Healthy Planet, Healthy People

A Free Lecture Series on Whole-Person Health, Community, and the Healing Power of Nature

Join us for an inspiring series of free lectures exploring the deep connection between our health, our lifestyle, and our relationship with the natural world.

This program invites you to reflect on essential questions:
What matters most to you right now? What brings you joy and meaning? What do you need to build healthier habits, supportive relationships, and a life aligned with your values?

Create a better future by embracing nature.
Heal yourself. Heal your relationships. Reconnect with the natural world.

In this lecture series, Dr. Siham Muntasser explores the principles of Whole Person Health and One Health—integrative frameworks that recognize the profound interconnection between individual well-being, community health, and the environment.

Research consistently shows that spending time in nature supports both physical and mental health. This program translates that knowledge into practical, accessible tools you can use to improve your quality of life. Participants will learn from a proven, repeatable, and reliable model of care rooted in both ancient Eastern wisdom and modern Western medicine—offering new ways to enhance resilience, vitality, and well-being through a more connected life with nature.

The program explores how lifestyle—especially our relationship with nature—affects health at a biological and psychological level, including:

• Oxidative stress and mitochondrial health
• The gut–brain connection and brain function
• Neurotransmission and neuroplasticity
• Cardiometabolic health (heart disease, obesity, diabetes)
• Mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and burnout
• Neurodegenerative conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, memory loss, and dementia

From a neurobiological perspective, the series highlights how many conditions can be prevented, improved, or managed through interventions beyond medication, emphasizing nature as a powerful and often underutilized form of medicine.

Dr. Siham Muntasser is a board-certified psychiatrist, lifestyle medicine physician, and health and wellness coachwith a deep commitment to environmental health. Drawing on her diverse clinical and personal experience, she translates complex medical concepts into clear, compassionate, and practical knowledge.

This program is open to anyone seeking to live healthier, happier, and more connected lives—especially those navigating medical or mental health challenges influenced by lifestyle factors (which, in truth, includes most of us).

Participants are invited to schedule a complimentary individual session with Dr. Muntasser to discuss their goals and explore how a personalized, nature-based health plan could support their well-being.

Dr. Muntasser is board-certified in Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry and in Lifestyle Medicine, and is a nationally certified Health and Wellness Board Coach.