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**The Wellness Mama Podcast**

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

Latest Episodes:

The Real Reason Your Gut Health Protocol Isn’t Working & Nervous System Health With Sinclair Kennally Sep 23, 2025

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Episode Highlights With Sinclair

The nervous system connection to gut health and all health issues
Why it isn’t an accident that everyone is becoming nervous system curious
How the modern lifestyle isn’t naturally supportive to our nervous systems and things we can do to shift that
The body is brilliant and is having a perfect response to what is going on… and how we can understand that more
Most of the body’s communication is happening at the bioelectrical level
Many chemicals are neurotoxic in nature which means they harm the nervous system
What Soma support is and how it can benefit the nervous system
Practices that can support if we have an immune or digestive issue
We can trust the body’s signals even if we don’t understand them yet and it's never too late to reverse these issues
Why the body doesn’t allow us to go into healing states if the nervous system doesn’t feel safe
Understanding the liver and gallbladder connection
What liver flukes are and how she got rid of them

Resources Mentioned

Follow Sinclair on Instagram and Detox RejuveNation
Rapid Gut Reset

Undiagnosable: The Hidden Ways Parasites Affect Us Even When Labs Don’t Show Them With Sinclair Kennally Sep 22, 2025

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Episode Highlights With Sinclair

How she had to personally learn this the hard way and how it was a big piece in her health journey
The limitations of labs when it comes to parasites and gut health
Parasites are really good at hiding and the limitations of each lab test
How anxiety, depression, and fatigue can be connected to parasites
You 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 understand the reasons they are opportunistic can actually make things work
How to tackle parasites correctly to minimize stress to the body
Supplements are only about 25% of a parasite protocol
Important steps, timing, and specifics to understand when addressing parasites
How to support drainage pathways and really important steps to know
The liver does over 500 jobs- detox is just one of them, and how to support the liver

Resources Mentioned

Follow Sinclair on Instagram and Detox RejuveNation
Rapid Parasite Release

Sulforaphane, Supplement Smarts & the Science of Bioavailability With David Roberts and John Gildea Sep 17, 2025

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Episode Highlights with David and John

Red flags when it comes to supplements and what to watch for
Understanding bioavailability when it comes to supplements
Synergy in supplements and how this can take something from 1+1=2 to 1+1=10
How to get a much larger effect from supplements when synergistic then when taken alone
What sulforaphane is and how it is so beneficial - it has 39 pro-health mechanisms in the literature
Curcumin and how bioavailable forms are a highly underrated supplement
Supplements that give the biggest bang for the buck
Toxins and nutrient deficiencies and their role in chronic disease

Resources We Mention

The Surprising Truth About Salt, Inflammation & Longevity: What Most Doctors Get Wrong With Mara Labs Sep 15, 2025

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Episode Highlights With Mara Labs

We're made of salt and have an inner ocean within us
Our inner “salt sink”, which is a place where salt reserves are stored in our body
If you under-eat salt, this will start depleting your salt
Problems that increase when we don’t get enough salt
How the kidneys come into play
The myth of too much salt leading to hypertension and high blood pressure
Only 25% of the population is salt sensitive
Three classes of people: inverse salt sensitive, salt sensitive, and salt resistant, and how to know which you are
Every study ever done there is a group of people known as inverse salt sensitive
Why the current guidelines around salt consumption are not just wrong, but possibly dangerous
The real story of sodium and longevity - and it's often higher than the average person eats
How much salt we actually need daily for optimal health (10g!)
The relationship with insulin and salt and how insulin resistance increases salt sensitivity
CO2 bicarbonate connection and how baking soda can be helpful
The not well understood connection between supplements and how they impact salt

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What’s Really in Our Food? How to Break Free From a Broken Food System with Courtney Swan Sep 10, 2025

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Episode 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 are
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease didn’t even exist decades ago, and it's now rampant
Her own journey into health and wellness
The biggest offenders and contributors to why we're seeing this drastic rise
60% of Americans’ diets are coming from ultra-processed foods
The real problem with food dyes and the sneaky places they're hiding
Links between food dyes and behavioral issues, cancer, and why most countries have banned them
Why glyphosate is such a big problem
Misleading food labeling and the illusion of choice
The real deal on vegetable oils and how these are impacting our food supply
Look at what has changed so much in the last 50 years in our food supply- our genes don’t change that fast
20% of Americans' calories come from seed oils
The role of big agriculture and government subsidies
Understanding GMOs and how they impact us
We're only as healthy as our soil is
Count chemicals, not calories- why we are overfed and under nourished
Two great films on this: Common Ground and Kiss the Ground

