The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Leedia Why sugar isn’t the only problem when it comes to kids' oral health and it isn’t even the main thing It's the microbiome, not the sugar, and what to know about this in kids The things that are just as bad as sugar for our kids' teeth Safe forms of toothbrushes and oral care for babies and kids How to reverse early dental cavities  The one most important thing she wou...

Episode Highlights With Leedia The incredible links between the oral cavity and the womb, from physical to energetic Why this connection is so strong and what to know about it Her own story with oral health during pregnancy and how it led to her research Over 65-70% go through reversible dental issues in pregnancy Vaginal tissue and oral tissue are very similar tissues with quick cell turnover and...

Episode Highlights With Bradley What led to his most recent work, The Heart Code, and what makes it different than his other books How emotional energies can become stuck in the body Our bodies are made of nothing but energy, and we are beings of pure energy Everything is energy, including emotions What a trapped emotion is and how these can happen in three ways: we bury it, unchecked big emotions...

Episode Highlights With Nagina What changes in metabolism during midlife and why a different approach is needed Why the body needs more nutrients as we get older Switches to turn on in the body so we can burn more fat in midlife Why we become more insulin resistant during the midlife years Our hormones shift in midlife as women and what these hormone changes do in the body Why muscle mass declines...

Episode Highlights With the Holistic Kids The problem with ultra-processed foods and how these are destroying kids' health Why they consider ultra-processed foods to be fake foods and a science experiment What actually is an ultra-processed food? How kids get addicted to ultra-processed foods created in labs for this reason The “global diet of doom” These foods are linked to dozens of chronic heal...

Episode Highlights With Holistic Kids What the current generation of kids is facing, without even always realizing it How mindfulness applies to kids today Why they started their podcast and why this topic is so important to them Their insight into why kids and teens don’t want to open up to parents and what parents can do to create a more open environment Parents should listen to learn, not liste...

Episode Highlights With Tyler How often he talks about stress with patients and why this is such an important factor Women handle stress differently than men, and why this doesn’t have to be a bad thing What our cycle and our digestion directly tell us about our health Why women and men handle stress differently (hint: there’s an adrenal reason) What happens when we are stuck in fight or flight lo...

Episode Highlights With Tyler How he got into gut and skin health work and his personal story with it Peeling skin on his fingertips led him to a deep dive into this topic  Gut health shows up on the skin - if there are skin issues, something is going on underneath The autoimmune connection and how almost everything can be resolved  Looking at gut and diet and what IGG food allergies are A lot of...

Episode Highlights From Katie The concept of the “Four Horsemen” of chronic disease and why 85% of people over 50 die from one of these conditions. What these diseases share in common: long, silent development over years or decades before symptoms appear. Why traditional screening often catches disease too late. And how new data and AI tools can identify risk far earlier. The difference between 10...

Episode Highlights With Cristi Her incredible story with breast implant illness, fibroids, and autoimmune issues Why she was so interested in health conferences and what this led to for her What she learned through bodybuilding, getting sick, and uncovering her underlying autoimmune issues How the “no pain, no gain” mindset is harming women and how we can shift to something more positive If we're...

Episode Highlights With Cristi What dry needling is and how she uses this modality The things happening to the body physiologically during dry needling  Why muscles became acidic after injury and how to replenish and fix this How muscle voltage changes and how this impacts us and is linked to pain Dry needling is a mechanical disruption of the tissue fibers of the muscle in a knot The four pillars...

Episode Highlights With Justine Her background in cell membrane medicine and what she learned in this Understanding mitochondria and phospholipids and fatty acids What we don’t understand about mitochondria and why they aren’t just the powerhouses of the cell and what else they do Einstein: the environment determines how the particle behaves What the real biggest needle movers are for health Why s...

