Dr. Best Integrative

08/15/2026

For several months, I stepped away from constant online presence...

What looked like silence was actually a season of deep recalibration, travel, study, creation, and further transformation.

In August 2025, I moved from my California home and traveled by camper van (and other fun, faster vehicles) for 6 months, back and forth across the country, exploring different regions. I meditated, researched sites, created new wellness partnerships, and fine-tuned new retreat locations. In my 30th year of being a physician, I stopped accepting new patients and reduced my clinical hours at my Beverly Hills private practice office. After 23years, I also stepped away from consulting with a community mental health organization where my integrative health/holistic psychiatry approach was valued and encouraged from the very beginning. After 15+ years of conducting extensive wellness travel, workshops and retreats, I intentionally reduced this schedule as well. Then... I stopped posting on social media for another 6 months, as I created a bicoastal home life and expanded wellness programs on both coasts.

Though I continued to visit and speak at some wellness spaces/ organizations/farms, I enjoyed tremendous silence and greater time to create between the events. I followed my own well-being programs and explored the science of different forms of art, music, laughter, and movement to further optimize my good health and that of my clients. I cocreated more space, and received an expanded vision of the integrative wellness frameworks I have spent over 30 years building.

Long before integrative medicine, nutrition, holistic psychiatry, mindfulness, and nervous system regulation became mainstream conversations, I was studying and teaching the connection between brain and total body health, emotional wellbeing, nutrition, spirituality, transformation, and optimal living/peak performance.
This next chapter is about bringing that work forward in a deeper, more immersive way.
Over the coming months, I will be opening a limited number of online workshops, immersive in-person wellness experiences, speaking engagements and transformational retreats focusing on brain optimization, nervous system health, resilience, integrative brain-adrenal-gut health and whole-person wellness.
I invite you to join me.

08/30/2025

In my BAG—Brain, Adrenals, Gut—we uncover the real triggers behind mood swings. A sugary snack can send the gut into overdrive, push the brain off balance, and fire up the adrenals like an alarm.

I’ll tell you exactly what to get out of your BAG to change this—removing the foods, habits, and hidden stressors that fuel the chaos, and replacing them with what truly supports calm, focus, and balance.

✨ Subscribe now for “Inside the BAG”—your insider guide to balancing these three systems for better moods, stronger focus, and thriving health at any age.

08/22/2025

No, you don’t have to change everything all at once. Just start somewhere and keep going."
Perfection is the enemy of progress. Just start. One meal, one habit, one choice at a time.

08/21/2025

That’s your BAG—Brain, Adrenals, Gut—trying to tell you something.

🧠 Brain – Stress signals that keep your body in “fight or flight” and mess with digestion.
⚡ Adrenals – Running on caffeine and willpower? They’re over here screaming for rest.
🌿 Gut – That “healthy” snack? Might be feeding inflammation instead of you.

In my world, we unpack the BAG, fix what’s out of balance, and refill it with tools that actually work—art, music, scent, taste, touch, and science that loves you back. Because when your BAG is in sync, you feel light, clear, and ready for anything.

08/15/2025

In the stillness, sound becomes medicine.

A sound bath isn’t just music—it’s a full-body reset, where vibration and frequency calm your mind, relax your body, and bring your nervous system back into harmony.

And then there’s my BAG—Brain, Adrenals, Gut—yes, I carry it everywhere. Inside? The real essentials: art to inspire your mind, music to feed your soul, flavors that nourish your body, scents that calm your nerves, and touch that reminds you you’re alive. It’s science, beauty, and pleasure—packed together for total well-being. When your BAG is full, you are unstoppable.

08/13/2025

How are you carrying your BAG today? 👜

I’m talking Brain, Adrenals, Gut—the ultimate accessories for energy, focus, and glow.

When your BAG is well cared for, you’re effortlessly put-together from the inside out. When it’s neglected… let’s just say no outfit can cover the exhaustion, mood swings, or brain fog.

So, what’s in your BAG? Anti-stress habits? Nourishing meals? A little music, movement, and mindfulness? Let’s swap the junk for the gems.

✨ Follow me and subscribe to Inside the BAG—your VIP pass to styling your health like you style your wardrobe: with intention, balance, and a touch of luxury.

08/11/2025

Detoxing doesn’t mean extreme diets or fasting—here’s what really works:

1️⃣ Remove stressors like processed foods, toxins, and poor sleep.
2️⃣ Add nourishing whole foods rich in antioxidants and fiber.
3️⃣ Support your gut with hydration and mindful eating.
4️⃣ Prioritize rest and stress relief to help your body reset naturally.

As a holistic psychiatrist and integrative physician, I’ve seen how these simple shifts create real, lasting detox and restore balance—without overwhelm or deprivation.

07/27/2025

07/11/2025

Celebrating 25 years of wellness travel. Why the five trips to Costa Rica? My first trip to Costa Rica was life changing. I returned and changed my way of practicing medicine, parenting, loving, and Being. I decided then that I wanted to create life changing experiences for others as well.

07/03/2025

You’re not lazy — your adrenal system might just be maxed out.
When your body’s been under stress for too long, it can impact your energy, focus, and motivation.

That’s where my BAG System comes in: designed to support your system and help you feel like yourself again.

✨ Adrenal support isn’t optional — it’s essential.