Episode Description

If you are confused about women's hormone health or what foods fuel inflammation, this podcast episode is for you. Dr. Soyona Rafatjah, a board certified Family Physician and the Founder of Prime Health in Denver, CO. joins us for episode 44 on The School of Unlearning podcast. We discuss her origin story and what fueled her to embrace the tenets of Functional and Integrative Medicine and why women's thyroid health is so importance for metabolic and immune function. Dr. Rafatjah helps us understand the power and importance of informed consent and how most medical science and pharmaceuticals are designed for men. Women's health involving stress management, toxins and dietary modifications are baseline for Dr. Rafatjah and this episode is filled with clinical gems.  

About Dr. Rafatjah

Dr. Soyona Rafatjah is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and Medical Director & Co-Founder of PrimeHealth. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan with a BSE in Biomedical Engineering, received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and did her residency training at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. Before starting PrimeHealth, she was a physician at Parsley Health in New York City, a technology-forward Functional Medicine practice where she was integral to its rapid growth. Dr. Rafatjah worked and received expert mentorship at the renowned Mount Sinai Beth Israel Center for Health and Healing, Dr. Frank Lipman’s Eleven Eleven Wellness Center, and Dr. Robert Rountree’s Boulder Wellcare.

Dr. Rafatjah is the co-owner and founder of Prime Health in Denver, Colorado.

Show Notes

In this episode, you will learn:

• Soyona's origin story 

• Why Functional medicine is rooted in health outcomes vs sick care

• Why the thyroid is importance for women's health and why most doctor's don't run comprehensive labs

• The benefits of birth control for family planning

• Why birth control is being over prescribed and prescribed for the wrong reasons - how it can act as a bandaid for hormone health issues

• The importance of informed consent in women's health 

• What 3 foods fuel inflammation

• What foods calm inflammation 

• The root causes of depression and how to proactively work with brain health  

• How much protein a day women should aim for 

• Soy? What are the health benefits and risks and why to always aim for organic 

• What Dr. Rafatjah is currently unlearning