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Since the evolution of electricity and the power grid, humans have been exposed to harmful electromagnetic fields, or EMFs, almost nonstop. As technology has progressed, it has been increasingly difficult to free ourselves from this harmful radiation and set boundaries around when we interact with it. This week, I’m talking with R Blank, the CEO of Shield Your Body, to discuss how EMFs became so p...

What an incredible year it has been here at the SHE Talks Health Podcast & HQ! We’ve released 23 episodes this year, and I’m so excited about the new content we have lined up for 2023. For the final episode of 2022, I want to recap the amazing things SHE Talks Health has accomplished this year, what’s been happening in my own health journey, the stories we’ve shared, and the amazing people we’...

In the past, we’ve touched on the negative effects that prolonged exposure to mold can have, but today, this is the first time we’re dedicating a full episode to dig deep into the reality behind mold and micro toxin illness. With the increased use of cheap building materials, increased heat and humidity globally, and more severe weather, mold illness is a growing worry that can sometimes be a sile...

How do you self-soothe when you’re feeling stressed and anxious? Do you know where to even begin?  This week, I’m chatting with Linda Vazin, about how to incorporate breathwork into your regular wellness routine. There’s so much focus on physical wellness in western culture, but it’s just as important, if not more, to focus on your mental health. While it may not seem like it, our mental heal...

PCOS is a complicated and frustrating illness that can take years to get properly diagnosed. With it comes a lot of symptoms that mimic other illnesses and there is no “one size fits all” solution to treating it.  That’s why I’m talking with Jane Sagui, a friend who knows what it’s like to struggle with this chronic illness. After struggling to find a right-fit solution for her situation, she...

When our hormones become imbalanced, there are a lot of signals that can tell us something is off. Often, these symptoms can mimic a lot of other health issues, which is why it’s important to look at the underlying causes of what’s going on in our bodies.  This week, I’m back with another solo episode to break down the causes and symptoms of estrogen excess. With this hormonal imbalance, ther...

This week, I’m joined by one of my favorite clients, Jennifer Vargas, to share her success story of working with me to heal her body and get her energetic self back.   Jennifer was experiencing frustrating PMS symptoms that were affecting her daily life. After coming to me for help, she was able to rid her body of mold, balance her gut, improve painful PMS symptoms, and even begin to hea...

This week, I’m joined by Jillian Smith, a registered dietitian who helps women to rid themselves of frustrating gut symptoms through functional medicine so they can get back to feeling like themselves again. In this episode, we’ll discuss why self-diagnosing can be dangerous, why we should get functional labwork done when we’re having unexplained issues, why probiotics aren’t always a cure-all and...

In this episode, I’m taking you through my process of getting off SSRI medication. It’s been a long journey learning about the body, the brain, and how certain things can trigger chain reactions that affect your gut and mental health. I’m excited to share what I learned on this journey with you so that you can also learn about what things might be triggering negative reactions in your body, and ho...

In this episode, I’m highlighting another client's success story! Ani Paoletti and I began working together in December 2021 to get to the bottom of her hormonal acne, anxiety, and digestive issues that had been affecting her for at least 8 years, and made worse by removing an IUD earlier in 2021.  After “graduating” from her program with me, Ani shares some of the things she learned about he...

When our hormones become imbalanced, our bodies send us signals to let us know that something is off. Often, these signals come in the form of symptoms that mimic a lot of other health issues. How can we know for sure what’s going on?  This week, I’m sitting down solo to dig deep into pre-menopausal estrogen deficiency. With this particular hormonal imbalance, there are a ton of symptoms that...

You may have heard about BPA found in plastics being harmful to your health. We’ve all been told not to leave disposable water bottles in our car on a hot sunny day at least once before – and if you haven’t, don’t do it!! But there’s more than just BPA hiding in our everyday foods, personal care products, air, water, and more.  Today, Dr. Jenna Hua, an environmental health scientist, dieticia...

We’re often told that in order to lose weight, we need to be in a calorie deficit, do lots of cardio, and push ourselves as hard as possible at the gym. This method might work for some, but for people with autoimmune diseases, specifically Hashimoto’s, we need to throw out the whole playbook.    This is where Dr. Emily Kiberd comes in to save the day! For those of us with Hashimoto’...

