Dr. Jyothi Rao, MD received her bachelor degree from Rutgers University and her MD from New Jersey Medical School. She completed her internship and residency from Tufts New England Medical Center. She achieved her acupuncture training from the Helms Institute of Acupuncture in UCLA in 2000. She completed her Functional Medicine training from the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine in 2013. She has been in clinical practice since 1997 and now is the medical director of Shakthi Health and Wellness Center in Maryland. She is an instructor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, George Washington School of Medicine and a Moderator at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She has published Body on Fire and Body on Fire Cookbook to help guide patients with lifestyle medicine. In addition, Jyothi works with large community and business organizations to help bring education on lifestyle changes to their communities through lectures, conferences, and podcasts.