I’m Dr. Kat.
PhD, not MD.
I’m a scientist, yogi, and functional medicine practitioner,
and a mom. She's by far my greatest teacher.
My interests are vast but if I had to categorize it I would say I’m a truth seeker.
I study the nature of the universe, why we exist, and how the mind/body complex affects our experience and our health.
My mission is to teach and inspire others to know their body, mind and spirit at a very deep level.
I’ll mostly be contributing by sharing what I know about
- Gut and Brain Health
- The Microbiome and how it affects our health
- The Neuroscience of Meditation
- Consciousness and the connection between science and spirituality
- And, for fun the deck of cards - they aren’t just playing cards.
Have you heard of Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is root cause medicine. It is a new paradigm in the way we practice medicine.
Every time I introduce myself and tell people I practice root cause medicine, my attention is draw to the irony, and in my opinion, ridiculous and absurd fact that our health care system hasn’t been practicing root cause medicine this entire time!
Instead of masking symptoms with side-effect producing drugs, I help people identify and fix the root cause to chronic health conditions like the ones listed below using state-of-the-art lab testing, detailed investigation into their health history and lifestyle, and educating them on how their body works.
It’s a smarter, sustainable approach to your health, it makes so much sense, and it leads to longer term success.
I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area. I do all my work via video-conferencing.
Conditions I can help with:
- Inability to lose weight
- Digestive system issues
- Brain fog/anxiety/depression
- Hormonal imbalances
- Fatigue
I spent 20 years working for a Life-Science corporation and I’ve see billions of dollars and whole industries built on finding treatments and searching for cures for disease.
Literally billions and billions of dollars are spent with little to show for it.
It is my belief the elusive 'cure' is not letting disease happen in the first place with proper lifestyle choices; clean food, reduced toxin exposure, the appropriate exercise, meditation, sunlight, sleep, and time and energy nurturing healthy relationships we all have the ability to thrive well into our old age.
I have suffered through many of the same issues my clients come to me for (infertility, autoimmune). I have used the tools that I have been taught to eliminate symptoms and reverse conditions that conventional medicine would have had told you you would have had to live with for the rest of your life.
I want to share this information with you.
It is my hope you get value from this!
Here's to Steemit!
Dr. Kat
http://www.steemapps.info/
Continue doing good post.
Kind Regards,
@lytieulong
Thank you! I'll check it out.
Welcome :) Since you seem to be interested in #science, you might want to check out the community of @steemstem! :)
Resteeming you for some publicity!
Greets, @theaustrianguy
Will do thank you!
I like it! thanks for the info!
Welcome to Steemit @drkat!
kindly do check out @steemitguide for more information and guides. and hope you found it helpful,anyways have a beautiful day :D
Upvote and resteem. Where exactly are you located?
Hi there Dr. Kat! It's nice to have people with knowledge join us here :) I'm really looking forward to your content as I've been a student of meditative sciences for quite some time now. Welcome to steemit!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask me by tagging @kaliju when you write! I'm an expert navigating this space (^.^)/"
Thanks! Do I take people in the blogs?
hello @drkat! you are truly welcome here and you are such an inspiration. pls keep on inspiring us with your wisdom, I'd definitely want to see you around. 😊
Thank you!
Fantastic! Congratulations on your first post...and welcome to STEEMIT.
Thanks! Looking forward to being here!
For now though,
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I checked it out and beginning to see how this works...thank you.
The pleasure is mine. Anything you should want to know, just reach out and i will gladly be available.
Great introduction post @drkat
Great to have a professional like you here on steemit, as you can see the community is cool and welcoming, please feel cool and enjoy the positive vibe.
P.S. Try to connect with others, make it a daily goal and watch how rapid growth will become a natural part of you on this platform.
Thanks
@bania
HI Bania! Thanks, yeS! really excited about this platform, thanks for the TIP:-)
Hi @drkat, welcome to Steemit!!!
Thank you!
hi @ Drkat ! Welcome to Steemit ! :)
your profession is beautiful and I respect you!
Thank you for the welcome and the flowers!
good evening ! I am glad that you like flowers !
Nice to meet you ! hope we can be friends !
Hello Dr. Kat! Welcome to Steemit. I wish you the best in this great community
Thank you Rococo20! Really happy to be here!
@drkat ...welcome to this great community..I'm positive you'll do well , I've followed you, please do well to follow back..peace!
Welcome to Steemit. Have the greatest success in our community.
Agreed, gut heath is the root holistic health. People do better when they fast to clean out their liver, kidney, guts. I eat from my gardens. i love natural remedies and yoga. Nice to meet you. I'm Oatmeal.
It doesn't get better than food fresh from the garden! Make sure you're neighbors aren't spraying roundup!
Yeah, I hope they aren't and they have gardens too. People in cities tend not to have gardens. Once you get into it, you never go back.
Welcome to steemit @drkat I look forward to seeing u add value to the platform
Welcome to Steemit Kat, or do I say doctor?
I saw your #introduceyourself and its nice to meet you. I think your root cause medicine is a great topic for this platform I havent seen it before and video’s could be through Dtube aswell. I am a mum to and I am going to follow yor journey here.
Blogging thats what its all about on this blockchain. The best part is that you could earn money too.💴💸💰
I never blogged before I just write.
But be carefull with all your passwords !! Never give those up !!
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The Steemify App I use is great, it is available in the Appstore and free, go cheque it out. I wish you good luck with steeming and I Will See you around🍀
Greetings from Brittandjosie from the Netherlands
Thanks for the password tip. I woke up early with ideas flooding through my head!
