Episode Highlights With Mandy Patterson Her own hormone and fertility journey How she almost died with her first child at age 22 and was told she couldn’t have any more kids The things within our power to change when it comes to hormones It'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 hormones Primary, secondary, and tertiary minerals and how to optimize them A myth about minera...
Mar 10, 2025•46 min•Ep. 914
Episode Highlights With Katie The common focus on calories in, calories out—why this approach is incomplete Overeating often stems from undernourishment, not just willpower issues The body has nutrient-seeking cravings—if we lack key nutrients, hunger signals persist When the body lacks protein and key micronutrients, it perceives scarcity and stress How this approach support safety signals and hormones rather than just calorie restriction Why prioritizing protein and micronutrients leads to bet...
Mar 05, 2025•45 min•Ep. 913
Episode Highlights With Lisa Goldberg Early lessons on mindset around food that can turn into trouble later in life The downfall of the dieter's mindset and how it leads to self sabotage How these early patterns form our relationship with food This 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 food How to avoid creating food as a reward Learning to get back ...
Mar 03, 2025•48 min•Ep. 912
Episode Highlights My unconventional path into homeschooling How my parenting theory has changed over the years and how it looks in application with kids of different ages Balancing state requirements with child led learning My parenting philosophy and how it differs a lot from common parenting advice How this approach can lead to less stress and more connection over time Resources Mentioned Agatha Christie books Khan Academy...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 911
Episode 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 sleep Mattresses 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 fo...
Feb 25, 2025•39 min•Ep. 910
Episode Highlights With Jack Why sleep is so vital for both mental and physical health and resilience The 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 sleep The problems with chronic poor sleep. What are the markers of great sleep? Practical ways to uplevel our sleep Markers of chronic poor sleep and quality sleep- it isn’t just about time but sleep stages The benefits of deep sleep and REM ...
Feb 24, 2025•34 min•Ep. 909
Episode Highlights With Katie Tackling cortisol Popular on social media lately Lots of cocktails and miracle cures floating around Can 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 basics Always for information and inspiration, never for comparison or prescription Especially relevant topic for a lot of us as moms (higher stress levels), as we approach perimenopause and menopause...
Feb 19, 2025•41 min•Ep. 908
Episode Highlights With Dr. Zielinski His ten year journey creating Natural Living Family to help other families Why heart attack and stroke are such big killers and tied to chronic inflammation The easiest and most impactful factors we can all do to reduce chronic inflammation Infammation isn’t the root cause, it's the mechanism or vehicle that's damaging the body We have to look at the root cause to find out what the match is that's lighting the fire Inflammation is good for us and designed to...
Feb 17, 2025•57 min•Ep. 907
Episode Highlights How I caused quite the stir by posting about stopping eating when the sun goes down Apparently, the internet needs to come with terms and conditions, and I can understand the confusion This episode goes deeper into why I personally adopted this change The biggest signals are light, food, and sleep when it comes to circadian health The benefits of eating in a more circadian-aligned way Skipping breakfast vs early dinner Sending safety cues all day Resources Mentioned BONCHARGE ...
Feb 12, 2025•36 min
Episode 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 today How 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 loss What it looks like when she starts working with someone on hair loss It isn’t just androgens a...
Feb 10, 2025•48 min•Ep. 905
Episode Highlights What finally worked for me in healing my metabolism and thus losing weight, and it isn’t the conventional approach I had trouble learning to trust my body, and it was a slow dance I learned Yes, and when it comes to calories… there is more to the story If you want to make a fire hotter, what do you do? You add fuel, not take it away Our bodies are intelligent, so they adapt if we keep reducing fuel Reverse diets are gaining popularity, kind of like that, but there's more to th...
Feb 05, 2025•43 min•Ep. 904
Episode 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 data Security concerns and how to make sure yours is safe How their specific testing has layers of encryption and is not even mined for data You can use an alias on your genetic testing The limits of genetic testing and what it can and can’t tell us...
