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Did you know that a dental issue could be affecting more than just your teeth?

In this episode, Dr. Ilona Fotek is back on the podcast for a deeper conversation about the connection between oral health and whole body wellness. We dive into some of the most talked-about topics in holistic dentistry, including cavitations, root canals, dental implants, oral bacteria, and why your mouth may be telling you more about your health than you realize.

We also explore how factors like nutrition, immune health, pregnancy, childhood development, and even breastfeeding can play a role in oral health. Dr. Fotek shares her unique whole-body approach to dentistry and explains why she believes every treatment decision should be personalized.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- What is cavitation and why many people don't know they have them

- Why root canals remain one of the most debated topics in dentistry

- The surprising ways dental health may influence overall wellness

- How biological dentists evaluate patients differently

- The pros and cons of zirconia and titanium implants

- What saliva testing can reveal about your whole body health

- Why some dental problems may be linked to immune function and inflammation

- How pregnancy can impact your teeth and oral health

- The role nutrition, vitamins, and lifestyle play in maintaining a healthy mouth

- Why airway development in children matters more than most parents realize

- What tongue ties, jaw growth, and breathing patterns may have to do with lifelong health

- How breastfeeding supports oral development and overall wellness

- Why Dr. Fotek believes dentistry should focus on the whole person, not just the teeth

This conversation challenged a lot of what I thought I knew about dental care and reminded me that our bodies are far more connected than we often realize. Whether you're dealing with ongoing health concerns, curious about biological dentistry, or simply want to take better care of yourself and your family, you'll walk away with plenty to think about.

Hit play and let's grow together, Kimberly

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The Cinnamon Effect is recorded at PodPlus Studios (@PodPlusStudios ) in Jupiter, Florida, and produced by Hype Boss ( @hype-boss-hype-boss )

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I never thought a hunting trip would teach me so much about my marriage.

After 22 years with my husband, I finally joined him on a real trip hunting in Patagonia. I went in unsure, a little nervous, and very much stepping outside my comfort zone. I thought I was simply tagging along for his adventure, but what I came home with was a completely new perspective on him, our relationship, nature, masculine energy, feminine energy, and what happens when we say yes to trying something new.

This trip pushed me, surprised me, and reminded me that sometimes the experiences we resist the most are the ones that open us up in the biggest ways. It became a lesson in marriage, personal growth, and supporting your partner in something they truly love.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why I finally said yes to going on a hunting trip with my husband
• What it was really like staying at a hunting and fly-fishing lodge in Patagonia
• How being in nature shifted something in me
• What I noticed when I saw my husband fully in his element
• Why trying something new with your partner can change the way you see them
• How stepping outside your comfort zone can strengthen your relationship
• What this trip taught me about masculine energy and feminine energy
• Why unfamiliar experiences can become a powerful doorway to personal growth

This episode is for anyone who has ever resisted their partner’s hobbies, felt stuck in routine, or needed a reminder that growth often starts with trying something new and supporting your partner with an open heart.

Hit play and let's grow together.

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What does it take to build a wellness lifestyle that outlasts every diet trend, then swim a mile and a half past sharks and seals just to prove you still can, all while running a growing company?

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Chris Gannon, co-founder of Bolay. He's spent a decade growing an entirely gluten free restaurant business alongside his father and Outback Steakhouse co-founder Tim Gannon.

Chris and I get into what it's taken to scale Bolay without losing what made it different, the discipline that carries over from his athletic training, and the role his father played in guiding how he leads today.

Our conversation touches on:

• How Chris built a restaurant business without losing sight of the mission that started it
• Why team culture has to come before opening the next location
• What business leadership looks like when you ask for feedback instead of giving orders
• How brand culture gets protected on purpose, not by accident, as a company scales
• Why triathlon training became part of Chris's identity, not just his workout routine
• What personal growth Chris found in choosing the uncomfortable thing again and again
• Why leadership lessons from his father, Tim Gannon, still guide Chris today
• How healthy habits like hydration became Chris's non-negotiable
• Why business growth depends on trusting people more than processes
• What Chris's entrepreneurial journey from gunslinging days to national brand actually looked like

This episode is for anyone building something from scratch, growing without losing what made it worth building, or ready to take their health as seriously as their work.

