The Wellness Mama Podcast

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Autojuvenation: How to Use Your Body’s Own Regenerative Ability to Look and Feel Younger with Dr. Anthony Youn Dec 06, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Youn

How he played guitar and sang in a Jimmy Buffet cover band
What he means by autojuvenation and how to use this to his advantage
The four major causes of skin aging and what we can do about it: collagen degradation, oxidation, inflammation, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), buildup of cellular waste
We lose about 1% of the collagen in our skin each year after a certain age
How sugar relates to aging
What autophagy is and how it can help battle aging
Solutions: what to eat, when to eat, supplements to take, and skincare to use
Some guidelines for autophagy to improve skin health
His commonly recommended supplements: collagen, multi, omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics
Best tips for skincare that actually works
Why our skin needs vitamin C and vitamin E
His take on red light therapy
More advanced skin treatments you can do and which ones he thinks are worth it

Resources We Mention

Younger for Life: Feel Great and Look Your Best with the New Science of Autojuvenation by Anthony Youn, MD
Dr. Youn - Website
Just Thrive
Native Path collagen
Joovv red light
Red Therapy
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM and Gene Stone

How to Know if You Have Inflammation and Lower Your Toxic Burden With Maggie Berghoff Dec 04, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Maggie

Her journey with autoimmunity and how she healed
What total toxic burden is and how to assess it
The body is much smarter than any doctor in the world and how to listen to yours
How to be your own primary healthcare provider and what labs to run
Why to test your micronutrient levels and how to do it
Ways to use testing you can do on your own to support your healing process
The three tests she recommends for everyone
How many issues go back to the gut even if a person doesn’t feel like they are having gut or digestive issues
General nutrition steps to reduce inflammation
The three things that you can reduce or eliminate to lower inflammation
80/20 of lifestyle changes to reduce inflammation

Resources We Mention

Eat to Treat: A Three-Step Plan to Reduce Inflammation, Detoxify Your Life, and Heal Your Body by Maggie Berghoff
Wellnesse - Non-toxic personal care products
Book: Be Here Now by Ram Dass
JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet: Drop 7 Hidden Sugars, Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks by JJ Virgin

The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You with Dr. Michael Gervais Nov 29, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Gervais

His story and how he got into the work he does
Why we are biologically wired to attune to other people's opinions
The difference between not caring about what other people think and not worrying about what other people think
What identity foreclosure is and what to do about it
Performance based identity vs purpose based identity
Important strategies for working through inner talk and how to avoid performance based identity in our kids
His definition: Excellence is being at home with yourself wherever you are

Resources We Mention

The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You by Michael Gervais PhD
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Be Quick - But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime by Andrew Hill and John Wooden
Mind Gym by Gary Mack

Bridging the Gap Between Our Health and Our Homes, Air Quality and Mold Exposure with Michael Rubino Nov 27, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Michael

How his first time ever meditating was with Deepak Chopra and what it was like
Why indoor air quality is so important
We breathe 20,000 times per day and the air we breathe can make a huge difference
Why there can be mold problems even in homes that are immaculate and always kept clean
How mold gets into our homes and it isn't always a water leak
What he recommends about mold testing in the home
The top places he finds mold growing and what remediation looks like
What to do with buying, building, or remodeling a home to reduce chances of mold
Effects of mold in the body that we may not realize
Warning signs to look for with mold
His take: all autoimmunity has some connection with mold
Ways to help support the body after mold exposure

Resources We Mention

The Dust Test
The Healing Organization: Awakening the Conscience of Business to Help Save the World by Raj Sisodia and Michael J. Gelb

How Your Sleeping Position Affects Your Health with Dr. Peter Martone Nov 22, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Martone

How he raised a deer!
The real truth on the optimal sleep position and why we can have trouble sleeping that way
Best sleep posture tips and how to benefit from them
Sleeping on the left side during pregnancy and how to get back to good sleep posture after birth- is it really true not to sleep on the back during pregnancy?
The reasons we toss and turn at night: pain, safety, and how to fix it
You are really only in control of how you fall asleep so to give yourself the best chance of staying asleep, you want to master falling asleep
How breath and respiration affects sleep
The vagus nerve controls 80% of the parasympathetic nervous system and how to support it during sleep
Other ways to support the vagus nerve
How to use scent to improve sleep and induce deeper states of relaxation
Why we need more sleep in the winter and how this can help the immune system
Your heart is one of the only organs that can metabolize cortisol in high doses so things like exercise and sauna can help regulate cortisol
One hour of sleep before midnight is worth two after
The real deal on alcohol and the impact for sleep
His take on melatonin and how/when to use it or not
Don't think yourself to sleep. Instead, remember yourself to sleep and how to use memory to help yourself sleep better (cool tip)
What it means when we do and don't remember our dreams

