The Wellness Mama Podcast
By: Katie Wells
Language: en-us
Categories: Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Kids, Family, Parenting, Education
The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com
Episodes
Light and Leptin: Understanding These For Hormones, Fertility and Health With Sarah Kleiner
Oct 27, 2025Episode Highlights With Sarah
Light and leptin and how these interplay with each otherThe importance of leptin and what it isAll of our hormones are circadian How to support these hormones naturallyLeptin wasn’t even discovered and studied until 1994 and why we still don’t hear much about it even thought it is so importantHow this interplays with thyroid health and why this is important What it means when leptin is low or highThe mitochondrial aspect of these hormones and how light environment impacts thisHow much our light environment affects almost every aspect of healthMost important factors we can sh... Duration: 00:47:03Somatic Healing for Moms: How to Regulate Your Nervous System in Real-Time With Brittany Piper
Oct 22, 2025Episode Highlights With Brittany
Why this work is so important, especially for momsHow babies co-regulate with moms for several years and how our children borrow our nervous systems for several years until theirs' developHow dysregulated nervous systems affect parenting and the parent child bondChildren are wired to come to their caregivers for regulation, so when the caregiver is a source of fear or dysregulation this can create attachment issues and other issuesPerfection is not required- in fact an in-depth study found that mothers being attuned even just 30% of the time led to secure attachment in the child. So... Duration: 00:30:02The Science of Safety: How to Rewire Your Nervous System For Resilience & Joy With Brittany Piper
Oct 20, 2025Episode Highlights With Brittany
What polyvagal theory is and the updated science of the nervous system Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and what this meansThree principles of polyvagal theory: hierarchy of responses, coregulation, neuroception Humans have a bioligcal imperative to be in connection with othersWhat glimmers or safety cues are and how to understand these Misconceptions and misinformed ideas related to nervous system regulationRegulation does not mean being calm, cool, and collected all the timeWhat somatic experiencing is and how it can be helpful in processing emotions and physical symptomsSteps you can take and try now to support your body, emo... Duration: 00:43:33Meditations, Motherhood, Money Mindset, and Mantras: Easy Meditations for Busy Moms With Katie Krimitsos
Oct 15, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
How she got into meditation with a baby and a toddlerHer entrepreneurial story and how it eventually led into meditation workWhat she would say to the mom who feels like she doesn’t have the time, space and patience to meditateWe all know the benefits of meditation… how to actually make it a habitThe health benefits of meditation and why these are just the side benefit to herMeditation is one of the most powerful tools to get to know ourselves The simple meditation tools she recommends for moms especiallyMini meditations for moms and a coupl... Duration: 00:53:37Breast Health, Salt and Simple Health Strategies for Women With Linda Bamber-Olson
Oct 14, 2025Episode Highlights With Linda
Why she is so passionate about breast health after her mother and sister both got breast cancer six months apart and her doctor wanter her to have a double mastectomy This led to research for her and ways to protect and take care of breast healthHow she got a ND degree and began researching breast health and has done this for 18 yearsThe surprising connection between oral health and breast health Importance of salt and how this connects to breast healthHow being low in minerals can lead to breast problemsMinerals are one of the most im... Duration: 00:27:49The Science of Sound: How Frequencies Support the Body With WAVwatch
Oct 13, 2025Episode Highlights With Linda
How being deaf in one ear led her to research sound and vibration and led to the work she does nowThe healing power of sound and vibrationEinstein said future medicine would be the medicine of frequencies The history of sound healing and frequencies and how this was pushed out of modern medicineChemical frequencies (from supplements and pharmaceuticals) vs WAV frequenciesWhy we don’t even have to hear a frequency or sound to benefit from itNew evidence on how sound and frequency can be beneficial Research shows that nerves may not be electrical, but sound puls... Duration: 00:44:05Peptides, Minerals, Micronutrients, and Longevity With Nathalie Niddam
Oct 08, 2025Episode Highlights With Nathalie
What the latest research is saying about peptides and what she’s studying and tryingBioregulators and how they work so uniquely Peptides by definition are small proteins and often fragments of naturally occurring peptides in the bodyAbout 7,000 peptides have been identified Bioregulators are only 2-5 amino acids in lengthHer take on GLP-1s and important things to know if you try themWhat testing and data she looks at and considers most important Iron overload and why it isn’t talked about muchBlood and microbiome testing and which ones are worth doingHer take on regenerative medicin... Duration: 00:47:53Before the Bite or the Sip: Rewiring Emotional Habits Around Food, Alcohol, and Stress With Georgia Foster
Oct 07, 2025Episode Highlights With Georgia
How the inner critic turns off when we drinkWe think we have a drinking problem, yet it's often a thinking problem or a stress problemThere's always an emotional reason for regular over-drinkingWhy some people drink to “become a better version of ourselves” if we believe we are more fun, relaxed, etc., when we drinkHow this also relates to food and eatingTools to train the deeper parts of the mind that it’s safe to be thin, attractive, etc.Addressing patterns like “I’ll do ___ when I lose the weight” and flipping the scriptA self-hypnosis technique yo... Duration: 00:27:46Taming the Inner Critic: Rewiring Self-Esteem, Resilience, and Presence as a Mom With Georgia Foster
Oct 06, 2025Episode Highlights With Georgia
What the inner critic is and how it has gotten out of hand in the modern world Self esteem is something we are not born with, we have to develop itThe inner critic creates detachment and feelings of not being good enoughOur children pick up on the energy of our inner criticEveryone’s inner critic is saying similar things and it doesn’t go away but we can learn to tame itThe pleaser personalities and why this is more common in women and moms How these can lead to the tough inner question of who am... Duration: 00:34:29Grip Strength: Overlooked Longevity Metric & Tool (Solo Episode)
Oct 01, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Why grip strength is one of the top predictors of longevityWhat low grip strength says about your nervous system and overall healthSimple ways to test grip strength at homeHow grip strength connects to full-body strength and fall riskThe difference between passive and active grip strengthHow farmer’s carries and dead hangs improve your whole systemWhy we lose grip strength with age—and how to reverse itTools and tips for training grip in everyday lifeThe role of protein, collagen, and recovery in maintaining strong handsA no-gym approach to stronger grip using real-life movementsResources Ment...
