The Wellness Mama Podcast

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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 Science of Algae for Mitochondria, Aging, and Brain Health With Catharine Arnston Nov 01, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Catharine

Algae is a food and not a supplement and was the first food on earth
Macro algae vs micro algae
Why algae is the most nutrient rich food in the world
The reason you actually want farm grown algae and not wild grown algae
Spirulina vs Chlorella
Algae shows up when there are toxins or bacteria and works as a cleanup crew
It also works as a clean up crew in the body
Algae has individual aminos
The reason we need algae more now than we have in the past
How algae affects mitochondria in a positive way and reduces free radicals
Why these are ok to eat during a fast and can actually improve outcomes
How chewing these algae can help with bacteria in the mouth and support oral health

Resources We Mention

EnergyBits - Use code wellnessmama for a discount
Book: Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More by Christopher M. Palmer MD

Too Much Sugar & Glutathione for Brain Health With Dr. Gina Nick Oct 30, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Gina

The real deal with our sugar consumption, especially this time of year
Harmful effects of sugar and the long term problems with too much sugar consumption
The average consumption of sugar for kids on halloween is 3 cups!
Sugar can be highly addictive and have a similar impact as drugs
There are over 260 ways to say sugar on a label so it might be in something and you not even know
The benefits of glutathione and why it is so important for health
Her unique ways to get glutathione
Glutathione is a tri-peptide that is naturally occurring in the body but can become depleted with exposure to toxins, sugar, etc and glutathione can help counteract the negative effects of some of those sugars
Why our bodies demand for glutathione is higher than ever before
Glutathione can cross the blood brain barrier
Her own personal 80/20 for daily health

Resources We Mention

Glutathione Products - Best {Daily} Ever
Her website and blog
Book: The Mind of the Cells by Satprem

Finding Healing and Health from a Mind Body Approach With Dr. Afrouz Demeri Oct 25, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Afrouz

How she went from wanting to do neurosurgery to the work she does now in naturopathic medicine
Why the things people come in for her to help with often aren’t the things they need to work on
The mind and body connection and how she uses biopsychology in her practice
Modalities she uses to help address the subconscious and inner emotional aspects
Better questions to ask yourself in getting to better health answers
Common pitfalls she sees that women encounter when it comes to hormone health
Ways to support proper hormone function as a woman
The importance of sunlight for hormone support
How to approach your health from a perspective of curiosity instead of judgment
The way she reversed her own Hashimoto's with crying, iodine, and other modalities
Ways to support liver health

Resources We Mention

Dr. Afrouz Demeri
Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine by Candace B. Pert
You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Dr Joe Dispenza
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton
Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself by Lissa Rankin M.D.
Cured by Jeffrey Rediger M.D.
Ted Lasso

Kava: A Paradigm Shift in Mental Health With Cameron George Oct 23, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Cameron

How he used to own monkeys and piranhas and how this was actually part of his own health journey
The total health collapse he had that led him into health and wellness and how he discovered Kava
Desperation and inspiration are the two main pathways to growth
What Kava is and where it grows natively
How Kava impacts the body
The unique effects of Kava and how it can lead to better focus and connection without the downsides of something like alcohol
Understanding the safety concerns with Kava and why sourcing and form matters
Breaking down the myths about Kava and liver safety
Kava is one of the most well studied plant compounds in the world
The psychological effects of Kava and how to use it for the most benefit
How Kava naturally elevates dopamine without having to put glucose in or have outside stimulation
Ways Kava benefits women specifically
How Kava can support parasympathetic state
Kava can help regulate hormones for women

Resources We Mention

TruKava
Article - Is Kava Safe to Consume?
Weston A. Price books
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson

Critical Importance of Family Meals With Shawn Stevenson Oct 18, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Shawn

How he didn’t eat a salad until he was 25! And what led to his nutritional shifts
What led to his massive health transformation
Fascinating data about how our social connections impact our health
Science-backed reasons that family meals are so important
People who have healthy social ties have about a 50% reduction in all-cause mortality
Families that eat together only 3 times a week have a reduced risk of obesity and disordered eating
Up to 80% of doctor visits today are from stress-related causes
Cravings are cultural and we can shift them
Tips for actually implementing family meals to get the benefit

