While Wellness Month may be over, the importance of taking care of the mind and body should still be a primary focus for those who want to lead good lives.
To help with maintaining your well-being, here are five wellness experts you need to know.
- Dr. Sunyatta Amen: As a fifth-generation master herbalist, naturopathic doctor and vegan chef, Dr. Amen has a vast knowledge of the importance of using natural substances to heal the entire body and not just symptoms. Also, an entrepreneur, the company she founded, Calabash, has plant-based remedies to issues such as high blood sugar, indigestion, high blood pressure, memory issues, stress and lack of sleep. Products by Dr. Amen include the Triple Goddess Tea: Anti-Inflammation & Blood Sugar, the Gold Sea Moss, and the Immune Boost Tonic for cold and flu.
- Lauren Ash: As a wellness leader, Lauren Ash has made headlines as a yoga and meditation guide as well as a public speaker on mental health. Through the nonprofit she founded in 2014, Black Girl in Om, Ash aids Black women on their journeys by helping them with intergenerational healing and spiritual awakenings. Along with providing sleep-meditation E.P.s for better sleep, Ash’s Black Girl In Om podcast provides yoga retreats for the consciousness of their 2 million listeners.
- Bre Mitchell: Known as the host of the Brown Girl Self-Care Podcast, the series based on her nonprofit Brown Girl Self-Care, Bre Mitchell provides holistic methods for empowering Black women and helping them with healing and joy. Through her nonprofit, Mitchell provides special one-on-one self-care coaching, helping attendants with issues such as burnout and unlearning harmful habits rooted in racism and oppression.
- Dr. Tiffany Lester: As the Medical Director of Parsley Health San Francisco, Dr. Tiffany Lester is a key proponent of providing holistic medicine to patients in her care. Also a health expert at Thoughtfully Magazine, Dr. Lester uses her training in internal and functional medicine to get to the root causes of diseases. Venturing from conventional medicine, Dr. Lester also has knowledge of acupuncture and nutrition-based medicine. Previously, she’s provided wellness tips using whole foods on topics such as better sleep, gut health, stress and pain.
- Latham Thomas: As founder of Mama Glow, wellness instructor Latham Thomas has made a name for herself as a birth doula and for advocating for holistic methods. Along with doula support before and after the pregnancy, Thomas and her brand provide mothers with support through yoga for mindfulness, lifestyle coaching as well and rituals for self-care. All natural products by Thomas also include the Goddess Glow Blushing Body Cream, the Rosy Glow Time Bath Botanicals, and the Glow Potion Radiant Body Oil.
