Emma is interviewed by Vanessa Lopez about flu season, the efficacy and safety of flu shots, and natural ways to stay healthy without pharmaceuticals.
Other topics include the downsides of antibiotics, the benefits of fevers, germ theory vs. terrain theory, a bit of the history around vaccines, their safety, the concept of herd immunity, and a range of solutions and remedies that will keep you healthy this winter.
Emma is interviewed by Kate Brownfield, a coach for parents of ADHD kids, on the strategies she employed to heal her son.
Topics include nutrition and supplements to improve gut health, practical strategies to advocate with pediatricians and teachers, the impact of occupational therapy, neurofeedback, and Lindamood Bell, and insights on the use of technology.
Rebecca Fleetwood Hession sits down with Emma Tekstra, corporate benefits expert turned wellness advocate, to share why it’s time to rethink the way companies invest in employee wellbeing. Emma shares how a wellness-first approach to benefits can create healthier, happier, and more engaged employees—without pouring any more money (and usually far less) into traditional insurance plans.
They explore the broken system of corporate health benefits, why financial security isn’t the same as wellbeing, and how businesses can foster true human flourishing by prioritizing mental, physical, and social health in the workplace.
Emma is interviewed by Lisa Pitel Killah about the concept of Human Flourishing.
Other topics include: the efficacy and validity of alternative remedies compared to pharmaceuticals, being a better healthcare consumer and how employers can shift their spending and approach to embrace the healthcare revolution of integrative care.
Emma was asked to be a guest speaker on a Global Benefits Webinar by the Lifestyle Spending Account and Employee Wellbeing platform, Espresa.
Emma provides color commentary on how multinational organizations can use these types of platforms to drive employee engagement and improve health while also enhancing global governance around allowances and perquisites across the globe.
Emma is interviewed by Bernadette Pajer about her book and particularly the different types of healthcare modalities available to address common health problems.
In providing her background in Corporate HR and healthcare consulting, Emma throws the gauntlet down to employers. She explains how employers (who cover 80 million Americans in their group health plans) could radically change the healthcare conversation and the way employees access health solutions that will improve their health.
Emma is invited back to Dr Lauren Deville’s podcast to discuss the book Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth written by Israeli doctors who have chosen to stay anonymous.
Topics discussed include: the three pillars of vaccine safety; Placebo controls and those that have been used in different vaccine trials; Other data that has been used to assess vaccine safety; The concept of herd immunity and whether or not vaccines provide it; Were vaccines really responsible for wiping out infectious diseases of history; The curious story behind paralytic polio, and much more.
Dr Ben Rall reached out to Emma after hearing her on the Intentionally Well podcast.
The conversation meanders all over from Emma’s background as an actuary working in corporate healthcare and how the system would look entirely different if only everyone took a rigorous data-driven approach to health, all the way to the normalization of ill health, the illusion that modern medicine has increased life spans, and optimism for the future in the proliferation of new health solutions aimed at reversing disease rather than managing it. With a little bit of Emma’s faith journey at the end.
Emma Tekstra, an actuary turned global health consultant and author of How to Be a Healthy Human, joined BS Free MD to challenge conventional ideas about health and wellness.
Emma shares her journey of discovering alternative solutions for her son’s health conditions, which led her to question pharmaceutical reliance and advocate for self-empowered, data-driven approaches. She delves into the history of Big Pharma, the limitations of modern medicine, and the importance of critical thinking in health decisions. Emma also highlights the need for holistic wellness, social connections, and spiritual health as key elements of longevity.
On Stage
Emma’s talk was entitled: Remote Work is Not All it’s Cracked Up to Be! It focuses on the broken promises of today’s gig economy and how remote work and personal autonomy detract from the very human need for collaboration and purpose.
She explains the goal as human flourishing and provides a blueprint for how to achieve it in your career and life.
Dr Gillian Lockitch interviews Emma for her website Blog and podcast.
You’ll discover how data-driven insights challenge conventional health wisdom and why your lifestyle choices—not just your genes—determine how you age. Emma shares how traditional health care often fails you, why many medical myths persist, and what doctors don’t tell you about optimizing longevity. You’ll learn how nutrition, fasting, and movement influence gene expression, how to strengthen your immunity naturally, and why pharmaceuticals may be doing more harm than good. Emma also reveals the biggest contributors to cognitive decline and the essential habits you need to keep your brain sharp and resilient.
Several of Emma’s articles have been published in The Epoch Times health section. (Mind & Body in print, Health online) including:
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Emma chats with Leslie Rose who coaches parents of neurodivergent youth and young adults with these conditions. Emma shares her 15-year journey of using holistic strategies to address her son’s ADHD and Asperger’s.
Key topics include:
Navigating college life and the dilemma of medication also comes up with tips for parents.
Emma is interviewed by Dr Lauren Deville, a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. Dr Lauren particularly digs into Emma’s background as an actuary and the role actuaries can play in fixing healthcare.
Emma tells the story of her son, diagnosed with Aspergers and ADHD at age 5 and now age 19 at a 4-year college studying aerospace engineering.
Emma explains the approach she took to heal her son, from nutrition and supplements, to neurofeedback and other interventions. She opens up about navigating adolescence and supporting her now adult son living alone in another state.
Video Interview
Emma is interviewed by Dianne Koehler, Director of NTI. After getting into Emma’s background Dianne explores the world of Corporate Wellness and the opportunities that might be available for a qualified Nutritionist who has gone through NTI’s program.
The discussion includes the role of functional medicine in an effective health and wellness program and the range of new solutions now available.
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