Episode Highlights With Meg What histamine is and how it can be causing symptoms you may not even realize The different parts of the immune system and how they're important to understand Link to stomach acid and digestion What’s happening when histamine is out of balance Sometimes anxiety and insomnia might be the only responses and symptoms of histamine issues Why histamine purposefully causes inflammation We have four different types of histamine receptors in our bodies How hormone shifts can ...
Jun 02, 2025•40 min•Ep. 944
Episode 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 right How heavy metals can be in chocolate if it isn’t sourced well Why you crave chocolate and why this might not be a bad thing What true chocolate is and why raw, fresh cacao beans actually taste horrible When m...
May 28, 2025•52 min•Ep. 943
Episode Highlights With Erica The role of the fascia in the pelvic floor and deep core muscles Why this is important, especially if we’ve been pregnant and had vaginal or c-section births An at-home test and analysis of the pelvic floor An alternative viewpoint on kegels and what might be more effective What to do for optimal pelvic floor function and how this involves our deep core How using your feet more can actually help your pelvic floor Getting started with incorporating breath + movement ...
May 27, 2025•30 min•Ep. 942
Episode Highlights With Erica What fascia is and why it's so important Why fascia is our body’s superpower and how we create more and stronger fascia Muscular strength vs fascial strength and how these are different Fascia will form the way our body moves Body-mind vs mind-body connection Ways to support fascia to elongate it and help get us out of pain How to wake up the deep core and support inner fascia Fascia and low back pain…. What to know How breathing supports fascia when we know how to ...
May 26, 2025•42 min•Ep. 941
Episode Highlights With Katie Which test I took that showed my biological age substantially lower than my actual age Different ways to test biological age and how they're calculated The things this particular test looks at and things I think helped me in each category Factors I think contributed to my biological age being so low Resources Mentioned Just Thrive Eidon Beam Minerals Carolyn Dean's Minerals Function Health for testing Methylated B- vitamins Choline Collagen Magnesium Breakthrough Le...
May 21, 2025•31 min•Ep. 940
Episode Highlights With Betsy The microbiome you might not have even known you have! How the gut and brain microbiome connection comes into play Understanding the vaginal microbiome The feedback loop to the vagus nerve. If vaginal microbiome is off this can affect fertility and libido as well How the vaginal microbiome is connected to birth and the baby’s health The direct fertility connection and how understanding this can help women improve fertility A connection between microbiome and obesity...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 939
Episode 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 it The problems with calories in and calories out and why there's more to the story Mindset shifts away from restriction to fueling the body What a reverse diet is and how it can be so helpful! Why protein is ...
May 14, 2025•56 min•Ep. 938
Episode Highlights With Darin Why the mind is the most powerful healing tool we have and how mindset comes into play with healing You have more nerve endings in the gut than in the brain, and the gut/brain connection comes into play here in a big way How to utilize the brain to influence what happens downstream Primal trust and other programs that can help with the mindset piece The subconscious mind doesn’t respond as much to words as to images How to hold an image of yourself when you are well...
May 13, 2025•25 min•Ep. 937
Episode Highlights With Darin Lyme disease is actually a bacterial infection The mysterious collection of symptoms associated with Lyme disease There are over 100 symptoms associated with Lyme and why it's often misdiagnosed Can Lyme be transmitted in other ways beyond just ticks? About 20% of people who do antibiotic therapy still go on to have chronic Lyme His own journey and how he actually got worse on antibiotic therapy Bug vs terrain theory and how we can become more resilient to any infec...
May 12, 2025•42 min•Ep. 936
Episode Highlights With Katie Why your body needs safety , not just supplements, to heal The difference between stress signals and safety signals —and how your body is always listening How under-eating, poor sleep, and even loneliness send silent danger signals to your nervous system Simple, free ways to tell your body “you’re safe now” —starting today Why nourishment, movement, and sunlight are more than habits—they’re messages How to reframe your wellness journey as a remembering, not a projec...
May 07, 2025•38 min•Ep. 935
Episode Highlights With Dr. Anne Marie Fine What happened with autism and why rates have risen from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 31 Some of the multi-faceted reasons that it might be on the rise What the literature actually says… you might be surprised Beyond the genetic theory… the interaction between genes and environment Genes load the gun, environment pulls the trigger Women with the highest BPA exposure had the highest risk of having children with autism The CDC is actually keeping track of American...
May 05, 2025•58 min•Ep. 934
Episode Highlights With Katie Dim lights, not willpower, is the best sleep hack Creating a nighttime ritual helps your nervous system feel safe Sleep is a multiplier—optimize it and everything else gets easier You don’t need perfection—just presence and intention Resources Mentioned ChiliPad Doc Pro Cacao Calm Magnesium supplement Ublockout shades Full spectrum and red light bulbs Annmarie Gianni skincare Magic Molecule serum Jaspr air filter use code wellnessmama for a discount EMF canopy Pecta...
Apr 30, 2025•36 min•Ep. 933
Episode Highlights With Deborah When to consider hormone testing and symptoms to be aware of One 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 one How timing matters, especially for hormone testing Why a lot of doctors will refuse to manage hormone levels and how to navigate this What t...
Apr 29, 2025•30 min•Ep. 932
Episode Highlights With Deborah Why testosterone is important for women and often not talked about as much Women can have up to 10x as much testosterone as estrogen Testosterone is important for sexual health, bone health, and how we feel Birth control pills can lower testosterone and why this matters Stress and cortisol can lower testosterone as well How testosterone protects bones and muscles and is linked to energy What kinds of testosterone testing are available and which ones to get The die...
