The Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast

Episode #154: Dr. Sarah Kareem on Wellness + Aesthetics Together, Sleep, and Sustainable Weight Loss

• Kerry Reller

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Welcome to the Get Healthy Tampa Bay Podcast with Dr. Kerry Reller! This week, I’m joined by Dr. Sarah Kareem, a board-certified Family Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician and founder of ZenLife MD. In this episode, we talk about why aesthetics, wellness, and longevity should not be treated as separate lanes. Dr. Kareem shares how she approaches “inside-out” care by looking beyond the face and into sleep, stress, nutrition, hormones, and mental health—because all of it shows up in how we feel and how we age. We also discuss common misconceptions about aesthetics, the mindset shifts that can happen after significant weight loss, and practical habits that support confidence and healthy aging. Tune in for a grounded, physician-led perspective on looking better, feeling better, and living with more energy and balance.

As founder of ZenLife MD in Tampa Florida, Dr. Kareem is an experienced Internist with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Healthcare Management, Healthcare, Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine , Aesthetic and Regenerative medicine. She also has a technical background in non surgical beauty and wellness treatments that improve the over all appearance and health of the body. She strongly believes in a holistic and well rounded approach to the mind ,body and soul.

A Strong healthcare service professional with a Doctor of Medicine – MD from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Family Medicine Program.

00:28 – Welcome + introducing Dr. Sarah Kareem
00:51 – Her background: family medicine, obesity medicine, and ZenLife MD
01:43 – Why her “whole-body” approach was shaped by practicing overseas vs the U.S.
03:08 – What “ZenLife” means: evidence-based, personal, proactive longevity
04:29 – Why beauty and wellness should be synergistic (how her consults differ)
05:57 – The mental health connection: skin, confidence, anxiety, and depression
08:09 – Misconception: “Aesthetics is just vanity”
08:47 – Patient story: weight loss + regenerative skin support + improved well-being
11:02 – The other side: identity and mindset challenges after major weight loss
20:43 – Practical habits that move the needle: sleep, routines, sunscreen, and strength training

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Email: info@zenlifemd.com
Phone: Tampa: (813)510-6090, NewYork: (917)540-4215
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Kerry:

All right. Hi everybody. Welcome back to the Get Healthy Tampa Bay podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Kerry Reller, and today we have Dr. Sarah Kareem. Welcome to the podcast.

Sarah:

Thank you so much and thank you for having me.

Kerry:

Yes, I'm excited to talk all about you and your practice and what you specialize in today. So why don't you tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do.

Sarah:

Okay, well I'm Dr. Kareem. I'm a board certified family medicine physician as well as obesity medicine. And I've been in practice since 2018, I opened up a practice called ZenLife Md, and I have been working prior to that as a hospital doctor. So I have more than like 10 to 12 years of experience as a physician. And I, I'm, I'm very excited to talk about the upcoming things about regenerative medicine and primary care and how we can put all this together along with aesthetics. So, yeah.

Kerry:

Yeah, so you. Have a very you know, diverse journey and interesting background in family and hospital medicine and growing up in the Middle East and everything, and then practicing in the US. So kind of how did that get you inspired to start Zen Life MD and also get involved in aesthetics and wellness?

Sarah:

So I, you know, growing up overseas and seeing how medicine is practiced there versus over here, it just gave me a lot of insight because overseas it's. You know, you, you don't just give a medication for every symptom. You, you know, there's always a talk about what's going on. And when I came to practice here in residency, every time it's like, okay, well the patient has this, just give this medication and that medication. So that's kind of the norm over here. And I feel like. I needed a space where patients can feel like it's the inside and out, like have a whole body approach, which I grew up with overseas. And I think that's, that's important to also recognize that it's not just the, internal process we're dealing with, we're also dealing with the outside. So that's the reason I opened Zen Life MD, just as a space for patients to have a way to communicate with their doctors about deep rooted problems. So,

Kerry:

Yeah, I love that. And it's totally true that in the United States, our medical education has been traditionally, you know, focusing on, you know, slapping the bandaid, treating the chronic condition instead of preventing things. I do think there's a big movement, hopefully, right. Training the new doctors to, maybe also learn to prevent things. So we're, we're hoping. But yeah. So I think, I guess I was gonna ask you what exactly Zen life it kind of means to you personally and professionally.