Which is better – a burger, or a salad? The answer depends on your gut! Join me today for this conversation with Hally Brooke, owner and founder of Live Nourished Coaching, who I spoke with about all things functional medicine, gut issues, and chronic fatigue. She shares her story of being diagnosed with a gluten and dairy allergy 20 years ago, then later being told that she has IBS and SIBO.&nbsp...

You might have heard before that you should adjust your diet and behaviors according to your menstrual cycle for optimal health. But what exactly does that mean? And where should you begin? Today, I’m joined by the amazing coach Kela Smith who will break down everything you need to know about cycle optimization. Coach Kela is the CEO and program director of the Hormone Puzzle Society, author of Th...

In today’s episode, one of my clients, Lauren Chapman, shares her story of how she survived an ectopic pregnancy and thyroid cancer.  Like many women, Lauren’s experience navigating the medical system was not smooth and was full of obstacles that left her feeling defeated and unheard. Starting with an ectopic pregnancy shortly after her first daughter was born, Lauren quickly began to experie...

Today, I interviewed Dr. Susan Brown, a best-selling author, researcher, inspirational speaker, and founder of the Center for Better Bones. She has written thousands of articles and produced hundreds of videos all about our bodies’ pH balance, the alkaline diet, and natural bone health.  In this episode, she gives us a very thorough look into how important our bone health is, and how we can b...

Did you know that if you placed two dental amalgam fillings containing mercury in a moderate-sized lake, it would be deemed unswimmable because of their toxicity?  About five years ago, I became aware of how silver amalgam fillings are toxic to your health and can cause a lot of side effects within your body. Many of which I believe contributed to some of my own health issues with IBS and chr...

What do we have control over when it comes to taking our health back?  In this episode, Lyn Delmastro-Thomson educates us on her top ways to do this! Lyn discusses how to reduce toxic exposure and the importance of reducing toxins in personal care products.  How important it is to move out of stress/fight and flight and to slow down our heart rate using breath work. We discuss how we can...

Jacquie Smith, owner of Little Adapts by Jax walks us through why she still was gaining weight when she was preparing for a marathon (hint: she wasn’t working WITH her hormones!) Once she became aware of her cycle and how to optimize for each phase she started adjusting her workouts and voila, her weight dropped off! She tells us her tips here! Then as Jacquie became pregnant she had to adjust aga...

In this episode, I interview Kate Vazquez about what Estrogen Excess or more commonly known as “Estrogen Excess” is, when to check your hormones, the phases of the menstrual cycle, signs of too much estrogen, how it becomes imbalanced and what to do to get it back in check Stress is a huge contributing factor to estrogen excess and probably the one we least want to admit or work towards adjusting....

Using Tempdrop has allowed me to easily track my menstrual cycle without the rigamarole of standard BBT tracking with a thermometer and paper tracker. This wearable device syncs to my phone and all I have to remember to do is wear it at night while I sleep and then sync it each day. Tracking your menstrual cycle has so many benefits from preventing pregnancy and for predicting when you are most fe...

In this episode, I talk about how the brain can be primed for inflammation through triggers and that can result in downstream mood disturbances and how this happened to me.  I walk you though my journey of how EVERYTHING is all connected, from psychological stress, to anxiety, to inflammation to birth control, to autoimmune disease. I share a VERY special announcement that my podcast listener...

PCOS affects 1 in 10 women in childbearing years and is linked to very serious additional conditions. Half the population of people with PCOS will develop diabetes before age 40, they are at high risk of high blood pressure, unhealthy cholesterol, sleep apnea, depression, anxiety, infertility, obesity and endometrial cancer.  People with PCOS are often told by their physician’s to JUST lose w...

We are going beyond the physical in this episode and exploring the consciousness of our body, organs and how that affects our physical body. We dive into the Biology of Belief and how dis-ease is held and expressed in the physical body. Exploring briefly the belief systems that most people with IBS and Hashimoto’s have and how we can connect to our authentic expression to direct our own story rath...