Next Level Health with Dr. Melinda Ring

In this episode of Next Level Health, Dr. Melinda Ring sits down with Dr. Michael Roizen, a trailblazer in lifestyle medicine, bestselling author, and the first-ever Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic. They talk about how lifestyle choices impact your “real age,” six key health markers that determine your longevity and disease risk and how walking 10,000 steps per day, strength training, and jumping are es...

In this episode, Dr. Melinda Ring talks with Dr. David Katz, a leader in lifestyle medicine and preventive medicine specialist about actionable steps people can take to combat chronic diseases and optimize their health and well-being, so they can add more time and energy to life and enjoy doing the things they love, longer. They discuss the rise in obesity and chronic diseases and the addictive nature of ultra-process...

In this episode, Dr. Melinda Ring talks with Dr. Benjamin Kligler, a leader in integrative medicine and Executive Director of the Office of Patient Centered Care & Cultural Transformation at the Veterans Health Administration (VA) who is responsible for advancing the Whole Health Model of care at the VA. They explore how Whole Health shifts the focus of care from “What’s the matter with you?” to “What matters to you...

In this episode, Dr. Melinda Ring talks with Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, a leader within the field of integrative medicine, whose unique background includes training as an herbalist, midwife, physician and is the Founding Director of Medicine Lodge Ranch. She's also a leader in education, overseeing the Fellowship of Integrative and Functional Medicine at UC Irvine's Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. and Former Fe...

In this episode, Dr. Melinda Ring talks with Dr. Helene Langevin, Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health.They explore the evolution of integrative health and the progress the field has made into mainstream acceptance in recent decades. Dr. Langevin discusses the complexities of researching holistic treatments and new NIH initiatives aimed a...

In this episode, Dr. Melinda Ring talks with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, who is known as the founder of the Functional Medicine movement and who is recognized for bringing personal lifestyle medicine into mainstream medical practice. Dr. Bland discusses his career path that led him to create functional medicine and explores its intersection with integrative medicine, the origins and philosophy of Functional Medicine and how ev...

In this episode, Dr. Melinda Ring talks with Dr. Andrew Weil, who is known as the "Father of Integrative Medicine."  They discuss the evolution of the field, the benefits of botanical remedies and the importance of holistic approaches to health. They also dive into the potential of cannabis and psychedelics in therapy, the need for better nutrition education in medical schools, and the benefits of a more holistic appr...

Welcome to Next Level Health with Dr. Melinda Ring, a new podcast that brings together leaders in integrative medicine, functional medicine, and lifestyle medicine to talk about holistic approaches to health that blend modern science with time-tested wisdom.

Dr. Ring is the director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health and the Tina Trott Professor of Integrative Health at Northwestern University. For more than 20 years Dr. Ri...