IC Wellness Podcast

Lisa King, AKA "The Fulfilled Pharmacist," stops by to talk about diet, lifestyle, and mindset. 

Nicole Sachs, LCSW , is a speaker, writer, podcaster, and psychotherapist who has dedicated her work and her practice to the treatment of chronic pain, symptoms, syndromes, and conditions. She is the author of the book  The Meaning of Truth , and the online course FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN. Her brand,  The Cure for Chronic Pain , includes a Website, Podcast, and YouTube Channel. Her personal exper...

Interstitial cystitis can interrupt your sleep, but identifying root causes will help restore balance so that you can get back to enjoying a good night's rest.     

Learn how to boost immune function for optimal health with integrative and functional nutritionist Brianne Thornton, MS, RD. For additional support or details on what was discussed during this podcast, please visit https://icwellness.org/blog-post/lifestyle-tips-to-boost-immunity/  

Examining histamine intolerance requires a broad approach to see if there is a single root problem or a combination of a few problems. Histamines can also play a role in iC, sleep, mood (anxiety), and PMS. When each of these elements of histamine problems is combined, they can create the perfect storm for histamines to get out of control.

Tracy Benson is a San Diego based integrative health and wellness coach with over 20 years of experience. Tracy's mission is to educate, support, and empower everyone she works with. Her programs are powerful in their simplicity, designed to enable her clients to live a healthy, balanced life through lasting lifestyle changes. Tracy's focus has been Worksite Wellness to support corporate wellness...

Brianne and I discuss the best way to use our cookbook so that you are getting enough carbs, calories, and nutrients throughout the day.

Symptoms between IC and UTIs can overlap and there is a reason for this. Additionally, we have access to a few tests that can detect underlying root causes and we know how to address issues that may present. Help is available! 

How are you doing? It's week 3 of quarantine and things are getting stressful. We decided to dedicate a special podcast to bladder support health during quarantine. Whether you suffer from chronic UTIs or IC, we share what you can do during this difficult season. 

Understanding Adrenal fatigue and the connection between stress, anxiety, and sleep. 

Dr. Berman is both a midwife and naturopathic doctor, and she is also an IC Warrior. With 25 years of experience, she has focused her practice on helping women with recurrent UTIs, interstitial cystitis, Lyme Disease, and a variety of autoimmune diseases.   Dr. Berman has found that the body has an incredible capacity for healing and recovery once the obstacles for that healing are removed. Her ex...

Dr. Allyson Shrikhande is a board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist, and the Chair of the Medical Education Committee for the International Pelvic Pain Society. She is working with other experts in the field of chronic pelvic pain to develop training modules for residents and physicians interested in learning about the diagnosis, treatment, and management of chronic pelvic...

Sula Windgassen is a Health Psychologist; more specifically, she is a mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapist as well as a published author. Her focus is on how psychology impacts physiology and her heart and commitment to the IC community is noteworthy and quite remarkable. 

There is a lot of confusion surrounding the traditional IC Diet and a whole lot of misinformation. Nutritionist Brianne Thornton stops in to set the record straight. Learn the truth about what you should be eating and what you should be avoiding to decrease IC symptoms and restore balance to the body. 

After years of chronic health problems, Jaclyn Harwell has learned a thing or two about nutrition, mindset, and choosing joy in the midst of trials. As a mama of a child who has been diagnosed with multiple behavioral disorders stemming from PANDAS disorder, she's learned to apply all that she's learned to help him too! Today, her family is thriving after years of battling Lyme disease, mold illne...

Hannah Matluck is a holistic health and wellness coach and the founder of the podcast and platform, The V Hive, a resource for all things women's intimate health. After suffering for many years with pelvic pain, Vulvodynia, and IC, she realized how many women suffer from these conditions in silence, and was determined to bring advocacy and education on these topics to the forefront. She has now be...

My guest Sarah Sanger shares her journey with interstitial cystitis and how it impacted her life. Sarah is a San Diego native and graduated from UCSD with a degree in history with the goal of becoming a lawyer. After receiving a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis, she returned to school attending the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine to get her Masters of Acupuncture and Herbology. Today she ha...

Addressing the root cause of SIBO and interstitial cystitis requires balancing the gut and bladders microbiome through antimicrobial herbs and nutrition, which can both improve the bacterial balance and restore lost nutrients reversing IC symptoms. 

Alexia Magallanes and I discuss our favorite clean beauty brand "Monat" and how it not only improved our health but transformed the health of our hair.    To contact Alexia directly- Instagram: @alexia.mags Email: alexiamagallanes@mymonat.com  

Julie Hager with Inside Out Wellness is an integrative nutrition and functional medicine health coach. Julie Lived with IC for 4 decades, but through identifying the root causes she has successfully sent her IC into remission. 

Marnie is the founder of IC Support Canda and is working to create an IC footprint by bringing awareness and support to the IC community. 

There are four supplements that when used in combination have been shown to significantly reduce IC symptoms.  1. L-arginine  2. Quercetin 3. Bromelain 4. Aloe Vera 

The 5 Rs for addressing chronic inflammation and healing leaky gut. 

In episode 9 I am joined by Lisa King. Lisa is a Registered Pharmacist, the author of the book Tiny Life Changes, a Life Coach, and a fellow IC Warrior.  In this episode, we focus on goal setting in a healing journey and how we can achieve those goals one step at a time.