Feb 04, 2025•32 min•Ep. 903
Episode Highlights With Dr. Erika Gray Important perspective about genetics and how to use this information for the biggest advantage The nuance when it comes to children and genes Genes do not exist in isolation and why focusing on one gene is not helpful How understanding genetics helped her teens (and mine) What COMT is and how this comes into play with influencing our worldview Fast COMT break down dopamine and norepinephrine faster (linked to moving around, not sitting still, etc.) How this...
Feb 03, 2025•39 min•Ep. 902
Episode Highlights With Michael Ruscio His own journey into the work he does now and the tough lessons he learned about gut health All 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 interventions Fungal vs bacterial overgrowth in the gut Things that are universally beneficial to the gut: exercise in the right amount, mindset, unprocessed foods, time in nature The diet that he...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 901
Episode Highlights With Katie Katie answers reader questions What have been the best/favorite forms of healing I’ve tried Habit stacks and best routines Wellness trends I regret, if any What I could change if I could go back to my early adult years One thing that has made the most difference in life Day in the life Where would I go if I could live anywhere or if chaos hits Do I believe we can detox and stay healthy by our state of mind rather than things outside The highest ROI things if I was o...
Jan 27, 2025•49 min•Ep. 900
Episode Highlights with Liz The importance of eating enough protein, especially as a mom and in families Tips for incorporating protein at different times of day Why protein at breakfast is so important Other breakfast options if you don’t like smoothies Her top easy protein sources to work into your diet Tip: eat non-breakfast foods for breakfast Easy high-protein snacks that can be added in for a protein boost One easy tip to double the protein in a recipe: double the meat the recipe calls for...
Jan 21, 2025•34 min•Ep. 899
Episode Highlights With Liz Marino Her journey into real food and the strategies she’s learned to do it affordably and with time constraints The three big things that help with time and money when eating healthier Focusing on basics: shop the perimeter, protein +vegetables+ healthy carbs, make simple recipes The benefit of two weeks of rotating meal plans to simplify things Why frozen vegetables can be a lifesaver for time and budget Shopping once a week can save so much time and money How to us...
Jan 20, 2025•30 min•Ep. 898
Episode Highlights Trends I expect to become more popular in 2025 and my take on them, with one easy action step for each (that is free) Minerals: Why I feel they're important and what I take (key takeaway, salt water in the morning for energy and hydration) Functional movement like kinstretch, walking, climbing, getting back to simplicity TIP: go for a walk or do air squats after each meal Whole food single ingredient eating over complicated diets: my approach LIGHT and circadian health — Court...
Jan 15, 2025•34 min•Ep. 897
Episode Highlights With Anjan Katta His own experience with the pitfalls of modern technology The downside of so much blue light at all times of day and night What the designer of LCD screens thought they would be used, and what he would have done differently if he had known we’d be using them this much Light is a master signaling mechanism for hormone and circadian health What are the most harmful negative impacts of modern technology Evolutionary mismatch with modern technology The comparison ...
Jan 13, 2025•48 min•Ep. 896
Episode Highlights With Dr. Cathleen King What happens when we get to a place where our set operating mode is that things are chronically unsafe How the immune system comes into play here Perception is key for retraining the body How to shift mindset and take personal responsibility What happens when we are stuck in story or mind theory When the mind is engaged with a story, the limbic system stays overactive and the body’s ability to process goes way down How to cultivate a conscious awareness ...
Jan 07, 2025•42 min•Ep. 895
Episode Highlights With Cathleen King Her journey with mysterious symptoms and what finally helped her heal What the cell danger response is, and why we have to understand this Her realization and paradigm shift to find the common denominator behind her health problems How she slowly “walked herself out of hell” and healed The body is infinitely capable of healing It is figuring out what is blocking, what is keeping the body from healing What happens if the signal that the threat hasn’t passed i...
