The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Dr. Uma NaidooHow environment shapes our choices and how to use this to your advantageStress inhibits good habit circles in the brainHow to create good family habits around food that also reduce stressSugar taps into the same brain receptors as street drugs! Why preparing more meals at home leads to eating less and to better nutritional habitsHow small positive habits create a positive feedback loop that lead to an easier time building better habitsImportant considerations for creating healthy mindsets around food and avoiding eating disorders, especially in childrenHow to avoid all or nothing or forbidden mindsets around food with kidsThe brain is neuroplastic and adaptable and how to carefully rehabilitate it with healthy habits Practical chef tips for making healthy food prep easierResources We MentionThis Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo, MDThe Food Mood Connection by Uma Naidoo, MDDr. Uma Naidoo - WebsiteDr. Uma Naidoo - Instagram

Episode Highlights With Dr. Uma NaidooHow foods affect mental healthFoods to prioritize and avoid for optimal mental healthWe know our diets affect our bodies, but they impact our brains just as much! How the gut and the brain communicate95% of serotonin receptors and serotonin is in the gut!A simple acronym for remembering the best brain foods, especially for kidsWhy we crave more food than we need when we aren’t getting enough micronutrientsSome powerful herbs and spices to incorporateEven more reasons that a little sun exposure each day is important Adding herbal teas for the nutritional benefits The world is more anxious across all age groups and what we can do about itMetabolism is closely linked to anxietyHer top foods to avoid and to consumeResources We MentionThis Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo, MDThe Food Mood Connection by Uma Naidoo, MDDr. Uma Naidoo - websiteDr. Uma Naidoo - Instagram

Episode Highlights With KatieWhat I spent my time on this past yearHow I don't do resolutions but instead do experiments, and whyOur new format for podcasts this yearMy annual water fast: why I do it and howI'm working on writing three books, creating a new in-person space in my area, and a surpriseWatch for new content and more videos this year about some of my favorite things: plants, DIY, mindset, and businessI'm focusing on more time with my kids and enjoying my teenagersMy words to live by this year: Grace, Ease, and Joy and PresentTop tips and recurring themes of the past year's episodes: minerals, protein, movement, sleep, mindset, microbiomeMy favorite things right now: rosemary in hair, castor oil packs, minerals, Just Thrive, lymphatic massage, feet up the wall, drinking salt water, sunlight, and natural lightResources We MentionWellnesseJust ThriveEidonQueen of Thrones Castor Oil PacksUpgraded FormulaBeam MineralsEvvyThe Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness by Dr. Bradley NelsonMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklIt Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn

Episode Highlights With Suneel GuptaHis experience with being clinically obese for most of his teen yearsWhat dharma is and the equation for itDharma = essence + expressionFinding your dharma isn’t so much of a transformation but more of a revelation of realizing what is already thereA simple question: what are the bright spots of your current day?What rhythmic renewal is and how to use it to your advantage The most overrated skill in the modern world: reactivity… and how to combat itThe world is going to break your heart until one day, if you allow it, your heart will crack open. From that cracked-open heart, we start to find loveA few practical exercises to begin to uncover your dharmaOne common denominator in people who seem to achieve a lot of success and have inner success (happiness, gratitude, fulfillment)Ways we can help our kids nurture their dharma from a young ageEssence mindset vs occupation mindset Resources We MentionEveryday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do by Suneel GuptaMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Dr. Casey Means, an expert in metabolic dysfunction, discusses the root causes of health problems, the rise of metabolic dysfunction, and the most helpful biomarkers to understand metabolic health. She also explores the connection between metabolic health and hormones, fertility, and the power of walking. The podcast offers actionable takeaways for improving metabolic health.

