Tran is a Nurse Practitioner in the Los Angeles area. Her love of nursing developed from helping her ailing father while he battled the complications of diabetes. She would visit him in the nursing home while she was in college and take part in his care. After caring for her father who ultimately passed away from complications of diabetes and stroke, she determined that she wanted to make a difference in the lives of those suffering from ailments as her father. She felt she could make an impact in the lives of others and help them prevent deterioration of their health through adequate treatment of their disease process, preventive care and education.
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Seeing Medicine as More Than Just Physical Treatment: An Interview with Dr. Ramy Mitwalli, M.D.
The medical field encompasses so much more than just physical well-being. Dr. Mitwalli feels that the focus in the medical field should be on the mind, body, and spirit, not just another pathology of a physical body. Regardless of the condition, every patient must be seen as a single, interconnected mind-body-spirit
How Chinese Medicine May Be the Solution to Your Chronic Issues: An Interview with Dr. Laura Capina
Learm more about Dr. Laura Capina she conducts her Chinese Medicine techniques on patients for different ailments. She focuses on acupuncture cupping and electro acupuncture stimulation to heal people in pain.
Removing Mental Blocks to Break Through Barriers: An Interview with David Nurse, Mental Skills Specialist
David Nurse, a mental skills specialist, works with and coaches high-profile actors, athletes, CEOs and celebrities to take their mental skills to the next level and dig deeper into mindset development. By focusing on removing barriers, Nurse helps clients reach their full potential in their careers and personal lives.
The Benefits of Red Light Therapy
Red light is precisely what it sounds like: red-colored light typically emitted by LEDs. It was first developed by scientists to help promote the growth of plants in space, then later studied for its medical applications to humans. Researchers found that red light could help increase the cells’ energy to provide numerous benefits for the body’s healing process. Red light therapy comes in many forms, including red light beds in salons and more formal clinical treatment methods in medical offices.
Is Your Positivity Toxic?
Where should we draw a line between genuine optimism and toxic positivity? Perhaps it’s time to delve inwards to see if your overly sunny disposition may just be a defense mechanism to avoid facing the truth of a not-so-perfect reality.
Everything You Need to Know about Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy or cryogenic therapy uses extreme cold as a means of treatment for various ailments. Liquid nitrogen and argon gas are just a few examples of some controlled cold mediums that cryotherapy uses to apply on affected areas that call for treatment.
5 Teas That May Support the Immune System
Tea is known for being one of the healthiest and tastiest beverages (unless you’re on team coffee, of course). Almost any type of tea has a positive effect on your body, but certain plants can prove vital when talking about the health of your immune system.
What are the Most Common Intermittent Fasting Types?
Intermittent fasting has become a popular way to lose weight, feel better and improve overall health. It involves periods of fasting followed by periods of eating. There are many different types of intermittent fasting, each with its own set of rules and benefits.
Augmented Reality and Medicine
The future is now, thanks to science! As our technology advances and our digital world continues to develop, the line between the real world and the digital becomes increasingly blurred. One example of this blurring is augmented reality (AR). Through augmented reality, we can put parts of our digital world on top of our physical one. Typically, we think about augmented reality’s implications for entertainment, shopping experiences and social media. But beyond those industries, AR could completely reimagine how we experience and receive medical care.
Eczema: What Is It?
The most significant organ of the human body is the skin, and we have to keep it healthy and clean as it represents a massive part of us. However, as with any other body part, the skin can encounter medical issues, such as eczema.
Ashwagandha: The Newest Trending Herb for Your Health
Ashwagandha is a shrub found natively in Asia and Africa and has been used medicinally for hundreds of years. Recently, it has gained some popularity in teas and moon milk flavors. But the pending question is whether it has any health benefits that come along with the fancy name.
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Building Strong Bones: Tips for Women’s Osteoporosis Prevention
Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones and makes them more prone to fractures. Women, in particular, are at a higher risk for developing osteoporosis than men. This is because women generally have lower bone density than men, and they also experience bone loss at a faster rate than men as they age.
The Importance of Family: Promoting Mental Wellness Together
The role of the family in promoting mental wellness cannot be overstated. The family is often the first and most influential environment where an individual’s mental health is nurtured, and it plays a crucial role in shaping one’s psychological and emotional well-being. Below are some ways that families can promote mental wellness and create a positive environment that fosters emotional resilience and mental health for all its members.
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Building Strong Bones: Tips for Women’s Osteoporosis Prevention
Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones and makes them more prone to fractures. Women, in particular, are at a higher risk for developing osteoporosis than men. This is because women generally have lower bone density than men, and they also experience bone loss at a faster rate than men as they age.
The Importance of Family: Promoting Mental Wellness Together
The role of the family in promoting mental wellness cannot be overstated. The family is often the first and most influential environment where an individual’s mental health is nurtured, and it plays a crucial role in shaping one’s psychological and emotional well-being. Below are some ways that families can promote mental wellness and create a positive environment that fosters emotional resilience and mental health for all its members.
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Building Strong Bones: Tips for Women’s Osteoporosis Prevention
Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones and makes them more prone to fractures. Women, in particular, are at a higher risk for developing osteoporosis than men. This is because women generally have lower bone density than men, and they also experience bone loss at a faster rate than men as they age.
The Importance of Family: Promoting Mental Wellness Together
The role of the family in promoting mental wellness cannot be overstated. The family is often the first and most influential environment where an individual’s mental health is nurtured, and it plays a crucial role in shaping one’s psychological and emotional well-being. Below are some ways that families can promote mental wellness and create a positive environment that fosters emotional resilience and mental health for all its members.
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Building Strong Bones: Tips for Women’s Osteoporosis Prevention
Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones and makes them more prone to fractures. Women, in particular, are at a higher risk for developing osteoporosis than men. This is because women generally have lower bone density than men, and they also experience bone loss at a faster rate than men as they age.
The Importance of Family: Promoting Mental Wellness Together
The role of the family in promoting mental wellness cannot be overstated. The family is often the first and most influential environment where an individual’s mental health is nurtured, and it plays a crucial role in shaping one’s psychological and emotional well-being. Below are some ways that families can promote mental wellness and create a positive environment that fosters emotional resilience and mental health for all its members.
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Kian Karimi Spotlight
"When I first saw my first rhinoplasty procedure, I was so intrigued by the complexity… all of the emotional and psychological things that went...
The Benefits of Hypnotherapy for Giving Birth: An Interview with Nicole McDonagh
Relax, put your mind at ease, and visualize yourself achieving the imaginable. You can also concentrate on the mundane—like flannel or the clouds,...
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Dr. Raquel Zita Gomes
Dr. Gomes was born in the beautiful country of Portugal, growing up in the city of Porto. She studied at a Catholic school before going to the...
Dr. Arash Hakhamian
Born in the city of Tehran, Iran, Dr. Arash comes from a family of Dentists and Doctors. Spending much of his childhood in his father’s dental...