Duration: 00:26:33Stabilized Ions of Minerals to Trigger Healing Enzymes to Repair and Protect the Body With Dr. Carolyn Dean
Sep 30, 2025Episode Highlights With Carolyn
Why symptoms are messengers and gifts and how to listen to themCommon reasons people go to doctors: fatigue, sleep issues, etc., and what they indicateHow these ions support our 45 miles of nerves and hundreds of musclesWhat stabilized ions of minerals are and how they trigger healing enzymesWe all know minerals are important, but not how to optimally support balance Linus Pauling: Mineral deficiencies are the basis of chronic disease Vitamin D needs magnesium to activateResources Mentioned
ReMyte Mineral Solution use code wellnessmama for a discountAll Completement Formulas from RnA ReSet - us... Duration: 00:30:10The Magnesium Miracle: Why It’s the Most Overlooked Mineral in Women’s Health With Dr. Carolyn Dean
Sep 29, 2025Episode Highlights with Carolyn
Some of the many reasons why magnesium is so importantThe reasons why magnesium deficiency is so common in the modern worldMagnesium is necessary for fertility and healthy pregnancyHow it comes into play with detox and sleepStress depletes magnesium and why it's impossible to get enough from diet anymoreHow fluoride and related drugs deplete magnesiumCalcium and mineral channels and how these can interplay100 years ago we were getting 500mg a day of magnesium from diet and now we barely get 200mg800 enzyme processes in the body need magnesium to function properlyWhy women are especially prone... Duration: 00:42:55The Biology of Trauma- How to Recognize and Release It With Dr. Aimie Apigian
Sep 24, 2025Episode Highlights with Aimie
Why she started this line of study after she foster parented while in medical schoolAssumptions about trauma that turned out to be all wrongThe reason therapy might not be the solution, or certainly not the only oneHow trauma is connected to our physical health and why this matters so muchCreating inner safety… and why this sounds so simple but can be tough to actually doWhat trauma is in the body. And how do we actually make our bodies feel safe?Why creating safety isn’t just in the mind and how to address this in t... Duration: 00:57:38The Real Reason Your Gut Health Protocol Isn’t Working & Nervous System Health With Sinclair Kennally
Sep 23, 2025Episode Highlights With Sinclair
The nervous system connection to gut health and all health issuesWhy it isn’t an accident that everyone is becoming nervous system curiousHow the modern lifestyle isn’t naturally supportive to our nervous systems and things we can do to shift thatThe body is brilliant and is having a perfect response to what is going on… and how we can understand that moreMost of the body’s communication is happening at the bioelectrical levelMany chemicals are neurotoxic in nature which means they harm the nervous systemWhat Soma support is and how it can benefit the nerv... Duration: 00:29:59Undiagnosable: The Hidden Ways Parasites Affect Us Even When Labs Don’t Show Them With Sinclair Kennally
Sep 22, 2025Episode Highlights With Sinclair
How she had to personally learn this the hard way and how it was a big piece in her health journeyThe limitations of labs when it comes to parasites and gut healthParasites are really good at hiding and the limitations of each lab testHow anxiety, depression, and fatigue can be connected to parasitesYou aren’t going to outsmart the body in the process of healing and you can’t force your way into healing Other symptoms: skin issues, mental health issues, histamine symptoms, food sensitivities, sleep difficulties, Why trying to kill parasites before we unders... Duration: 00:41:20Sulforaphane, Supplement Smarts & the Science of Bioavailability With David Roberts and John Gildea
Sep 17, 2025Episode Highlights with David and John
Red flags when it comes to supplements and what to watch forUnderstanding bioavailability when it comes to supplementsSynergy in supplements and how this can take something from 1+1=2 to 1+1=10How to get a much larger effect from supplements when synergistic then when taken aloneWhat sulforaphane is and how it is so beneficial - it has 39 pro-health mechanisms in the literatureCurcumin and how bioavailable forms are a highly underrated supplementSupplements that give the biggest bang for the buckToxins and nutrient deficiencies and their role in chronic diseaseResources We Mention
Mara LabsBrocElite Duration: 00:44:37The Surprising Truth About Salt, Inflammation & Longevity: What Most Doctors Get Wrong With Mara Labs
Sep 15, 2025Episode Highlights With Mara Labs
We're made of salt and have an inner ocean within usOur inner “salt sink”, which is a place where salt reserves are stored in our bodyIf you under-eat salt, this will start depleting your saltProblems that increase when we don’t get enough saltHow the kidneys come into play The myth of too much salt leading to hypertension and high blood pressureOnly 25% of the population is salt sensitiveThree classes of people: inverse salt sensitive, salt sensitive, and salt resistant, and how to know which you areEvery study ever done there is a group of peop... Duration: 00:39:00What’s Really in Our Food? How to Break Free From a Broken Food System with Courtney Swan
Sep 10, 2025Episode Highlights With Courtney
Why this conversation is so important right now, and why 74% of adults are obese or overweight and over 50% of kids areNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease didn’t even exist decades ago, and it's now rampantHer own journey into health and wellness The biggest offenders and contributors to why we're seeing this drastic rise60% of Americans’ diets are coming from ultra-processed foodsThe real problem with food dyes and the sneaky places they're hidingLinks between food dyes and behavioral issues, cancer, and why most countries have banned themWhy glyphosate is such a big problemMisleading food labeling and the i... Duration: 00:56:04How Kombucha Connects Us to Ancient Wisdom, Hormone Balance, & Microbial Magic With Kombucha Kamp
Sep 09, 2025Episode Highlights With Hannah
Hannah calls herself a farmer of microbes and she sees fermentation as a sacred practiceThe resurgence of ancient wisdom though regenerative farmingThey do DNA sequencing on all of their culturesHow to cultivate your microbiome at home by making your own fermented foodsWhat to know about fermented products and sugar and why sugar in ferments is differentHow to mitigate excess sugar in kombucha and how sugar in kombucha isn’t a bad thingThe flavors of health are sour and bitterWhat are we actually feeding? We think it is our bodies but it is also our mi... Duration: 00:25:19Beyond Probiotics: How Fermentation Fuels Radiant Skin and Gut Bliss With Hannah Ruhamah
Sep 08, 2025Episode Highlights With Hannah
How fermentation makes nutrients more bioavailableWhy we are bacteriosapiens and we have a very intimate relationship with bacteriaBacteria isn’t always a bad thing and fermentation was used for preservation for a long timeFermentation is digestion happening outside the body and how it reduces antinutrientsFermented foods are our bacterial heritage The gut is actually the first brain and the mood/hormone connection to fermentsHow fermented foods can improve skin when used internally and externallyWhat a scoby is and how it can be used in skincare and kombucha as a tonerMicrobes and the nutrients that the... Duration: 00:37:35Lymphatic Support and Detox: What Actually Works (Solo Episode)
Sep 03, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
What the lymphatic system is and why it matters for immune health and detoxHow the lymph system works (and why it needs your help to keep moving)Surprising ways lymph stagnation can impact your healthHow daily movement and walking support lymph flowWhy hydration and minerals are non-negotiable for detoxSimple self-lymphatic massage techniques you can do at homeThe benefits of dry brushing and how to do it correctlyPros and cons of vibration plates and how to use them wiselyHow hot/cold therapy and breathwork can activate lymph movementNatural herbs and supplements that support lymphatic drainageWhy... Duration: 00:33:52What GLP-1 Drugs Reveal About Weight, Hormones, and Mental Health With Emily Sadri
Sep 02, 2025Episode Highlights With Emily
What she’s learned in working with hundreds of women on GLP-1sHow hormones play a role in midlife weight gain and increased metabolic problemsFor women, weight can be so deeply personal, and why the person you are becoming in a weight loss journey is so importantThe mental health connection that often gets ignoredHow GLPs affect hormones and what to be aware ofWhat happens physiologically with rapid weight loss and thyroid changes to be aware ofMany people who are overweight are actually malnourished and not getting enough protein, minerals, and B vitamins, and how th... Duration: 00:24:52Perimenopause Isn’t a Problem—It’s a Clue: The Cyclic Approach to Hormones, Health & Vitality With Emily Sadri
Sep 01, 2025Episode Highlights With Emily
Why perimenopause isn’t a problem but a clue and what the data actually saysSymptom treating vs dialing in and extending positive physiologyWhy she doesn’t even like to use the word perimenopauseEstrogen is lowest on day 1 of the cycleWhat hormones fluctuate and when in a monthly cycle How monthly hormone fluctuations affect every aspect of health for womenSome things we don’t understand about our cycleCancer protective parts of the cycle and why most breast cancer occurs after menopauseOne study on breast cancer and the timing of surgery found affecting the lower chance of recu... Duration: 00:44:42Holistic Healing from POTS: A Mother’s Journey With Leigh Schoener
