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Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+ episodes

December 05, 2020Ep. 126 Plant Medicine: Bio-Hacking Your Way to Optimum Health
We are delighted to have Shawn Wells joining us on the show today. Shawn is the world’s leading nutritional biochemist and expert on Health Optimization. He is also a biohacker, and he has formulated over 500 supplements, food, beverages, and cosmeceuticals. He has patented ten novel ingredients and, as such, has become known as the Ingredientologist - the scientist of ingredients.
Shawn became a biohacker and a formulator because he had health issues. He has managed to overcome various autoimmune problems, including Epstein-Barr Virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Hashimoto’s disease, and Fibromyalgia, which all hit him at once because he was going so hard. Those issues shut him down for six months, and in all of that time, he could not even get out of bed.
This year, Shawn stopped what he was doing, went inward, and started working with various therapies and doing plant medicine. As a result, everything changed for him. Be sure to listen in today to find out from Shawn how to make your way back to optimum health.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
Shawn’s journey to good health.
Byron Katie’s tenets, what she embraces, and the transformative work she does.
Where Shawn’s health issues stemmed from.
How Shawn’s life-path changed and how he got to where he is now.
Why Shawn feels so blessed as a result of all the health issues that have happened to him.
What bio-hacking is, and how it can help you live a fuller life.
Why you need to get enough sleep and have regular sleep patterns.
How keto can help to prevent metabolic dysfunction.
What you can do proactively to support your mitochondrial health.
How micro-dosing can help you heal.
How adaptogens help you to normalize.
What Shawn recommends in terms of quality supplements.
More about Shawn Wells
Formerly a Chief Clinical Dietitian with over a decade of clinical experience, Shawn has counseled thousands of people on natural health solutions such as keto, paleo, fasting, and supplements. He has also personally overcome various health issues, including Epstein-Barr Virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, depression, insomnia, obesity, and a pituitary tumor.
As a world-renowned thought-leader on mitochondrial health, he has been paid to speak on five different continents. His insights have featured prominently in documentaries, nationally syndicated radio programs, and regularly on morning television. His expertise can help any health-conscious individual to better manage stress and experience higher performance and more energy through utilizing his practical, holistic solutions.
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57 min
November 28, 2020Ep. 125 The Infradian Rhythm: What Women Need to Know to Optimize Their Health During Their Reproductive Years with Alisa Vitti
We’re thrilled to have Alisa Vitti joining us on the show today! Alisa is a women’s hormone and functional nutrition expert, and a pioneer in female biohacking and femtech. Her company is called FLO Living, and it is helping to change the narrative for women's hormonal and menstrual healthcare. Through FLO Living’s digital programs, telehealth coaching, and supplements, women everywhere can naturally treat their hormonal issues like PCOS, PMS, Infertility, and Perimenopause.
Many women struggle with their health and managing all that they have to do in their busy lives. Alisa is a wealth of knowledge, and she believes that it is long overdue for an end to women’s unnecessary hormonal suffering. Diet, fitness, and medical research has historically been done on men and postmenopausal women, but there is a lack of research being done on women's health. As a result, women are eating, working out, and living in a way that does not work for their female biochemistry. In this episode, Alisa discusses the infradian rhythm and explains what women need to know to optimize their health during their reproductive years. Be sure to stay tuned today to find out what Alisa has to share about optimizing women’s hormonal health.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
The origin story of Alisa and her company, FLO Living.
Alisa explains what femtech is.
What the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists decreed about women’s cycles, in 2015.
Why women need to ovulate in every menstrual cycle.
The kind of information that is vital for women from early on in life.
About women’s INFRADIAN biological rhythm, and how changing a few things can set women up for a completely different experience of their health and hormonal issues.
The methodology that Alisa created to help women in synching with the infradian rhythm in their bodies.
A biohack to help women modulate their food and fitness with what is happening to them metabolically, across their cycle.
The toxic mythology that keeps women ill.
Taking care of yourself like the champion that you are.
How Alisa suggests that women should look at perimenopause.
About the MyFLO app that Alisa created.
Alisa has graciously offered a free month of FLO 28 to you, the listener.

More about Alisa Vitti
Alisa Vitti is also the creator of the MyFLO period app - helping you have a better period the more you use it. It is ranked consistently in the top 10 of paid apps in the highly competitive health and fitness category on iTunes.
She has written two bestselling books: WomanCode and the newly released, In the FLO - the first book to discuss the female infradian rhythm. It describes her IG-loved Cycle Syncing Method(TM)— the first and only diet, fitness, and lifestyle program that is based on female hormonal patterns.
