She Sings to Her Food?! PA Katie’s Wild Health Method That Works | Katie Ruffino | Ep. 90
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
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Katie Ruffino
PA-C | NLP Master | Detox & Nervous System Coach | Regenerative Functional Medicine
Katie Ruffino helps women come home to their true, most vibrant self through detoxifying their physical body, mind, and spirit!
She is a nationally board-certified Physician Associate turned Health & Life Coach with a focus in functional & regenerative medicine.
She has studied the art of healing for 8+ years and has a true passion for guiding others along their healing journey home to their true self. With a background in medical PA training from Marquette University and extensive studies in nutrition and functional medicine, Katie now guides others on their journey to optimal health and coming home to their true self through a holistic coaching approach.
Her practice emphasizes "Cura Personalis"—caring for the whole person—by encouraging people to take an active role in their health journey. She believes that everyone has the potential to be their own best healer. She understands the importance of lifestyle habits, nutrition, mindset, and energetic healing, and has developed strategies to help others achieve their health & life goals with ease and creativity.