Dr. Leah Dash, DC IBCLC

12/20/2025

12/20/2025

Yesterday I got to tour the laboratory where I’ll be teaching students in just a few weeks. I can’t even explain how excited I am for this opportunity and I’m looking forward to this new position and new title that comes with it!

12/17/2025

Hey y’all. I have news and I’m not quite sure how to categorize it. For the last few months you’ve seen me gradually getting accepted into different insurance networks as I’ve started this practice. I believe in making care as accessible as possible which means being “in-network” with as many insurances as possible and, in my previous experience in Oregon, this was a reality. However, coverage in Florida is not the same. There are not only limitations on how much we get reimbursed but they’re actually trying to limit what I can do in a visit. These limitations are making care impossible to provide in a way that aligns with our mutual goals as far as not only alleviating pain/dysfunction but preventing it from returning. For example, I was told in a peer-to-peer that they will not cover preventative exercises - i.e. I can’t give you rehab to help prevent your complaint from happening again.

So what does this mean:
As of 01/01/2026 I will not accept new insurance patients and will start to phase out insurance care in my practice. For existing Blue Cross patients already billed as “out of network” or patients with Blue Cross who have “out of network” benefits, we can continue to bill that as a courtesy to you. I’ll still accept “cash pay”/self pay , Personal Injury/Car Insurance, as well as Lactation patients through The Lactation Network.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions. I will post updates as they develop and I will, as always, be transparent about pricing and scheduling.

12/04/2025

Just finished the pre-employment process for Valencia College and I’ll be starting in January! Don’t panic though, I’m only teaching on Fridays so my patient schedule won’t change too much (I might need to schedule admin time since that’s usually what I do on Fridays). Can’t wait to start this new adventure!

11/09/2025

First conference in the books! I left with a lot of knowledge that I didn’t have before this weekend and I’m so inspired by my fellow LCs. thank you so much for the goodies!

11/08/2025

Thank you for sponsoring this sweet Photo Booth!

11/05/2025

A promising but small (N=36) study has shown that supplementation of creatine hydrochloride (1,500 mg/day) may have a significant impact on neurocognitive and metabolic changes in peri and postmenopausal women. Further, there is some data to suggest that it may be more effective than other treatments in treating mood swing severity. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40854087/

10/09/2025

My scope legally allows me to practice as a pelvic floor therapist because I use musculoskeletal techniques to evaluate and treat these disorders and ONLY treat those that fall within my scope. If its weak we strengthen it, if its tight we release it, if its stuck we move it. That’s it. I don’t mind questions about how I practice and where I received my training. In fact, I welcome and love these discussions. But someone talking behind my back? Not so much. Imagine being out there trying to hate me and I’m just here trying to help.

10/06/2025

When Mitochondrial DNA samples from the eggs were compared to blood and saliva samples from the same patient there were fewer mutations present in the eggs than in the other samples. The frequency of these mutations don’t increase with age in egg cells. And Those that do occur are in less functionally important sections of the DNA. Feel free to DM me for the link to the article.

10/06/2025

I officially (finally) got the update from Medicare that I am finally able to accept Medicare patients as a non-par provider. Please feel free to reach out with any questions since I know the explanation is complicated.

10/02/2025

What to expect during your new patient visit

09/19/2025

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