Grounded Wellness by Primally Pure

Dr. Paul Saladino, a board-certified MD and nutrition expert, dives deep into the myths surrounding our health choices. He debunks common beliefs, revealing that sunlight isn't the enemy and that seed oils may be harming us. Paul discusses the surprising reasons to reconsider fruits after a carnivore diet, argues against the supposed benefits of vegetables, and highlights how artificial lighting could be damaging our nervous systems. With a focus on real food, he critiques the misleading marketing of 'healthy' snacks that wreck our hormones.

Bethany Hamilton is best known for surviving a shark attack at 13, returning to professional surfing just weeks later, and sharing her story with the world through her book Soul Surfer and her documentary Unstoppable. But this episode goes somewhere deeper — into the tender, unfiltered space of motherhood, burnout, and what it looks like to truly nourish yourself as a woman, professional athlete, and a mom.This episode is a warm hug and a reality check all at once. If you’ve been stuck in survival mode, trying to do it all while feeling like you're falling apart — this conversation is for you.Let’s dig in. Episode Resources:Bethany Hamilton:Follow: https://www.instagram.com/bethanyhamilton/?hl=enListen to her podcast: https://bethanyhamilton.com/podcastWatch her documentary:https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/bethany-hamilton-unstoppable/umc.cmc.1idviqdt6vvrco03nu1ul0346Bethany’s Recommendations: Wellness Tools:Hoolest Vagus Nerve Stimulator: https://hoolest.com/pages/primeHostage Mouth Tape (cut in half): https://hostagetape.com/products/hostage-tape-variant  The Dream Tape (for her children): https://dreamrecovery.io/products/dream-tape-mouth-tapeRhinomed Turbine Nasal Dilator: https://us.rhinomedshop.com/product/turbine-trial-pack/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20779854191&gclid=CjwKCAjwmenCBhA4EiwAtVjzmijCS-NjOiNmc3YWScfmYEC_xg0n4XGPAgebJnBOKj130qt3NhjRTxoCqHoQAvD_BwEParasite cleanse from Sanctuary Wellness: https://www.thesanctuaryholisticwellness.com/products/parasite-m-g-tincture?srsltid=AfmBOoosq_llylez5BA1PCeC-e0wvRJcJbjTzlTEPNSkwQmUZKdCiLRbFavorite Primally Pure Deodorant: https://primallypure.com/products/geranium-deodorantBooks:Unhurried Homeschooler by Durenda WilsonCharlotte Mason CompanionThe Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MackenzieGreen Ember Series by S.D. Smith – “Lord of the Rings meets Narnia but with bunnies!”Documentary:Fed a Lie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcbDmKfY5qEExplore more from Primally Pure:Shop: https://bit.ly/4e1HzVvBlog: https://bit.ly/4gAeIsYBlog on red light:https://primallypure.com/blogs/blog/red-light-benefits?srsltid=AfmBOorZ0NviPBA0r_1azAJmK0Qgftu1IpG9rA1uwdJ_qOfN9BdUi7Ag

Your ovulatory phase (your mid-cycle 3-5 day window) is your body’s internal summer – a time of natural radiance, confidence and connection.In this episode of Grounded Wellness, our Holistic Esthetician, Courtney, guides you through a mindful meditation to help you harness the vibrant energy of this phase in your cycle. Whether you're seated, lying down or enjoying an evening walk, this cycle syncing meditation is designed to ground your energy while encouraging your natural glow.Through affirmations, breathwork and intentional visualization, Courtney will help you reconnect with your body, embrace your creativity and tap into the magnetic energy of this sacred season. Return to this meditation every month to feel empowered, connected and aligned with the expansive energy of your ovulatory phase.Let’s begin.Explore Primally Pure:Shop: https://bit.ly/4e1HzVvBlog: https://bit.ly/4gAeIsYFollow Primally Pure:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/primallypureTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primallypureYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLEirBmkKP7jGx4vF05oRA

In this raw and eye-opening conversation, Bethany is joined by Cymbiotika co-founder and wellness philosopher Chervin Jafarieh to explore what it really means to reclaim our biology — through light, grounding, movement, and deep internal connection.Together, they cover everything from parasites and tap water to fasting, morning sunlight, and the root cause of low energy. Chervin’s philosophy is deeply rooted in nature and backed by both science and soul. This conversation is an invitation to step off the hamster wheel of hustle wellness and return to rhythms that have sustained humans for centuries. Cymbiotika is offering 20% off your order + free shipping for Grounded Wellness listeners! https://partners.cymbiotika.com/GROUNDEDWELLNESSEpisode Resources:Chervin Jafarieh:Follow: https://www.instagram.com/chervin333/?hl=enMentioned:  Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky Nine Lectures on Bees by Rudolf SteinerCymbiotika:Follow: https://www.instagram.com/cymbiotika/?hl=enShop 20% off + Free Shipping: https://partners.cymbiotika.com/GROUNDEDWELLNESSExplore more from Primally Pure:Shop: https://bit.ly/4e1HzVvBlog: https://bit.ly/4gAeIsY

