We are fortunate to be living in a time where mental health is at the forefront of healthcare conversations. Today’s countertop chat takes a look at mental health as an exciting through a wider lens. Our guest, Lara Zakaria, PharmD., founder of Foodie Farmacist, dives deep into why your customers prefer to confide in their independent pharmacist when it comes to issues surrounding mental health, and shares practical advice on introducing why it is important to create a space conducive to patients speaking about mental health.

Dr. Zakaria is motivational, empowering, and discusses the importance of reframing mental health as “brain health” or “brain science” in order to make it approachable to each patient. In this conversation, Dr Zakaria helps to identify “low hanging fruit” opportunities in your existing patients, and gives entry point options requiring no advanced training and minimal time and resource investments.