{"id":7058094,"date":"2026-09-06T02:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alternative-medicine\/pimpod-s1-e2-meet-dr-meghan-kemnec\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T02:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T02:41:06","slug":"pimpod-s1-e2-meet-dr-meghan-kemnec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7058094","title":{"rendered":"PIMpod, S1, E2: Meet Dr. Meghan Kemnec"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/033NiWbG9pJneNiXJfAhVw?si=381b08ff9cd54e49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PIMpod<\/a>, the podcast from Peninsula Integrative Medicine. Through conversations with our physicians and other experts, PIMpod explores the many ways we can better understand our health, address the root causes of illness, and take a more informed and personalized approach to well-being.<\/p>\n<p>In this month\u2019s episode, host Maya Mazin sits down with Dr. Meghan Kemnec, ND to talk about her work in naturopathic medicine and her focus on supporting individuals and families through every stage of health. From <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/service\/natural-fertility\/\">preconception and pregnancy<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/service\/integrative-pediatrics\/\">infancy, childhood<\/a>, and beyond, Dr. Kemnec shares how an integrative, evidence-informed approach can help families build a strong foundation for lifelong health.<\/p>\n<p>Their conversation explores the role of nutrition, lifestyle, preventive care, and healthy family habits, as well as the importance of supporting health proactively rather than waiting for problems to arise. Dr. Kemnec also discusses what it means to care for the whole family and how small, intentional choices can shape health for years to come. Listen and\/or read the full transcript below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/033NiWbG9pJneNiXJfAhVw?utm_source=generator&amp;si=990e9c2d513c4c2f\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">PIMpod, S1, E1: Meet Dr. Meghan Kemnec Transcript<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Maya Mazin (MM):<\/strong> Dr. Megan Kemnec is a licensed naturopathic physician of more than a decade of experience in functional and integrative medicine, specializing in pediatric care, women\u2019s health, and preventative medicine. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy and Bastyr University, she completed a competitive family practice residency with advanced training in areas including endocrinology, cardiovascular health, environmental medicine, and integrative oncology. Doctor Kemnec is passionate about helping patients at every stage of life by combining evidence-based natural medicine with personalized root cause care. Her work focuses on the connections between gut health, hormones, immune function, and overall wellness, empowering patients to achieve lasting health through nutrition, lifestyle, medicine, and individualized treatment plans. Doctor, thank you so much for joining me on this month\u2019s podcast. It\u2019s a pleasure to be with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Meghan Kemnec (Dr.MK):<\/strong> Maya, thanks for having me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> So first, I would love to learn more about what motivated your career path into integrative medicine and family medicine?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Sure. Well, you can see as by the start of my career, I\u2019ve always been interested in some sort of service, which led me to go to the Naval Academy, and after leaving the Navy, I had a couple of different jobs that led me towards nonprofit work. And I didn\u2019t feel quite close enough to helping people in my nonprofit work. And I kind of coincidentally met a veterinarian who was practicing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine and was living in Seattle at the time and found this really neat school called Bastyr University. There, I learned more about it and started to get really passionate about the kind of medicine that was practiced by naturopathic doctors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> That\u2019s awesome. And what drew you to family medicine specifically?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Yeah, I think I\u2019ve always been interested in kids. And then having children of my own certainly solidified my desire to work with all populations, including <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/service\/integrative-pediatrics\/\">pediatrics<\/a>. And I often find that working in this way, you do end up really treating the whole family. So that really was how I ended up coming to, you know, kids often come in first and then maybe their mothers come in and then eventually the partners and or fathers end up coming in too. And so it\u2019s kind of neat to be able to see the whole family and know their whole story and understand what\u2019s going on with everybody.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> That\u2019s awesome. Just so for those who maybe aren\u2019t as familiar with some of your specialties, could you maybe your clinical focus and approach to medicine?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Yeah. So for my pediatric population, I do a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/service\/gut-health-and-digestive-care\/\">gut health<\/a>, so a lot of kids suffer from constipation. It\u2019s one of the most common chronic diseases I deal with as well as eczema and allergies. So, really looking really often at the microbiome as a root cause for, some kind of, you know, imbalance in bacteria to help kids have optimal health there. And then also looking at sometimes some nutrient deficiencies that can be corrected to help. Sometimes other things as well.