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Considered a thought leader in nutrition, Heidi Skolnik has influenced millions through her media work, writing, and thriving consulting business.Considered a thought leader in nutrition, Heidi Skolnik has influenced millions through her media work, writing, and thriving consulting business. Heidi has been part of The Women’s Sports Medicine Center at HSS for over 20 years. Her company, Nutrition Conditioning, oversees the Performance Nutrition program at The Juilliard School and the School of American Ballet and she has consulted with numerous Broadway shows.  As a realist, Heidi believes M&Ms can fit into a healthy diet along with red peppers, red meat, broccoli, and fresh fruit, and that healthy eating and exercise should change and evolve as we do, to meet our personal needs and goals.  She leads individuals, sports teams, and corporations in strategic approaches to making smarter food choices, by incorporating behavioral aspects of change and increasing awareness of the best possible food and nourishment. In this episode she talks about her long and successful career, co-authoring The Whole Body Reset, protein timing, and her pivot to working on menopause science.

Work WITH your physiology, NOT against it!Work WITH your physiology, NOT against it! Stacy Sims says her vision is a world of healthy women who understand their bodies, know how to work with their unique physiology, know their periods are ergogenic aids, and create positivity around being a woman in sport.  Stacy Sims is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women. She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and the University of Waikato, focusing on female athlete health and performance and pushing the dogma to improve research on all women., and currently resides at the beach in Mt. Maunganui, New Zealand. Today she shares the need for more research on female physiology, menopause and body composition, and the gender stigmas we see in strength training.

When Jillian Richardson moved to New York City, she realized what it meant to be truly lonely for the first time.When Jillian Richardson moved to New York City, she realized what it meant to be truly lonely for the first time. She had no consistent community - people who would wonder where I was if I didn't show up. Jillian was disconnected. Turns out, loneliness is a huge issue in the United States. The average American only has one close friend, and 75% of people are not satisfied with their friendships. The planet is filled with people who feel like they don't matter. That's pretty bleak, right? Yet this feeling is rooted in something even deeper and more primal than a need for conversation. What we really desire is intimacy, and to feel like we belong. In order to make that happen, we need to fundamentally change our social lives.  Jillian Richardson is a coach, bestselling author, and connection expert. She’s also the founder of The Joy List, a weekly newsletter of community-centered events in NYC. Jillian helps people learn the skills to connect more deeply to themselves and others, and has inspired thousands through her workshops, interviews, and public speaking engagements. Jillian loves everything under the umbrella of connection and dives into topics from friendship to dating and spirituality. She joins Dr. Pam to talk about creating true, lasting connections in our modern world, finding your people, and her book Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World.

Let's get down to the bone here. Many women are confused about how to optimize bone health.Let's get down to the bone here. Many women are confused about how to optimize bone health. Well, we're going to help you with this edition of Healthy Nutrition Nudges segment talking all about bone health and calcium-rich foods.  Our chef in residence Chef Abbie has been a Registered Dietitian for more than a decade, and a chef for twice as long as that.   Chef Abbie & Dr. Pam talk about anatomy, where you can find vitamin D in foods and exercise for healthy bones.  Tune in on the first Thursday of each month for tips from Chef Abbie, right here on HER. 

Raw. Authentic. Witty. Those are just a few words that describe our guest Jen Mann.Raw. Authentic. Witty. Those are just a few words that describe our guest Jen Mann. And with a blog called "People I Want to Punch In The Throat," they make sense. Jen Mann had what appeared to be a perfect life: a successful career as a bestselling author and award-winning blogger, a devoted husband, teenage kids who weren’t total jerks, and a badass minivan. So imagine her surprise when, at forty-seven years old, a midlife crisis kicked her straight in the ladybits. Today she joins us to talk about her crisis and the book it spawned, "Midlife Bites: Anyone Else Falling Apart, Or Is It Just Me?" Jen and Dr. Pam talk all about hitting the big 5-0, putting yourself out there, being better at saying yes, and how to make some effin friends.

