The Wellness Mama Podcast

By Katie Wells

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What's The Wellness Mama Podcast about?

The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com

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Autojuvenation: How to Use ...

12.06.2023

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 ...

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12.06.2023 Autojuvenation: How to Use Your Body’s Own Regenerative Ability to Look and Feel Younger with Dr. Anthony Youn 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 ...
12.04.2023 How to Know if You Have Inflammation and Lower Your Toxic Burden With Maggie Berghoff 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 ...
11.29.2023 The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You with Dr. Michael Gervais Episode Highlights With Dr. GervaisHis story and how he got into the work he doesWhy we are biologically wired to attune to other people's opinions The difference between not caring about what other people think and not worrying about what ...
11.27.2023 Bridging the Gap Between Our Health and Our Homes, Air Quality and Mold Exposure with Michael Rubino Episode Highlights With MichaelHow his first time ever meditating was with Deepak Chopra and what it was likeWhy indoor air quality is so importantWe breathe 20,000 times per day and the air we breathe can make a huge differenceWhy there ...
11.22.2023 How Your Sleeping Position Affects Your Health with Dr. Peter Martone Episode Highlights With Dr. MartoneHow he raised a deer! The real truth on the optimal sleep position and why we can have trouble sleeping that wayBest sleep posture tips and how to benefit from themSleeping on the left side during ...
11.20.2023 Understanding Breast Implant Illness (BII) and Addressing Chronic Inflammation With Dr. Robert Whitfield Episode Highlights With Dr. WhitfieldWhy he and I both love the show Ted Lasso and highly recommend itWhat breast implant illness is and why it can be difficult to pinpoint and how much of the body it can affectDo all ...
11.15.2023 The Connection Between Sexual Health, Longevity, and Regenerative Medicine with Dr. Amy B. Killen Episode Highlights With Dr. AmyShe didn’t play with Barbies as a kid but the funny thing she played with insteadWhy she switched from emergency medicine to the work she does nowThe connection between sexual health and longevityCorrelation between people who ...
11.13.2023 Root Causes of Infertility, Declining Sperm Count, and How to Fix It with Dr. Nashat Latib Episode Highlights With Dr. NashatHer journey from ER doc to functional medicine fertility docHow cortisol interferes with hormone production and can be related to infertilityHer own journey with IUI and IVF and why she’d do it differently if she knew ...
11.08.2023 Letting Kids Lead the Way, Critical Thinking, and How Education is Changing with Lisa Jendza Episode Highlights With LisaHow she shifted from IT into her current workAction speaks louder than words but experience trumps actionHow she teaches life lessons through kitchen skillsThe importance of experimentsHow to shift mindset through food experiences with kidsKids are so ...
11.06.2023 The Iron Curse: Myths and Misconceptions About Iron and Iron Overload With Dr. Christy Sutton Episode Highlights With Dr. ChristyWhy she started researching iron overload and eventually wrote a book on itThe unknown dangers of both high iron and low iron and how to get a correct understanding of if you have either oneWhy females ...
11.01.2023 The Science of Algae for Mitochondria, Aging, and Brain Health With Catharine Arnston Episode Highlights With CatharineAlgae is a food and not a supplement and was the first food on earthMacro algae vs micro algaeWhy algae is the most nutrient rich food in the worldThe reason you actually want farm grown algae and ...
10.30.2023 Too Much Sugar & Glutathione for Brain Health With Dr. Gina Nick Episode Highlights With GinaThe real deal with our sugar consumption, especially this time of yearHarmful effects of sugar and the long term problems with too much sugar consumptionThe average consumption of sugar for kids on halloween is 3 cups!Sugar can ...