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s kind of where most of that skin and gastrointestinal symptoms come from, is the gut. And then, for women\u2019s health, I focus quite a bit on <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/service\/natural-hormone-balancing\/\">hormone balancing<\/a>. So everything from, you know, <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/2026\/05\/01\/worsebeforeperiodin30sand40s\/\">PMS type symptoms<\/a> up to, <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/2026\/08\/24\/preconception-health\/\">fertility<\/a> and perimenopause. And a lot of that is really based on, you know, getting the right balance, when hormones are out of whack due to different environmental factors or just our body\u2019s natural production of hormones. I\u2019m also often kind of tweaking hypothyroid conditions where patients might have been on a certain type of thyroid hormone for a long time, and that may be serving them partially, but not the whole way. So really getting to the root cause and understanding what all is going on in context with hormones as hormone systems connected to each other. And they all, you know, some interplay that we need to tweak adrenal health or thyroid health in order to get our other endocrine health functioning optimally.<\/p>\n<p>Now that\u2019s a new thing. I\u2019m also kind of delving into some of that <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/service\/weight-loss\/\">weight loss<\/a> as well with a lot of my patients. So that\u2019s another hormone, those GLP one medications. And that can often help to improve our insulin sensitivity and get people\u2019s metabolism working better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> That\u2019s amazing. It sounds like you have so many different specialties wondering in terms of family medicine, right? What does integrative family medicine really look like, and how does it differ from maybe a traditional family medicine doctor?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Yeah. So in a traditional practice, I think, well, I\u2019ll give the conventional world a little bit of credit. They\u2019re coming away from using antibiotics as the first line of defense for all ear infections. For instance, oftentimes we\u2019re recognizing now that they\u2019re viral and that they\u2019ll pass. And natural medicine has known that for quite a long time. And we\u2019ve used topical remedies like garlic and mullein oil for an ear infection.<\/p>\n<p>Or, when kids have recurrent ear infections, I\u2019m often looking for <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/2017\/03\/11\/food-sensitivity-testing\/\">food sensitivities<\/a> as a root cause. So sometimes, you know, dairy can be chronically inflammatory. Sometimes wheat can. And so sometimes diet changes can help those kids avoid those quite frequently. And so that\u2019s where, you know, that kind of stuff is where natural medicine really shines because again, we\u2019re getting at that root cause and we\u2019re not overtreating with antibiotic use. Additionally, in family medicine, again, you\u2019re seeing the whole family. And so whereas your conventional provider will look at, you know, really basic labs. , a functional and integrative clinic is going to dive a little deeper to get at the root cause for preventative care. So looking, you know, really in depth at different cardiovascular metrics, at different nutritional metrics to really understand the root cause of someone\u2019s, you know, fatigue or whether or not they are at risk for cardiovascular disease, really kind of picking that apart a little bit more to make sure that everyone is as healthy as they can be within the metrics of what their genetics and environment have them for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><strong>Related Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/2017\/03\/11\/food-sensitivity-testing\/\">Understanding Food Allergy and Food Sensitivity (IgA vs IgG vs IgE reactions)<\/a> by Dr. Meghan Kemnec<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> You mentioned this key word, right. Root cause. And I\u2019m wondering, I know a lot of women struggle with PMS, PMDD, various menstrual irregularities or even endometriosis. And what are some ways that traditional pharmaceutical treatments fail to treat these conditions? And how does integrative medicine look at the root cause of these things?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Yeah, I think conventionally gynecology is a lot of when there\u2019s some kind of menstrual issue, we throw a birth control medication at it or we throw an SSRI at it. I see that quite often. And sometimes that is the best thing for the patient, right? When they don\u2019t have the bandwidth or the finances to get into some of what this is, because let\u2019s be quite honest, sometimes root cause medicine is a lot of work and it\u2019s a lot of money. And so when you don\u2019t have bandwidth for that, then you know, that may be the easiest, most efficient thing to do. And I do, you know, offer those as options to patients because I want them to know what\u2019s out there for them. But when you get into the root cause you\u2019re also looking at, you know, how are your detox pathways working? Is there estrogen dominance that\u2019s causing the issue or hormone fluctuation that\u2019s causing some of those symptoms? And how do we control that more naturally with supplements, including, you know, different herbs that can help to manage <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/service\/natural-hormone-balancing\/\">hormone balance<\/a> or supplements that are nutrients that can also help to, you know, reduce levels of estrogen, for instance, or support levels of progesterone. And so that\u2019s where, you know, again, natural medicine can help people that are leery of just using birth control and setting their body into this kind of trick ovulatory state where we\u2019re not ovulating. And that holds things at bay. And again, if people don\u2019t want to do that, then there\u2019s other options out there. And I\u2019m really happy to talk about them through what they are. And then we decide together what\u2019s the right thing. Right. Is it to, you know, maybe use some supplements or are you better served with conventional options? That\u2019s amazing. And I love how you\u2019re looking for the root cause, not just treating the symptoms and putting a bandaid over it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> Yeah. I\u2019m wondering, what are some <a href=\"https:\/\/us.fullscript.com\/welcome\/PIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">common supplements<\/a> that you see a lot of women needing to take?