A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Vitti and her company have been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and more. She is a course instructor for Mind Body Green and on the council for Well + Good.
She is passionate about ending the long-standing gender bias that excludes women from medical, fitness, and nutrition research. She is also dedicated to improving workplace equality for women by increasing biological rhythm sensitivity and awareness. Vitti gets invited regularly to train teams on how to use her Cycle Syncing Method(TM) for greater creativity, productivity, and wellbeing at work.
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Recommended movie – Hysteria with Maggie Gyllenhaal
58 min
November 21, 2020Ep. 124 Using Breathing Techniques, Meditation, and Cold Therapy To Stimulate Your Immune System
We are delighted and very excited to have Wim Hof joining us today! Wim is known as The Iceman because he is an extreme athlete who can withstand unbelievably cold temperatures. He has a new book that has recently come out, called The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential, which has just hit the New York Times Bestseller List. The Wim Hof Method is a combination of cold water exposure, breathing techniques, and meditation.
Many of us are feeling overwhelmed with stress right now. Wim explains that we are built to be connected with our stress mechanisms at will to defy any kind of stress. If we don’t go into the stress mechanisms of our brain in the way that nature intended, we leave them unstimulated. Those underdeveloped mechanisms will eventually be unable to work in connection with our will when something truly stressful happens to us. Wim has a lot of wisdom to share, so be sure to stay tuned today to learn about his unique method for coping with stress naturally.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
How we are built to connect with our stress mechanisms at will, to be able to defy any stress.
How the cold quickly connects us with our adaptive powers, thermogenesis, and the deeper parts of our brain.
Connecting with the deeper parts of the brain through the power of your intention.
Why you need to work hard and change your mindset to gain control of
your deeper biological processes.
How breathing techniques, meditation, and cold therapy can stimulate your immune system, change your biochemistry, and heal you.
How to get high on your own supply.
What a typical day looks like for Wim.
Using hormetic stressful exercises to access the RNA.
Using mitochondrial influence to create more energy than you will ever need.
Wim’s new book is The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential.

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49 min
November 14, 2020Ep. 123 Menstruation, Muscle, Maternity, & Metabolism: What Every Woman Should Know with Dr. Stephanie Estima
We’re excited to have Dr. Stephanie Estima joining us today! Dr. Stephanie is an expert in female metabolism and body composition. She has a passion for intermittent fasting and functional neurology, brain metabolism, and the specific application of the ketogenic diet and fasting to female physiology. She also likes to focus on distilling strategies and nutritional proxies, movement, posture, and mindset-actualized human potential, healthspan, longevity, and achievement.
Many women are asking about what goes on in their bodies during their fertile years. And they also want to learn more about their menstrual cycles. That is an area where Dr. Stephanie shines, so in today’s episode, she talks to us about what happens each month during your menstrual cycle, why you need more muscle, the best time to try to get pregnant, and when it’s the right time to do a fast or a keto diet. Be sure to tune in today to find out about eating, fasting, and training in accordance with your menstrual cycle.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
What goes on with your body each month when you have a menstrual cycle.
Keto for women. How to do it right and why women are not meant to be in ketosis forever.
How to eat in line with your menstrual cycle
How to fast in line with your menstrual cycle
What happens in the menstrual cycle when you ovulate.
The best time for you to try to fall pregnant.
How Dr. Stephanie guides women with weight issues or insulin resistance through their menstrual cycle.
Why you need to keep on building muscle throughout your lifetime.
The influence that oral contraceptives have on a woman’s body.
Some tell-tale signs that show that a woman is pushing herself too hard.
The book, The Betty Body, that Dr. Stephanie is very close to completing.
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43 min
November 07, 2020Ep. 122 The Impact of 5G and EMF Radiation on Your Body with Dr. Kedar Prasad
We are excited to have Dr. Kedar Prasad on the show with us today! He is a youthful and very knowledgeable eighty-five-year-old gentleman who attained the world’s first Radiation Biology Ph.D. in 1963.
Dr. Prasad holds patents on the radiation defense benefits of micronutrients. He has published 29 books and over 250 peer-reviewed scientific papers on micronutrition, including papers on radiation defense with micronutrition.
Dr. Prasad has been a professor at the University of Colorado Medical School for more than thirty years and is the Director of Vitamin and Cancer Research. He is also a member of the British Royal Society of Medicine, an invited member of the Nobel Nominating Committee for Candidates in Medicine, and former President of the International Society of Cancer and Nutrition.