Sarah:

So Zen life, it just, it's just more, it's not a name, it's more of a mindset. Okay. So it basically reflects my belief that healthcare should be evidence-based and it should be personal as well. So the name as it says Zen is like more about inner harmony, mindfulness, and life vitality, longevity with an md. So that's kind of where the name came about. It's the process of like being proactive with regenerative care. And my goal in this is not to slow aging. It's more about letting patients live like a purposeful life with energy and balance, you know?'cause I feel like that's the issue. A lot of people are on these medications all the time. They're not feeling good, you know? So it's about putting everything together. And not just focusing on one thing. So that's the reason I created Zen Life, md, and that's what it means.

Kerry:

Yeah, you're right. I mean, with the, with focusing on one thing, you're kind of like siloing their entire processes, like how we silo things in medicine, right? So thinking of the whole body, the whole wellness approach inside and out, I think is, you know, a great concept and I love the name. That's wonderful. So you've been talking already a lot about Inside, outside. So you say often that, you know, beauty, anti-aging and wellness shouldn't be separated. So how do you get them to be synergistic in your practice, and why do you think that should be

Sarah:

Well, okay, let me give you an example of my approach when a patient comes in. Okay? So.

Kerry:

perfect?

Sarah:

So when a patient comes in for a face procedure, okay, like the, the aesthetic part, I do a consultation. I don't focus just on the face. So I kind of go deep down into what their, what their primary problems are, what are their, because being a primary care physician as well, that helps me get down to the deeper side of the problem. So I kind of go into their sleep cycles, their lifestyle, because all of this is affecting your skin. And we'll go in that. I'll tell you about that in a minute. But I think having stressed and nutrition, I, I go into the weight, weight gains, any signs of depression, their health, mental health, all of that coincides with how you are on the outside too. So that's how I kind of I navigated, I kind of take all things together and then make a plan for them, and we go through that journey together. So that's right.

Kerry:

you've, I mean you've obviously been, you know, kind of already in this a little bit earlier, I think though, like the longevity aspect, which we will talk about, but, you know, 2018, I feel like it's more of a newer concept a little bit, and you've kind of been in it for a while, so I, I definitely think that we're gonna hear a lot of expertise from you today. But I guess back to the beauty part of it, but the skin health or outward appearance, how does that influence someone's mental health and self-esteem?

Sarah:

You know, I think it's very overlooked at how much the outside is very intertwined with the inside. Okay. So, for example, if somebody is not feeling good on the outside, they don't feel as, you know, as. As good as they used to be 10 years ago, they're not gonna feel as motivated on the inside as well. So there's one aspect is the medical aspect. They're not trying to, you know, do better on the inside to preserve themselves and also you know, they're just not they're not dealing with the stress properly. And I'm sorry, this

Kerry:

Yeah, no, I totally agree. I mean, I just think sometimes about acne, not to be boring, but acne is just a, a great example, right? So. When you're stressed and you're not sleeping, and you know hormones are going crazy, sometimes we see that reflect on the outside. Right.

Sarah:

It's not just that, but it's also the depression aspect. That's what I was trying to get to. So, so you're talking about the outside and the inside, the skin skin conditions and how you look on the outside not just affects your inner the medical issues, but it also can affect your mental state. People get into depression, the getting anxiety. Again, to low self-esteem and all of that is connected, you know, so that's what I'm trying to do here is like a whole body approach, not just the skin separate or the inside of the body and the, the general longevity separate. It's all gonna be connected together.

Kerry:

Yeah, I, I wanna bring up an example, I think of what you're saying. So. Like you're saying, if there's a skin condition on the outside, they could cause, you know, anxiety, depression or anything like that, or self-esteem issues. So I will say I suffered from melasma pretty bad, especially like younger and pregnant and things like that. And honestly I felt so sad. Like it is depressing. It definitely you lose your confidence and you, you know, I think that's just this baby example of what could be going on. Right. So it's very important, you're right. Like you have to think about the whole body approach like you're saying. So it's

Sarah:

Right.

Kerry:

Yeah. Are there any misconceptions people have about aesthetics or anything that you'd like to dispel?

Sarah:

That aesthetics is just vanity, you know? I feel like a lot of people think, oh, you know, oh, you're going to get skin stuff done, you're getting Botox done, or whatever. They, they think you're just being vain and that's it. But no, I, I would say it is so interconnected that people need to start looking at both. Because the more you try to just think it's vanity, you're not gonna take care of the inside. And that's, and that's gonna affect the overall approach of longevity.