Jan 06, 2025•35 min•Ep. 894
Episode Highlights With Katie The reasons I started to do a yearly water fast My own experiences with fasting What I think about fasting in general, for women, and what I do My longest fasts and what this one will likely be The mental and inner work of a fast and the real reason I do it Gratitude journaling when I feel the desire for food and separating desire/pleasure from joy/gratitude It is not for everyone, but it's helpful for me Ketosis and autophagy as beneficial states Resources Mentione...
Jan 01, 2025•34 min•Ep. 893
Episode Highlights With Divya Gupta Her own story of having her gallbladder removal linked to her thyroid What’s going on biologically with the liver and gallbladder connection to thyroid issues Nothing in the body works in isolation, and what symptoms can tell us The thyroid and liver have a very symbiotic relationship Three main organs to look at to help support the thyroid: liver, adrenals, and gut How to support these three organs to support your thyroid The real story with cortisol and why ...
Dec 17, 2024•29 min•Ep. 892
Episode Highlights With Divya Gupta Her own incredible story and how she broke the cycle When she started to notice something was wrong with her health and how she started to change the story Differences between growing up in India and moving to the US Genes only impact 10% of outcomes, and much more is in our ability to change A doctor can never know your body as well as you can You hire a doctor and have the power to fire them if they aren’t helping you Resources We Mention Divya Gupta - websi...
Dec 16, 2024•32 min•Ep. 891
Episode Highlights With Everbella Why collagen declines with age and why just taking it alone won’t fix it Her dramatic story with collagen, biotin, hair loss Does collagen really work? What it might mean when it isn’t working Warning signs you're low in collagen Not all collagens are created equal Collagen affects so much more than just the skin and face, it goes much deeper than that How collagen is used in connective tissue and joints The six warning signs that we are low on collagen The body...
Dec 11, 2024•43 min•Ep. 890
Episode Highlights With Heather Gray Her experience with many chronic issues and how this led to the work she does now If you don’t recognize an ingredient on a label, neither does your body Your lifestyle of convenience is part of what is killing you How coffee enemas can be helpful and why to consider them, even if they sound scary Sleep and supplements and how these things changed everything for her The things she has people rule out before they start working together Ways to support sleep in...
Dec 10, 2024•28 min•Ep. 889
Episode Highlights With Heather Gray How she entered the detox world after being sick as a child Understanding the downsides of detoxing incorrectly The nuance to any healing protocol and why there is no one size fits all How to support your detox pathways and things to avoid that can hurt them “My self-care feels like a part-time job, but it is better than being full-time sick” The three main detox pathways: sweat, pee, and poop, and how to support them Addition through subtraction and how to r...
Dec 09, 2024•32 min•Ep. 888
Episode Highlights With Dr. Frank Anderson What IFS is and how it differs from other types of therapies His personal trauma history that started at age 6 Why he isn’t a fan of differentiating “big T” and “little t” trauma Why don’t we need to forgive in order to heal and why he calls it the F-word How early childhood experiences with our caregivers can have a strong, lasting impact, even if they aren’t big moments of trauma or abuse Many therapies push forgiveness too early — he recommends heali...
Dec 04, 2024•51 min•Ep. 887
Episode Highlights With Dr. Phyllis Pobee What she sees related to intermittent fasting and women Why fasting can lead to an initial 10-pound weight loss and then a rebound with more weight gain We are already losing muscle in our 30s and beyond without fasting, and fasting can speed up muscle loss if we aren’t careful Not everyone responds well to a lack of food Age matters in fasting and impacts younger and older people differently How we can heal the metabolism after fasting and dieting The c...
Dec 03, 2024•21 min•Ep. 886
Episode Highlights With Dr. Phyllis Pobee How she lost over 100 pounds after having two kids by understanding genetics Obesity affects all organ systems What genetic weight loss is, and how she figured this out The biggest gene that comes into play with weight loss… the FTO gene Genetic avatars and how this helps pinpoint what will be effective The craving captives and how this comes into play with genetics and dopamine genes The gene/hormone connection and how certain genes can affect things he...
Dec 02, 2024•33 min•Ep. 885