He is joined today by his colleague, Dave Nemelka, who is a Wharton MBA, a Proctor and Gamble Health-Care Brand Manager, a Founder of McKinley Capital, and the Founder and CEO of Engage Global. He is also Dr. Prasad’s partner in bringing wellness to the world with micronutrition.
Misinformation about radiation and EMF is abounding at the moment. Dr. Prasad has invested his life in coming up with answers, and he is with us to give us a message of hope and positivity.
Dr. Prasad and Dave are joining us on the show today to educate us and to help us understand what electromagnetic frequency fields are. They explain why EMF radiation is a concern with the growing technology of 5G, what electromagnetic frequency fields do to our bodies, how to protect ourselves proactively against EMF radiation, and how micronutrients work to protect us from the inside out against damage from 5G EMF radiation. Stay tuned to find out more!
The Story Behind the Micro Daily EMF Product
Dr. Prasad has formulated a micronutrient product that has a rich history of science behind it. In 2001, he was approached by the US Department of Defence while they were getting ready for the Afghan war. The US military was collaborating with the Russian Federation at the time because of their experiences in Afghanistan. The Russians had had positive experiences with antioxidants with their troops in Afghanistan. Those troops were healing and performing better than troops without antioxidants, so the US military also wanted to have a supplement for the US soldiers. They picked Dr. Prasad as their expert, and in 2001, they began an almost six-year process with Dr. Prasad conducting fourteen clinical studies to validate the foundational formula that is in the patent-pending Micro Daily EMF product. The product is safe to use, and none of the ingredients in it interact adversely with either prescription or non-prescription drugs.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
What EMF radiation is and why we need to be concerned about it.
Credible research that indicates that 5G EMF radiation causes cellular damage and is a threat to our health.
The impact of EMF on the developing brain.
Using micronutrition as an effective defense against 5G EMF radiation damage.
Dr. Prasad developed a supplement that has all the necessary micronutrients that are critical for the health of our bodies.
Why Dr. Prasad recommends taking a micronutrient supplement twice, rather than once a day.
Why Dr. Prasad does not add any iron, copper, or manganese to his micronutrient preparation.
Some simple changes you can make that will reduce your exposure to radiation from the EMF devices in your home.
Our bodies are designed to deal with threats from our environment if we give them the proper nutrition at the foundational, cellular level.
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47 min
October 31, 2020Ep. 121 The Truth About Diabetes, Kidney Disease and Insulin Resistance with Dr. Jason Fung
We’re delighted to have Dr. Jason Fung joining us today! Dr. Jason is a well-known, leading expert in intermittent fasting and low carbohydrate diets. He is a Canadian-trained nephrologist, and he has written many best-selling health books, including The Complete Guide to Fasting, The Obesity Code, and Life in the Fasting Lane. He has a new book coming out soon called The Cancer Code.
Dr. Jason has a real desire to help and serve his patients. Although he was trained in traditional western medicine, he came to realize that many of the strategies he was using with his patients were not working from a preventative standpoint. He is with us today to share his story, explain the truth about diabetes, kidney disease, and insulin, talk about his new book, and discuss the healthiest and easiest way to lose weight and improve your overall health. Be sure to stay tuned for more!
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
The truth about diabetes and kidney disease.
How fasting can cure diabetes.
The changing paradigms of medicine.
The hormonal effects of insulin.
Why counting calories will not help you to lose weight.
The healthiest way to lose weight.
Some of the reasons that people reach plateaus with intermittent fasting and what they can do about it.
Why no one diet works for everybody.
Extended fasting as an option.
Dr. Jason’s new book The Cancer Code.
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56 min
October 24, 2020Ep. 120 Confronting Our Addiction to Processed Food with Dr. Joan Ifland
We are delighted to have Dr. Joan Ifland joining us today. She is an expert in the processed food addiction space, and she has written the textbook on foundations, assessment, and recovery from processed food addiction. She is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, she has earned her Ph.D., she has an MBA from Stanford Business School, and she also has a BA in Economics and Political Science. She has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Network on the Book of John Gray, and she founded online services for food-addicted people.
Dr. Ifland is spearheading a movement to educate individuals and clinicians about processed food addiction, and she has some helpful resources available for people who feel helpless in their struggles with their food addiction. In today’s episode, Dr. Ifland shares her story and talks to us about why people become addicted to processed foods. Be sure to tune in today to get Dr. Ifland’s expert advice and find out why weight-loss programs are not powerful enough to overcome severe food addiction.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
The scope of the problem with processed food and when, where, and how it all started.
The role of the tobacco industry in creating addictions to processed foods.
Why, after 30 years of tobacco involvement, many people have addictions to food.
