GSMC Health & Wellness Podcast

Staci and Sarah talk biohacking, which is not as ominous as it sounds...unless you're injecting and/or implanting things in yourself in which case, it kind of is and also the FDA would like you to please stop. (Replay)<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube....

Staci and Sarah talk about their favorite health tips/advice/habits/what-have-you that they really like and/or have implemented in their own lives. There's lots of mention of Michael Pollan's Food Rules but that's because many of the "rules" are based on old-fashioned/traditional/grandmotherly advice so it's clearly time-tested. There's also lots of giggling...just because. (Replay)<br />&lt...

Arianne and Heidi join Staci and Sarah as they discuss various ways in which the Japanese live healthy lives, possibly leading to their being the oldest people in the world. They try and find their mental calm as they discuss Zen, KonMari, and Ikigai.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries...

Staci and Sarah are joined by new GSMC Podcast Network host Arianne as they discuss the oh so cheery topic of birth defects and what, if anything, can be done to prevent them. Thankfully though there are some steps that a woman expecting a child can take so Staci can cease freaking out.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us...

Staci and Sarah thankfully still have full heads of hair but they are here to discuss baldness, particularly pattern baldness, plus all the things that can be done to remedy it.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us...

Staci follows her nose to...some interesting discoveries as she discusses pheromones: what they are, whether they are present in humans, and the various ways they have been put to use to attract love, or at least scent-like.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on You...

For those who say you can't change hyow you age, it's in your blood, you're right...and wrong. But then kind of still right. Staci and Sarah discuss Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy, where you're own blood is used to heal you, both for surgeries and torn muscle ligaments but alos for beauty treatments...because what won't people try to be attractive? They also discuss other strange beauty & health...

Back to school means back to sports so Staci talks about sport safety equipment, especially helmets and how they might not protect as well as you might think and what to look for to get the best protection in a helmet.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube....

There are certain enclaves in the world that are known for having very healthy populations: The Mediterranean, Japan, Loma Linda...wait what? Yes, Loma Linda, California is known for being a health enclave because it has a high proportion of Seventh-Day Adventists who follow a diet according to their religion that also happens to be very healthy and backed up by science. Staci and Sarah talk about...

Now that it's fall/back-to-school time Staci is starting to feel like a student again...including all the stress and feelings of being overwhelmed that came along with that. But fortuitously, she happened to come across tips for how to deal with that and she'll be sharing them on this episode.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can f...

Even though they discussed things that involve fats (paleo! Keto!) before, Staci and Sarah have never really discussed fats themselves. So in an attempt to end their confusion (and, hopefully, yours as well) they are going to take this episode to discuss the three main fats -- trans, saturated, and unsaturated -- plus their various subtypes with the help of some not-at-all-Bill-Nye-approved analog...

If only, if only...if only there were a pill that would Staci not want to eat sugar so she could cut out one of her biggest health struggles. Well, perhaps someday there may be thanks to drug companies and Essential Fructosoria. In this episode, Staci discusses Essential Fructosuria, what it is, it's health effects, and the possible future for it as a drug.<br /><br />As always, if you...

Staci was out last week because she was sick, part of which is due to bad air quality from the smoke from all the wildfires in northern California. So this episode's topic of lung health is very relevant. In this episode, Staci will discuss not only how to avoid bad lung health but how to improve your current lung health and capacity.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, foll...

It's back to school time! Staci and Sarah are total nerds so along with books they also loved going back to school but times seem to have changed a bit since back in their day (when they trudged to school uphill both ways...in the snow!). They talk about the various recommendations for kids health during the back to school time and the best way for parents to approach common back to school issues...

Sarah discusses alternative uses you might not have thought of for some common plants. Have you ever heard of hay bathing? How about marijuana massage? Did you know turmeric can be used to reduce inflmmation?  Tune in to hear more about each of these alternative uses.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any...

Ah, acronyms. Staci seems to be rolling in them with HIIT and LISS last episode and FODMAP this episode...which is sadly not a FOODMAP. However, Staci is still hear to help you find your way through this confusing mass of scientificky words and the various foods contained within.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTun...

Staci and Sarah discuss HIIT's archnemesis, LISS Cardio, protector of the old, the weak, and all those with bad knees. However, all hope may not be lost for followers of HIIT, can LISS Cardio save them too? Tune in to find out...<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as o...

Staci has been learning about lots of new diets lately and one that really interests her is Volumetrics because despite its scientific-sounding name, it's actually quite easy to follow and generally considered to be completely healthy.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as wel...

Breathe in, and out...if you can. Staci and Sarah remember all the times that exercise left them breathless as they discuss Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Combustion or EPOC (or afterburn or oxygen debt) and how to achieve more of it. Beware your knees.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries...

Staci knows what activated charcoal is...in skincare products. But she had no idea it was used for other things, including poisoning (gasp)! She'll explain the supposed health benefits of activated charcoal as well as it's known side effects.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts...

Back when she did the MBTI workout episode, Staci had to mention Nia but, you may have heard, there was a bit of a question in her voice because...she didn't actually know what Nia was. Well, question no more! Staci and Sarah talk Nia (officially the Nia Technique) it's founding and the exercise types and beliefs that it's practice is based on.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the...

Staci is evidently subconciously terrified of getting Alzheimer's (and, less subconciously, wants to eat healthier) so she and Sarah talk about the MIND diet which is a meta-acronym mix of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet -- which Staci had to look up.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app tha...

Different strokes may be for different folks but for most people their body clocks run pretty much the same. In this episode Staci talks the circadian rhythm, what it is, how it can affect your body, and some steps you can take to get back in rhythm with your own.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app...

Sarah is allergic to lavendar which is why Staci chose to talk about aromatherapy....because it's not like lavendar is popular in that...not at all. Anywhoo, Sarah and Staci talk about aromatherapy, the pros for it as well as the cons against it as well as the different essential oils to try based off of what result you're hoping to achieve.<br /><br />As always, if you enjoyed the sho...

"Hey baby, what's your type?" (creepy leer) Okay, but really, all creepiness aside, people are different (duh) and what works for one person does not necessarily work for another, hence the popularity of personality-based systems like the MBTI or Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. So Staci wondered how that would relate to fitness because often she's not at all interested in the latest and greatest fitn...