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything “right” and still struggling with acne… This episode is for you.In honor of Acne Awareness Month, we brought on a guest who’s not only deeply informed, she’s also been through it herself. Holistic nutritionist and skin health expert Maria Marlowe joins Bethany for a powerful conversation on how to heal your skin from within and why it’s time to rethink everything we’ve been told about acne.After trying every conventional acne treatment out there, from antibiotics to birth control, Maria stumbled across something that changed everything: the healing power of food. Within five months of changing her diet and repairing her gut, her skin completely cleared. Since then, she’s spent over a decade helping others do the same through her Clear Skin Plan and research-backed nutritional guidance.This episode covers so much — from hormone-related breakouts and inflammation to gray hairs, Botox, motherhood, and how the grocery store might secretly be working against your skin.Episode Resources:Maria Marlowe:Follow: https://www.instagram.com/mariamarlowe/?hl=enClear Skin Plan: https://mariamarlowe.com/clear-skin-plan/Glow Biome Probiotic: https://www.kumaglow.co/Explore more from Primally Pure:Shop: https://bit.ly/4e1HzVvBlog: https://bit.ly/4gAeIsY

In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Teo Soleymani, Stanford-trained, double board-certified dermatologist and skin cancer surgeon, joins us on our regenerative farm (under the sun) to unpack some of the most common misconceptions about sun exposure, skin cancer, and the products we’ve been told to trust. Dr. Teo shines light (literally) on why the most deadly skin cancers don’t come from sun exposure at all. He breaks down the risks of chemical sunscreen ingredients, the truth about their absorption in the body, and how holistic sun protection starts from within. Shop our NEW (Actually) Clean Sunscreen here: https://bit.ly/4mDG98jEpisode Resources:Dr. Teo Soleymani:Follow: https://www.instagram.com/teosoleymanimd/?hl=enCDMS: https://www.californiadermatology.com/provider/teo-soleymani-md-faad-facmsShop Sun Powder: https://sunpowder.co/Explore more from Primally Pure:Shop: https://bit.ly/4e1HzVvBlog: https://bit.ly/4gAeIsYCitations: Reddy BY, Miller DM, Tsao H. Somatic driver mutations in melanoma. Cancer. 2017 Jun 1;123(S11):2104-2117. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30593. PMID: 28543693.Green A, Williams G, Neale R, Hart V, Leslie D, Parsons P, Marks GC, Gaffney P, Battistutta D, Frost C, Lang C, Russell A. Daily sunscreen application and betacarotene supplementation in prevention of basal-cell and squamous-cell carcinomas of the skin: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 1999 Aug 28;354(9180):723-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)12168-2. Erratum in: Lancet 1999 Sep 18;354(9183):1038. PMID: 10475183.Sánchez G, Nova J, Rodriguez-Hernandez AE, Medina RD, Solorzano-Restrepo C, Gonzalez J, Olmos M, Godfrey K, Arevalo-Rodriguez I. Sun protection for preventing basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Jul 25;7(7):CD011161. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011161.pub2. PMID: 27455163; PMCID: PMC6457780.Lindqvist PG, Epstein E, Landin-Olsson M, Ingvar C, Nielsen K, Stenbeck M, Olsson H. Avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor for all-cause mortality: results from the Melanoma in Southern Sweden cohort. J Intern Med. 2014 Jul;276(1):77-86. doi: 10.1111/joim.12251. Epub 2014 Apr 23. PMID: 24697969.Lindqvist PG, Epstein E, Nielsen K, Landin-Olsson M, Ingvar C, Olsson H. Avoidance of sun exposure as a risk factor for major causes of death: a competing risk analysis of the Melanoma in Southern Sweden cohort. J Intern Med. 2016 Oct;280(4):375-87. doi: 10.1111/joim.12496. Epub 2016 Mar 16. PMID: 26992108.Ji AL, Rubin AJ, Thrane K, Jiang S, Reynolds DL, Meyers RM, Guo MG, George BM, Mollbrink A, Bergenstråhle J, Larsson L, Bai Y, Zhu B, Bhaduri A, Meyers JM, Rovira-Clavé X, Hollmig ST, Aasi SZ, Nolan GP, Lundeberg J, Khavari PA. Multimodal Analysis of Composition and Spatial Architecture in Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cell. 2020 Jul 23;182(2):497-514.e22. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.05.039. Epub 2020 Jun 23. Erratum in: Cell. 2020 Sep 17;182(6):1661-1662. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.043. PMID: 32579974; PMCID: PMC7391009.Thrane K, Winge MCG, Wang H, Chen L, Guo MG, Andersson A, Abalo XM, Yang X, Kim DS, Longo SK, Soong BY, Meyers JM, Reynolds DL, McGeever A, Demircioglu D, Hasson D, Mirzazadeh R, Rubin AJ, Bae GH, Karkanias J, Rieger K, Lundeberg J, Ji AL. Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Skin Delineates Intercellular Communication and Pathogenic Cells. J Invest Dermatol. 2023 Nov;143(11):2177-2192.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2023.02.040. Epub 2023 May 2. PMID: 37142187; PMCID: PMC10592679.Ji AL, Bichakjian CK, Swetter SM. Molecular Profiling in Cutaneous Melanoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016 Apr;14(4):475-80. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0052. PMID: 27059194.

