Renee Belz & Lauren Sambataro

Dr. Carrie Jones, our go-to hormone expert, joins us this week for a deep dive on hormone testing and women's health. She shares why it's better to look at hormones through urine testing, the dangers of xenoestrogens and endocrine disruptors, whether we should be eating soy, her opinion on the birth control pill and why infertility rate are skyrocketing.Dr. Jones is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the topic of women's health and hormones. Dr. Jones graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon where she also completed a 2-year residency in women's health, hormones, and endocrinology. Later, she graduated from Grand Canyon University's Master of Public Health program. Recently, Dr. Jones became board certified through the American Board of Naturopathic Endocrinology. She was adjunct faculty for many years, teaching gynecology and advanced endocrinology/fertility. While in practice, Dr. Jones served as Medical Director for 2 large integrative clinics in Portland. She is currently the Medical Director for Precision Analytical Inc.SHOW NOTES:1:03 Welcome to the show!2:48 Dr. Carrie Jones' Bio3:45 Welcome Dr. Carrie!4:38 Why are hormones so important?6:28 Her passion for hormones & women's health10:47 Why to test with urine vs blood13:13 Cortisol saliva testing14:37 Dr. Carrie’s favorite part of the DUTCH test17:23 Cortisol Awakening Response21:22 Tips to optimize your morning23:20 Xenoestrogens26:03 Emunctory system in the body28:23 Where does soy fit into the picture?33:33 The “bathtub” detoxification analogy36:26 COMT & Magnesium37:37 DIM supplementation & cruciferous vegetables39:40 Balancing estrogen pathways42:47 Infertility rates are skyrocketing45:55 Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)47:46 Lack of education on the Birth Control pill50:25 Nutrients lost with medications52:37 Where does genetic testing fit in?56:23 Her final piece of advice1:00:01 Thanks for joining us!RESOURCES:DUTCHTest.comDrCarrieJones.comInstagram: @Dr.CarrieJonesDrBenLynch.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Our guest this week is Dr. Beth Westie, host of The Female Solution Podcast, and we discuss the concerns with female health solutions in today's world and tips to optimize our hormones. Modern styles, trends, and expectations of women and young girls often don't fit how women actually are and we discuss how we can overcome these social modern beliefs.The number 1 reason women struggle with health and weight loss 4:21Why clothes often don’t fit us 10:08Advice for healing the negative self talk 15:25When we need to start making some changes 21:50Going to the doctor 30:05Top tips for eating during our cycle 38:56Why women are designed to store fat 43:51Doing Harm 48:10Beth’s opinion on fasting 51:56Cultivating patience to change 58:19When asked why women struggle with health, “It’s because we’ve been trained like men. It’s because all of our basic education on nutrition, on health and exercise and everything, and training. All of it was based off of a male body and we expect our own systems, which change every single week, to perform and execute everything, and have results like a male body, and we’re never educated fully on all the things that happen.”Dr. Beth Westie's WebsiteFacebook: Dr. Beth WestieInstagram: @DrBethWestieSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Just the Biohacker Babes on this episode where we discuss 5 categories for weight loss supplements and our top 5 products for weight loss.In this episode, Lauren and Renee are talking about the super popular topic of weight loss. They have talked about this a bit in the past, but they're focusing more on supplements today. They discuss things like getting enough sleep, reducing inflammation, and general dietary principles as the main factors in controlling weight and keeping blood sugar levels stable. The 5 supplements they talk about are Berberine, Green tea extract, L-Carnitine, Creatine, and CLA, or conjugated linoleic acid.Our top 5 supplements 2:38Blood sugar 5:18Strength training 8:03Discussing the supplements, berberine 10:59Increasing thermogenesis in the body 13:41Fatty acid oxidation, L-Carnitine 16:13Maintaining lean muscle mass with creatine 20:50Fat mobilization CLA 23:14A few great products for weight loss supplements 25:37“I love that you mentioned one of the most common ones first. Low testosterone. So many women are like, ‘I don’t need testosterone, that’s a male hormone.’ You do need it and a lot of women have low testosterone and it’s really critical for maintaining muscle mass, which is going to help with weight loss. With fat burning. It is a critical component of our metabolism.”RESOURCES:The Genius Brand: Genius Blood SugarBioTrust: IC-5 and BellyTrimDesigns for Health: Chromium Synergy; Thermo-EFx; Weight Loss Support; Ribo-CarniClear; CLA - Save 20% with code FIRST20NOWKion: Creatine and Lean - Save 15% with code BioBabes15Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today we meet with Elias Arjan, the Senior Vice President at Biostrap, one of our favorite biohacking wearables on the market. The Biostrap provides the highest data integrity, captures biometrics at clinical-grade accuracy, measures your sleep cycles and syncs with your phone in a matter of a few minutes, so you will know exactly how ready your body is to face the day. While similar to other wearables in that it tracks your steps and resting heart rate, it goes further by testing heart rate variability, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and sleep efficiency. We discuss how Elias got into health improvement and the moment that he realized health was a choice and not just something you’re born with. There are various factors you have to consider when thinking about biohacking, such as gender, age, and current physical well being, before you decide how to approach your health and we talk about all of these factors here.About Elias 4:06Changes experienced when adjusting your health 9:39The next step to his biohacking journey 12:16Biohacking varies for men and women 22:20The Biostrap 25:32The special sensor 31:25What metrics are the most important in the strap 40:56Data throughout the night 52:21“Biohacking can appeal to people who have OCD like tendencies, and then they get hyper militant with themselves, and they don’t have maybe the patience, or even the self love to be able to accept where they are and they get too obsessed with taking it into extremes.”Biostrap WebsiteEliasArjan.comInstagram: BiostrapInstagram: Elias ArjanLinkedIn: Elias ArjanSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Our guest Shawn Wells just released his new book, The ENERGY Formula! In this episode we talk with our friend, Shawn Wells, the world’s leading nutritional biochemist and expert on health optimization. He has formulated over 500 supplements, food, beverages, and cosmeceuticals, and patented 10 novel ingredients including teacrine, dynamine, and dihydroberberine, and is now known as "The Ingredientologist", the scientist of ingredients. We discuss Shawn's ENERGY formula, our favorite parts of the book, how to build resilience in today's world, and the incredible importance of building a strong community or tribe around you.About Shawn 2:37His book 6:33Dealing with depression 13:30Heart Rate Variability 22:09Immuno resilience 25:12What kept Shawn going after being knocked down 37:39Advice for someone dealing with orthorexia 43:22Interesting exercise fact 52:49Biohactivism 62:04Final piece of advice about mouth breathing 66:29“If your immune system’s tanked, you’re immunocompromised, no you shouldn't be doing these things. You should be thoughtful about them, but if your immune system’s in a good spot, you do want to challenge it so it becomes stronger.”RESOURCES:Get the book: The ENERGY FormulaShawnWells.comInstagram: @ShawnWellsYouTubeFacebookLinkedInTwitterPinterestHire Shawn for product formulationSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today we discuss the basics of meditation and the benefits many experience, as well as the difficulties people experience when practicing or trying to get into it. We have with us Ariel Garten, the co-founder of Muse, the home of a meditation headband created to assist you with focus and getting into your flow. Muse reads brainwaves and gives you audio feedback based on your thoughts, giving you storm sounds when you’re losing focus and calm, bird sounds when you’re able to maintain a focused state. Ariel tells us about the benefits of using the Muse Headband and why it can make meditation for you and everyone around you so much better.About Ariel 4:03Meditation and mindfulness 7:40What is meditation? 11:00How Ariel got into meditation 14:50Can Muse be used with experienced meditators? 20:53The average time it takes to achieve the focus state 24:35Different brainwave states (alpha, beta) 28:06The Muse Sleep headband 30:32Should kids use it? 36:03Session lengths 39:50Is there anyone that should not use Muse? 43:28“When your mind is stormy and you’re getting too caught up and frustrated by the storm, it just gets stormier and stomier, and then it really just intuitively teaches you this lesson of letting go of what’s bothering you, letting go of the friction, letting go of the resistance and allowing yourself to come to calm. And it becomes this beautiful, intuitive lesson to teach you one of the most poignant things about meditation, which is to accept and be OK with what is.” 24:03ChooseMuse.com - Save 15% with this link!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Delving into brain fog, they discuss various causes like food sensitivities, sugar consumption, medications, hormones, and more. They emphasize the importance of gut health and offer solutions such as identifying food sensitivities and incorporating biohacks. The podcast explores the impact of inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, and genetic influences on cognitive function, providing insights on addressing brain fog through a holistic approach.