10.25.2023 Finding Healing and Health from a Mind Body Approach With Dr. Afrouz Demeri Episode Highlights With Dr. AfrouzHow she went from wanting to do neurosurgery to the work she does now in naturopathic medicineWhy the things people come in for her to help with often aren’t the things they need to work onThe ...
10.23.2023 Kava: A Paradigm Shift in Mental Health With Cameron George Episode Highlights With CameronHow he used to own monkeys and piranhas and how this was actually part of his own health journeyThe total health collapse he had that led him into health and wellness and how he discovered KavaDesperation and ...
10.18.2023 Critical Importance of Family Meals With Shawn Stevenson Episode Highlights With ShawnHow he didn’t eat a salad until he was 25! And what led to his nutritional shiftsWhat led to his massive health transformationFascinating data about how our social connections impact our healthScience-backed reasons that family meals are ...
10.16.2023 How to Breathe and Permission to Rest With Ashley Neese Episode Highlights With AshleyHer experience as an amateur beekeeper and how she got into itHow being around bees can help with parasympatheticUnderstanding the importance of rest and the actual definitionHow rest can help us do hard things and improve other ...
10.11.2023 700: Life Lessons, New Directions, and Letting Go Episode Highlights With KatieSharing some life lessons, new directions, new shifts, and letting goWhere we’ve come from - the journey to more integrated healthHow nothing shifted substantially for my health until I also addressed the inner mental/emotional side and worked ...
10.09.2023 The Body Can Heal: Don’t Let a Diagnosis Define Your Life With Julie Michelson Episode Highlights With JulieHow she found the love of her life in her fiftiesHer own story with autoimmunity that led her to the work she does nowWhat the inflammation spectrum is and how to address chronic inflammationThe biggest drivers in ...
10.04.2023 How to Get Your Health Back in Midlife With Inna Lozinskaya Episode Highlights With Dr. InnaThe fun life turn that happened when she decided to learn English as an adultHow hormones shift at different phases of life for womenThe first hormone to drop in perimenopause Progesterone is a natural anti-anxiety hormoneUnderstanding ...
10.02.2023 Biomechanics of Breast Movement (and general movement) With Katy Bowman Episode Highlights With KatyBreast health through the lens of movementUnderstanding why breasts need to move and how to do that without injuryThe way you move moves your body in a particular wayIf you want breasts that are well supported, do ...
09.27.2023 5 Keys to Raising Kids for a Lifetime of Physical and Mental Health with Brian Stenzler Episode Highlights With BrianWhy he repelled down a building to raise money for charity and help kidsThe common factors he sees as contributing to the rise in chronic disease in society Why the current system supports disease and not optimal ...
09.25.2023 How to Prepare Your Kids for Wealth & Financial Literacy With Scott Donnell Episode Highlights With ScottHow he came face to face with a bear and a shark and survivedUnderstanding financial literacy and teaching this to our kids at a young agePassing on a generational legacy to kidsSteps for building financial literacy with ...
09.20.2023 Understanding the Vaginal Microbiome and Vaginal Health With Priyanka Jain Episode Highlights With PriyankaHow her own health journey led to her helping women with health using her background in the data world Why were women not included in clinical research until 1993, and why are women diagnosed years later than ...
09.18.2023 Rewire Your Gut Brain Connection: How to Heal Your Body with Your Mind With Lauryn Lax Episode Highlights With LaurynHow she also used to be a journalist and reporterHer story of 13 incurable illnesses and eating disorders and how she recovered What led to her breaking the normal medical model and researching the root causeThe gut ...
09.13.2023 Why Cycle Syncing Can Change the World for the Better With Alisa Vitti Episode Highlights With Alisa VittiHow she sat and learned with one of the only female zen masters and what she learned from that experienceReconnecting with her feminine energyWhat cycle syncing is and how to use it to your advantageWhy we ...