Aug 27, 2025Episode Highlights With Leigh
What POTS is and what the symptoms areHer daughter's story with POTS and how she learned so much through this storyThe mindset shifts that started the healing journey for themNutritional and lifestyle factors that they started with and the support team they builtHer daughter's decision that began the whole journey Inflammatory foods they removed and extra support they added inThe two foods groups worth experimenting with removing: gluten and dairy How exercise helped and the baby steps they started withThe most underrated healing tools: breath, sunshine, walkingResources Mentioned
Leigh's websiteTeen Wellness Gu... Duration: 00:40:17Teen Mental Health: Why We Need To Rethink Our Approach with Leigh Schoener
Aug 25, 2025Episode Highlights With Leigh
What we are seeing with the epidemic of teen mental health issuesHer theory about the teen years, expectations, hormones and other factors that contribute When the pressure gets so high for teens that they’re almost taught not to show up as themselves and to suppress certain emotionsAre we overmedicating teenagers especially?I am vs I feel, and an integrative approach to helping kids build this skillThe gut connection and how we house a lot of hormones in our gut, as well as most of our immune systemThe vagus nerve connection How to support circ... Duration: 00:41:34Things I’m Loving Right Now (August Favorites Solo Episode)
Aug 20, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
How to use the D Minder app to optimize vitamin D from sunlightThe surprising benefits of swapping overhead lights for a salt lamp at night-Why blue-blocking light and gentle light hygiene can improve sleepWhat makes Slacka different from other energy drinks (and why paraxanthine matters)How functional ingredients like 5-HTP and electrolytes support mood and hydrationHow fascia work on the face can lift, sculpt, and relax without needles or BotoxThe connection between fascia, lymph drainage, and facial tensionSimple lifestyle swaps that can improve your energy, mood, and sleep qualityRapid Emotional Rewiring free first session... Duration: 00:21:01Cycle Syncing Secrets: Master Your Hormones and Boost Your Vitality With Dr. Jen Pfleghaar
Aug 19, 2025Episode Highlights With Jen
The different phases of the menstrual cycle and what cycle syncing isFollicular vs ovulatory vs luteal vs menstrual phases and how to support eachWhen to fast and not to fast based on your cycle The best parts of your cycle to go hard in workouts and productivity, plus when to avoid HIIT workouts and when they can stress your cortisol levels Lifting weights is actually the best exercise for women to burn fat, as well as sprintsFasting and women and cycle considerationsHow to be metabolically flexible and how this shifts throughout the cycle The bes... Duration: 00:26:42Thriving Through Perimenopause: Hormones, Peptides, and Building Resilience With Dr. Jen Pfleghaar
Aug 18, 2025Episode Highlights With Jen
How she got into integrative medicine with a hormone-specific approachWhat happens to hormones during perimenopause and early symptoms that women may not noticePMS is not normal, and what it can tell you (plus how to resolve it)Cycles can change well in advance of menopause, and what the changes can tell youSymptoms are gifts, and how to learn from them Ways to support estrogen balance and progesterone Specific nutritional and exercise changes that are helpful around this time of lifeBeneficial supplements and peptides for supporting hormones Phase 1 and Phase 2 detoxification support, as well as pre... Duration: 00:41:51Helping ADHD with Food: Science-Backed Strategies for Lasting Change with Julie Matthews
Aug 13, 2025Episode Highlights With Julie
She does Japanese drumming and fire dancing as hobbiesThe underlying factors with ADHD that can be influenced by dietThe inflammation connection and how food comes into play Her approach of not trying to “fix” a problem in kids with ADHD, but support them so they can thrive within their environments and neurodiversityFood dyes, sugar, and other top dietary offendersHer tips for implementing dietary changes, especially with picky eatersTop dietary strategies she finds helpful for kids with ADHDHow low salycilate diets can be especially helpful and what the Feingold Diet isThe gut/brain/microbiome axis and ho... Duration: 00:38:36Personalized Nutrition for Autism: Diet To Transform Neurodevelopmental Health With Julie Matthews
Aug 11, 2025Episode Highlights With Julie
What we know about autism and why it isn’t just isolated to the brainWhere she starts when working with people with autism and how removing inflammatory foods and adding nutrient dense foods can helpThe top things she recommends avoiding in general and especially for anyone with autismTypes of improvements she sees in her work with children and how much improvement parents could expect They saw 4.5x age-related developmental improvement in their researchDifferent interventions they looked at and studied Their study showed that diet was statistically even more significant than supplements for improvementAbout 30% of kids... Duration: 00:31:40Healing vs. Curing: Paying Attention to the Nervous System With Dr. Sheila Kilbane
Aug 06, 2025Episode Highlights With Sheila
Her personal journey with nervous system health and the energetic side of healingKids resonate with the predominant adult in their household and how to improve thisThe difference between healing and curing and how the nervous system comes into playAn amazing case study of one of her patients who had dramatic improvementSimple tips for supporting the nervous system and little habits that make a big differenceHow to support kids in nervous system regulation with simple habitsHow nervous system regulation relates to gut health and nutrient absorption Physical activity supports the nervous system, especially in kidsNervous s... Duration: 00:37:47From Depletion to Thriving: The Step-by-Step Approach to Wellness for the Whole Family With Dr. Sheila Kilbane
Aug 04, 2025Episode Highlights With Sheila
How she has four kidneys and jokes that if anyone needs a kidney to call herSetting the foundation before supplements and what this meansHow digestion and cellular health come into play for true wellnessWhy the cell wall matters and how we often ignore this pieceHow to create healthy cell wallsHer order of events for supplements to optimize gut and cell wall healthWe get a bump in inflammation when we eat and how she uses this to our advantageShe treats supplements like medication and gauges results carefullyHer timeline for integrative supplementation Proteins get broken down a... Duration: 00:35:36Sunlight Benefits: More Sunlight Will Solve (Almost) All Your Problems (Solo Episode)
Jul 30, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Why sunlight is essential for mitochondria and cellular energyThe role of light in hormone balance, mood, sleep, and immunityWhy the right kind of light exposure reduces disease riskHow to safely and effectively get sun (without fear)Myths about sunscreen, windows, and indoor lightingTactical shifts to optimize circadian biology and light signalingResources Mentioned
Blue light blocking bulbsBlue light blocking glassesDaylight computer Duration: 00:45:08PANDAS/PANS: Understanding and Thriving Through Childhood Neuroimmune Disorders With Dr. Jaban Moore
Jul 29, 2025Episode Highlights With Jaban
What PANS and PANDAS are, and what the key differences areThe different causes of the same neuropsychiatric symptoms and figuring out the underlying issueThere are adult versions of these conditions as wellEarly warning signs of PANS and PANDAS to watch for in children and the autism connectionAutoimmune encephalitis symptoms in kids and why this can be so dramaticWhy this can be a very fast onset and can be triggered by illness 75% of adults in the US have some form of chronic symptomKids have a less developed blood-brain barrier and can experience these symptoms more s... Duration: 00:35:58Mold: The Hidden Threat & How to Detox Safely With Dr. Jaban Moore
Jul 28, 2025Episode Highlights With Dr. Jaban
Why mold exposure is so common and yet still so unknownMold is everywhere, but it's the amount and type of mold that matters in a home environmentCommon mold symptoms that many people miss and specific symptoms in kidsThe tests he runs to see if a person has mold exposure and home tests he usesSodium and potassium levels as indicators of chronic stress or mold exposureUrine mycotoxin test for mold levelsGenes that make someone more susceptible to mold damageThe most common ways to support drainage pathways and support the body in healingSupplements he recommends... Duration: 00:40:09What If It All Goes Right? How to Embrace Unexpected Change and Come Back Stronger With Angela Gargano
Jul 23, 2025Episode Highlights With Angela
