Vipassana Meditation transformed Robin’s life
  • Balancing a career & motherhood
  • Eating healthy is self-care
  • Knowing how to feel good and get healthy

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