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14th Jul 2025

Why I'm Stepping Back to Focus on My Health

Episode 1: Why I'm Stepping Back to Focus on My Health

Originally aired on YouTube [June 3, 2025]. Audio version includes full conversation.

After 20+ years in medicine and three years into building my business, I'm stepping back from teaching to focus on my own health using the same Eastern medicine principles I teach others.

I'm Dr. Barbara de la Torre - Board-Certified Family Medicine physician, Medical Acupuncturist, and Qigong Master. I help healthcare professionals, organizations, and motivated individuals bridge Eastern and Western medicine, but like many of you, I'm better at helping others than helping myself.


I'm returning to daily qigong, Korean Hand Therapy, and lifestyle practices that I know work because I've used them before. I'm documenting this process not to sell you anything, but to show what it really looks like when a physician practices what she preaches.


🎯 WHAT TO EXPECT:

- authentic healing journey updates

- Honest conversations with fellow practitioners

- Real-time demonstration of Eastern medicine principles

- No perfect guru promises - just sustainable self-care in action


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🌐 Website: ThirdOpinionMD.org

📺 Video series: YouTube.com/ThirdOpinionMD

✍️ Substack: @BarbaradelaTorreMD

📧 Newsletter: ThirdOpinionMD.org/newsletter


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About the Podcast

Third Opinion MD
with Barbara de la Torre, MD
Bridging Eastern wisdom with Western medicine for true health transformation.

Dr. Barbara de la Torre helps healthcare practitioners reclaim their health, partners with forward-thinking businesses to create prevention-focused workplace cultures, and empowers motivated individuals to build health practices that actually work.

Building on three seasons of awakening your inner doctor, we now focus on practical implementation—turning ancient wisdom into actionable strategies for modern professionals and the organizations ready to prioritize genuine wellbeing.

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Barbara de la Torre

Barbara de la Torre, M.D. is an experienced physician, writer and speaker trained in both Western and Chinese medicine. She teaches how to simplify and integrate these two medical models in order to optimize lifestyle and longevity. The healthcare system is far from perfect, but there are ways to navigate through it more easily. Chinese medicine offers ways of living well where Western medicine fails us. We can be in charge of our health, one simple step at a time.