Her incredible story from starting as a biochemist to being on American Ninja WarriorThe dramatic and shocking moment that happened to her on national TVHow she learned to shift from everything that was wrong to openness to “What if it all goes right?”The journey back for her and learning to release parts of her identity that were tied to her competitionsPutting a deadline on the tough emotionsWhat the RIGHT method is and how it can be so helpful“If you’re not living your life by design, you are living your life by default”... Duration: 00:53:48Midlife is a Superpower: Thriving Through Perimenopause With Dr. Aimee Duffy
Jul 22, 2025Episode Highlights With Aimee
Why perimenopause is a misunderstood phase of life and common vs normal Commonly overlooked symptoms of perimenopause that are helpful to understand How to look at midlife changes as an opportunity rather than a challengeCore mindset shifts that can make a massive differenceListening to symptoms as messengers of your body working hard to protect youEstrogenic things in our environment and how they impact our health in midlife Mood based symptoms to pay attention to as indicators of hormone shiftsThe cortisol and progesterone connection Her suggestions for midlife lab testing and what to test forWhy she... Duration: 00:26:35Normal Doesn’t Have Side Effects: Holistic Women’s Health With Dr. Aimee Duffy
Jul 21, 2025Episode Highlights With Aimee
The pivotal moment in her career that led her to blend conventional and holistic medicineNormal doesn’t have side effects and what this actually meansHow normal lab ranges are calculated and why they aren’t as straightforward as you thinkThyroid and thyroid testing: what to know and what results meanThe actual ideal TSH range, what to look for, and what ideal lab results should beHer approach to natural thyroid balancingMy own lab results that show that my Hashimoto's is entirely goneImportance of selenium and iodine How gut health and inflammation come into play in thyro... Duration: 00:42:31Manifesting Abundance: Unlocking Your Potential With Emily Fletcher
Jul 16, 2025Episode Highlights With Emily
Manifesting: consciously creating a life you loveWhy we're manifesting all the time, whether we're conscious of it or notMindfulness: handling stress in the now, meditation: handling stress in the past, manifesting: handling the futureSimplest manifestation formula: feel good, place the order; place the order, feel goodVisualize, alchemize, magnetize The same muscle that lets you feel the intensity of your pain lets you feel the intensity of your blissOur bodies will never let us manifest something that doesn’t feel safe… like we can’t manifest more money than what feels safeOften conflicted relationships with pleasur... Duration: 00:38:21Stress Less, Live More: Meditation for Moms with Emily Fletcher of Ziva
Jul 14, 2025Episode Highlights With Emily
Her unique journey into meditation and how it led to her work todayHow she had insomnia and was going grey at 27 before finding meditationWhat makes her method of meditation different and how it gives your body rest that is 5x more effective than sleepInvesting just 2% of your day helps the other 98% be even more amazingThe mind thinks involuntarily, just like the heart beats involuntarily Ziva is based on something 6,000 years old that means “big results based on action barely taken,” and how this helps us reach a fourth state of consciousnessHow meditation can be less... Duration: 00:41:06Don’t Believe Everything You Think With Joseph Nguyen
Jul 09, 2025Episode Highlights With Joseph
His amazing story that led to his bestselling book and how great books often come from the author's great painThoughts vs thinking and why this is importantThe core questions he asked himself were: Who am I? Why am I here? Why do I have so many negative thoughts?Learning to question the root of negative thoughts and ask if they're trueHow to separate yourself from the thoughts you haveThoughts don’t control us, beliefs do, so thoughts don’t affect us unless we believe them to be trueThoughts are neutral observations, thinking is judgment abou... Duration: 01:12:02Menopause and CVD: How to Reduce Risk with Jessica Brown
Jul 08, 2025Episode Highlights With Jessica
Why does cardiovascular disease risk rise in menopause to match the rate of men?What happens to hormones and the heart when a woman goes through menopause?45% of women have some marker of cardiovascular diseaseHow the loss of estrogen in menopause is the tipping point1 in 3 women will die of cardiovascular disease which is more than all cancers combinedWhat to monitor and look out for starting in our 20s50% of people in the US have high blood pressure and this is a marker of metabolic diseaseHow insulin comes into play and why this marker... Duration: 00:23:34How Self-Compassion and Reparenting Are The Actual Tools of Healing and Transformation With Jessica Brown
Jul 07, 2025Episode Highlights With Jessica
She was a surprise twin and she and her sister could communicate in their own language before they could even talkWhat reparenting is and how we have the ability to give ourselves what we might not have gottenACE scores and what we know about how highly traumatized people suffer from diseases at much higher ratesThe difference in how women and men respond to stressful events. Women don’t respond with fight or flight, but men doHow do women respond to trauma? Usually tend and befriendWhat self-parenting is - it's the feeling of safety you ge... Duration: 00:34:36All About Fiber: Soluble, Insoluble, Resistant Starch & Why We Need Them With Shefaly Ravula
Jul 02, 2025Episode Highlights With Shefaly
The difference between soluble and insoluble fiber and what they each doMost plant foods that are fiber rich have a mix of both soluble and insoluble fiberWhat fiber does in the body and its roles in the bodyHow fiber benefits gut ecologyWhat resistant starch is and how it works differently in the body and are connected to short chain fatty acids and gut and systemic healthWhat bitters are and why bitter foods are importantDark chocolate is a bitter food, let it dissolve in the mouth for benefits of bittersCoffee is also a bitter foods... Duration: 00:34:30Vitamins J & C: Two Vitamins You Might Be Missing With Shefaly Ravula
Jun 30, 2025Episode Highlights With Shefaly
What Vitamin J is and why it is a crucial nutrient in our life (and not a typical nutrient)Vitamin C, which stands for community and why it is so importantHow these in particular can have such a profound impact on our healthThe downstream effects of joy and community on so many aspects of physical healthHabit stacking in a way that builds joy and community into daily lifeThe benefits of gratitude journaling and just writing 7 things per dayWhy it is hard for us to invest in free stuffResources Mentioned
Precision Gut... Duration: 00:33:55Hidden Stress Might Be Keeping You Sick + How to Fix it With Dr. Tiffany Caplan
Jun 25, 2025Episode Highlights With Tiffany
What stress actually is and how it is more far-reaching than you might expectYour body can be experiencing stress even if you don’t “feel” stressedEven things like nutrient deficiencies are a form of stress for the bodyIf we are in fight or flight, we can’t rest, digest, and healWe actually need stress, and not all stress is bad- how to get it in balanceExercise is an example of good stress, and why we do not want to avoid all stressThe stress factors we can address and how stress impacts the immune systemUnderstanding cortisol... Duration: 00:30:52Why Autoimmunity Happens & How to Reverse It With Dr. Tiffany Caplan
Jun 23, 2025Episode Highlights With Tiffany
Her first home birth story was also a breech birth, a connection she and I share!What is happening in the body when someone is diagnosed with autoimmunityWhen the immune system gets confused and attacks part of your bodyAutoimmune diseases are treated as different problems, but they share a common component and causesWhy are women affected by autoimmunity more than men, and some reasons whyThe rise of autoimmunity in kids and factors that may contribute to thisHow hormones come into play with autoimmunityChemical toxin load is often higher in women and this may also... Duration: 00:37:22How Food Reflects the Soul: Using Mindfulness to Heal Wounds and Cultivate Deep Self-Love With Gina Worful
Jun 18, 2025Episode Highlights With Gina
How our relationship with food is a mirror into our inner world and how this starts the day we are bornEvery single person on the planet develops a relationship with food and how this impacts usAssociations we can develop around food, like food being a source of love and affectionKnowing how to eat healthy is only about 5% of our drive and decision making when it comes to behaviors95% of what influences our behaviors comes from the subconscious mindSomething important to understand around hunger that might make things like Ozempic irrelevantThe one piece of science... Duration: 00:55:03You Are Not Your Past: Overcoming Childhood Trauma and Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) With Dani Williamson
Jun 17, 2025Episode Highlights With Dani
Her own story and dramatic experience with adverse childhood experiencesThe childhood trauma she had and how her health problems started in high school from those experiencesData on ACE (adverse childhood experiences) and how a score of 4 or more is linked to a 20 year reduction in life expectancyHow she addressed her own trauma and what she recommends to her patientsMany people who come see her have never addressed or even considered childhood traumaShifting the identity of being sick or coming from trauma You are not your past and how to move through childhood traumaRe...