Resources We Mention

The Model Health Show - His website and podcast
Eat Smarter Family Cookbook: 100 Delicious Recipes to Transform Your Health, Happiness, and Connection by Shawn Stevenson
Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson
Real Plans
Wellness Mama's Bulk Cooking Guide
Staying Sane in an Insane World by Greg Harden

How to Breathe and Permission to Rest With Ashley Neese Oct 16, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Ashley

Her experience as an amateur beekeeper and how she got into it
How being around bees can help with parasympathetic
Understanding the importance of rest and the actual definition
How rest can help us do hard things and improve other areas of life
Recovering from her trauma as part of her healing journey
Simple practices to learn rest and connect to the body
How nature helps with rest and the stress response cycle
Ways to break the stress response cycle and downshift into rest
What a body budget is and how that can help us rest

Resources We Mention

Permission to Rest: Revolutionary Practices for Healing, Empowerment, and Collective Care by Ashley Neese
Eidon Minerals
Upgraded Formulas
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer

700: Life Lessons, New Directions, and Letting Go Oct 11, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Katie

Sharing some life lessons, new directions, new shifts, and letting go
Where we’ve come from - the journey to more integrated health
How nothing shifted substantially for my health until I also addressed the inner mental/emotional side and worked on letting go
How I've changed over the past 100 episodes
What some of my biggest adjustments in life have been
How I've navigated divorce and the vow I made as I moved through that
Ways that we helped our kids with big life changes and how we held safe space for them to process their emotions
What I call a "caterpillar death" of Wellness Mama and the obituary I wrote to put the old vs new into perspective
An authentic introduction to myself and what I'd like to share with all of you

Resources We Mention

Book: Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After by Katherine Woodward Thomas
Eidon
LMNT
Upgraded Formula

The Body Can Heal: Don’t Let a Diagnosis Define Your Life With Julie Michelson Oct 09, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Julie

How she found the love of her life in her fifties
Her own story with autoimmunity that led her to the work she does now
What the inflammation spectrum is and how to address chronic inflammation
The biggest drivers in inflammation and autoimmune disease
How toxins contribute to inflammation and autoimmunity
Why we need 6-9 cups of vegetables a day for micronutrients
How to create a haven in our home and nurture resilience for other experiences and exposures
Why autoimmunity affects women proportionately more than men
Many people who show up to her for help are perfectionists and how this influences health
How our bodies and especially our brains detox during sleep and how to support this
Her tricks for sleep health
Our bodies hear our thoughts and take them as truth
How to shift mindset to shift your health
Create a positive healing statement

Resources We Mention

How to Get Your Health Back in Midlife With Inna Lozinskaya Oct 04, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Inna

The fun life turn that happened when she decided to learn English as an adult
How hormones shift at different phases of life for women
The first hormone to drop in perimenopause
Progesterone is a natural anti-anxiety hormone
Understanding progesterone, testosterone, and estrogen for women in perimenopause and menopause
How perimenopause and menopause can affect the adrenals
Nutrition is 80% of success for hormone health at every phase
Why we need more protein as we age
Best sources of fat for hormone health
Hormones are activated or deactivated in the liver and how to keep the liver healthy
How to break the stress cycle to replenish hormones
There is no relaxation in the body without magnesium being available
When to test hormones and what to look for in the results
Why some women feel better on hormone replacement but some feel worse

Resources We Mention

Midlife Wellness Institute - Website
Magnesium
LMNT
Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup M.D.
The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection--The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men by Suzanne Somers

Biomechanics of Breast Movement (and general movement) With Katy Bowman Oct 02, 2023

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Episode Highlights With Katy

Breast health through the lens of movement
Understanding why breasts need to move and how to do that without injury
The way you move moves your body in a particular way
If you want breasts that are well supported, do movements that build strength in support
Movements like pushups or hanging as a test of chest movement and strength
How carrying babies and breastfeeding can lead to stiffness in the upper body
Why to work up to being able to hang by holding onto a bar for one whole minute each day
How to work better movement into the things you're already doing
Ways to counteract too much single-position input like looking at a phone
How our core is affected by what is happening in the hips and the shoulders
A tip for getting better movement and benefits even from walking
We're so much more fluent in the importance of food than the importance of movement

Resources We Mention

Rethink Your Position: Reshape Your Exercise, Yoga, and Everyday Movement, One Part at a Time by Katy Bowman
More books by Katy Bowman
Hanging board on Amazon
Book: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume

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