Integrative Practitioner Podcast

Christian Asare, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss the connection between chronic pain, aging, and cellular senescence in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium. About the Expert Asare B. Christian, MD, MPH, is a board-certified integrative and regenerative pain management specialist and the founder of Aether Medicine in Wayne, Mainline Philadelphia. Aether Medicine focuses on cellular health to alleviate pain, enhance performance, and extend healthspan. Dr. Christian integrates various medical disciplines, including pain management, cellular medicine, neurorehabilitation, and longevity medicine, with personalized lifestyle modifications. His approach is characterized by empathetic patient care and a profound understanding of medical science, tailored to individual health solutions.

Angeli Akey, MD, FACP, ABIHM/ABOIM, IFMCP, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss why healing the fascia is critical to recovering from chronic disease in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium. About the Expert Dr. Angeli Maun Akey, MD, FACP, ABIHM/ABOIM, IFMCP, is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Integrative and Holistic Medicine, certified in Functional Medicine and trained in Regenerative Medicine. She has been in clinical practice for over thirty years and is the founding medical director of North Florida Integrative Medicine, Ageless Medical Solutions, the former Palm Beach Institute of Preventive Medicine, co-founder of FIRRIMup™ Doctors and co-founder of the American Academy of Regenology. Her interests in other healing traditions have led her to previously teach at the Florida School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She now specializes in both the detection of chronic disease at its earliest stage, and in the slowing or reversal of its progression.

Everest Goldstein, M.Ed, MSN, PMHNP-BC, IFMCP, and Ashley Madsen, PA-C, HHC, join Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss sexual wellness from the biopsychosocial perspective in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium. About the Experts Everest Goldstein is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner certified in functional medicine. She was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and then obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Princeton University. Following Princeton, she worked for Teach for America as a bilingual elementary school teacher, administrator, and curriculum developer. During this time, she also received her Master of Education from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Realizing the great need for mental health services in this community, Everest decided to follow her passion and earned her Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner degree at Vanderbilt University. In order to better provide holistic care to her patients, Everest completed her functional medicine certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine. Ashley Madsen is a board-certified physician associate, speaker, and educator.  Ms. Madsen’s passion lies in functional medicine and longevity science, receiving clinical training from Stanford University, the Institute for Functional Medicine, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine.  Over the span of her career she has worked with elite athletes, top business leaders, and tech innovators in their quest to optimize performance and change their health trajectory.  Ms. Madsen holds advanced training in hormone therapy, genomics, cellular medicine, peptide therapy, and IV hydration.  Her growing passion for preventing and reversing chronic inflammatory disease has influenced her treatment approach.  She is currently the Clinical Director of Wellness at Ethos Aesthetics & Wellness, and a Co-Founder of Athena Healthspan.

Eboni Cornish, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss how to use SPECT imaging as a diagnostic tool to evaluate and manage chronic infections in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium. About the Expert Eboni Cornish, MD, a highly regarded physician, provides integrative medicine services to a diverse global patient community. Currently serving as the Functional Medicine Director of the Amen Clinics East Coast Division, she specializes in autoimmune diseases, hormone imbalances, Lyme disease, autism, environmental toxicity, gut imbalances, neurology, and various other chronic conditions. Employing a holistic approach, Dr. Cornish identifies the root causes of health issues within the body’s biological systems, offering comprehensive treatment to both adults and children. Her treatment philosophy is integrative and evidence-based.

JJ Virgin, CNS, BCHN, EP-C, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss how to build and maintain quality muscle for optimal metabolic health in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium. About the Experts JJ Virgin, CNS, BCHN, EP-C, is a Triple Board-Certified Nutrition Expert, Fitness Hall of Famer and 4 time New York Times bestselling author.  She’s a keynote speaker and media personality who was the nutrition expert for Dr. Phil’s weight loss challenges, hosted 2 PBS specials and co-hosted TLC’s Freaky Eaters.  She is the nutrition trainer for Tony Robbins’ Life Mastery events. She is the founder of the Mindshare Collaborative, the most influential community in health.  She’s on a mission to change the narrative from aging gracefully to aging powerfully.