Duration: 00:35:17Inflammation is the Devil: Dialing Down the Number One Reason for Chronic Lifestyle Disease with Dani Williamson
Jun 16, 2025Episode Highlights With Dani
Her 24 years spent with chronic lifestyle diseases like IBS, Lupus, urticaria, and othersShe was 24 years in before a doctor asked what she was eating If you were born healthy… you do not have to live sick!How quickly the body can adapt when given the right inputsHealing is incredibly simple, but not easyShe starts with diet first and then builds from there… the importance of single-ingredient foodsReal food goes bad… auditing your food choices, and cooking is self-careThe top seven most inflammatory foods in the modern diet and why she does food sensitivity testImportance of slee... Duration: 00:39:33Light Masterclass: How to Transform Light from Health Sabotaging to Your Greatest Superpower With Roudy Nassif
Jun 11, 2025Episode Highlights With Roudy
The fun way that drinking cacao at night leads to him being super energetic and extroverted while usually an introvert How he incorporates dance into his lifeWhat he learned by living with no artificial light and how it drastically changed his lifeYou can’t get healthy in the same light environment that got you sickThe quality of our life is entirely dependent on the quality of light that enters our eyesHow light impacts us at a cellular levelWhy most blue light blockers don’t work and what to know about itOne massive misconception about light... Duration: 01:49:34Reframing Mindset Around Fevers, Health, and Healing with Dr. Sharon Stills
Jun 10, 2025Episode Highlights With Sharon
A massive reframe in understanding fevers and the approach to handling themWhat homotoxicology is and how understanding this response is helpful Supporting vs repressing the body’s natural immune and detoxification responses What a fever actually is and why it is so helpfulReasons to consider not bringing down a feverWhat happens when we don’t let our bodies have a natural fever responseChronic inflammation vs acute inflammation, which can be helpfulThe number one thing she hears her cancer patients say: “Because I never get sick.”What to know about when fevers are too high or when to... Duration: 00:31:00It’s Important to Pause in Meno(pause) with Dr. Sharon Stills
Jun 09, 2025Episode Highlights With Sharon
Why we can forget the pause part of menopause and why this can mean much more than just the pause or end of the menstrual cycleThis is a physiological process and also an important emotional and spiritual inflection pointWhy she suggests women write their eulogies at this age as a way to recenter How to reverse engineer the life we want to have as we go through menopauseThe different ways that other cultures approach menopause and how this even impacts the physical experience of aging and menopause Menopause is not a disease but a na... Duration: 00:40:40Baking Soda Benefits: Energy, Endurance & pH Balance (Quick Tip- Solo Episode)
Jun 04, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Why baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) helps regulate your body’s pH and CO2 levelsHow it boosts endurance and athletic performance (and why it was once banned in sports!)The surprising ways baking soda supports kidney health, inflammation, digestion, and moreSafe dosing guidelines and how to use it for energy, recovery, and even oral healthWhen and how to take it for maximum benefits—and who should be cautiousResources Mentioned
Baking soda BiOptimizers Magnesium BreakthroughPotassium citrate Duration: 00:28:53The 8 Pillars of Functional Women’s Health With Dr. Meg Mill
Jun 03, 2025Episode Highlights With Meg
The eight pillars of women’s health and the connections between themOrder matters when it comes to these pillars, especially with things like detoxificationWhy starting with detox can be counterproductive and a helpful order to work throughMost women are living in fight or flight and the importance of balancing the nervous systemA two minute practice that can really help your nervous system and make health changes more effectiveUnderstanding hormones, nutrient deficiencies, and detox to get the most benefit Hormone shifts that occur far in advance of menopause, even a decade before menopauseHow a decrease in... Duration: 00:32:10Histamine Masterclass and Incorporating MCAS With Dr. Meg Mill
Jun 02, 2025Episode Highlights With Meg
What histamine is and how it can be causing symptoms you may not even realizeThe different parts of the immune system and how they're important to understandLink to stomach acid and digestionWhat’s happening when histamine is out of balanceSometimes anxiety and insomnia might be the only responses and symptoms of histamine issuesWhy histamine purposefully causes inflammation We have four different types of histamine receptors in our bodiesHow hormone shifts can affect histamine levels and vice versaEstrogen dominance and the link to histamine, plus times of the month a woman is most likely to see... Duration: 00:40:03Chocolate As a Health Food: The Power of Chocolate + Adaptogens with Jonathan Pantalis
May 28, 2025Episode Highlights With Jonathan
How he almost opened a pie shop- a wild story and his journey into the world of chocolate What the real story of chocolate is, and all of the components that can be in chocolate The dark side of chocolate and how it can be a healthy food when it’s done rightHow heavy metals can be in chocolate if it isn’t sourced wellWhy you crave chocolate and why this might not be a bad thingWhat true chocolate is and why raw, fresh cacao beans actually taste horrible When mold contamination can happen in the... Duration: 00:52:17Fascia and The Pelvic Floor + Deep Core Strength with Erica Ziel
May 27, 2025Episode Highlights With Erica
The role of the fascia in the pelvic floor and deep core musclesWhy this is important, especially if we’ve been pregnant and had vaginal or c-section birthsAn at-home test and analysis of the pelvic floorAn alternative viewpoint on kegels and what might be more effectiveWhat to do for optimal pelvic floor function and how this involves our deep coreHow using your feet more can actually help your pelvic floorGetting started with incorporating breath + movement and how just 10-15 minutes a day can make a massive differenceResources Mentioned
Her website and co... Duration: 00:29:54The Power of Fascia to get your body out of pain with Erica Ziel
May 26, 2025Episode Highlights With Erica
What fascia is and why it's so importantWhy fascia is our body’s superpower and how we create more and stronger fasciaMuscular strength vs fascial strength and how these are differentFascia will form the way our body movesBody-mind vs mind-body connection Ways to support fascia to elongate it and help get us out of painHow to wake up the deep core and support inner fascia Fascia and low back pain…. What to knowHow breathing supports fascia when we know how to deep breathe correctly A reason to do more things barefoot, including workoutHow to think a... Duration: 00:41:37My Biological Age is 21.7- Factors that I Think Helped Most (Solo Episode)
May 21, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Which test I took that showed my biological age substantially lower than my actual ageDifferent ways to test biological age and how they're calculatedThe things this particular test looks at and things I think helped me in each categoryFactors I think contributed to my biological age being so lowResources Mentioned
Just ThriveEidonBeam MineralsCarolyn Dean's MineralsFunction Health for testingMethylated B- vitaminsCholineCollagenMagnesium BreakthroughLevels for blood sugar monitoring Duration: 00:30:38The Brain, Gut, Vagina Connection with Dr. Betsy Greenleaf
May 19, 2025Episode Highlights With Betsy
The microbiome you might not have even known you have! How the gut and brain microbiome connection comes into playUnderstanding the vaginal microbiomeThe feedback loop to the vagus nerve. If vaginal microbiome is off this can affect fertility and libido as wellHow the vaginal microbiome is connected to birth and the baby’s healthThe direct fertility connection and how understanding this can help women improve fertility A connection between microbiome and obesity and how this can help women reach a healthy weightThe microbiome/inflammation/obesity connectionBacteria have DNA for human genes and can impact huma... Duration: 01:04:06Setting Women Free From the Chains of Dieting With Shay Pascale
May 14, 2025Episode Highlights With Shay
The common problems with most conventional diet models What’s going on when we feel like we're doing everything right but nothing is changing We start losing muscle in our 30s if we aren’t working to increase it. How this affects metabolism and what to do about itThe problems with calories in and calories out and why there's more to the storyMindset shifts away from restriction to fueling the bodyWhat a reverse diet is and how it can be so helpful!Why protein is so important and what the data actually saysHow to build... Duration: 00:55:59The Brain is the Most Powerful Healing Tool We Have With Dr. Darin Ingels
