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**Back to Basics**

Back to Basics is a health and wellness podcast brought to you by Anna Mondanaro (@feelwellbyanna).

Latest Episodes:

16: Q&A Solo Episode - Living Together Before Engaged, Raw Milk, And A Fertility Update Aug 25, 2025

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This week Anna sits down to answer some frequently-asked listener questions and give a PTC/TTC update.

15: Dr. Natalie Underberg - Unexplained Infertility Doesn't Exist Aug 18, 2025

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This week Anna sits down with Dr. Natalie Underberg -- a functional medicine doctor, women's health expert, and the cofounder of her own private practice as well as Female Formulations.

Dr. Natalie has helped hundreds of women naturally conceive, overcome PCOS, balance their hormones, and heal chronic gut issues. She's also the creator of The Pregnancy Prep Academy and The PCOS Collective, empowering women to take back control of their health -- without feeling funneled into fertility treatments as their only option.

As promised, here are the tests that Dr. Natalie orders for her patients:

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
CBC (includes Differential and Platelets)
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
DHEA Sulfate, Immunoassay
Estradiol
Ferritin
FSH and LH
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)
Hemoglobin A1c (HgbA1C)
Insulin
Iron and Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
Lipid Panel
Pregnenolone, LC/MS/MS
Progesterone, Immunoassay
QuestAssureD™ 25-Hydroxyvitamin D (D2, D3), LC/MS/MS
T3 Reverse (RT3), LC/MS/MS
T3 Uptake
T3, Free
T3, Total
T4, Free
T4, Total
Testosterone, Total, MS
Thyroid Peroxidase and Thyroglobulin Antibodies
TSH
Uric Acid
Urinalysis (UA), Complete

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14: Tessa Smith Part Two - God's Will vs. Free Will, Marriage, Cloth Diapering, & So Much More Aug 11, 2025

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This week Anna sits down with friend of the pod Tessa Smith to have a follow up from their first discussion. They discuss their relationships with God, their marriages, cloth diapering, wellness trends they can't get behind, and so much more. We hope you enjoy this episode!

Our guest:

Tessa Smith Instagram

Tessa Smith Substack

Tessa Smith YouTube

13: Ann Bennet - MAHA Thus Far, Home Remedies, and Health Extremism Aug 04, 2025

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This week we’re joined by Ann Bennett (Instagram: @simply.unconventional), a regenerative pecan farmer, holistic health advocate, and one of my favorite sane voices on the internet. Ann speaks candidly about raising children in a holistic home, MAHA thus far, internet sensationalism and more.

12: Solo Episode - Everything I Did To Make Our Home Nontoxic Jul 28, 2025

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In this solo episode Anna sits down to discuss everything she's done to make her home nontoxic. Most of these are easy, low-cost tips to make you and your family healthier.

Our Sponsor:

Natural Cycles - Code FEELWELLBYANNA for 15% off an annual subscription + a free bluetooth thermometer

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11: Kelsey Diprima Hall - Girl Talk on Unexplained Infertility, Marriage, And Health Jul 21, 2025

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This week Anna sits down with Kelsey Diprima Hall, an IG (and IRL) friend and influencer. They talk about Kelsey's 3.5 year struggle with unexplained infertility, marriage, birth control, their favorite beauty products and supplements and so much more. We hope you love Kelsey as much as we do!

Kelsey's Instagram

Kelsey's YouTube

10: Dr. Bill Chun, MD - Everything You Need To Know About Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum Jul 14, 2025

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This week Anna sits down with Dr. Bill Chun, MD; a certified OB-GYN in Boston, MA and friend of the pod. They discuss preparing to conceive, pregnancy, labor, childbirth, induction, postpartum, circumcision, vitamin K, and problems with the medical system.

If you enjoy this episode please rate, review, subscribe, and share with a friend.

Dr. Chun:

Website

Instagram

TikTok

9: Hagan Mullins - The Real Dangers Of Posting Your Children Online Jul 07, 2025

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This week Anna sits down with Hagan Mullins (@parentsagainstposting) to discuss the very real dangers of posting your children online. This is a raw and candid conversation that every (future or current) parent should listen to.

8: Solo Episode - How I Am Preparing My Body For Conception Jun 30, 2025

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This week Anna sits down and talks about everything she's doing to prepare her body to conceive: tracking her cycle, dietary changes, lifestyle changes, mindset, and more. She also talks about some of the changes her husband will be making over the course of the months leading up to conception.

Our Sponsor:

Natural Cycles - Code FEELWELLBYANNA for 15% off an annual subscription + a free bluetooth thermometer

Products mentioned:

Beef Liver Supplement

Magnesium Breakthrough

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NAD+ - Code ANNA ($100 off)

Labcorp OnDemand - Code ANNA

7: Laura Doyle - How to Become An Empowered Wife And Have The Relationship Of Your Dreams Jun 23, 2025

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This week Anna sits down with Laura Doyle, New York Times bestselling author of The Empowered Wife, The Surrendered Wife, and The Surrendered Singleto discuss all things marriage and relationships.

Anna and Laura discuss how much power women hold in relationships, how to express your desires, how to attract your perfect mate, and embracing femininity in your personal and professional life. Laura's approach to marriage has healed tens of thousands of relationships and given so many women the tools to be incredible wives (and, in turn, have incredible husbands).

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