Dr. Shadi Vahdat spent twenty years playing by the rules of traditional medicine. UC Berkeley graduate. Albert Einstein College of Medicine trained. Internal medicine physician working in the system, following protocols, prescribing what she was taught to prescribe. Then something changed everything. In today's episode, I sit down with Dr. Vahdat, the physician who walked away from conventional medicine and into a world that most doctors won't even acknowledge exists. This isn't your typical doctor interview where someone talks about their credentials and tells you to trust the system. This is a conversation with someone who's seen both sides and is ready to tell you what really happens behind those hospital doors. Dr. Vahdat shares the moment she realized that everything she'd been taught in medical school was only half the story. How twenty years of treating patients with pills and procedures left her watching people get sicker, not better. The breaking point that made her question everything she thought she knew about healing. You'll hear about her journey into integrative medicine - the world where ancient wisdom meets modern science. The treatments that work but aren't taught in medical schools. The solutions that heal but don't generate profits for pharmaceutical companies. She reveals what it's like being a physician and a caregiver simultaneously. How watching her own family navigate the healthcare system opened her eyes to its failures. The gap between what doctors know and what patients need to know to truly heal. This conversation goes places most medical professionals won't go. The truth about why chronic diseases keep getting worse despite billions spent on research. The simple solutions that are ignored because they can't be patented. The reason your doctor has seven minutes to spend with you and why that's destroying healthcare. Dr. Vahdat's mission to make real healthcare accessible and understandable for everyone - even when it means challenging everything the medical establishment stands for.