May 13, 2025Episode Highlights With Darin
Why the mind is the most powerful healing tool we have and how mindset comes into play with healingYou have more nerve endings in the gut than in the brain, and the gut/brain connection comes into play here in a big wayHow to utilize the brain to influence what happens downstreamPrimal trust and other programs that can help with the mindset pieceThe subconscious mind doesn’t respond as much to words as to imagesHow to hold an image of yourself when you are wellA gratitude practice can change your life and how to do... Duration: 00:25:12The Lyme Disease Epidemic and Solution With Dr. Darin Ingels
May 12, 2025Episode Highlights With Darin
Lyme disease is actually a bacterial infectionThe mysterious collection of symptoms associated with Lyme diseaseThere are over 100 symptoms associated with Lyme and why it's often misdiagnosedCan Lyme be transmitted in other ways beyond just ticks?About 20% of people who do antibiotic therapy still go on to have chronic LymeHis own journey and how he actually got worse on antibiotic therapyBug vs terrain theory and how we can become more resilient to any infection The biggest needle movers in improving our terrain Detox components of chronic disease What botanical therapy is and how it can bene... Duration: 00:41:43Stress vs. Safety: The Hidden Signals That Affect Your Health (Solo Episode)
May 07, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Why your body needs safety, not just supplements, to healThe difference between stress signals and safety signals—and how your body is always listeningHow under-eating, poor sleep, and even loneliness send silent danger signals to your nervous systemSimple, free ways to tell your body “you’re safe now”—starting todayWhy nourishment, movement, and sunlight are more than habits—they’re messagesHow to reframe your wellness journey as a remembering, not a projectA new lens for healing that’s rooted in trust, rhythm, and compassionResources Mentioned
BEAM MineralsMagnesiumLMNT electrolytesBONCHARGE: Healthy light bulbs and blue light b... Duration: 00:37:33Autism Deep Dive: Beyond Mercury to Other Risk Factors with Dr. Anne Marie Fine
May 05, 2025Episode Highlights With Dr. Anne Marie Fine
What happened with autism and why rates have risen from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 31Some of the multi-faceted reasons that it might be on the riseWhat the literature actually says… you might be surprisedBeyond the genetic theory… the interaction between genes and environment Genes load the gun, environment pulls the triggerWomen with the highest BPA exposure had the highest risk of having children with autismThe CDC is actually keeping track of Americans' chemical exposureWhat to know about mercury and autism risk and how it was taken out of vaccines by 2001The specific study... Duration: 00:58:05My Nighttime Routine: From Sunset to Deep Sleep (Solo episode)
Apr 30, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Dim lights, not willpower, is the best sleep hackCreating a nighttime ritual helps your nervous system feel safeSleep is a multiplier—optimize it and everything else gets easierYou don’t need perfection—just presence and intentionResources Mentioned
ChiliPad Doc ProCacao CalmMagnesium supplementUblockout shadesFull spectrum and red light bulbsAnnmarie Gianni skincareMagic Molecule serumJaspr air filter use code wellnessmama for a discountEMF canopyPectaSol Masszymes and Dissolve it AllRed light deviceLinen bedding & pajamas Duration: 00:36:07Understanding Hormone Testing and Replacement for Women with Dr. Deborah Matthew
Apr 29, 2025Episode Highlights With Deborah
When to consider hormone testing and symptoms to be aware ofOne big clue that your hormones could be the issue Symptoms of too much or too little estrogen and progesterone How thyroid hormones come into play What to look for in hormone testing The different types of hormone testing available and the pros and cons of each oneHow timing matters, especially for hormone testing Why a lot of doctors will refuse to manage hormone levels and how to navigate thisWhat the right timing is for hormone testing and why it isn’t what many doctors... Duration: 00:29:55Testosterone for Women: Testing, Natural Methods and Replacement with Dr. Deborah Matthew
Apr 28, 2025Episode Highlights With Deborah
Why testosterone is important for women and often not talked about as muchWomen can have up to 10x as much testosterone as estrogenTestosterone is important for sexual health, bone health, and how we feelBirth control pills can lower testosterone and why this mattersStress and cortisol can lower testosterone as wellHow testosterone protects bones and muscles and is linked to energyWhat kinds of testosterone testing are available and which ones to getThe diet and lifestyle factors that can really affect testosterone Half of your testosterone comes from adrenals and half from ovaries and how stress a... Duration: 00:40:06My Morning Routine for Energy, Focus, & Hormone Health (Solo Episode)
Apr 23, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Why sunlight and salt first thing supports energy and hormonesThe oral detox ritual that supports your microbiome and immune systemWhich supplements to take on an empty stomach (and why)The movement hack that supports lymph, fascia, and moodWhy protein before caffeine is the ultimate hormone hackHow to time your supplements for max absorptionThe no-screen morning boundary that protects your mental clarityResources Mentioned
Bioptimizers Magnesium and MasszymesPectasolBeam MineralsRebounderTongue scraper and oral care from WellnesseDissolve it All from MitoLifeProtein powders and collagen I useCacao CalmCoffee and mushroom coffee Duration: 00:40:05The Science of Skin Health: Debunking Myths and Effective Root Cause Options with Robyn Spangler
Apr 22, 2025Episode Highlights With Robyn
Common misconceptions about nutrition and skin healthFood fears around skin health: i.e., dairy/gluten is bad for the skinTop ways to support skin from the inside outFixing the environment the food is landing in vs restrictive diets forever When it is helpful to avoid certain triggers for a short term and how to then retrain and be able to eat them againThe mindset and emotional shifts and how they are so important How psychoimmunology comes into play here What to know about eczema and how it is often an immune miswiring vs hormones wit... Duration: 00:28:48The Root Causes of Acne and How to Address Them with Robyn Spangler
Apr 21, 2025Episode Highlights With Robyn
Her own journey with acne and all the extreme things she tried before discovering what workedThe functional approach to healing that changed her lifeWhat to understand about the conventional methods of targeting acne and why things like steroids and birth control don’t work long term The foundational things that support skin healthFoundational diet and minerals for supporting the skin The surprising problems with too much iron in the bodyWhat to know about protein and minerals to support your skinMacro minerals vs other supporting minerals: sodium, potassium, magnesiumOnly 2% of the population gets enough potassium and... Duration: 00:33:30Understanding Fertility, AMH, Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, and Diminished Ovarian Reserve With Sarah Clark
Apr 15, 2025Episode Highlights With Sarah
What AMH is and how it comes into play with fertility Her own journey with fertility AMH does not predict your ability to get pregnant naturally and it doesn’t test egg qualityIt's really just looking at how well you’ll do with IVFHow AMH levels can actually improve and why women aren’t told thisMost people are able to get pregnant naturally, and women aren’t given the tools for thisThe downsides to IVF if you don't actually need itTop labs for understanding health and fertility Normal vs optimal for lab tests The factors that... Duration: 00:53:11Detox, Epigenetics, and Biohacking from a Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective With Ashley Beckman
Apr 14, 2025Episode Highlights With Ashley
What are the foundational differences between Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine? It’s all about constitution in TCM and what the differences are hereWhat it might mean if you wake up at 3 am each morning The way TCM looks at taste and temperature of foods and supplements The elements and how they pertain to organs in TCM- and how they all show upHow to know what element/constitution you might be in TCMA lot of women tend to be more earth-oriented in TCMUnderstanding emotions in TCM What lung and skin issues are connected to in TCM... Duration: 00:29:56The Benefits of Walking: Health One Step at a Time (Solo Episode)