In this illuminating episode of Grounded Wellness, our host Courtney welcomes back Primally Pure’s in-house formulator + cosmetic chemist, Tommi Hutchins, for a deeply informative conversation about SPF, sun exposure, and the long-awaited launch of Primally Pure’s next innovative formula. From unpacking the myths around daily sunscreen use to exploring the systemic effects of chemical SPF ingredients, this episode dives into the science, the skincare, and the ancestral wisdom around our relationship with the sun.Together, Courtney and Tommi explore the risks and benefits of sun exposure and how lifestyle, nutrition, and stress all influence our skin’s ability to thrive in the light. Plus, they share a behind-the-scenes look at the 3-year journey to develop a safe, effective, and elegant SPF product that meets Primally Pure’s high standards — including a breakthrough in non-nano zinc that blends like a dream.Our most requested product release is about to drop. Just in time for summer.Find out first. Sign up here: https://primallypure.com/pages/coming-soon-may-2025Explore more from Primally Pure:Shop: https://bit.ly/4e1HzVvBlog: https://bit.ly/4gAeIsY

In this AMA-style episode, Bethany answers your most asked questions. From meal recommendations for healthy skin to building a business, this solo episode offers a refreshing look behind the scenes of entrepreneurship, motherhood, and wellness. You’ll hear her honest reflections on staying rooted in ethics even when the path wasn't clear, how she juggles being a founder and mom, the nighttime routine she never skips (hint: it involves baking soda and blue light blocking glasses), and advice for healing eczema and preventing stretch marks. Whether you're a skincare enthusiast, a new mama, or an aspiring entrepreneur, this episode is packed with practical tips and daily rituals to help keep you grounded. Let’s dig in. Explore more from Primally Pure:Shop: https://bit.ly/4e1HzVvBlog: https://bit.ly/4gAeIsY

Why are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet missing from the average American plate?In this episode, Bethany sat down with health coach, author, and organ meat advocate Ashleigh VanHouten to talk about what the American diet gets completely wrong about fat, protein, and real nourishment. They dive into the myths surrounding liver and cholesterol, why organ meats are nature’s multivitamin, and how ancestral wisdom can help us reclaim strength, vitality, and radiant health.Whether you're new to organ meats or just tired of conflicting food advice, this conversation is a deep (and empowering) reset.Let’s dig in.Episode Resources:Ashleigh VanHouten:Website: https://ashleighvanhouten.com/Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themusclemaven/?hl=enBuy her books: https://ashleighvanhouten.com/collections/my-bookExplore Primally Pure:Shop: https://bit.ly/4e1HzVvBlog: https://bit.ly/4gAeIsYFollow Primally Pure:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/primallypureTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@primallypureYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLEirBmkKP7jGx4vF05oRA

Courtney O'Connor, a holistic esthetician with over 15 years of experience, shares her wisdom on the crucial role of the skin microbiome in achieving radiant skin. She discusses how disruptions in this ecosystem can lead to various inflammatory skin issues. Courtney provides four simple swaps for restoring balance and creating a microbiome-friendly skincare routine. Her insights not only promote healthier skin but could also help trim your skincare budget. Tune in for easy tips on nurturing your skin's delicate ecosystem!