How the five As in the corporate business model lead to people becoming addicted to processed food. They are Advertising, Availability, Affordability, (young) Age of onset, Addictive properties in the product.
How the ‘Bliss Point’ affects people.
How the pleasure centers in the brain make processed foods irresistible.
Some other factors that lower people’s ability to resist compulsively eating processed foods.
Why weight loss programs are not strong enough to overcome severe food addiction.
Where you can get more information about overcoming food addiction.
The similarities between alcoholism and food addiction.
How the online global Addiction Reset Community (ARC) trains people to manage their food addictions.
Integrating healthier food choices.
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About Everyday Wellness Podcast
Everyday Wellness is not just another health podcast. Your host, Cynthia Thurlow (nurse practitioner and nutrition/IF expert) has over 20 years of experience in clinical medicine and wellness. Her mission is to bring you the best, science-backed yet practical information to improve your physical and mental wellness every day. She is a busy mompreneur and knows how important your time is. She has designed this podcast to be short in time and big on impact. She interviews a variety of guests in the field of health and wellness, and discusses important issues, and provide practical strategies that you can use in your real life.
58 min
October 17, 2020Ep. 119 Master Midlife and Stop Menopause Madness with Dr. Kyrin Dunston
Today, we are excited to have Dr. Kyrin Dunston joining us! She is a leading by example OBGYN and Functional Medicine expert who lost a life-changing 100 pounds and healed herself from chronic disease by addressing the root causes of her health issues naturally.
Dr. Kyrin has featured on many different podcasts and summits, and on NBC, Fox, Great Day Washington, Reader’s Digest, The Huffington Post, First for Women, Best Self, and more. She is the host of the Stop the Menopause Madness Summit, where top experts share their top strategies for attendees to lose weight, regain energy, balance mood, feel sexy, look great, and master midlife. Dr. Kyrin is the author of Cracking the Bikini Code. She hosts her Brilliant Health Revolution Podcasts and her Brilliant Health Secrets YouTube channel, which gives women the knowledge, tools, and support they need to take control of their health, heal, and thrive in life.
Dr. Kyrin is with us today to talk about how women can master midlife and stop the menopause madness. She talks about her transition from mainstream medicine to a root-cause resolution approach to women’s health and why so many women are suffering as they make the shift from perimenopause into menopause. Be sure to stay tuned today to benefit from Dr. Kyrin’s expert advice!
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
Why millions of women are suffering as they make the transition from perimenopause to menopause.
Why traditional medical views of menopause and treatments miss the mark.
The difference between mainstream medicine and a root-cause resolution approach to women’s health and wellbeing.
The truth about hot flashes.
Some of the tests and methodologies that Dr. Kyrin uses to address women’s symptoms.
How cortisol, other hormone and ANS dysfunction, toxicity, nutritional deficiency, and energy body balance exacerbate symptoms at menopause.
Identifying the root causes of symptoms of weight gain, fatigue, and low libido.
Using natural treatments for symptoms of menopause.
Using the Dutch Test for hormone testing.
How inflammation and toxicity disrupt the hormones.
The issues that surround bioidentical hormones.
Estrogen dominance can play a role in women’s health problems.
About the Stop the Menopause Madness Summit.
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About Everyday Wellness Podcast
Everyday Wellness is not just another health podcast. Your host, Cynthia Thurlow (nurse practitioner and nutrition/IF expert) has over 20 years of experience in clinical medicine and wellness. Her mission is to bring you the best, science-backed yet practical information to improve your physical and mental wellness every day. She is a busy mompreneur and knows how important your time is. She has designed this podcast to be short in time and big on impact. She interviews a variety of guests in the field of health and wellness, and discusses important issues, and provide practical strategies that you can use in your real life.
56 min
October 10, 2020 Ep. 118 Removing Toxicity to Reduce Inflammation and Finally Heal with Dr. Daniel Pompa
We are thrilled to have Dr. Daniel Pompa joining us today! Dr. Pompa is a respected researcher, author, podcast host, and teacher. He specializes in root cause, inflammation-driven disease, the therapeutic application of the ketogenic diet, fasting, ancestral-based health approaches, cellular healing, and detoxification. Stay tuned for more!
51 min
October 03, 2020 Ep. 117 A Humbling Health Setback and Embracing Intermittent Fasting with Abel James
We are excited to welcome Abel James as our guest for today’s podcast! Abel is a New York Times bestselling author, musician, and creator of the hit podcast, Fat-Burning Man. His new book and audiobook, entitled Designer Babies Still Get Scabies is a number one international bestseller in humor, and it is available now. Stay tuned for more!
54 min