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- Before the Operating Room: The Surgery Prep Almost Nobody Tells You About
Jill Kitko Bernard went through a double hip replacement herself, and now she helps people prepare their bodies before surgery, not just after.
Jill, a Medical Fitness Specialist in Maryland, explains prehab, which is guided exercise before joint replacement. Research links it to less pain before surgery and shorter hospital stays, yet fewer than 1 in 10 older adults on Medicare in the United States receive any. We cover what prehab involves, the biggest misconception about starting, and whether virtual sessions work.
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Preparing for joint replacement surgery.
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7 min - Postpartum Depression: A Holistic Perspective on Healing and Reclaiming Self
Is it postpartum depression, or just a hard first few months?
In this short episode, Suzy introduces Stephanie Cruz of Untamed Roots Holistic Therapy, Coaching & Wellness, a trauma-informed holistic coach who works virtually with mothers across the United States.
Stephanie shares what mothers want and need during postpartum healing, and why a whole-person view matters. The full article, with the research and details, is just a click away.
Postpartum Depression: A Holistic Perspective on Healing and Reclaiming Self
Read the full article and search for a trauma-informed holistic practitioner at healthoverwealth.us.
5 min - Why Do I Feel So Much Worse Once It Gets Dark in Washington?
Is it the season, or is it hormones?
In Washington, where December brings under eight and a half hours of daylight, that question gets hard to answer.
This episode draws from Sergio Fernandez, FNP-C, founder of Beacon Hormone & Wellness. He explains how seasonal change and perimenopause overlap, how to tell them apart, and why vitamin D and sleep matter more than most people expect.
We also touch on his HRT article and the FDA's 2025 black-box warning update.
Read the articles for which labs to ask for, and whether light therapy or hormone therapy should come first:
- Why Do I Feel So Much Worse Once It Gets Dark in Washington?
- Why Does the Menopause Conversation Always Stop at Hot Flashes?
Search for a hormone or women's health practitioner near you at healthoverwealth.us.
9 min - Is Hormone Therapy Right for Me? It's About More Than Hot Flashes
Hormone replacement is about a lot more than stopping hot flashes.
Dr. Julia Ward, a functional medicine physician at Balanced Body Functional Medicine in Sugar Land, Texas, explains how estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone support bones, muscle, and memory as we age. She shares why she recommends bioidentical hormones and why she never evaluates hormones in isolation. Her full article also covers pellets, compounded hormones, progesterone and sleep, and starting during perimenopause.
Read Dr. Ward's full article and search for a hormone specialist near you at https://www.healthoverwealth.us/articles/is-hormone-therapy-right-for-me
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6 min - The Healthcare System Was Never Built to Keep You WellA doctor with 27 years of experience says the most important lesson she learned about health wasn't taught in medical school. She learned it by accident, in her own body. What this episode covers: A short reflection from Suzy Wraines on Dr. Tessa Damm'...4 min
- Does Estrogen Really Cause Breast Cancer_ What the Research Actually ShowsDoes estrogen actually cause breast cancer, or has the research been misunderstood for two decades? What this episode covers: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Sue Goehl-Manolis breaks down what the original research on hormone therapy and breast cance...5 min
- Why Am I Burned Out Even Though My Life Looks FineYou did everything right: The job The promotion The life that looks good on paper So why does it feel like you're watching it from the outside? What this episode covers: A look at why burnout shows up even when nothing is visibly wrong, based on an art...5 min
- Why Some Therapists Don't Take InsuranceHe looks fine on paper Good job Good numbers No visible crisis. So why does he need therapy, and why won't he use his insurance to get it? Jake Ross, LISW-S, LCSW of The Ross Wellness Group in Powell, Ohio, breaks down why so many therapists have stopp...5 min
- Why Your Ankle Still Hurts a Year LaterYou did everything right for your ankle injury The boot Physical therapy Even an injection And you're still in pain a year later. Here's why. This episode is based on an article by Dr. Robert Kornfeld, a functional, whole-body podiatrist practicing in ...8 min
- What Is Functional Direct Primary Care?Your last doctor's visit lasted eight minutes. Here's why, and what a longer one could actually look like. This episode breaks down functional direct primary care and how it differs from the traditional, insurance-based visit most Americans are used to...5 min
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Another ten-minute appointment. Another prescription. Still no real answers and still no idea there was ever another way to do this. Health Over Wealth in the US is…
the show for anyone questioning the insurance system and ready to find out what's actually available to them. Each episode brings real information from cash-based practitioners, the specialists doing the work in GLP-1 support, hormone optimization, mental health and wellness, energy healing, nature-based medicine, pediatric care, chronic pain, and more. This is information for people looking for results, not just a quick visit and a prescription.