Today we talk to Colleen Cutcliffe, PhD, who is the co-founder and CEO of Pendulum Glucose Control, a probiotic product. We dive deep into the correlation between your gut microbiome and blood glucose levels, discussing the positive and negative effects of antibiotics on your body and especially the bodies of children. The effects the microbiome has on the mind and various diseases was obscure to all of us until recently research on this is showing more and more the link between these issues.Interview 3:30How much do antibiotics affect microbiomes? 7:00Is it possible to restore biome ecology? Why are children more vulnerable? 8:18How much do C-sections affect human development? 11:20What we know and don’t know 14:04How Colleen is discovering the links between the gut and disease 18:22Twin study on the microbiome and diabetes 21:36What makes Pendulum different 25:52Producing butyrate 33:25Testing and what they’ve found 37:01Should anyone not be taking Pendulum? 47:27Prebiotics 52:15Colleen’s advice to help your health 59:29“The question we should all be asking our doctors is, ‘Do I really need to be taking this antibiotic? What can I do to help ensure that these other negative repercussions are things that I can counteract? How do I do that?’ And so I think it’s just being a little bit more cautious and aware of what those antibiotics are doing to us.” 8:00Pendulum Website - Save 10% with code BABES10 Linkedin: Pendulum TherapeuticsLinkedIn: Colleen Cutcliffe FacebookTwitterInstagramSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Mike Pullano is the CXO of ARX (adaptive resistance exercise), a piece of equipment using adaptive resistance training, and today we get into why this technology is so amazing, why it’s so efficient, why it’s safe, and more. ARX is a company that creates fitness equipment rooted in new technology that is changing the way that we work out at a cost effective and physically efficient way. We discuss the benefits of using this machine and taking advantage of concentric and eccentric movement versus going to the gym and missing out on these efficient exercises.About Mike 2:44What is this machine? 5:45Benefits of concentric and eccentric movement 13:45The ARX software 17:14Glycogen depletion 31:33What if you love going to the gym? 42:24Omni vs Alpha machines 44:15Is there anyone that should not be using ARX? 51:59“Even the biggest workout junkie who works out five times a week, eventually he’s like, ‘Ehh, I thought I loved working out five times a week, but what I really love doing is working out about once or twice a week and playing with my kids.’ Or spending that extra time reading, or doing whatever else you wanna do in the world and create the life you wanna create.” 41:17RESOURCES: ARXFit.comInstagram: ARXFitLinkedIn: MikePullanoSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Just the Biohacker Babes on this episode talking about lab biomarkers everyone should be testing. This is not to scare anyone by any means, but this is mainly just for prevention. While you are healthy, these are just good things to know to prevent issues that may come down the road. Watch and measure these 8 markers in your own bodies to understand where your health is at.Marker 1: Fasting, Blood glucose, and HbA1c 6:17Marker 2: CRP, know your inflammation 11:32Marker 3: Cholesterol 14:22Marker 4: Vitamin D 19:32Marker 5: Cortisol 23:34Marker 6: Full thyroid panel 29:00Marker 7: Iron and ferritin 31:18Marker 8: Homocysteine and inflammation 35:25“So HGL, just the basics, this is known as just the more protective form of cholesterol. We want this to be a strong number. LDL is potentially dangerous, so we don’t want that to be too high. Triglycerides is a form of stored fat that circulates in the bloodstream that usually it’s from excess weight, calories, alcohol, lack of exercise, liver damage, could be genetics, and just overall inflation will raise triglycerides.” 15:35Resources: Levels CGMDUTCH: Cortisol *Contact us to orderDHA Lab: Vitamin D, Full ThyroidUlta Lab: Thyroid PanelInsideTracker - Save 25% with code RENEEPRO25Base - for HbA1c & Vitamin D - Save 20% with code RENEE20Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands