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405: Eat Smarter: How to Use Food to Reboot Your Metabolism With Shawn Stevenson Dec 31, 2020

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Shawn Stevenson is back! You remember him from one of our most popular episodes ever. As a mom I always knew sleep was important, but it wasn’t until I met Shawn that I realized just how crucial it is for our health. Shawn has revolutionized the field of sleep hygiene and sleep health. His book Sleep …

404: Understanding Mast Cell Activation and Histamine Intolerance With Dr. Beth O'Hara Dec 28, 2020

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Today’s topic may not be one we think about every day, but unfortunately there are probably more and more people who are dealing with these conditions. I’m talking about mast cell activation and histamine intolerance with Dr. Beth O’Hara, who’s a Functional Naturopath specializing in this area. Beth is the founder and owner of Mast …

403: Whew! 2020 in Review + Experiments, Highlights, and Systems for 2021 Dec 24, 2020

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Wow… what a crazy 525,600 minutes this year has been! For many of us, the intense challenges of 2020 have been a rollercoaster, a teacher, a frustration, and a very very long 12 months. I know my year didn’t match the plans I made, and maybe some of you are feeling the same way. Instead …

402: How to Use Glucose as a Continuous Health Marker for Metabolic Health With Dr. Casey Means of Levels Dec 21, 2020

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Lately you’ve probably seen me experimenting with a continuous glucose monitor on my arm. I have learned so much from just one month of tracking that I was eager to go deeper. Dr. Casey Means is a Stanford-trained physician and the chief medical officer and co-founder of a company called Levels. They make a continuous …

401: Rethinking Education to Set Our Kids Up for Success With Jesse Elder Dec 17, 2020

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This episode is about one of my favorite topics: how we can set our kids up for success in an increasingly technological world. And I’m here with one of my favorite people to talk about this topic with, Jesse Elder. He is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur working on creating resources for families that help …

400th Episode: My Mental Models and 8 Rules for Life Dec 14, 2020

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Here we are… episode 400 of the Wellness Mama Podcast! It’s hard to believe I’ve been recording these for so long, and I’m so honored and grateful that you would share your most valuable resource, your time, with me and my guests over these past five years. This episode is a little bit different. It’s …

399: Chronic Pain: What’s Wrong With the Normal Approach and How to Fix It With Dr. Yoni Whitten Dec 10, 2020

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I’m here with Dr. Yoni Whitten, who is an expert on chronic pain. He’s a lifelong athlete who is no stranger to the physical and mental ailments that can hold us back. He is well-known for his program, Pain Fix Protocol, which blends the latest in scientific research with essential concepts from the field of natural movement, evolutionary health, spinal hygiene, and much more.

In this episode, we really go deep on things like why 1.5 billion people are suffering from chronic pain worldwide, and why so much of the conventional approach to treating chronic pain doesn’t make sense. Even if you don’t struggle with chronic pain, it can help so much with posture and agility overall.

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Why 1.5 billion people are suffering from chronic pain (and half of these have back pain)
The factors that make chronic pain so complex
What we can learn from five year olds about movement
The difference between exercise and movement and why it matters
Why so many chronic health problems could be resolved if people would walk 5-9 miles a day
How joints wear out even in people aren’t using them
A funny side effect of wearing heels
The surprising longevity correlation with being able to get up and down off the floor
Why NSAIDs are the number one prescribed treatment for chronic pain
The big mismatch between conventional pain treatment and what the research says
Ways to improve posture in adults and kids in creative ways
Why every joint needs to move through full range of motion every day, and how to do it
How to adopt a healthy movement routine each morning to avoid and fix chronic pain

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Child: Welcome to my Mommy’s podcast.

This episode is brought to you by Alitura. You’ve probably heard me talk about that. This is a skincare company I love, and it’s founded by a dear friend of mine, Andy, who created these incredible products when he was in a horrible accident that left him with scars on his face. And this sent him into an

398: Sauna Use to Increase Lifespan, Improve Thyroid, Detox Safely, and More With Sauna Fix Dec 07, 2020

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As you probably know, sauna use has been a really important part of my own recovery journey. It’s something I do at least three or four days a week without fail. I recently found a really intriguing budget-friendly sauna option when I met the researcher behind it, Eileen Durfee. Eileen is a former nuclear power engineer …

397: Can Normal Thyroid Function Return by Avoiding Iodine With Dr. Alan Christianson Dec 03, 2020

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I’m here with someone I deeply admire and I’m incredibly grateful for. Dr. Alan Christianson is a naturopathic endocrinologist who focuses on thyroid function and specifically Hashimoto’s (which I had) as well as hypothyroidism and Graves’ disease.

Dr. Christianson was actually the first doctor to diagnose me (correctly) and guide me to my recovery. He’s also done this for thousands of people in his years of practice.

In this episode, we go deep on, of course, thyroid health, but also things like iodine, weight loss, and some confounding factors that aren’t always considered when it comes to thyroid.

Episode Highlights With Dr. Alan Christianson

Specific resources to help with thyroid disease
Some important reasons to consider avoiding iodine with thyroid disease
Why you likely need less iodine, not more, if you have thyroid disease (this was an important factor for me)
The hidden source of iodine you’ve probably never considered
How to know if you’re putting iodine on your skin without knowing it
What to know about selenium intake and how to get enough without getting too much
The labs to know to look at for thyroid health
One lab that confirms the presence of thyroid disease
The two products you should consider avoiding for thyroid health
And more!

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396: A Better Way to Connect With Small, Sustainable Farms, and Agriculture With LAEF Nov 30, 2020

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This episode is about a clever way one entrepreneur connects people directly with their local food economies to save money, get more nutritious food, and support small family farmers. I’m here with Matthew Barnes, who’s the co-founder of LAEF, which is short for Local Agriculture Expansion Foundation. In a nutshell, LAEF is a free payment …

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