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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 Lyme Disease Epidemic and Solution With Dr. Darin Ingels May 12, 2025

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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 infection
The biggest needle movers in improving our terrain
Detox components of chronic disease
What botanical therapy is and how it can benefit us
Lyme grows very slowly and how this can make recovery a long road
What the prognosis is with a combination of therapies and how to get started

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Stress vs. Safety: The Hidden Signals That Affect Your Health (Solo Episode) May 07, 2025

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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 project
A new lens for healing that’s rooted in trust, rhythm, and compassion

Resources Mentioned

BEAM Minerals
Magnesium
LMNT electrolytes
BONCHARGE: Healthy light bulbs and blue light blocking glasses
Mollie Eastman: Sleep is a Skill

Autism Deep Dive: Beyond Mercury to Other Risk Factors with Dr. Anne Marie Fine May 05, 2025

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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 Americans' chemical exposure
What to know about mercury and autism risk and how it was taken out of vaccines by 2001
The specific study about the Hep B vaccine and why it's relevant
Mercury was replaced with aluminum and why this is important
How to become the EPA of your own home and avoid some of the biggest risk factors

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Dr. AnneMarieFine and emeiglobal on Instagram
Her LinkedIn and her Facebook
How to Thrive in a Toxic World course: contains a bonus video presentation on environmental contributors to autism.
Jaspr air filter - use code wellnessmama for a discount
Radiant Life Water Filter

My Nighttime Routine: From Sunset to Deep Sleep (Solo episode) Apr 30, 2025

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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
PectaSol
Masszymes and Dissolve it All
Red light device
Linen bedding & pajamas

Understanding Hormone Testing and Replacement for Women with Dr. Deborah Matthew Apr 29, 2025

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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 the right timing is for hormone testing and why it isn’t what many doctors suggest
How being on birth control makes hormone testing more difficult

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Testosterone for Women: Testing, Natural Methods and Replacement with Dr. Deborah Matthew Apr 28, 2025

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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 diet and lifestyle factors that can really affect testosterone
Half of your testosterone comes from adrenals and half from ovaries and how stress affects both
How DHEA comes into play with testosterone
Lifestyle factors we can focus on to improve testosterone and foods that help

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My Morning Routine for Energy, Focus, & Hormone Health (Solo Episode) Apr 23, 2025

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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 Masszymes
Pectasol
Beam Minerals
Rebounder
Tongue scraper and oral care from Wellnesse
Dissolve it All from MitoLife
Protein powders and collagen I use
Cacao Calm
Coffee and mushroom coffee

The Science of Skin Health: Debunking Myths and Effective Root Cause Options with Robyn Spangler Apr 22, 2025

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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 to know about eczema and how it is often an immune miswiring vs hormones with acne
How to truly hydrate the skin and nutrition and hydration from the inside out
What the phospholipid bilayer is and how to support it with nutrients
The particular fats that support skin: olive oil, butter, avocado, etc, plus vitamin E
Why she isn’t a fan of chemical-based sunscreens or endocrine disruptors in any skincare
There can also be risks with clean skincare ingredients
How healing skin and gut can actually improve skin reaction to the sun as well
Iron and copper balance also play a role in sun/skin health as well
How red light therapy can help collagen production, and how minerals are supportive
Iodine and fluoride compete at a cellular level

Resources Mentioned

The Clear Skin Lab
Nutrition By Robyn on Instagram
The Hidden Cause of Acne book - and my podcast interview with the author
928: The Root Causes of Acne and How to Address Them with Robyn Spangler

The Root Causes of Acne and How to Address Them with Robyn Spangler Apr 21, 2025

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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 protein and minerals to support your skin
Macro minerals vs other supporting minerals: sodium, potassium, magnesium
Only 2% of the population gets enough potassium and this is very tied to acne
The different types of acne and how the root cause addresses all of them: hormonal, inflammation, infection, irritation, and stress
Things that help the most with teenage hormonal acne: minerals
What to know about birth control, Accutane, and the downsides to know about them
Topical stuff to understand: nourishing the skin barrier, dealing with infection, moisture, dry skin, and more

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Understanding Fertility, AMH, Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, and Diminished Ovarian Reserve With Sarah Clark Apr 15, 2025

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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 health and fertility
Normal vs optimal for lab tests
The factors that a man can change to help improve pregnancy and fertility for the couple
The lifecycle of the egg is 90 days, and sperm is 70-80 days
The health of the male is equally important for a healthy baby

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