Episode Highlights With Katie How to use the D Minder app to optimize vitamin D from sunlight The surprising benefits of swapping overhead lights for a salt lamp at night- Why blue-blocking light and gentle light hygiene can improve sleep What makes Slacka different from other energy drinks (and why paraxanthine matters) How functional ingredients like 5-HTP and electrolytes support mood and hydration How fascia work on the face can lift, sculpt, and relax without needles or Botox The connection...
Aug 20, 2025•21 min•Ep. 974
Episode Highlights With Jen The different phases of the menstrual cycle and what cycle syncing is Follicular vs ovulatory vs luteal vs menstrual phases and how to support each When 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 sprints Fasting and women and cycle considerat...
Aug 19, 2025•27 min•Ep. 973
Episode Highlights With Jen How she got into integrative medicine with a hormone-specific approach What happens to hormones during perimenopause and early symptoms that women may not notice PMS 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 you Symptoms are gifts, and how to learn from them Ways to support estrogen balance and progesterone Specific nutritional and exercise changes that are helpful aro...
Aug 18, 2025•42 min•Ep. 972
Episode Highlights With Julie She does Japanese drumming and fire dancing as hobbies The underlying factors with ADHD that can be influenced by diet The 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 neurodiversity Food dyes, sugar, and other top dietary offenders Her tips for implementing dietary changes, especially with picky eaters Top dietary strategies she...
Aug 13, 2025•39 min•Ep. 971
Episode Highlights With Julie What we know about autism and why it isn’t just isolated to the brain Where she starts when working with people with autism and how removing inflammatory foods and adding nutrient dense foods can help The top things she recommends avoiding in general and especially for anyone with autism Types 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 research Differen...
Aug 11, 2025•32 min•Ep. 970
Episode Highlights With Sheila Her personal journey with nervous system health and the energetic side of healing Kids resonate with the predominant adult in their household and how to improve this The difference between healing and curing and how the nervous system comes into play An amazing case study of one of her patients who had dramatic improvement Simple tips for supporting the nervous system and little habits that make a big difference How to support kids in nervous system regulation with...
Aug 06, 2025•38 min•Ep. 969
Episode Highlights With Sheila How she has four kidneys and jokes that if anyone needs a kidney to call her Setting the foundation before supplements and what this means How digestion and cellular health come into play for true wellness Why the cell wall matters and how we often ignore this piece How to create healthy cell walls Her order of events for supplements to optimize gut and cell wall health We get a bump in inflammation when we eat and how she uses this to our advantage She treats supp...
Aug 04, 2025•36 min•Ep. 968
Episode Highlights With Katie Why sunlight is essential for mitochondria and cellular energy The role of light in hormone balance, mood, sleep, and immunity Why the right kind of light exposure reduces disease risk How to safely and effectively get sun (without fear) Myths about sunscreen, windows, and indoor lighting Tactical shifts to optimize circadian biology and light signaling Resources Mentioned Blue light blocking bulbs Blue light blocking glasses Daylight computer...
Jul 30, 2025•45 min•Ep. 967
Episode Highlights With Jaban What PANS and PANDAS are, and what the key differences are The different causes of the same neuropsychiatric symptoms and figuring out the underlying issue There are adult versions of these conditions as well Early warning signs of PANS and PANDAS to watch for in children and the autism connection Autoimmune encephalitis symptoms in kids and why this can be so dramatic Why this can be a very fast onset and can be triggered by illness 75% of adults in the US have som...
Jul 29, 2025•36 min•Ep. 966
Episode Highlights With Dr. Jaban Why mold exposure is so common and yet still so unknown Mold is everywhere, but it's the amount and type of mold that matters in a home environment Common mold symptoms that many people miss and specific symptoms in kids The tests he runs to see if a person has mold exposure and home tests he uses Sodium and potassium levels as indicators of chronic stress or mold exposure Urine mycotoxin test for mold levels Genes that make someone more susceptible to mold dama...
Jul 28, 2025•40 min•Ep. 965
Episode Highlights With Angela Her incredible story from starting as a biochemist to being on American Ninja Warrior The dramatic and shocking moment that happened to her on national TV How 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 competitions Putting a deadline on the tough emotions What the RIGHT method is and how it can be so helpful “If you’re no...
Jul 23, 2025•54 min•Ep. 964
Episode 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 challenge Core mindset shifts that can make a massive difference Listening to symptoms as messengers of your body working hard to protect you Estrogenic things in our environment and how they impact our health in midlife Mood based symptoms to pay attention ...
Jul 22, 2025•27 min•Ep. 963
Episode Highlights With Aimee The pivotal moment in her career that led her to blend conventional and holistic medicine Normal doesn’t have side effects and what this actually means How normal lab ranges are calculated and why they aren’t as straightforward as you think Thyroid and thyroid testing: what to know and what results mean The actual ideal TSH range, what to look for, and what ideal lab results should be Her approach to natural thyroid balancing My own lab results that show that my Has...
Jul 21, 2025•43 min•Ep. 962
Episode Highlights With Emily Manifesting: consciously creating a life you love Why we're manifesting all the time, whether we're conscious of it or not Mindfulness: handling stress in the now, meditation: handling stress in the past, manifesting: handling the future Simplest manifestation formula: feel good, place the order; place the order, feel good Visualize, alchemize, magnetize The same muscle that lets you feel the intensity of your pain lets you feel the intensity of your bliss Our bodie...
