Health and Resilience

We can't prevent stress...but we can use simple health strategies to build resilience in the body to weather inevitable storms. Discover your hormonal response to different levels of stressors and how you can change your habits going forward to live a healthier life.

About Dr. Katie

Katherine Wehri Takayasu, M.D., M.B.A., (Dr. Katie), Tide Risers Fairfield County Member 2019

Katherine Wehri Takayasu, M.D., M.B.A. practices Integrative Medicine combining traditional Western medicine with evidence-based complementary modalities at Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. She helps patients heal naturally with acupuncture, mind-body medicine, botanical medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle optimization. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University/New York Presbyterian and teaches the next generation of doctors about healing the whole patient mind, body and spirit.

For her own wellbeing, Dr. Katie practices what she preaches. She engages in yoga and meditation regularly and enjoys experimenting with plant-based cuisine in the kitchen. Visit Dr. Katie at www.DrKatie.com to discover Dr. Katie’s Life Kitchen and on Instagram @DoctorKatie. Look for her book on living a plant-forward lifestyle to be published in 2021.