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Yeah. So my number one supplement probably for most people is vitamin D. I think that most of us just aren\u2019t getting enough from the sun. And if we don\u2019t know our levels, it\u2019s hard to titrate to a specific range. But that\u2019s the most common one. And that\u2019s really, again, generic for like all humans. And then for women\u2019s health in particular, when there is estrogen dominance, I\u2019ll use a lot of something called diindolylmethane, which is a compound that is made to help balance out estrogen and helps detox it. Magnesium and B6 are also really often used for that as well. And then to support progesterone, often using evening primrose oil is really nice support for that. And sometimes other herbs are different like formula compounds. And oftentimes I\u2019m also just addressing adrenal health with different herbs called adaptogens. So really common ones that people may see out in the world are things like ashwagandha that people have heard a lot about or whatnot. And I do, again, often make use of different combinations of those as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> That\u2019s awesome. Now transitioning more to pediatrics. I know you mentioned focusing on the wellness of children and this includes even before conception. And so I\u2019m wondering, what does this look like in practice? And how does this translate into concrete treatments or services that you offer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Yeah. So a lot of my patients are coming to me either, wanting support with their fertility journey, kind of like <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/2026\/08\/24\/preconception-health\/\">preconception<\/a>, ready to try to conceive and like, you know, six months or twelve months, and you want to get an idea of what they should be taking or doing in order to make their body most ready. And in those cases, what I\u2019m looking at is making sure that, you know, again, our nutrients are optimized things like iron stores and B vitamins and thyroid. And then what we want to do is think about our, you know, three months before really getting in that optimal lifestyle in, you know, getting, making sure that we\u2019re exercising and getting in healthy foods and all that stuff. As far as supplements go, I may honestly use some repurposed, reproductive endocrinology supplements. So there\u2019s a lot of really great studies for fertility on specific antioxidants out there. And that\u2019s what we use for fertility prep otherwise. So things like melatonin might be used or CoQ10 and some other ones as well, depending on different circumstances. The other thing that I do is focus on the partner because a lot of women, I think, take on fertility or even loss and miscarriage as if it was my fault. It was something I did. But we have to remember that fifty percent of our genetic material is our partners. And so making sure that we\u2019re doing, you know, potentially a semen analysis or at least looking at is the partner on a, you know, basic multivitamin and a fish oil maybe or some other antioxidants as well to improve their chances and some testing as well for partners if needed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><strong>Related Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/2026\/08\/24\/preconception-health\/\">Preparing for Pregnancy: Why Preconception Health Matters<\/a> by Dr. Meghan Kemnec<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><strong>Free Download:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/d3d9102068ce\/preconception-workbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PIM Preconception Considerations Workbook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> Great. Thank you. Also, it\u2019s back to school season. And I\u2019m wondering, especially during this transition time from the summer to the school year, are there any habits that you recommend families to build that can improve their health during the school year? Like sleep habits or maybe something along those lines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Oh, I love this question! Yeah. Let\u2019s get back to habits, not just supplements. Great, yeah. So I think <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/2019\/12\/12\/5-natural-sleep-remedies\/\">sleep<\/a> is obviously the most critical thing for immune health, right? It\u2019s giving our body a chance to restore and to repair overnight. And so focusing on, you know, some of those sleep habits may have gotten lax over summer when we don\u2019t have to be up at a certain time. So a couple weeks prior, let\u2019s, you know, start backing up that bedtime and maybe going from, you know, nine o\u2019clock bedtime to a seven thirty, eight o\u2019clock bedtime is really hard. So maybe start in fifteen minute increments to back it up slowly so that it doesn\u2019t feel like we\u2019re laying in bed now or, you know, staring at the ceiling for hours before we\u2019re falling asleep. I\u2019m hoping that everybody\u2019s been outside and enjoying the summer and that we can continue to, you know, get outside and be active most days during the year as well. You know, we recommend that, kids especially, but everybody gets, you know, sixty minutes at least of play running around outside a day. And so hopefully everybody\u2019s continuing to exercise. And then, you know, as always eating healthfully, making sure that you have a balanced diet. There\u2019s some really interesting studies coming out recently that promote eating many different plant foods, not just the same plant foods. If we get into our habits of, you know, routine and doing the same things over and over again. You can really improve your gut health by increasing the number of plant foods. And that includes different grains and different spices for fruits and vegetables. So really try to rotate through and get as many different varieties of plants as you can every week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><strong>Related Reading:<\/strong> (coming soon) Back-to-School, Back-to-Health: Building Healthy Family Habits That Last All Year by Dr. Meghan Kemnec<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> That\u2019s great. I love your focus being not just supplements, but habits and so many different things that you\u2019re looking at really the whole body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Yeah. It\u2019s probably been about five years now with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lifestylemedicine.org\/patient\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American College of Lifestyle Medicine<\/a> where I became a certified practitioner. They\u2019re a diplomat to learn about and reinforce really all of the lifestyle medicine that we learn in, you know, in our training. And that program is really focused on healthful eating and lifestyle as the foundation for good health, which is really inspiring, actually, to see medical doctors embrace what we know as naturopathic doctors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> Could you speak a little bit more on that experience, maybe some challenges or highlights from that?