Kerry:

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Sarah:

Yeah.

Kerry:

think of any like good cases or examples of patients who improved their kind of overall wellbeing after focusing on their aesthetics or anti-aging

Sarah:

So. So I had a patient come in. She was she was a bit on the obese side.

Kerry:

Mm-hmm.

Sarah:

She came in for, she, she said she lost her husband and she wanted to get Botox, and she was just, she was trying to get out of that. You know, cycle of depression and stuff. She comes in and then she tells me about how she just, you know, we sat in that chair and she's telling me about how she feels, how she's like depressed and how she's really gained a lot of weight, you know, all of that. So, while doing the aesthetic stuff. So I said, let, let's, let's kind of make a plan. So we talked about her medications. We figured out there are a couple of medications that are not good for your weight. We started her on obesity medicine, like a protocol. And we, I told her, I said, Hey, you're gonna lose weight, but you also have to take care of your skin because as you lose weight, you're losing if you lose weight too quick, you can lose a lot of collagen. So that's gonna cause that ozempic face that people talk about, which is literally just a lot of excess weight loss loss of collagen. So we talked about how to get the skin in control at the same time. So we worked on this for almost a year after that, and she, she really did well. She was in the best shape. Her skin looked great. We did a lot of regenerative Treatments like PRP, exosomes and microneedling and all of these things along with the weight loss. And after six to eight months she was, she was doing much better. And she said that it helped her mentally when she started looking better, feeling better. So I think there's a lot of, a lot of cases like that, which can be helped. You know, a lot of people can go through that and feel like there's nobody that can help them, and I feel like it's important to go through the hormonal stuff, the weight, the nutrition, the sleep, along with the aesthetics, and it can make such a big difference.

Kerry:

Yeah, absolutely. I, I'm gonna put you on the spot. So being at obesity medicine, have you had any cases or patients who maybe were living in a larger body and then lost a lot of weight and then kind of like, couldn't refine themselves. Like, like kind of the opposite, that some people think that they're gonna, you know, everybody thinks everything's gonna be perfect after you lose weight, but can you, can you think of any like times where maybe that is like the opposite?

Sarah:

So, no, it, it, you know, some people have always had a high, you know, body status for a while, and then when they lose weight, first of all, they can't they can't get all that, you know, all that attention they're gonna get afterwards. That kind of gets overwhelming for them. Okay. And then they have this this fa you know, they feel like they're not good enough. Because they're still thinking in that mindset that they had. So it's, it is about changing that mindset, but it's hard, you know,'cause it's, it's mentally they look great, you know, physically, but they're not mentally there yet.

Kerry:

Mm-hmm.

Sarah:

that, that I've seen a lot. And that's why I think it's important to, while you're there, trying to lose weight or while they're going through that process, to do the mental health evaluation each time so you can start changing that mindset. From the beginning and not, like when they're suddenly lost weight and then they'll become more depressed, you know? So there's a, there is a phenomenon like that. I, I feel like I've seen that a few times as well,

Kerry:

Yeah. Yeah, we definitely see that and I think it's, it is absolutely important and which is why I love like that patients have the ability to work directly with, you know, a provider rather than kind of like an online thing where they just get the medicine. Because there's like a whole mentality aspect of it that you really need to be okay with how you are, you know, currently and accept that before you can move on and, you know, go through the process of, of big adjustment. And I'm usually talking about people who are using, losing a more significant amount of weight, obviously which is very possible, right? With all these new medications. So that's exciting that they're getting healthier. But you know, as you were mentioning, their mental health needs to get healthier at the same time.

Sarah:

Right. So the one thing I do in my clinic is if suppose somebody, again, a lot of places have these online, online places which dispense medication, but there's no personal touch and there's a lot to monitor with these medications as well. So every time I have a patient, I call them in every four weeks, and we do the scale, we have a talk and I kind of assess how their mental status is and we kind of go through a lot of things like, you know, how their nutritionists sleep and all that so I can judge on where they're at. So I think that has helped a lot of patients rather than just. Give them medications, lose all this weight, and then figure out what to do with their mental health later. So it goes hand in hand.

Kerry:

Absolutely. Yeah. So what I don't do in my practice is something that you do do. So like how do you choose, you know, with patients helping with their internal wellness interventions and the external aesthetic ones, or how do you kind of combine them effectively?

