Functional Moms Podcast

This episode is for you if you’re curious about the benefits of IV vitamin infusions! Rebecca Powers is a functional medicine family nurse practitioner with a background in critical care and neurology. She believes traditional medicine has its place in the world, but combining conventional and alternative treatments leads patients to truly reach optimal health. We learn: How leaky gut and lower qu...

This episode is for you if you want to learn what actually works when it comes to chronic conditions like thyroid disease and hormonal problems. It’s also for you if you’ve been frustrated by conventional medicine approaches. Our guest Reed Davis is a board certified holistic health practitioner and certified nutritional therapist, and an expert in functional lab testing and holistic lifestyle med...

This episode is for you if you or your loved ones have been affected by Lyme disease or you’re interested in prevention. The CDC most recently estimated that each year approximately 476,000 people are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease in the U.S. Guest Katie McManigal is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who specializes in Lyme disease and complex chronic conditions. Katie has compl...

This episode is for you if you’re a woman over 40 and want to get to the bottom of weight loss resistance and look and feel your best! We talk about all things weight management – from the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet and Nutrition Program to the use of peptide weight loss drugs to the truth about sugar and insulin resistance! Guest Audrey Zona is an integrative health and nutrition coach special...

This episode is for YOU if you’re curious how gut health impacts your thyroid and hormones. We learn all about the gut hormone connection!  Dr. Katelynn Nardulli is a doctor of chiropractic, functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner, founder of Flourish Wellness Practice and Creator of the Gut Restoration Program. Dr. Kate specializes in gastrointestinal health and shares that hormonal imbalanc...

This episode is for you if you’re a woman over 40 struggling with health issues. We speak to an inspirational woman and entrepreneur who overcame debilitating weight, hormonal and spinal issues in her 40s and 50s. Natalie Kuhles struggled with her weight throughout her life. Both her parents were morbidly obese. Raquel has had the pleasure of working side by side with Natalie being her personal tr...

This episode is for YOU if you struggle with symptoms like bloating, gas, constipation and/or diarrhea. We are going to talk about all things irritable bowel syndrome which is otherwise known as IBS.  Rebecca Arsena is a certified functional nutrition counselor and national board certified health and wellness coach helping people get to the bottom of their symptoms when conventional medicine has t...

This episode is for you if you'd like to learn how GMOs (otherwise known as genetically modified organisms) and glyphosate (known as the weed killer Round Up) in our food supply may be contributing to our nation's health problems. Zen Honeycutt is founding executive director of the non-profit Moms Across America, a National Coalition of Unstoppable Moms with the mission of educating and em...

This episode is for YOU if you’re curious how food affects your family's mood and behavior. Erin Falco, a registered dietician and nutritionist certified in functional medicine and founder of Root Health Nutrition and Wellness in New Jersey, is helping kids and adults with alternative approaches to mental health through nutritional psychiatry.  We learn: Nutritional psychiatry focuses on the r...

This episode is for you if you have a man in your life who is struggling with his weight and health. Research shows men are less likely than women to get the preventive care they need which can lead to a lower life expectancy. Kim Salzmann is a functional medicine certified health coach who is helping men 45 and older lose their bellies and take back their health. She was tired of seeing the men a...

This episode is for YOU if you’re curious about what it means to have inflammation in the body. As we age, we become more inflamed with subtle symptoms. This is our body talking to us, but we’re not always listening! Nataliya Moon, a functional medicine certified health coach, helps people take back their health through lifestyle changes. She shares her personal journey of dealing with inflammatio...

This episode is for YOU if you're a busy woman over 40 trying to lose weight and feel energetic! Jessica Spain Levy, otherwise known as Nomi, is a double board-certified nutritionist and health and wellness coach affiliated with Duke Integrative Medicine at Duke University. Her undergraduate and graduate research topics have included the psychology of long term weight loss maintenance. She sha...

This episode is for YOU if you’re tired of yo-yo dieting and quick fixes only to find yourself back to where you started! We can all relate to this. As most of us have tried many different diets by our 40s. Chris Arnholt is a national board certified functional medicine health coach helping people create lifelong eating strategies to look and feel their best. We learn: Healthy Eating – Happy You P...