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> So I\u2019d say, one challenge was honestly just getting my head wrapped around taking another exam for another board degree. It\u2019s really exhausting to do, you know, all of the different, examinations for, for boards and I had a little bit of, uh, you know, bad feeling around, uh, whether or not, you know, you pass the first time, but luckily, of course I did, then studied and, you know, worked hard with, uh, with one of another colleague of mine to do that. And then, I think there\u2019s two other things that, you know, kind of stood out for me from that experience that were kind of challenging. One is that this is a group of pretty hard core vegan practitioners. And, I think vegan eating can be really helpful for a lot of people, but I don\u2019t think it fits everybody\u2019s lifestyle. And I try not to recommend anything too strict to a lot of people because of course, there\u2019s a lot of people with a history of disordered eating and, you know, negative associations with food. And so I try to meet people where they are and not be too strict on any specific type of diet, especially while dealing with pediatric populations, because sometimes, you know, you just need to feed your kid. That\u2019s what counts. Obviously, we try to do better where we can, but that is best in all life stages. And then, you know, it\u2019s also a little bit, that\u2019s the word I\u2019m looking for \u2026 It\u2019s a little bit intimidating to be with a bunch of different medical doctors and to be, you know, the first and second naturopathic doctor to get this certification amongst all of these MDs and really feel kind of out of my wheelhouse there. But I\u2019d say that it\u2019s been, it was a really great experience and it\u2019s been really inspiring again, to see these medical doctors who really understand how much lifestyle can matter in our health for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> Thank you so much for sharing about that. Now lastly, just kind of looking forward, is there anything that you\u2019re most excited about in the field of integrative pediatrics or integrative health, and is there anything you think needs to change the most in terms of family medicine?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Oh my God. Okay, so what am I most excited about? I think I\u2019m really interested to see where this whole <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/service\/weight-loss\/\">new world of peptides<\/a> is going. I\u2019m a little bit nervous about it. I\u2019m a little bit leery. I\u2019m maybe a little bit more risk averse than some of my fellow practitioners around use of some of these products, but it\u2019s this whole new burgeoning field with a ton of new uses.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just really curious to see what the potential is for integrative medicine and family medicine and how we can kind of, without being too scientific about it. Biohack our health and to, you know, we\u2019re not going to live forever, but like how to improve quality of life as we age and how to maintain our youth, in, you know, novel ways that we haven\u2019t used before. And your second question, I think access to care is really important. And it\u2019s one of those things that is really upsetting to see. So I think from a political level, I think health care for all in this country is really important. You know, a lot of people come to us with resources to be able to throw something out there, and so we can dig deeper with them and do more work with them. And a lot of people are doing just fine with their, you know, conventional primary care. And that\u2019s wonderful. But there\u2019s a lot of people out there that are uninsured or underinsured that need support. And I think that that\u2019s our biggest challenge at this point, is getting some sort of system in place where no person is left to come to the emergency room for something that could have been taken care of at their doctor\u2019s office. Have they been seen three months earlier or a year earlier for preventative care?<\/p>\n<p><strong>MM:<\/strong> Yeah, for sure. Access is definitely still a very big problem in this country. But with that, I just want to thank you so much again for joining me on this month\u2019s episode of PIMPod. And for everything that you do to help make our community healthier and for answering all these questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. MK:<\/strong> Thanks for your time, Maya. It was nice to talk to you.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Interested in Working with Dr. Kemnec?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/peninsulaintegrative\/consultationrequest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request a 10-minute complimentary consultation<\/a>, give our office a call at <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/2026\/09\/02\/pimpod-s1-e2-dr-meghankemnec\/tel:650-485-2758\">(650) 485-2758<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsulaintegrative.com\/contact\/\">send us a message<\/a>, and one of our Patient Care Coordinators will assist you.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to PIMpod, the podcast from Peninsula Integrative Medicine. Through conversations with our physicians and other experts, PIMpod explores the many ways we can better understand our health, address the root causes of illness, and take a more informed and personalized approach to well-being. 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