Resources We Mention

Her Instagram
Realfoodology - Website
Realfoodology - Podcast
Common Ground Documentary
Kiss the Ground Documentary
My Health Forward - Regenerative Farms

How Kombucha Connects Us to Ancient Wisdom, Hormone Balance, & Microbial Magic With Kombucha Kamp Sep 09, 2025

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Episode Highlights With Hannah

Hannah calls herself a farmer of microbes and she sees fermentation as a sacred practice
The resurgence of ancient wisdom though regenerative farming
They do DNA sequencing on all of their cultures
How to cultivate your microbiome at home by making your own fermented foods
What to know about fermented products and sugar and why sugar in ferments is different
How to mitigate excess sugar in kombucha and how sugar in kombucha isn’t a bad thing
The flavors of health are sour and bitter
What are we actually feeding? We think it is our bodies but it is also our microbiome so how do we give it what it actually needs
How fermented foods help remove toxins from the body
Bacteria affects ancient wisdom and ancestral lineage in the modern world
What a scoby is and how it is a metaphor for global community
How to get started with fermentation and it is easier than you think!

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Beyond Probiotics: How Fermentation Fuels Radiant Skin and Gut Bliss With Hannah Ruhamah Sep 08, 2025

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Episode Highlights With Hannah

How fermentation makes nutrients more bioavailable
Why we are bacteriosapiens and we have a very intimate relationship with bacteria
Bacteria isn’t always a bad thing and fermentation was used for preservation for a long time
Fermentation is digestion happening outside the body and how it reduces antinutrients
Fermented foods are our bacterial heritage
The gut is actually the first brain and the mood/hormone connection to ferments
How fermented foods can improve skin when used internally and externally
What a scoby is and how it can be used in skincare and kombucha as a toner
Microbes and the nutrients that they create
Lesser known microbes and ferments that she recommends trying
How microbes can help us reclaim our inner sovereignty and intuitive health

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Lymphatic Support and Detox: What Actually Works (Solo Episode) Sep 03, 2025

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Episode Highlights With Katie

What the lymphatic system is and why it matters for immune health and detox
How the lymph system works (and why it needs your help to keep moving)
Surprising ways lymph stagnation can impact your health
How daily movement and walking support lymph flow
Why hydration and minerals are non-negotiable for detox
Simple self-lymphatic massage techniques you can do at home
The benefits of dry brushing and how to do it correctly
Pros and cons of vibration plates and how to use them wisely
How hot/cold therapy and breathwork can activate lymph movement
Natural herbs and supplements that support lymphatic drainage
Why consistent, gentle practices work better than aggressive detoxes

Resources Mentioned

Rebounder (found on amazon)
Vibration Plate (found on amazon)
beam minerals
Eidon minerals
Masszymes
Natural Actions water structurer

What GLP-1 Drugs Reveal About Weight, Hormones, and Mental Health With Emily Sadri Sep 02, 2025

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Episode Highlights With Emily

What she’s learned in working with hundreds of women on GLP-1s
How hormones play a role in midlife weight gain and increased metabolic problems
For women, weight can be so deeply personal, and why the person you are becoming in a weight loss journey is so important
The mental health connection that often gets ignored
How GLPs affect hormones and what to be aware of
What happens physiologically with rapid weight loss and thyroid changes to be aware of
Many people who are overweight are actually malnourished and not getting enough protein, minerals, and B vitamins, and how this can be mitigated
Any time the body’s needs aren’t being met, there is a response

Resources Mentioned

Emily Sadri - Website
Follow Emily on Facebook and Aurelia Women's Health on Facebook
Follow Emily on Instagram and Aurelia Women's Health on Instagram

Perimenopause Isn’t a Problem—It’s a Clue: The Cyclic Approach to Hormones, Health & Vitality With Emily Sadri Sep 01, 2025

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Episode Highlights With Emily

Why perimenopause isn’t a problem but a clue and what the data actually says
Symptom treating vs dialing in and extending positive physiology
Why she doesn’t even like to use the word perimenopause
Estrogen is lowest on day 1 of the cycle
What hormones fluctuate and when in a monthly cycle
How monthly hormone fluctuations affect every aspect of health for women
Some things we don’t understand about our cycle
Cancer protective parts of the cycle and why most breast cancer occurs after menopause
One study on breast cancer and the timing of surgery found affecting the lower chance of recurrence
The real role of progesterone and why this is so important to understand
Why women see metabolic and circadian changes in perimenopause and menopause
New tools for tracking cycle and hormones at home
Her take on HRT and how to navigate it in a rhythmic and cyclic way

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