Apr 28, 2025•40 min•Ep. 931
Episode Highlights With Katie Why sunlight and salt first thing supports energy and hormones The oral detox ritual that supports your microbiome and immune system Which supplements to take on an empty stomach (and why) The movement hack that supports lymph, fascia, and mood Why protein before caffeine is the ultimate hormone hack How to time your supplements for max absorption The no-screen morning boundary that protects your mental clarity Resources Mentioned Bioptimizers Magnesium and Masszyme...
Apr 23, 2025•40 min•Ep. 930
Episode Highlights With Robyn Common misconceptions about nutrition and skin health Food fears around skin health: i.e., dairy/gluten is bad for the skin Top ways to support skin from the inside out Fixing 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 again The mindset and emotional shifts and how they are so important How psychoimmunology comes into play here What ...
Apr 22, 2025•29 min•Ep. 929
Episode Highlights With Robyn Her own journey with acne and all the extreme things she tried before discovering what worked The functional approach to healing that changed her life What 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 health Foundational diet and minerals for supporting the skin The surprising problems with too much iron in the body What to know about prote...
Apr 21, 2025•34 min•Ep. 928
Episode 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 quality It's really just looking at how well you’ll do with IVF How AMH levels can actually improve and why women aren’t told this Most people are able to get pregnant naturally, and women aren’t given the tools for this The downsides to IVF if you don't actually need it Top labs for understanding he...
Apr 15, 2025•53 min•Ep. 927
Episode 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 here What 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 up How to know what element/constitution you might be in TCM A lot of women tend to be more earth-oriented in TCM U...
Apr 14, 2025•30 min•Ep. 926
Episode Highlights With Katie What the research actually says about the benefits of walking Is there any magic in the 10K steps a day number? Timing considerations for maximum benefit The physiological benefits of walking When adding a weighted vest can be useful How much to walk for the most benefit How to build the habit of walking Resources Mentioned Weighted vest My Take on the Weighted Vest Trend Vivos barefoot shoes Xero shoes Anya's barefoot shoe reviews and shop...
Apr 09, 2025•31 min•Ep. 925
Episode Highlights With Jill Foos Her background in equestrianism as a kid and how she has five kids She 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 health Ways to help our kids find their own equations Stepping into the active vs passive role in your health and kids' health Who we need on our health team as we go through perimenopause and menopause The b...
Apr 07, 2025•55 min•Ep. 924
Episode Highlights With Katie My recovery journey from Hashimoto's What my most recent labs show with no medication for over two years All of the factors I feel contributed to my healing How long this approach took and what I wish I’d learned earlier The uncommon factors that made a big difference for me Resources Mentioned Just Thrive probiotics Masszymes Pectasol Kion Aminos Eidon Beam Minerals Function Health for testing...
Apr 02, 2025•33 min•Ep. 923
Episode 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 health If you have thyroid symptoms, TSH is not enough Labs 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 a...
Apr 01, 2025•35 min•Ep. 922
Episode Highlights with McCall McPherson How GLPs were developed and how they became popular for weight loss What GLPs actually are and how they work The inflammatory pieces related to GLP use and her theory that they may reduce inflammation Inflammation is a common factor in chronic disease but tough to pinpoint and affect, though easy to test She measures HS-CRP on labs to check inflammation How she is seeing a consistent reduction in autoimmune antibodies with GLPs What to know about muscle l...
Mar 31, 2025•34 min•Ep. 921
Episode Highlights With Katie Teen athletes need lots of protein—one gram per pound of body weight How a protein-packed breakfast boosts energy and recovery Creatine helps muscles, the brain, and ATP energy production Why electrolytes like sodium and magnesium are essential Sunlight and vitamin D aid hormones and injury prevention Sleep is key—teens need 9-10 hours for recovery Recovery drives strength and speed, not just training Teens thrive when they choose how to fuel their bodies Resources ...
Mar 26, 2025•31 min•Ep. 920
Episode 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 us Big factors in toxic burden: mold, mycotoxins, parasites The real deal on parasites and why a simple parasite cleanse isn’t necessarily a miracle solution Parasites are toxin sponges How our inner language can really impact our nervous system and how to pay attention to this Resources Mentioned Dr. Brandy Cummings - Website Dr. Brand...
Mar 25, 2025•38 min•Ep. 919
Episode Highlights with Dr. Brandy A fun fact about her fear of whales Why there's a common experience of women not feeling the same after having kids and some common underlying factors Common 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 births What to keep an eye on to early identify some of these things going on How keeping a journal can be really helpful Things we can do proacti...
Mar 24, 2025•40 min•Ep. 918
Episode 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 podcasts We are each our own primary healthcare provider and CEO of our health High-impact changes we can make in supporting our health How the gut and brain are connected and how this two-way communication can support both gut and brain health when we understand it Most of our serotonin and many other neurotransmitters are produced in ou...
Mar 19, 2025•46 min•Ep. 917
Episode Highlights With Steven How he was a histamine denier and what he found out that changed everything The equation of this… histamine isn’t a bad thing. You don’t want too much or too little Histamine 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 stress Yeast and histamine connection Histamine and autoimmune connection and how they overlap. The links ...
Mar 17, 2025•56 min•Ep. 916
Episode 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 currency Creatine is naturally found in foods, so we're already likely getting some There are plenty of research studies that focus on muscle performance, but also brain health and hormone benefits Can reduce mental fatigue and improve focus Why it won't make you bulky but supports lean muscle recovery What the research says about dosing and who can benefit...
Mar 12, 2025•56 min•Ep. 915
