The Wellness Mama Podcast

Cristina McKay, a hair loss expert and founder of Everbella, dives into the surprising reasons behind hair loss, challenging the myth that it's solely an aging issue. She reveals four hidden causes: inflammation, hormonal changes, poor scalp circulation, and toxin buildup. Cristina shares her journey and emphasizes the importance of scalp health for hair regrowth. Discover stress management techniques and nutritious foods that can promote hair vitality. Plus, learn how to craft a DIY serum and why many common products might be doing more harm than good.

Dave Asprey, a biohacking entrepreneur and author of Heavily Meditated, challenges conventional views on meditation. He argues it can be a waste of time without personalization, sharing his journey from Tibetan mountains to modern biohacking practices. Asprey introduces the BICEP method, revealing how brief discomfort can enhance dopamine sensitivity. He discusses the power of darkness and light on brain states and emphasizes the importance of foundational habits over trendy hacks for optimal health. Dive into techniques that achieve deeper results faster!

Explore how our annoyances with others can reveal hidden, unhealed parts of ourselves. Delve into Carl Jung’s shadow work and understand the transformative power of triggers. Discover practical tools for turning irritation into growth, including journaling prompts and self-inquiry techniques. Learn how children often mirror our unresolved issues, offering opportunities for deeper connection. Embrace curiosity over judgment to navigate triggers, ultimately reclaiming personal agency and fostering emotional resilience.

Episode Highlights With CarolynYeast is normal, yeast overgrowth is notWhat 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 intestineYeast 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 breathalyzer test How dentistry comes into play and common dental things used contribute to yeast overgrowthThe difference between SIBO and yeast overgrowth and why yeast is almost always present if there is How hormones come into play and why magnesium is so importantThe lesser known symptoms of yeast and why things like rashes can be a good signThe thyroid, yeast, and magnesium connection and how supporting magnesium and managing yeast can improve thyroid healthHow hormones, including birth control pills, can lead to yeast overgrowth Unique protocols for supporting the body in beating yeast overgrowth and getting back into balanceThe immune system is so affected by yeast that with yeast overgrowth it's easy to develop other infections and conditionsHow parasites come into play and why fixing yeast also helps the body eliminate parasitesHer protocol for addressing yeast without stressing the body outImportance of food based vitamin C and ascorbic acid Yeast overgrowth and mineral deficiency are directly related to autoimmune disease and she explains how!Resources MentionedRnA ReSetPico Silver supplementFlora Revive supplementThe Yeast Connection - book

Discover the transformative power of sleep and the importance of light exposure for health. Explore how small, consistent habits outshine drastic changes in lifestyle. Delve into the significance of community and emotional health, revealing why connection often surpasses diet for longevity. Learn about the benefits of nature and movement—particularly the underrated magic of walking. Reflect on motherhood, shifting from control to connection and how simplifying health practices leads to resilience and alignment with nature.

Episode Highlights With SarahLight and leptin and how these interplay with each otherThe importance of leptin and what it isAll of our hormones are circadian How to support these hormones naturallyLeptin wasn’t even discovered and studied until 1994 and why we still don’t hear much about it even thought it is so importantHow this interplays with thyroid health and why this is important What it means when leptin is low or highThe mitochondrial aspect of these hormones and how light environment impacts thisHow much our light environment affects almost every aspect of healthMost important factors we can shift in our light environmentWhat to know about UV light and how much of each type of light we needWhat red and infrared light at sunrise and sunset do for hormones and mitochondriaWhy hunger in the morning is a good thing and important to haveRed light therapy panels don’t have far infrared light and it is available in the sun daily! If our mitochondria think we are in danger, even if we have the perfect diet, they can down-regulate to keep us safe and how to signal safetyHer own amazing fertility journey and how these factors helped even when IVF failedThyroid specific advice for supporting the thyroid and tapering off medsHow a leptin reset can help and how to do itStrategies for timing food and carbs with the sun to get nourishment without gaining weightHer best tips for leptin reset and getting all these things into rangePerimenopause and how light and leptin come into playResources MentionedAll of Sarah's courses - Use code Katie for 15% offMyCircadianAppSarah's website, her Instagram, and YouTubeEvolving Wellness PodcastSarah's Free EbooksFunction Health lab testing

