About this episode
What does it really take to feel vibrant, authentic, and well—in your body and in your life? In this episode of A Healthy Point of View , Sam Tejada sits down with Katie Ruffino (PA—Physician Associate), functional & regenerative medicine practitioner, creator of Katie in the Kitchen , singer, and mindset/NLP coach helping women (and men) reconnect to their true selves. They dive into: Katie’s origin story : from 23-year-old PA to holistic healer and creator Food as medicine & why connecting to your meals (even singing to them!) changes everything Prevention–Detection–Intervention : Katie’s #1 for each (nervous system work, listening to early illness signals, and making sleep sacred) Vagus-nerve hacks (yes, humming), breath, sunlight, movement, community Why many patients don’t change —and how mindset & NLP unlock real results Detoxing more than your diet : releasing labels, people-pleasing, and the beliefs that keep you stuck Energetics & burnout : becoming the “lead heart cell” that lifts rooms, not just survives them Katie in the Kitchen : her cooking-interview series making healthy food fun and social The MAHA conversation : pushing for cleaner inputs—from plates to policies—so people can actually thrive Katie Ruffino Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sunnysidekt Sam Tejada: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sammy_tejada/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samtejada Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samael.tejada Threads: https://www.threads.net/@sammy_tejada Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamaelTejada TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sammy_tejada Website: https://samtejada.com Podpage: https://podcast.samtejada.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/HOW-WIN-MODERN-WELLNESS-DELIVERING/dp/B0DDCC27RH