Building an Integrative Pharmacy Practice with Dr. Emlah Tubuo, PharmD

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

Kate Kresge

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, 810564, Medicine

4.8 • 581 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Root Cause Medicine, we’re honored to share the story of Dr. Emlah Tubuo, PharmD, MS, an integrative pharmacist who came to the U.S. in 2003 with $300 in her wallet and built what many of us wish existed in every community: a pharmacy designed around whole person care. Dr. Emlah explains how growing up around infectious disease in Cameroon shaped her prevention-first mindset, and how arriving in the U.S. revealed a different challenge: chronic disease that silently progresses for years before symptoms demand urgent intervention.

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0:00.0	Well, hello there and welcome back to the root cross medicine podcast. I'm your host for today, Dr. Kate Kreske,
0:04.6	joined by Dr. Emila Tuvow. Dr. Emila is a fantastic integrative pharmacist, and she's got an
0:09.2	incredible story. She arrived to the U.S. with $300 in her pocket, put herself through pharmacy school,
0:14.0	and now runs an integrated pharmacy in her community. She did this after spending time in the
0:18.7	conventional system and feeling like she couldn't practice the way she wanted to. So like many of us, she made the difficult choice to become an entrepreneur so that she could live out her vision of practicing the way she wanted to in the world. And it's worked. Six years in, she's got a lot of lessons to share with us. Now, if you're a practitioner who's considering the same move, I think Dr. Emla is so inspiring and
0:38.0	motivational. And my hope is to give you some examples of people who've done it. So you feel like you can do it too. If you're not a provider and you're listening, you're still going to learn a ton and you're still going to feel really inspired by Dr. Tubo. She has some great one-liners that she tells her patients to keep them motivated and on the right track.
0:53.7	She talks to us about things like LP.
0:55.3	Little A, heart disease, certain types of supplements and the lineers that she tells her patients to keep them motivated and on the right track. She talks to us
0:54.3	about things like LP little A, heart disease, certain types of supplements and the forms that
0:58.8	you should choose. Really, really fascinating episode. I left it feeling so uplifted. A big thank
1:05.4	you to Dr. Amla for joining us for this one. Let's dive in. Can't wait to hear what you think.
1:09.3	Before we get started, though, I've got a special question for the practitioners in the audience. Practitioners, what if
1:14.4	your supplement dispensing, patient education, and treatment planning all lived in one powerful
1:19.3	platform built for whole person care? And what if that platform was free for both you and your
1:25.0	patients while saving you hours each week on treatment planning
1:27.8	and follow-up.
1:28.8	Well, meet FullScript!
1:30.8	The comprehensive care delivery platform designed to reduce administrative burden and
1:34.2	enhance clinical impact.
1:36.2	From automated refills and lab ordering with interpretation to evidence-based protocols
1:40.7	and built-in adherence support.
1:42.8	FullScript integrates the tools you need to streamline
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