This episode is for YOU if you’re curious how breathing can improve your mental and physical health. Breathing is something we take for granted and it’s not something we’re taught to optimize.  Campbell is an integrative physiotherapist who focuses on how the breath influences human health and performance. His popular instagram account https://www.instagram.com/breathbodytherapy/ shares how breath...

This episode is for YOU if you are a woman in your late 30s, 40s or 50s and you want to look and feel your best during perimenopause and menopause. Kristin Johnson and Maria Claps are the duo behind the widely popular Wise and Well Instagram Page, which teaches women how to maximize health as they age with content surrounding perimenopause, menopause and hormone replacement therapy. We learn: The...

Are you aging well as a woman over 40? Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by all things wellness? —losing weight, gaining muscle, reducing stress, finding time to exercise, getting sound sleep, feeding yourself and your family healthy meals –  it goes on and on.  Meanwhile, what do we REALLY want?? To look great, to feel great AND BE our best. YET let’s face it, there’s almost too much healt...

We finish season ONE by highlighting the top tips we learned to look and feel our best after age 40. In this episode Kristin and Raquel share highlights from what they learned about: Aging strong Weight loss Functional medicine and health coaching Mindset hacks for behavioral change Links to Episodes Discussed: Secrets to Aging Well Midlife and Beyond with Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum https://open.spotif...

This episode is for YOU if you want to know the top simple healthy lifestyle changes we learned in season one! We reveal our biggest AHA moments and how we've applied them in our own lives! In this episode Kristin and Raquel share highlights from what they learned about: Self-Care Brain Health Gut Health Kids and Teen Health Links to Episodes Discussed: Making Meditation EASY with Cheryl Wilso...

This episode is for YOU if you’re interested in a functional medicine or holistic approach to skincare! Guest Marina Sky is a functional medicine practitioner and esthetician. She is the founder of Heal, a wellness center and spa in New Jersey, that helps people find the root cause of their skin and health issues. We learned: The gut/skin connection and how what we eat matters just as much as what...

This episode is for YOU if you are a woman in your late 30s, 40s and 50s and you struggle with WEIGHT LOSS! Guest Karin G. Reiter is a functional medicine nutritionist, meditation and breathwork teacher and fitness trainer. She shares: Starting in our late 30s as hormones change and we lose muscle mass, it becomes easier to put on fat How a functional medicine approach to weight loss focuses on re...

This episode is for YOU if you’re curious how tapping into your own character strengths can help you not only improve your health, but change your life! Ginny Wagner, mother of Elyse Wagner, cofounder of Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, shares her inspirational story of helping her daughter through her health journey. Ginny is a functional medicine certified health coach, marketing profession...

This episode is for YOU if you experience body pain! From TMJ and vertigo to painful periods and heel pain, Dr. Cathy Kim is helping her patients reclaim flexibility, strength, and quality of life by recognizing that the Fountain of Youth is in Their Thighs! Dr. Kim is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician who is incorporating fascia and biomechanics into her innovative functional medicine p...

This episode is for you if you're tired of the conventional medicine approach of "a pill for every ill." Maybe you have unresolved symptoms or chronic disease and you're looking for answers. Or perhaps you are an advocate for Functional Medicine and want to join the movement! James Maskell, an author, speaker, podcaster, community builder, and healthcare entrepreneur shared with...

This episode is for YOU if you've struggled to make healthy lifestyle changes for yourself and/or your family. OR if you've successfully made changes for yourself and want to learn how to coach others! Let's face it, we've all been there where we're either trying to eat healthier, or get in shape, or find better ways to reduce stress. And it can feel very isolating and sometime...

Could you be experiencing burnout as a mom? Have you felt you've lost your sense of self or put your dreams on the back burner to help everyone else in your family? This episode is for you if: you’ve ever felt like you’re living on the hamster wheel of life tending to everyone and everything else – your job, your kids, your parents, your partner. It goes ON and ON and it feels like “what about...