Dr. Leyla Ali on Being a Pharmacist & Comedian

Dr. Leyla Ali has been a pharmacist for over 20 years, an author, a speaker, and does stand up comedy for fun. During her years as a pharmacist she’s had the opportunity to see how patients who take more and more medications over time get sicker and sicker.

She found that people who depend upon medical doctors for all their healthcare needs become long-term chronically ill patients. The simple truth is that medical doctors are no longer trained in true health—they are only trained in drugs. This causes people to struggle with their health with for years when they don’t need to. This inspired her to write her book. Off Balance, The American Way of Health, A Pharmacist’s Perspective on Why Drugs Don’t Work.

Today were going to talk to her about her unique perspective as a pharmacist and some stand-up comedy