The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Elaine Glass The importance of getting quiet in a world that only seems to get louder Why surrender is important and can make life much more enjoyable  How we hold so much as women and how the holding can lead to so much suffering The way to start shifting your inner language and ask better questions to get better answers Ways to tune in to your body and listen to what it i...

Episode Highlights With Tina Anderson Why memory is such a problem in the modern world  Some of the reasons focus and attention are so tough now A record number of people are using prescription stimulants to increase focus and memory Smartphones could be to blame for an increase in people diagnosed with ADHD How brain and gut health are related What role stress plays in our gut and brain health Th...

Episode Highlights With Tina Anderson All the things in the modern world that assault our gut health and what to do about it Understanding the different types of probiotics and how they work differently  A reason to avoid probiotics that need to be refrigerated  The importance of probiotics and why all aren’t created equal What to look for in a probiotic or a supplement Spore-based probiotics and...

Episode Highlights With Masami Covey How the moon cycles affect hormones and different phases of life A tip for when it might be slightly easier to engage with your kids Why progesterone is considered the Zen hormone How men also have monthly hormone fluctuations based on the moon How the moon affects parasites  A reason to eat less carbohydrates around the full moon When to build muscle and prote...

Episode Highlights With Masami Covey The connection of the moon to our biology The lunar calendar vs solar calendar focus on biology  Why the circadian rhythm is not exactly 24 hours!  A fascinating study on melatonin production and pineal gland with lunar rhythm Why melatonin decreases during the full moon Deep sleep can decrease by as much as 30% leading up to the full moon What moon bathing is ...

Episode Highlights With Margie Bissinger Why bone health is not just an issue for older people Almost 90% of your bones are developed by age 18-20, and how to help our kids have strong bones The top things that affect bone health: exercise is huge, nutrition, reducing inflammation 1 in 2 women in the US will have a fracture due to osteoporosis The nutrients that are actually important for healthy...

Episode Highlights With Margie Bissinger Happiness is an inner state of health and peace that is not dependent on your circumstances It is also living your life in color What our “then I would be happy” stories can teach us Our base level of happiness, and how we can change it Why only a small amount of what contributes to happiness is external  Is happiness selfish? How happiness is contagious, a...

Episode Highlights With Nathalie Niddam What bioregulator peptides are, and how they are different than regular peptides Bioregulator peptides are only 2-4 amino acids long These peptides only act as an epigenetic switch and can cross the cellular and nuclear membranes  Bioregulator proteins are native to the body and are found in every life form How we can optimize these for better health These s...

Episode Highlights With Nathalie Niddam What peptides are and why these chains of amino acids can be so beneficial  Peptides are amino acids that are 50 or less amino acids in length, polypeptides are 50-100 Proteins are chains of 100 amino acids or more How peptides act as signaling molecules  They are naturally occurring in the body but specific ones can be used in special ways Insulin is actual...

Episode Highlights With Katrina Foe Why blood sugar regulation is so important and the parts many of us get wrong Blood sugar dysregulation is a root driver in many types of chronic disease What markers to pay attention to when it comes to glucose regulation and metabolic health At-home testing you can do to check on these things The big issues that might be blocking your body from healing  Optima...

Episode Highlights With Katrina Foe The root drivers of cancer and what we all need to know to avoid it Less than 10% of cancers are genetically inherited The root cause drivers of cancer and the tests that relate to them What the metabolic drivers of cancer are Preventative tests that can indicate early cancer risk How hormones relate to cancer Microbiome connections to cancer and what to know to...

Episode Highlights With Kelly Kennedy What fascia is and why it is the fabric of the body Fascia is connective tissue made of collagen How fascia connects every single part of the body Fascia is a fiber optic network within the body How to address scars and tattoos so they aren’t harming the fascia or lymph system Why midline scars are more impactful to the body and what to do to address them How...