09.11.2023 The 80/20 of Health: Light, Protein, Nutrition, and Hormones with Dr. Leland Stillman Episode Highlights With Dr. StillmanHow he got into functional medicine and conventional medicine and now works with many familiesThe importance of light, sunlight, and how to optimize thisWe are each our own primary healthcare providers and his approach of partnering ...
09.06.2023 Why Oral Health Is So Important for Overall Health With Naveen Jain Episode Highlights With Naveen99% of the genes in our body don’t come from our mom and dad but from the 100 trillion microbes that call our bodies homeHow oral health relates to overall health and gut healthWhat the oral microbiome ...
09.04.2023 The Survival Paradox: How Our Innate Healing Abilities Can Turn Against Us With Dr. Isaac Eliaz Episode Highlights With Dr. IsaacHow he got to study with meditation masters in the Himalayas and how this led to what he calls open heart medicineWhat the survival paradox is and how it's a new paradigm of understanding health and ...
08.30.2023 Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess and Raising Resilient Kids With Dr. Caroline Leaf Episode Highlights With Dr. LeafThe problem with how we take care of depression, anxiety, and mental healthHow the mind can influence the brain and vice versaWhy the brain isn’t the cause, it is the responder, and why this reductionist approach ...
08.28.2023 The Misdiagnoses and Missed Opportunities of Our Vision: Why We Have It All Wrong With Dr. Bryce Appelbaum Episode Highlights With Dr. AppelbaumThe misdiagnosis and missed opportunities of vision and eyecare and why healthcare has it all wrong about the eyesEyesight and vision are different things and need to be treated differentlyEyesight refers to how well you can ...
08.23.2023 A Functional Take on Gut Health, Thyroid Health & Reducing Autoimmunity with Dr. Amy Myers Episode Highlights With AmyHer own drastic story with conventional medicine and how this led her to functional medicine and the work she doesThe common triggers and causes of the rise of chronic diseaseWhy she defines autoimmunity as a spectrum and ...
08.21.2023 Back to School Health and Stress Management With Tina Anderson Episode Highlights With TinaPreparing for back to school with a family Core things that can help us get back into a routine for schoolHealth things to keep the immune system strong when going back to schoolThe importance of morning sunlight ...
08.16.2023 Healing Negative Mindsets and Transformation Through Your DNA With Lisa Thomas Episode Highlights With LisaHer incredible near death experience that changed her lifeThe difference between DNA and epigeneticsHow things like emotions and trauma can be passed on in our DNAWhat informational tags are and how they're passed onHow to identify our ...
08.14.2023 The Real Story About Castor Oil for Beauty, Hormones and Health with Marisol Teijeiro Episode Highlights With MarisolWhy she says she has a health retreat addiction and her favorite one to dateWhat makes castor oil so unique from a health perspectiveCastor oil as the number one thing in an at-home pharmacy or beauty cabinetWhy ...
08.09.2023 The Unflustered Mom: Understanding Anxiety Styles and Beating Overwhelm With Amber Trueblood Episode Highlights With AmberWhy she dances to old school hip hop and how she got into this as a mom of four boysWhat the five anxiety styles are and why they are important Discovering our own superpowers and drivers Where ...
08.07.2023 The Importance of the Circadian Rhythm and Why Biological Timing Is Everything With Alex Dimitrov Episode Highlights With AlexWhat circadian biology is and understanding the foundational aspects of itThe big factors that impact circadian rhythms How light, temperature, and food timing affect circadian rhythms and sleepWhy blue light isn’t bad but why timing matters so ...
08.02.2023 Better Breastfeeding, Latching Logic, and Tongue Ties With Dr. Erin Appleton Episode Highlights With Dr. ErinHow she got into breastfeeding medicine and researching the microbiome The difference in microbiome from vaginal and cesarean and how to optimize eachImportant bacteria that is now missing from many people's microbiome that is very important ...
07.31.2023 Repairing Attachment Wounds, Fixing Relationship Insecurity, and Finding Your Voice with Adam Lane Smith Episode Highlights With AdamHis own story of attachment issues as a child and how he got into this work as an adultWhat is attachment theory and how attachment styles impact relationshipsHow attachment styles can shift throughout life and in different ...