Jul 16, 2025•38 min•Ep. 961
Episode Highlights With Emily Her unique journey into meditation and how it led to her work today How she had insomnia and was going grey at 27 before finding meditation What makes her method of meditation different and how it gives your body rest that is 5x more effective than sleep Investing just 2% of your day helps the other 98% be even more amazing The mind thinks involuntarily, just like the heart beats involuntarily Ziva is based on something 6,000 years old that means “big results based ...
Jul 14, 2025•41 min•Ep. 960
Episode Highlights With Joseph His amazing story that led to his bestselling book and how great books often come from the author's great pain Thoughts vs thinking and why this is important The 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 true How to separate yourself from the thoughts you have Thoughts don’t control us, beliefs do, so thoughts don’t affect us unless we...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 959
Episode 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 disease How the loss of estrogen in menopause is the tipping point 1 in 3 women will die of cardiovascular disease which is more than all cancers combined What to monitor and look out for starting in our 20s 50% of people in the US have high blood pressure and th...
Jul 08, 2025•24 min•Ep. 958
Episode Highlights With Jessica She was a surprise twin and she and her sister could communicate in their own language before they could even talk What reparenting is and how we have the ability to give ourselves what we might not have gotten ACE scores and what we know about how highly traumatized people suffer from diseases at much higher rates The difference in how women and men respond to stressful events. Women don’t respond with fight or flight, but men do How do women respond to trauma? U...
Jul 07, 2025•35 min•Ep. 957
Episode Highlights With Shefaly The difference between soluble and insoluble fiber and what they each do Most plant foods that are fiber rich have a mix of both soluble and insoluble fiber What fiber does in the body and its roles in the body How fiber benefits gut ecology What resistant starch is and how it works differently in the body and are connected to short chain fatty acids and gut and systemic health What bitters are and why bitter foods are important Dark chocolate is a bitter food, le...
Jul 02, 2025•35 min•Ep. 956
Episode 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 important How these in particular can have such a profound impact on our health The downstream effects of joy and community on so many aspects of physical health Habit stacking in a way that builds joy and community into daily life The benefits of gratitude journaling and just writing 7 things per day Why it is hard for...
Jun 30, 2025•34 min•Ep. 955
Episode Highlights With Tiffany What stress actually is and how it is more far-reaching than you might expect Your body can be experiencing stress even if you don’t “feel” stressed Even things like nutrient deficiencies are a form of stress for the body If we are in fight or flight, we can’t rest, digest, and heal We actually need stress, and not all stress is bad- how to get it in balance Exercise is an example of good stress, and why we do not want to avoid all stress The stress factors we can...
Jun 25, 2025•31 min•Ep. 954
Episode 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 autoimmunity When the immune system gets confused and attacks part of your body Autoimmune diseases are treated as different problems, but they share a common component and causes Why are women affected by autoimmunity more than men, and some reasons why The rise of autoimmunity in kids and factors that may contribute to th...
Jun 23, 2025•37 min•Ep. 953
Episode Highlights With Gina How our relationship with food is a mirror into our inner world and how this starts the day we are born Every single person on the planet develops a relationship with food and how this impacts us Associations we can develop around food, like food being a source of love and affection Knowing how to eat healthy is only about 5% of our drive and decision making when it comes to behaviors 95% of what influences our behaviors comes from the subconscious mind Something imp...
Jun 18, 2025•55 min•Ep. 952
Episode Highlights With Dani Her own story and dramatic experience with adverse childhood experiences The childhood trauma she had and how her health problems started in high school from those experiences Data on ACE (adverse childhood experiences) and how a score of 4 or more is linked to a 20 year reduction in life expectancy How she addressed her own trauma and what she recommends to her patients Many people who come see her have never addressed or even considered childhood trauma Shifting th...
Jun 17, 2025•35 min•Ep. 951
Episode Highlights With Dani Her 24 years spent with chronic lifestyle diseases like IBS, Lupus, urticaria, and others She 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 inputs Healing is incredibly simple, but not easy She starts with diet first and then builds from there… the importance of single-ingredient foods Real food goes bad… auditing your food choices, and cooking is s...
Jun 16, 2025•40 min•Ep. 950
Episode 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 life What he learned by living with no artificial light and how it drastically changed his life You can’t get healthy in the same light environment that got you sick The quality of our life is entirely dependent on the quality of light that enters our eyes How light impacts us at a cellular level Why most blue ligh...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 949
Episode Highlights With Sharon A massive reframe in understanding fevers and the approach to handling them What 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 helpful Reasons to consider not bringing down a fever What happens when we don’t let our bodies have a natural fever response Chronic inflammation vs acute inflammation, which can be helpful The number...
Jun 10, 2025•31 min•Ep. 948
Episode 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 cycle This is a physiological process and also an important emotional and spiritual inflection point Why 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 menopause The different ways that other cultures approach menopause and how this even impacts the physi...
Jun 09, 2025•41 min•Ep. 947
Episode Highlights With Katie Why baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) helps regulate your body’s pH and CO2 levels How 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 more Safe dosing guidelines and how to use it for energy, recovery, and even oral health When and how to take it for maximum benefits—and who should be cautious Resources Mentioned Baking soda BiOptimizers Magnesiu...
Jun 04, 2025•29 min•Ep. 946
Episode Highlights With Meg The eight pillars of women’s health and the connections between them Order matters when it comes to these pillars, especially with things like detoxification Why starting with detox can be counterproductive and a helpful order to work through Most women are living in fight or flight and the importance of balancing the nervous system A two minute practice that can really help your nervous system and make health changes more effective Understanding hormones, nutrient de...
Jun 03, 2025•32 min•Ep. 945