Episode Highlights With Kelly Kennedy What the lymphatic system is and why it's so important A new framework for understanding the body We have three times more lymphatic fluid than blood in the body!! There are between 600-1,000 lymph nodes in the body The lymph system doesn’t move on its own Fifty percent of lymph nodes are in the gut Detoxification isn’t just about supporting the liver but mobi...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Molly Maloof How it took her a decade to destroy her health and a decade to rebuild it Ways to begin creating compounded habits that actually stick Fundamental foundational habits to start with How to not break your mitochondria, and how to support them The reason to only do one thing at a time Important reasons to focus on sleep as the first habit What somatic experien...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Molly Maloof What Adamo is and why she started it Adamo means to fall in love in Latin Why does love matter to longevity  Loneliness is worse for you than smoking, drinking, or sedentary behavior The problem of declining sexual connection especially in long-term relationships The signal of loneliness is similar in the brain to a pain signal Women are oxytocin dominant,...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Ruth Roberts Why veterinary care has gotten so expensive and hard to find lately How Covid changed access to veterinary medicine for many people How to find good pet care in today’s world Ways to support your pets hormonally, especially after they are spayed and neutered  How to find a good vet and how to ask good questions to keep your pets healthy Where to find and ho...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Ruth Roberts What does real food for pets look like Home cooking for pets and why to consider it What pets need: proteins, vegetables, slow carbs, healthy fats Demystifying what pets need and how to feed them optimally  The only foods to absolutely avoid for dogs and cats Nasty ingredients included in most pet food  Incredible results pets have had from changing diet  S...

Episode Highlights With Jodi Cohen Why the vagus nerve is such a key to healing and nervous system health How pathogens in the mouth contribute to lymph and vagus nerve issues Where to focus on the neck and clavicle as a natural facelift  There are more lymph nodes in the neck than anywhere in the body Why we might not actually be relaxed or in parasympathetic while we are sleeping Ways to help ge...

Episode Highlights With Jodi Cohen Why topical remedies can be so effective How topically applied remedies enter the body and can be helpful even if you have digestive or other issues Topical remedies bypass the liver Ways to support topical remedies and get them through the skin Essential oils are so concentrated, and often less is more How to open up lymphatic points and help your body get the c...

Episode Highlights With Raj How to start identifying the cause of the triggers when we're triggered by our kids Ways to help kids not learn that their emotions are bad or create patterns of shutting down emotions Learning to create space between a trigger and a reaction to have more choice in our reactions What the core childhood wounds are, and where they often come from Many subconscious beliefs...

Episode Highlights With Raj Jana What led him to do the work he does now after running successful companies How he learned he didn’t really know how to love himself What happened when he tried hypnotherapy, and what it led to The nervous system is like the soil of the body from where everything else grows Understanding nervous system health and how to improve it How to learn to develop a healthy r...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Shay What puffy weight is, and why it's different Puffy weight is weight that rapidly comes on and off and isn’t just fat or water weight The muffin test to know if this is affecting you Have you ever eaten a small amount of something and gained a disproportionate amount of weight… here’s why How inflammatory chemicals in foods can lead to drastic weight fluctuation...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Shay How he got into stand-up comedy as a functional medicine practitioner (who supports people on the spectrum using functional medicine) His definition of functional medicine: the best of Western medicine diagnostics with the best of natural medicine methods How he got into comedy through tragedy Art is the receipt for pain Stand-up comedy is the way to itemize th...

Episode Highlights With Katie Why picky eating is on the rise societally Kids are feeling extra stress today, and that can contribute to picky eating Eating uses all of our senses at once, so if any are overwhelmed for our kids, that can lead to eating issues The importance of reducing stress at the table Gratitude or prayer can actually help us get into parasympathetic mode before eating The thre...

Episode Highlights With Pranitha 70% of medical decisions are made based on lab testing How to get comprehensive labs at low cost without having to go through a doctor Health doesn’t happen at the doctor's office; it happens at home with daily decisions What the data is showing them about overall health of people Basic lifestyle habits that are beneficial and backed by data Data-driven importance...