Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel - be the agent of our own health and wellness. Episode 13

What can we say about this episode? It is a corker as we talk to Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel, an Integrative Medicine doctor, scientist and educator and Directly of award-winning Synthesis Clinic. She is a font of all knowledge on female health and frankly we could have spoken to her all day. We started with her route into integrative medicine, she describes herself as a scientists first and how it was following the science and asking “why” that led her into lifestyle medicine, nutrition, breath work and the many other modalities she uses At the heart of what she does, is to “treat people, not protocols” – it is all about personalisation. She is strong advocate for individuals to become agents for their own health and wellness. On coaching and helping people to change she talks about the importance of understanding behavioural change and motivational techniques. As Dr Nina says: “Lifestyle medicine is the most invasive thing you can do; it asks you to change everything you do from the moment you get up”. To support someone making those changes we have to connect with their “why”. Reprioritising the art of human relationships is something she strongly believes in; listening, being curious, being open. On breathwork, no one walks out of her clinic without a breathwork prescription. Sher references the work by James Nestor and his book Breath as a brilliant starting point (she says Wim off the blackbelt, this is more of an entry point. https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/. She also mentioned https://www.instagram.com/breathpod/ (Stuart Sandeman) (NB Dr Nina says breath work can be too much for an individual who has experienced trauma). We chatted about autoimmune thyroid disease and she shared the 3 key factors she considers for each individual: Genetics Gut microbiome Immune regulation Find out more about Dr Nina’s work at: https://www.synthesisclinic.co.uk/ https://www.drninafullershavel.com/ Dr Nina´s full Bio is MB BChir MA Hons (Cantab) IFMCP DipIM PG Cert DipION RYT300 Precision Health & Integrative Medicine Doctor, Scien