Sarah:

Having a good treatment plan, having a good follow up, having a good connection with the patient. Because I feel like, I feel like if you just give them a plan and don't follow up, they're really, people are not gonna get motivated to do it. So if I get personally invested in their journey, people know that there's somebody back there rooting for them, you know? And that is a really, really, big part of my practice where it's a more personal touch. So I, I do the aesthetics in like, I make a treatment plan. So I have like, maybe like a microneedling session or Botox. Then I'll have like the weight thing, and then I'll have hormones and then nutrition. We kind of do it all in that range of one year. We address everything. So it's making sure you follow up and talking to them about the nutrition and stuff, even while you're doing the aesthetics. So I, I combine these two, so.

Kerry:

So what does the microneedling and the PRP and all the exosomes, what do they do and how does that make someone feel like they're I guess you know better on the outside?

Sarah:

Okay, so, so my, my whole thing is to make the body work for you. Okay? And the whole concept is to boost your own, like body is to work for you, not against you. Okay. So.

Kerry:

Mm-hmm.

Sarah:

Platelet rich plasma exosomes. These are procedures which help with stimulation of your own body's collagen. And this is kind of where the regenerative medicine realm is going, so for example, microneedling helps with collagen stimulation and face rejuvenation, but you know, the skincare that you do also helps. So we are, we're trying to kind of stimulate your body. That's kind of what the whole thing is. It's not just about covering with like Botox or fillers or just covering things up. It's more about rebuilding and allowing your body to, you know, get rejuvenated. So yeah, that's, that's kind of what it is about.

Kerry:

Yeah, so I, I guess all of those things are also mostly helping with like collagen and, you know.

Sarah:

Yeah.

Kerry:

Giving it. Okay. Neat. Okay. So how do hormones like balance and nutrition and skin health all tie together to slow that aging process that nobody wants?

Sarah:

Okay, so let me give you an example of sleep. Okay. Sleep is, or you know, it's very overlooked. Okay? So if you have less sleep, your corti, cortisol levels are elevated, you have more inflammation. And this in turn. You know, inflammation and insulin resistance, you know, all of this inflamma inflammatory things can cause your collagen to break down faster. Your mitochondrial function to be not as good. So I think it all ties in together. And I think combining nutrition is important too.

Kerry:

Mm-hmm. Yeah. So I feel you're saying like it helps balance, I guess when we talk about balancing hormones, that's a way to balance the hormones, right? You hear that a lot in the marketing literature of like, I want my hormones balanced, but it's so true. Right? So focusing on the sleep, like getting those, you know, improving those cortisol levels, like you're saying, sometimes people who are lacking sleep have elevated cortisol, which I think you were alluding to. Like the increased inflammation and you know, also usually sometimes tied to insulin resistance. When you are kind of getting enough sleep, it will lower that and then it's less likely that you'll have that inflammation. And then from your standpoint,'cause I don't know as much about it, you're saying that the collagen also would be doing better, right?

Sarah:

Yeah, there'll be less breakdown of the collagen. That's the whole thing with the aging process. Another example would be like excess weight, like obesity, right? That leads to chronic inflammation, insulin. Resistance and in turn, breaking down the collagen faster, and making you age faster on your skin as well as internally, you know, when you have more wrinkles and all of that. But the other hand, you can have extreme weight loss, extremely weight loss can also cause that the, the elasticity, the sagging you know, the loss of balance is gonna happen. So that's why it's so important to have a physician led. Care with this and not just you know, online or somebody who doesn't know how to deal with this, you know? So I think it's important to have it like inner inside and outside as well.

Kerry:

Mm-hmm. How would you approach a patient struggling with like weight, self-image, or confidence in a holistic way?

Sarah:

I would. What I do is, again, getting them in that chair and talking to them, you know, finding out the root cause, finding out what's exactly the why in this whole thing, you know finding out what the metabolic factors are, the hormones, the sleep patterns, the gut health. Getting all that information is important. Not a lot of people talk about it in an aesthetic visit, but I think talking about all that gives you an idea about what the patient needs and, and kind of formulate a plan for them. So that's kind of how I approach it. Always again, we just talked about that having good follow up and listening to them is important, you know, so a lot of people don't feel heard.