Apr 09, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
What the research actually says about the benefits of walkingIs there any magic in the 10K steps a day number?Timing considerations for maximum benefitThe physiological benefits of walkingWhen adding a weighted vest can be usefulHow much to walk for the most benefitHow to build the habit of walkingResources Mentioned
Weighted vestMy Take on the Weighted Vest TrendVivos barefoot shoesXero shoesAnya's barefoot shoe reviews and shop Duration: 00:30:46How to Discover Your Why and Your Unique Health Equation with Jill Foos
Apr 07, 2025Episode Highlights With Jill Foos
Her background in equestrianism as a kid and how she has five kidsShe essentially grew up in a barn How she took charge of her own health by age 16 after deciding she wanted a different outcome than others in her family Finding your “why” for changing your healthWays to help our kids find their own equationsStepping into the active vs passive role in your health and kids' healthWho we need on our health team as we go through perimenopause and menopause The big pillars she notices that are helpful for most people across the boa... Duration: 00:55:26Thyroid Update: Hashimoto's Gone… What I Did That Worked! (Solo Episode)
Apr 02, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
My recovery journey from Hashimoto'sWhat my most recent labs show with no medication for over two yearsAll of the factors I feel contributed to my healingHow long this approach took and what I wish I’d learned earlierThe uncommon factors that made a big difference for meResources Mentioned
Just Thrive probioticsMasszymesPectasolKion AminosEidonBeam MineralsFunction Health for testing Duration: 00:33:18Thyroid Health Deep Dive: Labs, Remedies, Medications and More with McCall McPherson
Apr 01, 2025Episode Highlights with McCall McPherson
Why we can’t put our blind trust in practitioners when it comes to thyroid health and the tools to step into being your own primary healthcare provider for thyroid healthIf you have thyroid symptoms, TSH is not enoughLabs to get: TSH, Free T3, T4, Reverse T3 (full thyroid function panel)Women also need to be screened for Hashimotos with TPO There is not a standardized “normal” range for thyroid labs… it's just based on what the lab dictates as normal and varies by labHow diet and lifestyle factors come into play with addressin... Duration: 00:34:30GLPs: Myths, Microdosing, Studies and Cautions with McCall McPherson
Mar 31, 2025Episode Highlights with McCall McPherson
How GLPs were developed and how they became popular for weight lossWhat GLPs actually are and how they work The inflammatory pieces related to GLP use and her theory that they may reduce inflammationInflammation is a common factor in chronic disease but tough to pinpoint and affect, though easy to testShe measures HS-CRP on labs to check inflammation How she is seeing a consistent reduction in autoimmune antibodies with GLPsWhat to know about muscle loss with GLPs and how to maintain muscle mass if you take them: eat enough protein and strength-building activity Hea... Duration: 00:34:01Tips for Teens In Sports or Athletics (Solo Episode)
Mar 26, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Teen athletes need lots of protein—one gram per pound of body weightHow a protein-packed breakfast boosts energy and recoveryCreatine helps muscles, the brain, and ATP energy productionWhy electrolytes like sodium and magnesium are essentialSunlight and vitamin D aid hormones and injury preventionSleep is key—teens need 9-10 hours for recoveryRecovery drives strength and speed, not just trainingTeens thrive when they choose how to fuel their bodiesResources Mentioned
BiOptimizers - Masszymes and Magnesium Breakthrough supplementsJust Thrive - Vitamin K2 supplementCreatine - supplementBiostrap - wearable health monitorManta Sleep - Products to help you... Duration: 00:30:57Addressing Toxic Burden, Mold, Metals and Parasites With Dr. Brandy Cummings
Mar 25, 2025Episode Highlights With Dr. Brandy Cummings
What toxic burden is and all the factors that can contribute What pleomorphism is in the body and how this can impact usBig factors in toxic burden: mold, mycotoxins, parasitesThe real deal on parasites and why a simple parasite cleanse isn’t necessarily a miracle solutionParasites are toxin sponges How our inner language can really impact our nervous system and how to pay attention to thisResources Mentioned
Dr. Brandy Cummings - WebsiteDr. Brandy Cummings - Instagram Duration: 00:37:35Never the Same Since I Had Kids: Chronic Symptoms in Moms With Dr. Brandy Cummings
Mar 24, 2025Episode Highlights with Dr. Brandy
A fun fact about her fear of whalesWhy there's a common experience of women not feeling the same after having kids and some common underlying factorsCommon isn’t necessarily normal… the unrealistic expectations often put on moms What microchimerism is, how this can affect women, and how it happens more in c-section birthsWhat to keep an eye on to early identify some of these things going onHow keeping a journal can be really helpful Things we can do proactively to help avoid some common problemsNormal vs not normal postpartum and what to keep an eye... Duration: 00:40:20How Digestive Bitters can Support Digestive Health and Natural GLP-1 Production with Tina Anderson
Mar 19, 2025Episode Highlights With Tina
How health topics are now entering the mainstream conversation, and how this can be a net benefit for so many of us, separate from podcastsWe are each our own primary healthcare provider and CEO of our healthHigh-impact changes we can make in supporting our healthHow the gut and brain are connected and how this two-way communication can support both gut and brain health when we understand itMost of our serotonin and many other neurotransmitters are produced in our gut!For the immune system to work properly, we have to have good gut healthIf you... Duration: 00:45:34Histamine Intolerance, Remedies and Recovery with Steven Wright
Mar 17, 2025Episode Highlights With Steven
How he was a histamine denier and what he found out that changed everythingThe equation of this… histamine isn’t a bad thing. You don’t want too much or too littleHistamine must be balanced with an enzyme called DAO. When it gets out of balance, we can have symptoms.Signs and symptoms of histamine intolerance and how they overlap with seasonal allergies and stressYeast and histamine connection Histamine and autoimmune connection and how they overlap. The links with genetics here as well.With histamine intolerance, even some healthy foods can temporarily be problematic The prob... Duration: 00:56:18The Surprisingly Cheap and Effective Supplement Many People Overlook (Creatine Solo Episode)
Mar 12, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
What is creatine and how does it work to support the body?How it helps regenerate ATP, the body's main energy currencyCreatine is naturally found in foods, so we're already likely getting someThere are plenty of research studies that focus on muscle performance, but also brain health and hormone benefits Can reduce mental fatigue and improve focusWhy it won't make you bulky but supports lean muscle recoveryWhat the research says about dosing and who can benefit from creatineResources Mentioned
Creatine monohydrate powder Duration: 00:55:36Women’s Hormone Health: From Survival Mode to Thriving with Mandy Patterson
Mar 10, 2025Episode Highlights With Mandy Patterson
Her own hormone and fertility journeyHow she almost died with her first child at age 22 and was told she couldn’t have any more kidsThe things within our power to change when it comes to hormonesIt's common and normal for periods to be irregular for the first couple of years after menstruation begins Understanding minerals and how they relate to fertility and hormonesPrimary, secondary, and tertiary minerals and how to optimize themA myth about minerals and vitamin DWhat to understand about minerals before vitamin D supplementation Some of the highest ROI, most impactful thin... Duration: 00:45:57My Protein + Micronutrient Theory of Health (& What I Do)
Mar 05, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
The common focus on calories in, calories out—why this approach is incompleteOvereating often stems from undernourishment, not just willpower issuesThe body has nutrient-seeking cravings—if we lack key nutrients, hunger signals persistWhen the body lacks protein and key micronutrients, it perceives scarcity and stressHow this approach support safety signals and hormones rather than just calorie restrictionWhy prioritizing protein and micronutrients leads to better energy, metabolism, and body compositionResources Mentioned
Just ThriveBIOptimizers - MagnesiumJigsaw Health - MagnesiumEidon MineralsFatty15MasszymesWeighted Vest Duration: 00:44:38Mindset Shifts & Releasing Self Sabotage for Sustainable Weight Loss with Lisa Goldberg
