Functional Moms Podcast

This episode is for YOU if you’re curious about what it means to have inflammation in the body. As we age, we become more inflamed with subtle symptoms. This is our body talking to us, but we’re not always listening!

Nataliya Moon, a functional medicine certified health coach, helps people take back their health through lifestyle changes. She shares her personal journey of dealing with inflammation and how she found relief when conventional doctors couldn't help her.

We learn:

Nataliya is offering our listeners 20 percent off her 6-week coaching program. You can connect with Nataliya on instagram. Her handle is https://www.instagram.com/nataliyamoon and her web site is www.nataliyamoon.com

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This episode is for YOU if you're a busy woman over 40 trying to lose weight and feel energetic!

Jessica Spain Levy, otherwise known as Nomi, is a double board-certified nutritionist and health and wellness coach affiliated with Duke Integrative Medicine at Duke University. Her undergraduate and graduate research topics have included the psychology of long term weight loss maintenance.

She shares:

Jessica is offering a discount code for our listeners!  Get $300 off any of her monthly programs. Use code FMMOMS. Visit https://www.nomiknows.com/or DM her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nomiknowsnutrition

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~Kristin & Raquel

This episode is for YOU if you’re tired of yo-yo dieting and quick fixes only to find yourself back to where you started! We can all relate to this. As most of us have tried many different diets by our 40s.

Chris Arnholt is a national board certified functional medicine health coach helping people create lifelong eating strategies to look and feel their best.

We learn:

Chris has a special offer. It’s 10 percent off her Happy Healthy You starter kit. Message her on Instagram, Facebook or Linkedin:

https://www.instagram.com/chris.arnholt

https://www.facebook.com/christine.arnholt/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-arnholt/

Visit her web site for more offerings:

https://www.brandcraftyou.com/

https://www.instagram.com/functionalmomspodcast

or email us at [email protected]

~Raquel and Kristin

This episode is for YOU if you’re curious how breathing can improve your mental and physical health. Breathing is something we take for granted and it’s not something we’re taught to optimize. 

Campbell is an integrative physiotherapist who focuses on how the breath influences human health and performance. His popular instagram account https://www.instagram.com/breathbodytherapy/shares how breathing optimally can change your life!

Learn:

Campbell has generously offered a 20 percent discount code for his 5-week fundamentals of breath course. It’s a great starting point for anyone interested in optimizing their breathing. Use code BREATHE20

https://www.breathbodytherapy.com/breath-training-online-course

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~Raquel and Kristin

This episode is for YOU if you are a woman in your late 30s, 40s or 50s and you want to look and feel your best during perimenopause and menopause.

Kristin Johnson and Maria Claps are the duo behind the widely popular Wise and Well Instagram Page, which teaches women how to maximize health as they age with content surrounding perimenopause, menopause and hormone replacement therapy.

We learn:

Kristin is a board certified nutritionist and Maria is a functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner.

Connect with them at https://wiseandwell.me/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wise_and_well_/

https://www.instagram.com/functionalmomspodcast

Are you aging well as a woman over 40? Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by all things wellness? —losing weight, gaining muscle, reducing stress, finding time to exercise, getting sound sleep, feeding yourself and your family healthy meals –  it goes on and on. 

Meanwhile, what do we REALLY want?? To look great, to feel great AND BE our best. YET let’s face it, there’s almost too much health information out there, and life as a woman can be challenging—we often put ourselves last! 

How can we make a change when change seems so overwhelming and aging seems to be happening at an all record speed?

Join us as we help you AND OURSELVES use lifestyle choices as our medicine so we can age on our own terms!

Functional Moms Podcast features practitioners, health and fitness coaches, skin specialists and nutritionists to name a few – all from a functional medicine perspective. 

We also have candid conversations with women; women over 40 just like us, sharing with each other what actually works and what we’re still struggling with. 

We will find solutions, learn, grow and have plenty of laughs and aha moments along the way as we work together toward our personal best.

Connect with your hosts and functional medicine certified health coaches Kristin Brucker and Raquel B. Cartagena (also a certified personal trainer and older adult fitness specialist) on Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and YouTube @functionalmomspodcast

We finish season ONE by highlighting the top tips we learned to look and feel our best after age 40.

