Third Opinion MD Podcast
Your inner doctor is calling. Are you listening?
Tap into knowledge you already possess about your health by adapting ancient wisdom to modern living. Liberate your perspective of health, recognize what your body tells you, and know what to do. It’s time for a healthcare evolution in each of us.
New episodes are released the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.
The Third Opinion MD Podcast.
Your inner doctor is calling. Are you listening?
Tap into knowledge you already possess about your health by adapting ancient wisdom to modern living. Liberate your perspective of health, recognize what your body tells you, and know what to do. It’s time for a healthcare evolution in each of us.
New episodes are released the second and fourth Tuesday of the month.
The Strange and True History of Combating Health Fraud in America: Why and How the Boundaries of Orthodox and Unorthodox Medicine were Established with Guest Historian Dr. Eric Boyle
In this episode, I turn to history to find out why and how selective types of healthcare become mainstream. Do you ever wonder how some medicines are acceptable and other medicines are alternative or fringe? Who made these decisions and how did we get here? What does this have to do with your access to good healthcare and your ability to care for yourself? Everything.
How Do the Doctors of Tomorrow Train in the US Today? Behind the Scenes of Integrative Medical Education with Alisha Harrington
This marks the beginning of season 2 where I explore how to make integrative medicine possible in our healthcare system from the inside out. In this episode, I sit down with my guest, Alisha Harrington, to talk about how doctors are trained today, how we combined two models of medicine in our training to deliver whole-person care, and how we imagine changing medical education to create the integrative physicians of tomorrow.
Imagining Integrative Healthcare, From the Inside Out (Season 2 Trailer)
Season Two of Third Opinion MD launches on May 10, 2022. For this second season, the overall theme is the true integration of our healthcare system, from the inside out.
Inner Smile Meditation: A Bonus Guided Qigong Meditation
Part of my mission in starting Third Opinion MD is to offer you a blended perspective about healthcare, and to provide you with simple tools to restore and maintain your health. In this short guided meditation, I’m introducing you to something that I learned from my studies with qigong: the Inner Smile Meditation.
Taking to the Streets of Portland to Ask People About Their Experience with Doctors and Healthcare
In the season 1 finale of Third Opinion MD podcast, I’m taking to the streets of Portland, Oregon with my friend and colleague, Alisha Harrington, to speak to real people about their experiences with the healthcare system. You see, I strongly believe that true healing comes from real listening, and I wanted to hear the unfiltered stories of people in everyday settings.
ABOUT YOUR HOST
Barbara de la Torre, MD
As a second-generation integrative physician with knowledge of a more holistic model of care, I’ve come to love both types of medicine because each has the strength to overcome the other’s weaknesses.
However, I believe we can evolve to a much higher level of care by integrating a broader perspective of health.
WHAT’S YOUR HEALTH STRATEGY?
IT’S TIME TO FORM YOUR OWN THIRD OPINION.
Controlling your health begins with gaining a better awareness of your personal
health story and how it frames your past, present, and future paths.