Resources We Mention

Dr. Peter Martone - website - Use code Katie15 for a discount
Oura Ring
Magnesium for better sleep
Dreamland Baby
Book: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Book: The Zig Zag Principle by Rich Christiansen

Understanding Breast Implant Illness (BII) and Addressing Chronic Inflammation With Dr. Robert Whitfield Nov 20, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Whitfield

Why he and I both love the show Ted Lasso and highly recommend it
What breast implant illness is and why it can be difficult to pinpoint and how much of the body it can affect
Do all women experience problems from breast implants or do some do ok?
Factors that make women more at risk for BII
What to be aware of with explant surgery and considerations to understand
The lymphoma connection to implants and how to remove them safely
The stats about implants and complications
What to do if you're considering explants
Specific supplements and interventions he recommends for inflammation
Uncommon symptoms that can be related to breast implant illness and inflammation
His advice for inflammation even if you don't ever work with him

Resources We Mention

Dr. Robert Whitfield - Website (use code wellnessmama for a discount)
Breast Implant Illness Podcast
Book: Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine by Robert H. Lustig
Book: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan

The Connection Between Sexual Health, Longevity, and Regenerative Medicine with Dr. Amy B. Killen Nov 15, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Amy

She didn’t play with Barbies as a kid but the funny thing she played with instead
Why she switched from emergency medicine to the work she does now
The connection between sexual health and longevity
Correlation between people who are more sexually active and lower all cause mortality
Some of the reasons for the decline in libido
The importance of being able to activate the parasympathetic nervous system for overall and sexual health
The misinformation about hormone testing and hormone replacement
Universal things that contribute to longevity and health: exercise, lean muscle mass, sleep, healthy diet, sunshine
Why she recommends sun and how she balances this with sun health
In studies, those with the lowest sun exposure had the highest risk of death
Her recommended supplements for longevity and slowing aging
Her take on Ozempic
What to know about peptides and when they can be useful
Why sauna is one of her top biohacks
Her take on cold water exposure
Even more reasons to lift weights, especially as we get older

“It’s better to be brave than perfect.” Dr. Amy Killen

Resources We Mention

Amy B. Killen - website
HOP box
Docere Clinic
Book: Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter

Root Causes of Infertility, Declining Sperm Count, and How to Fix It with Dr. Nashat Latib Nov 13, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Nashat

Her journey from ER doc to functional medicine fertility doc
How cortisol interferes with hormone production and can be related to infertility
Her own journey with IUI and IVF and why she’d do it differently if she knew what she knew now
Why male and female fertility matter in the fertility equation
What happens in the 90 days pre conception directly influences egg and sperm health
Why egg health is not static and can improve over time
What AMH is and what it actually indicates
Why sperm counts are expected to go to 0 in the next 40-50 years
How detox comes into play with fertility protocols
The liver is your laundromat and how to support it
How basal body temperature relates to fertility and how to use this data to your advantage

Resources We Mention

Nashat Latib - website
10 Steps to Optimal Health and Hormones
Oura ring
Book: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Letting Kids Lead the Way, Critical Thinking, and How Education is Changing with Lisa Jendza Nov 08, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Lisa

How she shifted from IT into her current work
Action speaks louder than words but experience trumps action
How she teaches life lessons through kitchen skills
The importance of experiments
How to shift mindset through food experiences with kids
Kids are so capable of understanding and making good choices about food and about life
Her take on stem classes and their possible downsides
Right brain focused approaches to education with kids
How cooking is a great integrated whole brain experience with both right and left brain activities
Our kids futures will look different than we can predict and how to help them prepare
How to create more opportunities for right brain learning with your kids

Resources We Mention

Freedom Kitchen
Book: The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman
Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

The Iron Curse: Myths and Misconceptions About Iron and Iron Overload With Dr. Christy Sutton Nov 06, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Christy

Why she started researching iron overload and eventually wrote a book on it
The unknown dangers of both high iron and low iron and how to get a correct understanding of if you have either one
Why females are typically more likely to have low iron issues but this can change as women get older
Kids are more at risk for being low in iron
Calcium binds to iron and makes it harder to absorb
The reason iron testing doesn’t happen early enough in pregnancy and why it is important to test pre pregnancy
What ideal ranges of iron look like at different phases of life
Genetic testing for iron and what to look for to know your genetic status related to iron
What to do if you do have high iron levels and how to find a practitioner that can actually help you
Good genes to check in your kids at a young age
Important info about iron supplements and best and worst supplements and foods for either iron status

Resources We Mention

The Iron Curse by Dr. Christy Sutton
Nutrition Genome - gene testing
Dr. Christy Sutton - homepage
The Iron Curse Workshop
MTHFR Workshop
Book: Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life by Russell Blaylock

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