Kerry:

Yeah. Yeah. You're so right. Like you, I'm assuming I don't do aesthetics, but someone going to adjust an aesthetics appointment is not going to get that full person body care. Right. They're really only focusing on, you know, where do you want your Botox and fillers, right? So I think that being able to really, like you said, focus in on the entire relationship and inside and out is definitely gonna create a, not only like better results, but longer lasting, which is probably more what everybody wants,

Sarah:

It is, and, and I feel like a lot of places don't have that connection with the person. Like I feel like when I, when they come in, I talk about their family. I know about their, it's like the primary care approach, the old primary care approach. But I also deal with the more holistic thing. I hear this a lot from patients. They're like, oh, my doctor doesn't listen. They don't want to do some sort. Like they don't want. Adjunct treatments or anything like holistic things with it. But I think it's okay if it's not harming you. I think it's okay to combine things together. You don't have to dismiss the patient's thoughts about that. So working with them is important. So not just telling them what you think medically is supposed to be there, but also working with them is, is definitely important.

Kerry:

Yeah, I totally agree. I think that, you know, there, if everybody, you know, working together, I think whether the functional doctor or holistic doctor or anything like that, that. You know, everything can be included in the same, you know, patient's plan or care. And I think that's important not to dismiss them. So, and not only that, I'm sure it will make them feel better and have, you know, better mood as well. So so you stay, you know that healing starts from within, nourishing your body, calm your mind, and your skin will follow. What are some practical ways that people can live by that? Let's get some examples.

Sarah:

Sleeping better, sleeping. The sleep is so important. I think not scrolling on the phone at night in bed. That is, that's so common now with like the phones and the internet. I mean, I am guilty. I've done that too, but I've had to force myself to, you know, not do that. Other thing I would say is being consistent, you know, forming habits. Like we can stay all we want, but if people are not gonna do it, it's not gonna work. So I think being consistent, having a pattern, having a routine every day, like for example, for me, I would, for up, I make sure I wake up early and I drink it. Lemon water, that's my thing, and I meditate and then I start my day. So at least that's a ritual I will not. Go past that, so I know I'm getting that in. So when once you get one certain ritual or something going on, then a habit you'll continue with other habits too, which will improve. So I think starting with the something small like a little habit that you wanna start a good one, a good habit you wanna start and then you can start incorporating more things. So.

Kerry:

I love that. I mean, I'm big on the habits, so obviously, like you said, beginning new habits, but I also like to break the bad

Sarah:

Very,

Kerry:

Ones

Sarah:

That is so,

Kerry:

know we shouldn't be doing.

Sarah:

that is, that is important.

Kerry:

right before bed or eating after dinner when we know we're not hungry. Like obviously you may not do that every time, but at least being aware of what you're doing I think is really important. Right.

Sarah:

That is important.

Kerry:

one, I had a patient who had a very bad habit of going through those Andes mints, those green mints. He ate like a whole bag a day and he was doing it'cause he was anxious. Right. We kinda helped with that and got rid of that because the, those mints actually made him have pre-diabetes. It was

Sarah:

Oh, wow. Yeah, they're, they're definitely good, but they're moderation.

Kerry:

Yes. So he stopped it and his A1C went way down. But it's just little things like that. You have to find out what's going on so you can break the bad habits and obviously create good ones. Like you said, maybe going to bed earlier and meditating. Like those things are

Sarah:

But I, I do wanna mention one thing. Like I, I had a patient who smoked all the time. Okay, now, you know, the smoking is related to a lot of things, including your skin, you know, the loss of collagen. So she was coming in with. You know, coming in for treatments every time. And I told her, I said it stopped her. And I'm like, look, you need to stop that first before you do it. Spend all this money. This is not gonna be, you're, it's not helping, you know, the collagen is not building and it's just gonna make it worse. So we went through the process of stopping everything and going with her, like trying to get her off this smoking habit. And, and wearing sunscreen and smoking. These are small things which help, and it's helped her dramatically. She stopped smoking and she's looking more radiant and vibrant and living better. So I think small habits, I mean, some ha bad habits, removing them slowly if you can't do it fast, but this is important, so, yeah.

Kerry:

I think the smoke is kind of a big habit, but sometimes patients don't make that connection of smoking. They think only lungs, right? They forget. It bothers your skin, your cardiovascular disease, like you could, you know, get claudication so that cramping in your legs so they forget that it's not just the lungs. So I think that's a, that's a big habit to stop. You should definitely

Sarah:

It's true, but you know what's crazy?

Kerry:

her.

