GW Integrative Medicine

GW Integrative Medicine

GW Integrative Medicine

Episodes 118
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (20)
Since Feb 2018
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

Welcome to GW Integrative Medicine, a podcast about using an integrative approach to disease prevention and health promotion. We look forward to sharing the latest news and research on Integrative Medicine – where the best practices of conventional medicine and evidence-based complementary medicine meet. This podcast is brought to you by the Office of Integrative Medicine and Health, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, in collaboration with the university's Integrative Medicine Programs and the IMPACT Initiative.

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Recent Episodes

Feds Reclassify Medical Cannabis: What You Need to Know

May 02, 2026 1h 44m

Boy howdy do we have something to talk about with our favorite medical cannabis subject matter expert today! On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Drug Enforcement…

How Loneliness Affects Your Health

Mar 02, 2026 25m

When we think about loneliness, we don’t associate it with risks comparable to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. But a growing body of research shows that loneliness significantly impairs physical…

The Tip of the Trauma Iceberg: Adverse Childhood Experiences

Feb 17, 2026 46m

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reports that preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) like abuse, neglect, household dysfunction could reduce the number of adults with…

The Gut-Brain-Dementia Connection

Jan 30, 2026 36m

A new study by a GW-led research team suggests gut bacteria may be linked to memory decline in mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, and some dementia diseases. Published in Alzheimer's & Dementia:…

The New Dietary Guidelines for Americans: It's a Mixed Bag

Jan 09, 2026 35m

The USDA and HHS just released new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. We dig into the new guidelines with Dr. Leigh Frame, our favorite nutrition scientist, co-host of the pod, and co-director of the…

What the Hemp?

Dec 10, 2025 39m

We talk with Peter Grinspoon, MD—an internationally renowned expert on medical cannabis, drug policy, and addiction—about the U.S. Congress recriminalizing most hemp-derived products. The measure…

The Longevity Nutrient

Nov 28, 2025 32m

Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, who co-discovered the C15 essential fatty acid, returns to the podcast to discuss her new book “The Longevity Nutrient: The Unexpected Fat That Holds the Key to Healthy…

What is Swedish Death Cleaning?

Nov 11, 2025 29m

Chris Palmer, author of "Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life, gave a wellness talk on Swedish death cleaning, or "döstädning" during the GW Office of Integrative Medicine…

Integrating Medical Cannabis Into Medical Education

Oct 08, 2025 47m

An estimated three million Americans use cannabis for medical purposes, primarily for chronic pain, muscle spasms, anxiety, nausea, seizures, and other conditions. Yet, most healthcare practitioners…

Ultraprocessed Foods: Health Implications and How to Talk to Patients

Sep 25, 2025 58m

Research has shown that diets high in ultraprocessed foods are linked to more than 30 health conditions, according to an umbrella review of meta-analyses that was published in The British Medical…

Ketamine & Mental Health

Aug 26, 2025 44m

Today, we discuss ketamine and mental health with integrative psychiatrist Scott Shannon, MD, one of the world’s leading experts on the therapeutic use of psychedelics in psychotherapy. In 2010,…

Transforming Healthcare Through Whole-Person Leadership

Jul 23, 2025 33m

Today on the pod we discuss whole-person leadership and reimagining Integrative Medicine through a health equity lens with Scarlet Kali Soriano, MD, an internationally recognized expert on…

Poverty, Social Detriments of Health, & Safety Net Programs

Jun 27, 2025 42m

Note: This episode was recorded before the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. Today, we discuss poverty, the social detriments of health, and safety net programs in the U.S. with…

Fitness Psychology

Jun 09, 2025 29m

Today, we talk about Fitness Psychology with leading experts in the field -- Katy Bowman and Diana Hill, PhD, authors of “I Know I Should Exercise, But... 44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over…

How to Defend Against Everyday Toxins With Dr. Aly Cohen

May 13, 2025 28m

Friend of the pod Aly Cohen, MD, one of the world’s leading experts on environmental health, returns to GW Integrative Medicine to chat about her new book “DETOXIFY: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your…

Celebrating 100 Episodes—Give or Take an Episode!

Apr 03, 2025 21m

This is the podcast’s 100th episode! (Give or take an ICYMI episode.) We are coming full circle with today’s guest—John Pan, MD ’70, RESD ’74, the Father of Integrative Medicine at the GW School of…

Updated | Debunking Nutrition Myths for Women’s Well-being & Aging

Mar 18, 2025 59m

Thank you for joining the GW Resiliency and Well-being Center (R&W Center) for a Women's Well-being Lecture Series discussion on "Debunking Nutrition Myths for Women’s Well-being & Aging: An…

Fascia, Trauma, & Letting Go

Feb 07, 2025 35m

Today, we get all up in our fascia and how it shapes overall health with licensed Occupational Therapist Nyle MacFarlane, founder of Blue Nyle Therapy in Silver Spring, Maryland. Nyle has over 2…

Will MoCRA Make Cosmetics & Grooming Products Safer?

Jan 22, 2025 32m

The cosmetics and grooming products industry is like the wild wild West. Until recently, the regulatory system failed to keep consumers safe from toxicants that likely increase their offspring’s…

Generational Trauma, Family, & War

Dec 06, 2024 40m

Today, we talk about generational trauma and healing with Aliza Scharf-Bendov, LCSW, MSW, psychotherapist, family therapist, and nondual Kabbalistic healer. Over the past 17 years, Aliza has done…

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