With so many choices out there, it can be tricky to figure out what pills, ointments, and tinctures are worth having on hand. To cut through the confusion, we asked 49 health-care professionals, including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, to recommend their favorite products across 32 categories.

World traveler, filmmaker, and musician Blake Gearheard spins a yarn with fellow jet-setters and experts, unapologetically discussing all things travel, with plenty of laughs and detours along the way. Interviews with Dr. Colin Zhu.

In this conversation Dr. Zhu shares his personal journey that led him to integrate medicine, food and nutrition. He talks about emotional wellness, the power of lifestyle medicine and shares tips for living a life filled with meaning and joy.

In a day and age where time is fleeting, it is hard to achieve our goals even when our best efforts are at play. This is especially the case when it comes to our own health and a common issue among society in general.

In this episode of The Plant Trainers Podcast, we talk with Dr. Colin Zhu. Dr. Colin Zhu is a primary care Board-Certified family physician and from one of the first class of physicians in the world to be board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine.

Many people use dietary supplements on top of or in place of prescription medications to manage their health conditions. But without strict federal oversight or comprehensive studies, these supplements can sometimes cause serious medical issues.

Like sunburn and bug bites, food poisoning is a common warm-weather malady that can cause painful consequences. An estimated 48 million Americans, or one in six, get sick from food poisoning each year, many suffering violent vomiting, diarrhea or even death in rare cases. Understanding the risks can help prevent foodborne illness from showing up at your summer cookout.

Dr. Colin Zhu is a family medicine physician who practices primarily locums. He also trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition after medical school.

The burden of chronic disease plagues our nation. Every day, we treat patients with diabetes, heart disease, cancer, stroke, and the list goes on. As a family physician, this is what we anticipate - and even expect - to treat every single day. But what if we didn’t have to treat patients with as many chronic conditions or comorbidities?

Your doctor is probably using social media at some point in their day. Some people (many of my patients included) are often quite surprised when they hear me talk about being on Twitter, Instagram, or sometimes even just the Internet in general.

Hear from IIN partner in health, Dr. Colin Zhu, on how men can take care of their well-being through self-care, cancer prevention, sexual health, and more.

As far as I can remember, I do not recall any one person telling me about locum tenens, but it was the sixth month of my second year of family practice residency training when I first heard about it. All of my colleagues were either contemplating staying in Connecticut (where I trained) or working for our local hospital. Personally, working for a hospital system or starting my own practice was neither attractive nor did either resonate with me at the time.

Veggie Doctor Radio is focused on plant-based nutrition, habit formation, behavior change and motivation so that you can have the tools to live the best life possible.

The mission trip was family physician Dr. Joann Kim’s first. It was the fourth trip for family practitioner, Dr. Colin Zhu, but his first to Cambodia. Drs. Kim and Zhu were among six locum tenens providers who traveled to Cambodia on a recent medical mission.

The ketogenic diet is an ultra-low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that has been used for decades to treat certain medical conditions. Today, adherents claim that it will help you drop pounds while boosting your energy levels and controlling your blood sugar. Its promise of fast and aggressive weight loss is a compelling one in our world of quick fixes, but the ketogenic diet can be complicated in its execution and the research of its long-term benefits and drawbacks is ongoing.

There is a looming physician shortage that will impact virtually everyone-and no clear solution on the horizon. The Association of American Medical Colleges anticipates a shortfall of between 42,000 and 120,000 physicians by the year 2030. Finding a doctor is expected to be difficult for patients across the country. Primary care practices, in particular, will struggle to attract new talent.

Dr. Colin Zhu is a primary care physician who is Board-Certified in family practice and lifestyle medicine. Passionate about the intersection of medicine, food, and nutrition, he trained as a chef and a health coach at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition following completion of his medical degree.

A chronic disease epidemic is currently plaguing the health of Americans. Many of these illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease, can be prevented or alleviated with lifestyle changes.

Meet Dr. Colin Zhu, osteopath and family practice physician. Raised by a mother who was also a Chinese medical doctor, Dr. Zhu knew early on that he wanted to bring a whole-person approach to treatment. He also wanted to bring his whole self to work each day.

As chronic illnesses increasingly affect more Americans’ health, the link between dietary habits and disease prevention is gaining traction in the U.S. health care arsenal.