Episode Highlights With Katie How stress impacts sleep, digestion, and energy. The science behind magnesium’s calming effects.  Why enzymes are crucial for digestion and nutrient absorption. How to use magnesium and enzymes together for better holiday energy and comfort. Resources Mentioned BiOptimizers Magnesium and Enzymes - Use code WELLNESSMAMA for 25% off

Episode Highlights With Katie  Why minerals are the foundation for energy and hydration (and why I travel with salt) How front-loading hydration and morning sunlight reset your body clock The weird but effective tools I swear by: mouth taping, barefoot grounding, and more Why sauna, cold therapy, and protein breakfasts are in my non-negotiables list How to build your own list of non-negotiables to...

Episode Highlights With Faraz What's early, normal, and late for gray hair  The factors that contribute to gray hair and what we can actually do about them Some of the risk factors for early gray hair: genetics, alcohol consumption, smoking, pollution, chronic disease, stress, and surprisingly, higher education and height! Only 20-25% is controlled by genetics and what we can do about the other fa...

Episode Highlights With Faraz Khan His own personal story with hair loss and how it dramatically impacted him How he researched how to get his hair back without pharmaceuticals  The biggest “aha” he had about reversing hair loss and how he reversed his extreme hair loss Number one cause of hair loss in women and men How stress relates to hair loss and what we can do about it How vitamin D, B12, zi...

Episode Highlights With Cristina Why hair loss is so common and why it doesn’t have to be Her personal mission around this and why it hits so close to home for her  When hair loss seems to happen just randomly without an identified cause The myth that this is just a part of aging and the hidden risks in many common “solutions” The four hidden causes of hair loss: inflammation, lack of sleep, gut i...

Episode Highlights With Dave What led to him writing a book about meditation and what surprised him most Why meditation is one of the most impactful tools he uses  How he went from learning to put butter in coffee on the side of a mountain in Tibet to the father of biohacking What makes this book different from any other books about meditation Meditation as it's typically understood is a waste of...

Episode Highlights With Katie Why what annoys you in others often points to unhealed parts of yourself How Carl Jung’s shadow work explains projection and self-recognition Practical tools to turn triggers into growth opportunities Real-life examples of how “spotting it” led to personal breakthroughs Journaling prompts and self-inquiry methods to reframe irritations into insights Resources Mentione...

Episode Highlights With Carolyn Yeast is normal, yeast overgrowth is not What to know about yeast  The introduction of penicillin and how this affected yeast  How yeast can turn into a mycelial yeast that pokes holes in the small intestine Yeast produces 78 known toxins in the body  It's possible to have enough yeast overgrowth that produces alcohol byproducts that it will make a person fail a bre...

Episode Highlights With Katie Prioritize sleep—it’s more powerful than most supplements Start the day with sunlight and minerals. Light is key Small, consistent habits beat drastic changes Movement (especially walking) is underrated medicine Relationships, community, and emotional health matter as much as diet Kids thrive when parents focus on connection, not perfection Nature heals—sun, earth, an...

Episode Highlights With Sarah Light and leptin and how these interplay with each other The importance of leptin and what it is All of our hormones are circadian  How to support these hormones naturally Leptin wasn’t even discovered and studied until 1994 and why we still don’t hear much about it even thought it is so important How this interplays with thyroid health and why this is important  What...

Episode Highlights With Brittany Why this work is so important, especially for moms How babies co-regulate with moms for several years and how our children borrow our nervous systems for several years until theirs' develop How dysregulated nervous systems affect parenting and the parent child bond Children are wired to come to their caregivers for regulation, so when the caregiver is a source of f...

Episode Highlights With Brittany What polyvagal theory is and the updated science of the nervous system  Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and what this means Three principles of polyvagal theory: hierarchy of responses, coregulation, neuroception  Humans have a bioligcal imperative to be in connection with others What glimmers or safety cues are and how to understand these  Misconceptions and mis...

Episode Highlights With Katie How she got into meditation with a baby and a toddler Her entrepreneurial story and how it eventually led into meditation work What she would say to the mom who feels like she doesn’t have the time, space and patience to meditate We all know the benefits of meditation… how to actually make it a habit The health benefits of meditation and why these are just the side be...