How To Health Podcast With Laurie Marbas, Md, Mba

In this inspiring episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Dawn Mussallem, a physician whose life story is a testament to resilience, love, and the power of a whole-person approach to health. Dr. Mussallem shared her incredible journey through multiple health challenges, including a stage four cancer diagnosis during medical school, heart failure, and eventually a heart transplant. From a young age, Dr. Mussallem was drawn to a life of health and vitality, influenced by her family's deep love and healthy lifestyle. Her early desire to become a doctor was intertwined with her wish to live to a hundred years old and help others achieve health. She pursued her passion through naturopathic and osteopathic training, always with a focus on holistic health. Dr. Mussallem's resilience was first tested when she was diagnosed with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma during medical school. Despite the severity of her condition and the intense treatments that followed, including chemotherapy and a bone marrow tra