# 161 – Finding Wellness with Dr. Malaika Woods
We had a great conversation in this episode with Dr. Malaika Woods who is a Certified Practitioner for the Institute for Functional Medicine and has a Double Board Certification with both the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Dr. Woods is the founder of Dr. Woods Wellness, established in 2013. When not working in the office, Dr. Woods enjoys singing, especially gospel music. She has been a choir director throughout the years and a wedding singer for many of her family and friends. Spending time with her wonderfully supportive husband, daughter and son are her most treasured moments.
She is a native of Wichita, Kansas and earned her Bachelor’s degree, with cum laude distinction, from Wichita State University. She completed her Doctorate of Medicine and Masters of Public Health degrees from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Woods completed her residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.
We discuss:
- why she decided to get into both integrated functional medicine and weight loss from
- how to find a functional medicine doctor and how they are different than other types of doctors
- the relationship of replacement hormones and cancer (and the misunderstandings about it)
- when to consider bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
- the effects of menopause on weight loss
- her advice for women 50 and over for losing weight
- what she thinks about the new weight loss medications
- how she helps her clients lose weight
In Finding Wellness with Dr. Malaika Woods, we mention these links:
Her website: https://drwoodswellness.com/
Her free report to: kick fatigue to the curb, lose that stubborn belly fat, and ignite your fire in the bedroom
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