Mar 03, 2025Episode Highlights With Lisa Goldberg
Early lessons on mindset around food that can turn into trouble later in lifeThe downfall of the dieter's mindset and how it leads to self sabotage How these early patterns form our relationship with foodThis often ties into low self esteem and low self worth Examples of the dieter's mindset and how this is counterproductive What to be aware of in parenting to create positive patterns around foodHow to avoid creating food as a rewardLearning to get back in touch with your body and hunger cuesHunger vs thirst cuesGuilt, remorse, and shame and how... Duration: 00:48:20Unconventional Parenting and Homeschooling (Solo Episode and Unstitute Update)
Feb 26, 2025Episode Highlights
My unconventional path into homeschoolingHow my parenting theory has changed over the years and how it looks in application with kids of different agesBalancing state requirements with child led learningMy parenting philosophy and how it differs a lot from common parenting adviceHow this approach can lead to less stress and more connection over timeResources Mentioned
Agatha Christie booksKhan Academy Duration: 01:00:23Creating a Sleep Sanctuary: The Role of Environment and Eliminating Stimulants with Essentia
Feb 25, 2025Episode Highlights
The biggest mistakes people make when setting up a sleep sanctuary A reason not to have a TV in the bedroom!Factors to think about when it comes to your sleep environment How to keep your sleep environment for sleep in your mind The substances and chemicals in our sleep environment that can disrupt sleepMattresses are often the highest concentration of toxins in the household and we are exposed to them the entire time we're sleeping How heat and temperature come into play for nervous system shifts in sleepNatural fibers like latex are less likely to deve... Duration: 00:38:44How Sleep Impacts Mental and Physical Resilience with Jack Dell’Accio
Feb 24, 2025Episode Highlights With Jack
Why sleep is so vital for both mental and physical health and resilienceThe reason sleep is becoming a much bigger part of the conversation How the body resets physically during sleep and the repair process that happens during sleepThe problems with chronic poor sleep. What are the markers of great sleep?Practical ways to uplevel our sleepMarkers of chronic poor sleep and quality sleep- it isn’t just about time but sleep stagesThe benefits of deep sleep and REM sleep- and the ideal of 3+ hours combined Things that support deep sleep and REMThe real deal... Duration: 00:34:26Cortisol Deep Dive: How to Balance and Support It Naturally (Solo Episode)
Feb 19, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Tackling cortisolPopular on social media latelyLots of cocktails and miracle cures floating aroundCan certainly be helpful, but not a silver bullet… a great jumping-point for understanding cortisol- and none of these magic cures will work without a foundation of the basicsAlways for information and inspiration, never for comparison or prescriptionEspecially relevant topic for a lot of us as moms (higher stress levels), as we approach perimenopause and menopause (as this can change hormones including cortisol)Important for a broader hormone conversation since it impacts energy, mood, metabolism, stress, sleep, etc.Also, something that was im... Duration: 00:40:51Natural Living Tips for Avoiding Heart Attack & Stroke by Reducing Inflammation with Dr. Z
Feb 17, 2025Episode Highlights With Dr. Zielinski
His ten year journey creating Natural Living Family to help other familiesWhy heart attack and stroke are such big killers and tied to chronic inflammationThe easiest and most impactful factors we can all do to reduce chronic inflammationInfammation isn’t the root cause, it's the mechanism or vehicle that's damaging the bodyWe have to look at the root cause to find out what the match is that's lighting the fireInflammation is good for us and designed to help us heal, it just becomes problematic when it's chronic The body is always on our sid... Duration: 00:57:22Circadian Alignment Using Light, Food, Fasting and Sleep (Solo Episode)
Feb 12, 2025Episode Highlights
How I caused quite the stir by posting about stopping eating when the sun goes downApparently, the internet needs to come with terms and conditions, and I can understand the confusionThis episode goes deeper into why I personally adopted this changeThe biggest signals are light, food, and sleep when it comes to circadian healthThe benefits of eating in a more circadian-aligned waySkipping breakfast vs early dinnerSending safety cues all dayResources Mentioned
BONCHARGE - Low/red light bulbs for evening Duration: 00:36:13Healing Hair Loss and Alopecia Naturally & for Life with Johanna Dahlman
Feb 10, 2025Episode Highlights With Johanna Dahlman
Her wide-ranging travels and life living in five other countries The experience with alopecia that led to the work she does todayHow she lost over half of her hair and learned how to heal and reverse this naturally Alopecia: the medical term for hair loss An approach that works for hair loss must be personalized We all have blind spots when it comes to hair lossWhat it looks like when she starts working with someone on hair lossIt isn’t just androgens and DHT when it comes to hair lossShe didn’t have postpartu... Duration: 00:48:20How I Healed My Metabolism, Gained Muscle, and Finally Lost Fat (Solo Episode)
Feb 05, 2025Episode Highlights
What finally worked for me in healing my metabolism and thus losing weight, and it isn’t the conventional approachI had trouble learning to trust my body, and it was a slow dance I learnedYes, and when it comes to calories… there is more to the storyIf you want to make a fire hotter, what do you do? You add fuel, not take it awayOur bodies are intelligent, so they adapt if we keep reducing fuelReverse diets are gaining popularity, kind of like that, but there's more to the storyHow to really signal safety to your body... Duration: 00:43:05What Every Parent Should Know Before Having Their Kid (Or Themselves) Take a Genetic Test with Dr. Erika Gray
Feb 04, 2025Episode Highlights with Dr. Erika Gray
Understanding privacy concerns with genetic testing, especially in light of the security breach with a major DNA company recently Samples sent to testing companies are de-identified and not connected to personal dataSecurity concerns and how to make sure yours is safeHow their specific testing has layers of encryption and is not even mined for dataYou can use an alias on your genetic testing The limits of genetic testing and what it can and can’t tell us Genetics is a screening tool and not a diagnostic tool — related to cancer risk and express... Duration: 00:31:56How Knowing Your Child’s Genetics Can Make Parenting Easier with Dr. Erika Gray
Feb 03, 2025Episode Highlights With Dr. Erika Gray
Important perspective about genetics and how to use this information for the biggest advantageThe nuance when it comes to children and genes Genes do not exist in isolation and why focusing on one gene is not helpfulHow understanding genetics helped her teens (and mine)What COMT is and how this comes into play with influencing our worldviewFast COMT break down dopamine and norepinephrine faster (linked to moving around, not sitting still, etc.)How this understanding of genetics can relate directly to how we parent Yet another reason protein is so important, especially fo... Duration: 00:39:12How to Fix Your Gut & Learn Your “Gut Type” with Dr. Michael Ruscio
Jan 29, 2025Episode Highlights With Michael Ruscio
His own journey into the work he does now and the tough lessons he learned about gut healthAll disease begins in the gut but how to know what is going on What gut types are and how this helps explain why people can have such drastically different reactions to gut interventionsFungal vs bacterial overgrowth in the gutThings that are universally beneficial to the gut: exercise in the right amount, mindset, unprocessed foods, time in natureThe diet that helps heal you isn’t the forever plan His take on parasites and parasite cleanses Why paras... Duration: 01:03:22900th Episode Q&A: Healing, Trends, Regrets, Detox and Other FAQs
Jan 27, 2025Episode Highlights With Katie
Katie answers reader questionsWhat have been the best/favorite forms of healing I’ve triedHabit stacks and best routinesWellness trends I regret, if anyWhat I could change if I could go back to my early adult yearsOne thing that has made the most difference in lifeDay in the lifeWhere would I go if I could live anywhere or if chaos hitsDo I believe we can detox and stay healthy by our state of mind rather than things outsideThe highest ROI things if I was on a very limited budgetMy feelings on spiritualityResources Me...
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