Episode Highlights With Dr. Bradley NelsonWhat the Emotion Code isThinking of the body on an energy level What a Heart-Wall is and how to release themThe heart puts out a magnetic field that surrounds the body 93% of people have a wall around their heartsHow to know if physical symptoms are related to emotionsThe way to tap into the subconscious mindHow to ask questions and get answers from the subconscious mindWhat inherited trauma is and how to address it Resources We MentionThe Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness (Updated and Expanded Edition) by Dr. Bradley NelsonThe Body Code: Unlocking Your Body's Ability to Heal Itself by Dr. Bradley NelsonDiscover Healing

Episode Highlights With MikeHow he ended up sending the first tweet from spaceWhy Neil Armstrong was his hero growing up and how he got to meet him as an adultWhat his first tweet from space wasThe profound impact that seeing our world from a different perspective had on himWhat changed in his daily experience from being in spaceHow his body changed from being in space and how it resolved when he got backThe mental health and community lessons he learned from his time in spaceWhy the lone genius is a myth and why we need community What inspired his book MoonshotHow to achieve impossible dreams and the mindset that set him up for success What he learned from his parents that helped cultivate his mindset Lessons he taught his kids and how his experience influenced his parenting How to harness nervous system energy for motivation The 30-second rule for wallowing in regret for 30 seconds and how it's helpfulResources We MentionMoonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible by Mike Massimino

Episode Highlights With AlexHis personal story and how he got into the trauma healing work he does nowThe definition of trauma and how he defines it to help people understand itHow small childhood experiences can shift how we relate to ourselves and our emotionsThe core emotional needs of children and what happens when they aren’t metCore emotional needs: boundaries, safety, and love What a maladaptive stress response is, how it happens, and what to do about itTrauma is like an ECHO (events, context, homeostatic shift, and outcome)How to help your nervous system feel safe againSelf love comes down to how we are in relationship with ourselves and how we are in relationship with our feelings and emotionsIt often isn’t a question of if our parents loved us but if they were skilled at meeting our particular need for love in the way we neededHis advice for ways to make sure our children feel how much we love them and that our core needs are being metResources We MentionIt’s Not Your Fault: Why Childhood Trauma Shapes You and How to Break Free by Alex HowardAlex Howard - websiteTrauma ConferenceBook: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay

Episode Highlights With Dr. YounHow he played guitar and sang in a Jimmy Buffet cover bandWhat he means by autojuvenation and how to use this to his advantageThe four major causes of skin aging and what we can do about it: collagen degradation, oxidation, inflammation, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), buildup of cellular wasteWe lose about 1% of the collagen in our skin each year after a certain ageHow sugar relates to aging What autophagy is and how it can help battle agingSolutions: what to eat, when to eat, supplements to take, and skincare to useSome guidelines for autophagy to improve skin healthHis commonly recommended supplements: collagen, multi, omega-3 fatty acids, probioticsBest tips for skincare that actually works Why our skin needs vitamin C and vitamin EHis take on red light therapyMore advanced skin treatments you can do and which ones he thinks are worth itResources We MentionYounger for Life: Feel Great and Look Your Best with the New Science of Autojuvenation by Anthony Youn, MDDr. Youn - WebsiteJust ThriveNative Path collagenJoovv red lightRed TherapyHow Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM and Gene Stone

Episode Highlights With MaggieHer journey with autoimmunity and how she healedWhat total toxic burden is and how to assess it The body is much smarter than any doctor in the world and how to listen to yoursHow to be your own primary healthcare provider and what labs to runWhy to test your micronutrient levels and how to do itWays to use testing you can do on your own to support your healing processThe three tests she recommends for everyone How many issues go back to the gut even if a person doesn’t feel like they are having gut or digestive issuesGeneral nutrition steps to reduce inflammationThe three things that you can reduce or eliminate to lower inflammation80/20 of lifestyle changes to reduce inflammationResources We MentionEat to Treat: A Three-Step Plan to Reduce Inflammation, Detoxify Your Life, and Heal Your Body by Maggie BerghoffWellnesse - Non-toxic personal care productsBook: Be Here Now by Ram DassJJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet: Drop 7 Hidden Sugars, Lose Up to 10 Pounds in Just 2 Weeks by JJ Virgin