Episode 5 With Sylvia Hood Washington

Sylvia Hood Washington, PhD, ND, MPH, CLT-LANA, BCTMB, HTCP, RYT-500, is an interdisciplinary trained and Board Certified Lymphatic Therapist. Born with congenital Lymphedema, Sylvia is dedicated to working with patients suffering with this disease, along with lipedema, chronic venous insufficiency, and those with compromised immune systems and suffering from diseases like Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes.

She offers services in Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD-Vodder) and Decongestive Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage, Reflexology Lymphatic Drainage, Lymphatic Yoga and Lymphatic Breath-Work and Naturopathic Coaching and Counseling.
She is also a prenatal and postnatal massage (BCTMB, LMT) therapist for moms experiencing pain, edema and congestion.

Dr. Sylvia is the Editor in Chief of the International environmental health journal, Environmental Justice. She is the published author of two books on environmental health disparities and over a dozen articles and chapters on the impact of environmental pollution and climate change on public health.

A former award winning journeyman Electronic Controls Engineer for NASA,
Dr. Sylvia operates out of an environmentally healthy building known as The Green Buddha Sustainability Center that is a registered LEED Gold building project.