Episode Highlights With BrittanyWhy this work is so important, especially for momsHow babies co-regulate with moms for several years and how our children borrow our nervous systems for several years until theirs' developHow dysregulated nervous systems affect parenting and the parent child bondChildren are wired to come to their caregivers for regulation, so when the caregiver is a source of fear or dysregulation this can create attachment issues and other issuesPerfection is not required- in fact an in-depth study found that mothers being attuned even just 30% of the time led to secure attachment in the child. So we don’t even have to get it right the majority of the time!Navigating rupture and repair well can actually lead to more resilience and secure attachmentSomatic practices that moms can do on the go when we feel overwhelmed Practical tools that moms can use to benefit our nervous systems and our familiesHow movement is so helpful for the nervous systemWhat resourcing is and how doing this for just a couple minutes a day can be really helpfulHow attunement is so important and can be helpful even if we're personally not regulatedWays to help our kids develop healthy nervous system regulation and attachment.Her advice for those struggling with mom guilt.Resources MentionedBody First Healing ProgramBrittany on InstagramBody First Healing - the book

Episode Highlights With BrittanyWhat polyvagal theory is and the updated science of the nervous system Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and what this meansThree principles of polyvagal theory: hierarchy of responses, coregulation, neuroception Humans have a bioligcal imperative to be in connection with othersWhat glimmers or safety cues are and how to understand these Misconceptions and misinformed ideas related to nervous system regulationRegulation does not mean being calm, cool, and collected all the timeWhat somatic experiencing is and how it can be helpful in processing emotions and physical symptomsSteps you can take and try now to support your body, emotions, and nervous systemTrauma doesn’t always come back as a memory but can come back as patterns and reactionsHow to know if exhaustion is going into shut down or just the body finally being able to restWhy we actually have to go through fight or flight to climb the nervous system ladder When things can feel worse before they feel betterWhy the nervous system prefers predictable over safe at times and why slower is faster when it comes to the nervous systemWe will never be fully healed and releasing that expectationResources MentionedBody-First Healing: Get Unstuck and Recover from Trauma with Somatic Healing by Brittany PiperBody First Healing ProgramBody First Healing on InstagramThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

Episode Highlights With KatieHow she got into meditation with a baby and a toddlerHer entrepreneurial story and how it eventually led into meditation workWhat she would say to the mom who feels like she doesn’t have the time, space and patience to meditateWe all know the benefits of meditation… how to actually make it a habitThe health benefits of meditation and why these are just the side benefit to herMeditation is one of the most powerful tools to get to know ourselves The simple meditation tools she recommends for moms especiallyMini meditations for moms and a couple quick actionable tools Aligning meditation with habits you already have like brushing teeth to help it stickSeparating the voice of ego from the voice of intuitionHow these practices can help us shift mindset The amazing story of how she reversed her lifelong asthma naturally What she hopes her daughters will take away from seeing her as a working momResources MentionedWomen's Meditation Network on Instagram and FacebookKatie's website

Episode Highlights With LindaWhy she is so passionate about breast health after her mother and sister both got breast cancer six months apart and her doctor wanter her to have a double mastectomy This led to research for her and ways to protect and take care of breast healthHow she got a ND degree and began researching breast health and has done this for 18 yearsThe surprising connection between oral health and breast health Importance of salt and how this connects to breast healthHow being low in minerals can lead to breast problemsMinerals are one of the most important things in our bodies and nothing works without mineralsResources MentionedWAVwatch - use code wellnessmama for a discountBRAS ThermographyHeal your Body by Louise HayBream MineralsEidon MineralsThe Calcium Lie