#63 Zaka Presents My Journey Dr Kivette Parkes

At an early age, Dr Kivette Parkes learned that there is an unspoken pressure and expectation for Black women needing to do more. She did not take this burden lightly, as a result she relied on her education to become a role model for her younger siblings and community. The Jamaican native, earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Mathematics from Sacred Heart University, a Masters degree in Human Nutrition as well as a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from the University of Bridgeport.  She opened up her own practice one year and a half after medical school. She uses nutrition, stress management, herbs, vitamins and exercise to improve health naturally.  During this episode we learn about her passion to help patients navigating being healthy in a not so healthy world.​