07.26.2023 Chronic Pain Is Easy to Fix & Fitness Is Even Easier (Here’s How) With Jeff Sidwell Episode Highlights With JeffWhy he does a yearly event called “challenge the trainer” where clients and friends challenge him to various challenges like feats of strength and embarrassing thingsWhy he often works with parentsBold statements: chronic pain is easy to ...
07.24.2023 Why Mitochondria Are So Important, Why We Are Sick, and How to Get Better With Dr. Robert Floyd Episode Highlights With Dr. FloydWhy he wrote his first books in 5th gradeWhy over 90% of Americans are considered sick and have at least one symptom of metabolic dysfunctionThe early warning sign symptoms of metabolic diseaseWe make our entire bodyweight ...
07.19.2023 Thyroid Health, Metabolism, Hormones, and How to Improve Them With Amie Hornaman Episode Highlights With Dr. AmieHow she set a state powerlifting recordThe way the thyroid is connected to metabolism, hormones, and so much moreSymptoms of thyroid issues and when symptoms and labs disagreeWhy thyroid function is tied to hair and skin ...
07.17.2023 Energetic Time Management, Self-Trust and Alignment With Heather Chauvin Episode Highlights With HeatherWhy managing energy is more important than managing timeWhat her 10-minute habit is and how it can help people stick to their goalsLiving from our “to-be” list instead of a "to-do" listA journal prompt you can use ...
07.12.2023 Peptides, Longevity, Aging Backward and Defeating Joint Pain with Dr. Elizabeth Yurth Episode Highlights With Dr. Elizabeth YurthWhy she and her five kids go to a foreign country every year with no plans except how long they would stay and how this has been so impactful for themThe problems with the medical ...
07.10.2023 Words Matter, Talking on Eggshells & Changing Relationships by Changing Our Words With Sam Horn Episode Highlights With SamWhy she gave away almost everything she owned and became a nomad for a yearThe reason words matter so much and how to get better about the words we useWhy parents should get the word “careful” out ...
07.05.2023 How to Do an Emotional Detox & Achieve Limitless Energy With Dr. Wendy Myers Episode Highlights With Dr. Wendy MyersWhat the research is showing about how physical health can be directly impacted by emotional trauma and health issues actually caused by emotional stuff going onUp to 65% of physical health issues can stem from ...
07.03.2023 What If It’s Not Depression? Your Guide to Finding Answers and Solutions With Dr. Achina Stein Episode Highlights With Dr. Achina SteinHow she got into functional medicine psychiatryHer son’s journey with this method in her own familySome of the most common root causes of depression and anxiety in her patientsThe five factors she looks at to ...
06.28.2023 Anxiety in Kids and Breaking the Stress Cyclone With Jess Sherman Episode Highlights With JessHow she trained in adventure therapy and learned to race dog sledsWhat adventure therapy is and how it can be helpfulResilience is being adaptable in the face of stress and how to nurture thisThe nervous system is ...
06.26.2023 Dr. Alan Christianson on Hormone Health & Foods That Are More Powerful Than Prescriptions Episode Highlights With Dr. ChristiansonWhy he goes to bed at 7:30pm and gets up around 4am each day!The top five hormonal symptoms that people might not initially associate with hormonesWhy hot flashes can actually be dangerous and why to pay ...
06.21.2023 Rewiring the Subconscious Mind, Learning Self Love & Finding Peace With Stephanie Kwong Episode Highlights With StephanieHow a very difficult adult experience led her to the work she does today and how it profoundly impacted her tooWhat a stuck identity is and how they can get in the way of achieving what we ...
06.19.2023 Digest This: How to Improve Gut Health & Healing From IBS With Bethany Cameron Episode Highlights With BethanyHow she was homeschooled k-12 and how this shaped her life in many waysShe almost died from IBS and got back on her feet with a holistic approachSurprising things that were irritating her gut that you may ...

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