As a gynecologist, our guest Dr. Jessica Shepherd has talked with women about their health issues over the last ten years.Most people don't look forward to heading into their doctor's office, or their annual OBGYN exam. Office spaces are often sterile environments, that aren't exactly welcoming. But what if your OBGYN office offered yoga, ayurvedic wellness, nutrition, and more in a calm and pleasant environment.  As a healthcare expert, Dr. Shepherd strives to educate people on how to address their physical, sexual, and emotional health. She currently sits on the advisory boards for Ro Medicine, Women's Health Magazine, Abbvie, Myovant, Responsum, Hologic, and HealthyWomen.org. In her Dallas practice, she works with a team of therapists, yoga instructors, Ayurvedic wellness coaches, nutritionists, exercise specialists, and other health professionals dedicated to women’s health. Jessica Shepherd MD, MBA, FACOG, is a board-certified OB-GYN and the Chief Medical Officer for Verywell Health. She is the founder and CEO of Sanctum Med + Wellness, a wellness concierge practice, and is affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Shepherd sits down with Dr. Pam to talk about menopause, creating a safe and comforting space for annual OBGYN visits, and how we can continue to make women's health care better, consistent and reliable.

No one wants to talk about death. Hell, most physicians don't want to cover the topic.No one wants to talk about death. Hell, most physicians don't want to cover the topic. But today's episode is all about just that, the art of dying. But don't think of this as a complete downer episode.  It's all part of our life journey. Today's guest is an expert in the art of human death. Lydia Dugdale MD, MAR, is the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University. Prior to her 2019 move to Columbia, she was Associate Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics and founding Co-Director of the Program for Medicine, Spirituality, and Religion at Yale School of Medicine. She is an internal medicine primary care doctor and medical ethicist. Her first book, Dying in the Twenty-First Century, provides the theoretical grounding for this current book, The Lost Art Of Dying. In it, Dr. Dugdale offers a hopeful perspective on death and dying as she shows us how to adapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today. The Lost Art of Dying is a vital, affecting book that reconsiders death, death culture, and how we can transform how we live each day, including our last.

Everywhere you go you hear The Mediterranean Diet is THE ONE.Everywhere you go you hear The Mediterranean Diet is THE ONE. Combining plant nutrition, protein, and a slower lifestyle. It's a lovely balance! But what really is the hype all about? Well luckily, our resident favorite chef wrote a book about the whole thing. Our go-to on all things healthy nutrition for women, Chef Abbie has been a Registered Dietitian for more than a decade, and a chef for twice as long as that.   In this April edition of Healthy Nutrition Nudges, we're talking about Chef Abbie's book The Mediterranean DASH Diet, what the ideal plate looks like if you're eating this way and all of the juicy benefits from this diet & lifestyle change.  Tune in on the first Thursday of each month for tips from Chef Abbie, right here on HER. 

Sound is all around us but because we live in a visually biased world, we have lost track of how important sound is.Sound is all around us but because we live in a visually biased world, we have lost track of how important sound is. That is the mission behind Dr. Nina Kraus' work, to remind us of the power of sound. She says scientists have trouble communicating their research to the masses, and she wants to help us fully understand the sonic world we live in. Nina Kraus, Ph.D., is a scientist, inventor, and amateur musician who studies the biology of auditory learning. She began her career measuring responses from single auditory neurons and was one of the first to show that the adult nervous system has the potential for reorganization following learning; these insights in basic biology galvanized her to investigate auditory learning in humans. In her latest book In Of Sound Mind, Dr.Kraus examines the partnership of sound and brain, showing for the first time that the processing of sound drives many of the brain's core functions. Kraus does on to explore what goes on in our brains when we hear a word--or a chord, or a meow, or a screech.

We’ve long thought of anxiety as a “neck up” problem—a problem of brain chemistry and psychology.We’ve long thought of anxiety as a “neck up” problem—a problem of brain chemistry and psychology. But now, in The Anatomy of Anxiety acclaimed psychiatrist, Dr. Ellen Vora offers nothing less than a paradigm shift in the way we understand anxiety and mental health. Dr. Vora suggests that the symptoms of anxiety are frequently the result of physical imbalance—that is, anxiety is a whole-body condition, not simply a brain condition. More than 40 million Americans are suffering from anxiety in any given year (a number that has only increased as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic), add to that the woeful lack of accessibility and affordability of mental health, anxiety is everywhere.  We'll hear about false anxiety vs true anxiety, managing the feelings that come up during meditation and even talk about wrapping our heads around death.

Dr. Pam is quite active on Twitter, with a community including women who have gone through all kinds of physical and mental transformations.Dr. Pam is quite active on Twitter, with a community including women who have gone through all kinds of physical and mental transformations. One of them is our guest today, Julie Backhouse Julie Backhouse is a 56-year-old woman from Milton Keynes in the UK. Her starting weight was 374lbs and her current weight is 164 lbs. Julie ran her first marathon last year, and plans on running the London Marathon this year! She has been married to her husband Brian for 18 years who’s also lost a huge amount of weight supporting Julie on her fitness journey. She has recently begun weight training and following a Keto lifestyle, and enjoys landscape gardening in her free time. Julie joins us today to talk all about her journey, losing a husband and a cancer diagnosis, and staying committed to her process throughout all of that.

One of Tara Rajendran's earliest memories is watching her mother playing music from their big old radio to her dying grandmother.One of Tara Rajendran's earliest memories is watching her mother playing music from their big old radio to her dying grandmother, and how hearing those songs brought them both some peace. As a medical student, Tara also happened to read the book which won the Pulitzer of 2011, ‘The Emperor of All Maladies - A Story of Cancer’. These two events significantly influenced and inspired Tara to spend more time rotating in Oncology departments in India and the United States. In this episode, Tara shares her journey to combine her 2 passions of music and cancer research, and to become the first physician-musician to launch an impactful sparking cross-disciplinary lecture-concert series advocating the significance of using a traditional Indian instrument called the ‘Veena’ for palliative medicine/oncology.

It's the beginning of another month which means Chef Abbie Gelman is back in the studio!It's the beginning of another month which means Chef Abbie Gelman is back in the studio! Our go-to on all things healthy nutrition for women, Chef Abbie has been a Registered Dietitian for more than a decade, and a chef for twice as long as that.   For March we're diving into sugar and sweeteners. We all know white sugar is bad, but sometimes the replacements are even WORSE for you! Get to know your natural and healthier options for sweetening drinks, foods and desserts. Tune in on the first Thursday of each month for tips from Chef Abbie, right here on HER. 

The word "diet" is such a triggering word, typically known as something we go on and off of when we think we need to lose weight.The word "diet" is such a triggering word, typically known as something we go on and off of when we think we need to lose weight. But is the next diet trend...forgoing the whole idea of a diet altogether? Felicia Stoler joins us to talk about this idea. She is a registered dietitian nutritionist, exercise physiologist, and expert consultant in wellness and healthful living. She is the author of Living Skinny in Fat Genes: The Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Feel Great,  and the host of TLC's Honey We're Killing The Kids!.  Felicia is an expert in nutrition, fitness, and healthy living, operating her own private practice in New Jersey, as well as a professional speaker, brand ambassador, and spokesperson. Listen as Dr. Pam and Felicia talk about medical diets vs. cosmetic diets, cultural norms and diverse body types, and how to have these conversations in the doctor's office. 

Everyday at 7 am (8:30 on the weekend) Dr. Pam logs into zoom for a 20 minute guided transcendental meditation session.Every day at 7:00 am (8:30 am on the weekend) Dr. Pam logs into zoom for a 20 minute guided transcendental meditation session. Those sessions are guided by her friend Bob Roth. Bob is one of the most experienced and sought-after meditation leaders in America. Over the past 45 years, Bob has taught Transcendental Meditation® to many thousands of people, and is the author of the 2018 New York Times bestseller, “Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation.” He is now CEO of the David Lynch Foundation. We turn inward this episode and go deep into the power of meditation, self-reflection, making rest sacred, and the "genius lounge."

When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt.When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. What she doesn’t expect is that she’ll end up in the hospital, examining close-up the way our cells listen to loneliness. In her latest book, she travels to the frontiers of the science of “social pain” to learn why heartbreak hurts so much and why so much of the conventional wisdom about it is wrong. Searching for insight as well as personal strategies to game her way back to health, Williams tests her blood for genetic markers of grief, undergoes electrical shocks in a laboratory while looking at pictures of her ex, and ventures to the wilderness in search of awe as an antidote to loneliness.  Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey is a remarkable merging of science and self-discovery that will change the way we think about loneliness, health, and what it means to fall in and out of love.

It's the beginning of another month which means Chef Abbie Gelman is back in the studio!It's the beginning of another month which means Chef Abbie Gelman is back in the studio! Our go-to on all things healthy nutrition for women, Chef Abbie has been a Registered Dietitian for more than a decade, and a chef for twice as long as that.   This month is all about protein. Women aren't eating enough protein, and diets are all over the place these days. What's the right amount of protein for the typical, everyday woman? The best protein for each meal, and tips for becoming toned & fit.  Tune in on the first Thursday of each month for tips from Chef Abbie, right here on HER. 

One of the oldest and most controversial debates of our time centers on what foods will lead to slim, healthy lives.One of the oldest and most controversial debates of our time centers on what foods will lead to slim, healthy lives. Americans have waged national campaigns against fat and carbohydrates, tried every conceivable diet, and taken multivitamins in an attempt to satiate our hunger. And yet all our attempts continually fail us, why? Because we’ve left our brains out of the equation. In his latest book The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well, Mark Schatzker explores why Americans crave more but enjoy less compared to other nations, and how we can get back to a more healthful and pleasurable way of eating. Schatzker traces the origin of our dysfunctional relationship with food to the turn of the last century when a mysterious pandemic called pellagra was raging simultaneously in the American South and the north of Italy, food addiction, binge eating, and real food vs fortified food. Mark Schatzker is the author of The End of Craving, The Dorito Effect, and Steak. He is a writer in residence at the Modern Diet and Physiology Research Center, which is affiliated with Yale University, living in Toronto.

Jacky Hunt-Broersma has built up a good portfolio of firsts for Female amputees in Trail and Ultrarunning.Within a week, Jacky Hunt-Broersma went from having a strange bump on her leg where she had surgery, to being told she had cancer, and having that leg amputated from the knee down. This enormous life change led her to a new life of not only ultrarunning but world-record-setting ultra running. She joins Dr. Pam to share her story, coming to terms with her new life & prosthetics, proving the naysayers wrong, and building a path for other amputee runners.

As we continue to ease into 2022, we're talking about another big resolution many people take up, getting into yoga!As we continue to ease into 2022, we're talking about another big resolution many people take up, getting into yoga!  And there is no one else we'd rather talk to about yoga, other than Beth Shaw. As a creative visionary and entrepreneur, Beth Shaw has redefined wellness in America. Author of four books, her work has challenged industrialized wellness and paved the way for a passionate and responsible approach to all-around wellness. Beth revolutionized the fitness industry by bringing yoga into the mainstream with her inclusive and impactful style of yoga for over 22 years. She is the founder and president of YogaFit, and has been exploring, researching, and developing fitness and wellness programs for more than 25 years. In her latest book, Healing Trauma With Yoga & Mind-Body Techniques, Beth provides tools and techniques drawn from her work as a recovery and health coach. She offers a deep understanding of the physiological, psychological, and emotional changes brought on by trauma and depression, with techniques to survive and thrive through these sometimes debilitating conditions.