Inspire, Elevate, Uplift: An Interview with Dr. Alyx Porter Umphrey, MD
By drawing inspiration from within and from others, Dr. Alyx Porter Umphrey, MD, found success in a medical field in which being a black woman is rare. She then paid it forward, creating an organization with her husband, Dr. Gregory Umphrey, that supports minority medical students.
Dr. Porter Umphrey is a neurologist with the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. She specializes in neuro-oncology, focusing on tumors of the brain and spinal cord, brain metastases and neurological complications of cancer with its treatment.


Why Telehealth Is So Cost-Effective
Many patients have enjoyed easier access to professional medical and therapeutic advice due to telehealth technology, and the convenience factor is significant. But there’s another side to the value of telehealth: it’s cost-effective. So why exactly is telehealth so affordable, and will it be a better option for you and your family in 2022?


Giving Back and Moving Forward: A Life of Service with Dr. Gregory Umphrey
Some people dedicate themselves to a life of service. They choose careers and opportunities to provide services that improve and often save the lives of others. Dr. Gregory Umphrey, M.D., is one of those people. Between his medical career and ElevateMeD, a nonprofit organization he and his wife founded to help medical students, he has made life better for many.


Exploring the Ethics of Regenerative Medicine with Dr. Rathna Nuti
There are many ethical considerations surrounding regenerative medicine, but it is a promising solution for conditions once considered untreatable or fatal. Dr. Rathna Nuti is here to let us in on her latest practice on regenerative medicine, with its underlying ethics, procedures and treatments.


One Person Helping Others: An Interview with Dr. George Soliman, M.D.
Healing takes more than procedures, techniques and medications. True healing means giving attention to the whole patient. Dr. George Soliman, M.D., views his career as one person helping other people improve their lives.


Passion for Curing Blindness: An Interview with Dr. Albert Wu
Top Doctor Magazine had the honor of listening to Dr. Wu and learning about the exciting discoveries that he and his research team at Stanford University have made regarding healing eyes as well as how COVID-19 has affected this process.


Engineering Medicine: Building Solutions with Dr. Derek Sakata, MD
If you have the rare privilege of mastering two disciplines, you are in a unique position to use one field to benefit the other. With a capable, creative team, Dr. Derek J. Sakata, M.D., made use of his dual knowledge bases to develop medical devices that improve patient care.


Personalized Medicine: An Interview with Dr. Judi Goldstone
Dr. Judi Goldstone, a hormone replacement therapy doctor, weight loss specialist and alternative medicine physician at the Southern California Center for Anti-Aging, uses her expertise to aid patients through this method.


Why Don’t Doctors Prescribe Exercise to Their Patients if Exercise Is Medicine?
Why your doctor doesn’t just prescribe you exercise. Well, we have a few explanations for this, as well as information on how exercising is beneficial for you.


A Heart and Passion for Patient Care: An Interview with Dr. Shaghayegh Tavassoli
A heart and passion for patient care — these are often repeated, trite words bound to be a part of every doctor’s creed. But when backed by a staunch belief in one’s mission, they become an endless reservoir of determination, resilience and dedication.


Getting to Know Atrial Fibrillation with Dr. Saima Karim
Cleveland native, Dr. Saima Karim, is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist practicing at the Cleveland Metro Health Center. She attended medical school at Ohio University and did her fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.


Top Heart-Healthy Foods
Whether you’re looking for something to munch on while watching television, or hoping for something more substantial, here’s a list of the top heart-healthy foods and their benefits.