Start blogging now. It Will be awsome. What kind off topics Will you be doing?
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Thanks I'll check it out. I was born in the Philippines and I have seen those street kids.
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Thank you, I have a lot to learn on here, ha!
True. But don't worry. Take it slow. Finally, you will get the hang of things.
And don't hesitate to come around for any help/guidance should you need.
The first step, if you ask me though, is to visit other people's blogs engage in their works. That fast exposes and lets others see the value you bring to the community.
You should also consider joining some discord groups to network and make use of post promotional channels. @asapers is one such group you might want to follow, as they are really very supportive to their followers.
For now though, just go slow. One step at a time. Together we grow. My plan is to make sure that as i grow here, i continue to support and promote whoever features in my daily trails.
So our rendezvous has just started, and i am excited, glad to know a doctor!
You are welcome again.
You have been scouted by @promo-mentors.
We are a community of new and veteran Steemians and we are always on the lookout for promising authors.
I would like to invite you to our discord group https://discord.gg/vDPAFqb.
When you are there send me a message if you get lost! (My Discord name is the same as here on Steemit)
Éxito, saludos desde Venezuela.
Muchos Gracias!
Welcome to the Steem blockchain!
I often wish that our medical field would focus more on the root causes of issues, rather than treating the symptoms.
I'm not sure that diet and such should always be the primary focus though. Although often that can mitigate quite a number of issues, and even eliminate some.
Perhaps we've just been ignoring it for so long that we're starting to swing back in that direction, and in some cases give it too much credit. I'm not sure that we can even really know how to properly treat illnesses though, because we have ignored the basics of nutrition for so many years. It's like trying to do a scientific study without eliminating contributing factors. We can't really know how to properly deal with something when half of what we were dealing with was caused by an issue that could have been solved by a healthier lifestyle.
I understand... I think what you'll learn from my posts is that it is a combination of many lifestyle factors but diet indeed is profoundly important, especially when you are healing. The body systems and the microbiome that keep us healthy need nutrients from from whole, unprocessed food in order to do their job. If they aren't getting that the body will suffer, if the body suffers the mind will suffer.
I was just thinking yesterday about what effect all these chemical preservatives have on the microbiology of the human digestive tract. There are various things in tons of sodas and juices to keep any bacteria from growing in them, so what does that do to the ones in your stomach and intestines? I'm sure some have done studies on various ones...
I'm not a biologist though, so I don't really feel like looking them up myself. :P
I think I actually almost completely avoid them myself anyway, just because I don't like most of the worst offenders. I don't drink juice much and tend to get organic and 100% juice, no preservatives.
We definately need more Dr's (PHD's & MD's) looking into this stuff.
An interesting first post, good luck on Steemit and in general.
PS - when you say "And, for fun the deck of cards - they aren’t just playing cards." - do you mean cartomancy?
yes, in a way, I think... but I had never heard of that term before. I'll be writing about the cards soon. If you give me your birthdate, I can do yours.
Welcome Dr. Kat! I love all that you are about :) I believe in natural healing and am actually in the process of healing my own gut through raw food. I look forward to reading about your insights!
nice! I hope that I can help. Where are you getting your information from?
@drkat I see a naturopath. I have a friend who's been raw for a long time and healed herself. And I recently reached out to the nutritionist Carla Golden, who gave me some advice on juicing.
A big welcome to you. It's nice to have a medicine practitioner in the house so that we will not have to go far for advice.
indeed!
Nice to meet you Dr. Kat! The health care system is focused on making money for the Big Pharma, not looking for the root cause. I look forward to reading more of your posts. You seem to have a different approach than most doctors that I have met. Great introduction post!
working in for a life science company for close to 20 years, big Pharma were our biggest clients. I can genuinely tell you that people in the low levels of Pharma, doing the research, feel that they are making a difference and saving lives. I can't say the same for the people at the top of the pharma food chain. Who really knows where this lack of insight comes from, it's pure ignorance, but I can tell you our society suffers from it, in so many way we want a quick fix and we aren't willing to do the work necessary to truly heal. But I see this changing and it is changing fast! People are fed up with what traditional healthcare has to offer and they are willing to take charge of their own health and want to do it naturally. Thanks for your comment and sparking this conversation.
Welcome nice Post
thank you!
Welcome @drkat! Great to see some health professionals working hard to revolutionize the very broken system...
What kind of meditation is your favorite?
I practice/teach a number of different types of movement meditation to get me into a meditative state. My favorite I would say is Kundalini or the Hong Sau and Om techniques by Self-Realization Fellowship.
What about you?
Welcome @drkat - Thank You for coming on steemit and sharing your wisdom
Thank you, I have so much info to share, I can't wait!
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Hi @drkat, thanks for sharing about what Functional medicine is. It is a something new to me. I am looking forward to your future posts on that topic so I have started to follow you.
Anyway, Steemit is a great platform and I am happy to see more and more people onboard. I am here to support a newcomer and have upvoted this post. Also, I recently added a new post with some tips for new comers like you. Do give it a read and I hope it will benefit you. Good luck and have fun!
You are very welcome on this great platform, enjoy it
Thank you!
Hello! Excellent article, you're done! Welcome to Steemit, I'm glad to new friends and have followed you, I hope you will follow me as well, wish you successful development of your blog! Upvoted your post! ;)
Welcome @drkat! It seems like you're doing amazing work and I can't wait to see what you contribute here on Steemit!
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