Sarah:

You know what's crazy is that they don't, if you tell them it's your lungs are gonna go bad, they don't, they don't care. But when you tell them you're gonna get a line or a wrinkle, they're like, they're very committed. They're like, oh my God, I need to get rid of this now before I look older. It's like, that's just work.

Kerry:

it's funny. You have to find what motivates someone, right? I might tell them, oh, your A1C is high, but they might not care about that. You gotta find something else that is gonna really, you know, be motivating for them to change. Right?

Sarah:

And then there's a lot about education. A lot of people don't know about, they don't connect sleep with skincare, you know, or, or drinking a lot of water with skincare. They think it's just, you know, help versus just skin. So when you combine these two, they're more motivated to get things done, you

Kerry:

Mm-hmm.

Sarah:

yeah.

Kerry:

Yeah, it's funny. So you mentioned you're not lifestyle medicine, right? You're only obesity medicine? Not both. Okay. I mean, they cross over so

Sarah:

They do. They do cross all.

Kerry:

the pillars, you know, of, you know, lifestyle and obesity medicine are very similar. And they do, you know, obviously go around nutrition, sleep, exercise, which we have not brought up. I don't know if it would, you would say it's related to skin aesthetics. I don't know.

Sarah:

You know the. Especially resistance training, resistance exercise.

Kerry:

Yeah.

Sarah:

That's especially with the, you know, that helps I, I ask patients to do that, especially when they're trying to lose weight, to start building up their protein levels as well as you know, the, the resistance training, your muscle buildup, because that will help with your collagen as well. And if they do that, they're less prone to having the all that sagging. Especially if they do it like a, not a quick weight loss, but a consistent weight loss they're less prone to having like the wrinkling and the, the, the got look, you know? So I think that's very important. I, I talk to them all the time about resistance training strength. Yeah.

Kerry:

Yeah, I mean obviously I, I talk about it from the, you know, body composition and muscle mass aspect, but not, not really the skin. So that's good to know. Maybe, maybe I'll find my patient that's motivated by that more than, you know, having muscles or

Sarah:

I'm telling you, you tell them about a skin, they're like, okay, I'll do it. You know?

Kerry:

Yeah. Yeah. So if someone listening wants to start feeling more confident and youth youthful, what is one small step they can take today?

Sarah:

One small step is to start showing up. Like for example, start drinking more water, but make that step or start moving more, you know suppose you're taking you're taking the elevator, take the stairs, just something small. You can do to kind of go towards a better lifestyle, you know, and protecting your skin wear sunscreen. I would say if you're, if you're, if you guys are listening to this, start wearing sunscreen, that's so important. Most people don't take that seriously, but it is a pretty serious thing. So start small stall, start with one act, and self-care. You know, everybody forgets that you gotta care about yourself and everything else will follow. So,

Kerry:

Love that. Yeah. Is there anything else that you wanna share about you or your practice that we haven't covered?

Sarah:

So, you know, again, we already talked about holistic approach. I do, I do primary care. It's more concierge style and I do wellness and aesthetics all mixed together. So I think having when you come to our practice, you'll have a full body approach and it's very personalized and it is with a physician. I am, you know, I don't just deal with primary care. I'm also a hospital doctor too, so I do deal with the critical things at the hospital. So when somebody comes in, I can help navigate the medical system as well. Try to get you to the right places where, you know, you need the help. I can help with that as well. So it's a whole body approach, but also the the medical side I would take care of. So.

Kerry:

Yeah, I forgot to ask you and mention that you are still practicing in the hospital, so thank you for bringing that up. awesome. So where can people find you if they wanna work with you, or hopefully not finding you in the hospital, but finding you in your practice?

Sarah:

So I actually have two clinics, one in Lutz. It's really close to the LA Mall. And then I have one satellite clinic in New York City, in in Queens. So. Not this for the Tampa people. It's here in Lutz, and i'm very active on Instagram. I talk a lot about different procedures and everything, a lot of education. So you can find me on Instagram at Zen Life MD underscore, or you can call the clinic and make an appointment with me and we can definitely talk.

Kerry:

Awesome. Well, we'll definitely include that in the show notes, and it sounds like you're definitely one to follow. So everybody follow her at Zen Life, MD. Underscore on Instagram, and thank you so much Dr. Kareem for joining me on the podcast today and everybody's please stay tuned next week for next week's episode, get Healthy Tampa Bay.

Sarah:

Thank you so much.

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