What is true healing? Is your diagnosis causing your body to seek a band-aid? How does healing optimize your health and support fertility?  Find out in this episode of Egg Meets Sperm. Introduction: Hello and welcome to Egg Meets Sperm. In this episode, we talk about the current disconnect people are facing with society and their health. People are starting to isolate themselves more and turning to their devices and their internet instead of connecting and understanding what their body is trying to tell them. Dr. Payal shares with us her thoughts in this episode and how to overcome it.   Guest bio: Dr. Payal Bhandari M.D. is a leading practitioner of integrative and functional medicine in San Francisco, CA.  She is also board certified in Family Medicine since 2004. By combining traditional Western Medicine with Ayurveda, nutrition, stress and sleep management, Dr. Bhandari incorporates the best scientifically proven strategies to understand the root cause of illness. She specializes in the digestive, immune and endocrine systems since they are at the heart of inflammation and most chronic diseases. Through personalized medicine, Dr. Bhandari effectively restores patients’ health.   In this episode, we’ll cover the following: -The epidemic of chronic disease -The dramatic shift in the world that is affecting our health -Connecting people with food and where it comes from -Why community is detrimental to our healing process -Our body’s healing process -Signs that our body is trying to talk to us -How to start optimizing hydration   Quotes: When your body is not getting the nourishment it needs, it signals you to keep eating more. The intake is going up, and the quality of food is going down. You’ve got a perpetual cycle that is going on now, that has become the status quo. People are starting to isolate themselves more. Have a purpose beyond yourself, otherwise people get self consumed. Invest in your well being so that you can feel good for a longer period of time. If you live life like a race, sometimes you’ll even forget where you need to go. Enjoy the ride, and find creative ways that allow you to love every moment of your day.   Resources: http://www.sfadvancedhealth.com/provider/payal-n-bhandari-md   GET SOCIAL! www.facebook.com/DrAumatmaND www.instagram.com/holisticfertilitydoctor www.youtube.com/holisticfertilitycenter