In this episode Kristin and Raquel share highlights from what they learned about:

Links to Episodes Discussed:

Secrets to Aging Well Midlife and Beyond with Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MnSChqP5uveXU3VO0WB0D?si=07cb5753caa34483

How Stiff Fascia and Everyday Living Keep you in Pain with Dr. Cathy Kim

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7jxTj9ZCUil0MLok9X4lWy?si=8tM_6mZvSua6K8UZqWVDRQ

Overcoming Food Addiction with Linnea Offerman

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1LiCcIgx5CaMSijJSvlHg4?si=dJjCjnM5RDieWVClRTd-QQ

Functional Medicine and Weight Loss for Women with Karin G. Reiter

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MWpqaqR4VIWnfg5xqHaQk?si=4a811f0fb4644d38

Changing Healthcare Through Community with James Maskell

https://open.spotify.com/episode/69jwotIwNK4kKABe0rlx9T?si=2Hi54e4hSdWCdRL6T_ePhw

Functional Medicine Health Coaching: The Missing Link to Living Your BEST Life with Elyse Wagner

https://open.spotify.com/episode/33T0vHWzrKBrE3wPwK3wWa?si=6853537415434b56

Using Character Strengths to Improve Your Health with Ginny Wagner

https://open.spotify.com/episode/69pgaQ6HdEo4DJInOWaH7B?si=a4792ee35cd842ba

VIA Character Survey

https://www.viacharacter.org/

How All or Nothing Thinking Sabotages Your Life

https://open.spotify.com/episode/37df69TlIY0DQqbccnYn9F?si=c53f6d86e26f4870

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This episode is for YOU if you want to know the top simple healthy lifestyle changes we learned in season one! We reveal our biggest AHA moments and how we've applied them in our own lives!

In this episode Kristin and Raquel share highlights from what they learned about:

Links to Episodes Discussed:

Making Meditation EASY with Cheryl Wilson

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3HyTRZuqFJWC23s9aqsmew?si=Or06VmhJTyWiGboFWf670w

Self-Care is HARD Work with Honey Bronson

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oYMdJ8Er4CCTvMFWmUwCs?si=ba9e6ef7de93482b

Building Foundations for a Healthy Mom with Kristina Methakul

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0N4bq7PVlcaac3IRmCfv4Z?si=e57aac1181f74903

Helping Moms Avoid Burnout and Rediscover Purpose with Gwen Johnson

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ysZWVctYXC9Qn6LmMDBqC?

si=6b3daee037f144e6

https://linktr.ee/gwenjohnsonofficial (healthy habit list)

Early Alzheimer's Warning Signs with Jessica Pierce

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PCA3ZxiQiv1DFlVLY8Z4T?si=203f0f062e644de2

What if it's NOT Depression with Dr. Achina Stein

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yJmDIcjzGfqb5gKHOLU1q?si=ce8aa7c675a94f63

Gut Health Simplified with Kim Del Castillo

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JfbMijph6gEeIggxOlLE1?si=249759f61a2f4112

Female Constipation is NOT Like a Man's with Nutritionist Jessica Spain-Levy

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fHZ7zQ0UA422WBWrIHLBs?si=18a46db7fd9a4d7e

https://digestlive.live/

The Secret Holistic Approach to Skincare with Marina Sky

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZeDovSg4FxKtENQJrBqDS?si=86d99e7eb4634a5e

Raising Kids in a Sugar and Processed Food Filled America

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TyDUkGWqkR1Bya5wjwfL8?si=14d35533878949ff

Beyond Meds: Solutions for Kids with ADHD from Dr. Scott Shannon

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QgsfEdMvCnVOKjDnMVhRV?si=4041f9dfcf1a4eaf

Help Your Teen Athlete Perform Better: Nutrition and Mindset with Michelle Doel

https://open.spotify.com/episode/43z2fp3spfxcX2vRjmaLk8?si=879f43deb19a4fe7

Secrets to College Success with Krisler Bailey (this is for YOU Parents!)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yQQ4ZDl58jW4ESwl69Lkh?si=91357d0b57e54102

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This episode is for YOU if you’re interested in a functional medicine or holistic approach to skincare!

Guest Marina Sky is a functional medicine practitioner and esthetician. She is the founder of Heal, a wellness center and spa in New Jersey, that helps people find the root cause of their skin and health issues. We learned:

Connect with Marina at:

https://www.facebook.com/HEALNJ/

https://www.instagram.com/healnj/

Marina is offering our listeners a 15 percent discount on a first treatment or consultation. Visit https://healnj.com/

Thank you for listening! It means SO much to us. We love feedback! Please DM us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/functionalmomspodcast/

or email us at [email protected]

~Kristin & Raquel

This episode is for YOU if you are a woman in your late 30s, 40s and 50s and you struggle with WEIGHT LOSS!

Guest Karin G. Reiter is a functional medicine nutritionist, meditation and breathwork teacher and fitness trainer. She shares:

Karin is generously offering our listeners 10 percent off her weight loss program, 21 Days to a NEW You.

https://nutritiousndelicious.com/21-days-to-a-new-you-weight-loss-program/

Connect with Karin on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/karingojiberry/

Thank you for listening! It means so much to us. Please connect with Kristin and Raquel on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/functionalmomspodcast/

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