Sara visited Pedram at his home in SoCal for a day to film for his next movie! It was a busy day but while Pedram was driving Sara back to the airport, we threw mics on them and recorded an episode in the car! Aptly this episode is about road rage. Many of us drive and every now and then we feel the raise in blood pressure from road rage. We all have different ways of dealing with it. Pedram Shojai and Sara Gottfried discuss the ways they control the road rage Hulk that tries to break out. How we can apply the positive ways we deal with road rage to the other stresses in our lives?

Couples nowadays are starting families much later in life than in past generations. Whereas couples might have had their first child in their mid-twenties years ago, now some aren't having their first child until they're in their mid-thirties or even until they're into their forties. For women who have children closer to menopause, what are steps that can be taken to avoid falling down the hormonal flight of stairs? Pedram Shojai and Sara Gottfried discuss the idea of menopause as this rough time in a woman's life. What can women do to take control of their hormones as their bodies change? What are the effects of stress on a woman's hormones? Be warned, Pedram and Sara touch upon the topic of sex and sensuality in this episode that may not be appropriate for the younger crowd.

As we near summer, we're all thinking about getting that perfect beach body. Some of us are probably starting an exercise routine and trying to get our diets in order. This week on The Health Bridge Sara Gottfried and Pedram Shojai welcome nutrition expert JJ Virgin as she goes through a few of the foods that will make us fat. Why do these foods make us fat? What happens inside of our bodies when we eat these foods? What else should we do to help our bodies burn fat while avoiding the fattening foods?

You are what you eat. We hear it all the time. And often we're told what we're not supposed to eat. But what about things we should eat? What are the foods that will fill us with vitality? There are so many labels at the grocery store that tell us foods are "heart healthy" or "high in protein" but what does that all actually mean? Can the sugary bowl of cereal really be heart healthy? Sara Gottfried and Pedram Shojai welcome guest Steven Masley to The Health Bridge to discuss the foods we can and should add that could help improve our daily lives.

Back pain is a common issue. Many people will experience some level of back pain at some point in their life. In this episode, Pedram Shojai and Sara Gottfried discuss different causes for back pain. For some it might be the way you sit at work, but for others it may be something more serious. In this episode Pedram and Sara come together with their different perspectives of qi gong and yoga and different ways you can relieve back pain and ways to prevent it from happening in the first place.

We all get them for all sorts of different reasons. Maybe it's stress from work. Maybe it's the visiting mother-in-law. Sara Gottfried and Pedram Shojai discuss various ways we can avoid the triggers for headaches and migraines. Can poor posture lead to headaches? What's the connection between the foods we eat and the triggers for headaches? Is it possible craft a life without headaches?

If you've been listening to the podcast, you know the hosts are Pedram Shojai and Sara Gottfried, but who are they exactly? In a previous episode we explored Pedram's past. Now it's Sara's turn. Born in Maryland, how did Sara's grandmother shape her current relationship with food? How did Sara's family end up in Alaska? She also details her time at Harvard and how she got into yoga. Listen to the stories on what makes her Sara Gottfried!

Sara Gottfried and Pedram Shojai welcome Dr. Susanne Bennett to The Health Bridge! An expert on allergies, she lists five common household items that could cause allergy problems for some people. We all try to keep our homes clean and free of toxins but certain things are much more difficult to avoid. What should you do if you are allergic to these things?

If you've been listening to the podcast, you know the hosts Pedram Shojai and Sara Gottfried, but who are they exactly? What are their backgrounds? In this episode Sara interviews Pedram. He details his time at UCLA in the pre-med program, his time as a monk in the Himalayas, and how he got into tai chi and Eastern medicine. He's basically a spiritual Forest Gump with an IQ a bit higher than 75.