Hit play and let's grow together,

Kimberly

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Have you ever caught yourself thinking the door you've felt trapped behind was never actually locked?

In this solo episode, I walk you through six personal growth lessons from my 46th year, from learning to embrace change to riding out the energy shift of an unexpected move. Together they moved me closer to inner alignment and a steadier sense of midlife wellness.

Here's what's on the table for this one:

• What python hunting in the Everglades taught me about courage I didn't know I had
• Why waiting to be ready is usually just fear in disguise
• How courage tends to show up long before confidence ever does
• What it looks like to expand on something you built instead of starting from zero
• Why my home environment needed to change before anything else could settle
• How a supportive environment changes what you're able to build
• What finally made me sell a house I'd been holding onto for reasons I couldn't name
• How simplifying my wellness routines gave me back consistency
• Why joyful living outweighs optimizing every last habit

If you're a woman in midlife circling your own version of these life lessons, wondering whether personal freedom is even yours to claim, this episode might be the nudge you've been waiting on.

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What happens when the yes you said six months ago finally shows up, nerves and all?

This one's just me, walking you through saying yes to a charity dance competition at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre and everything it taught me about personal growth.

I talk about the months of preparation leading up to that night, the sunburn and nerves that almost derailed me right before showtime, and overcoming stage fright the moment I stepped out under the lights. My professional partner helped me find my footing when I needed it most. I also get into why having a creative outlet outside of being a mom and running my business has changed how I handle stress these days.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why I said yes to a competition at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre six months before it even happened
• How the nerves started building weeks before the actual event
• What almost threw off my whole performance the morning of the show
• Why overcoming stage fright doesn't get easier just because you've performed before
• How overcoming obstacles backstage tested every bit of my preparation
• What it's like being judged by working professionals in your craft
• Why winning wasn't actually the most meaningful part of new opportunities like this
• How a creative outlet outside of motherhood and business has changed my stress levels
• Why new experiences can teach women in their 40s so much about starting over
• How body confidence can show up in the most unexpected moments

This episode is for midlife women needing a nudge toward more emotional resilience, a little more life balance, and the reminder that supportive friends make the hard days easier.

Hit play and let's grow together, Kimberly

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What if the fatigue, skin concerns, or stubborn habits you can't quite explain are actually starting right inside your mouth?

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Ilona Fotek, a biological dentist at Dental Healing Arts in Jupiter, Florida. Ilona and I get into what actually makes a toothpaste worth trusting versus one riding a trend, and how a gentle antimicrobial rinse fits into her in-office care. We also talk about why hormones and gum tissue are so closely tied for women in their 40s, and how changes to your face connect back to what's happening beneath the surface of your skin.

Here's some of what we get into:

• How to read a natural toothpaste label without falling for marketing claims.
• Why ozone water works as a gentle, antimicrobial part of Ilona's in-office care.
• What the mouth-body connection looks like for fatigue, skin, and gut health.
• Why hormones play such a big role in gum health as women move through their 40s.
• What gum recession has to do with vitamins your body may be running low on.
• How collagen production naturally slows down and what that means for your gums.
• Why skin elasticity depends on more than the products on your bathroom shelf.
• What facial rejuvenation looks like when it starts from the inside instead of a needle.
• How oral bacteria balance shows up in places you might not expect, like your tongue.
• Why the best natural toothpaste isn't necessarily the priciest one on the shelf.
• Why hormone health becomes such a bigger focus as your body changes with age.

This episode is for anyone curious about what's actually behind their morning routine, or ready to see oral health as something bigger than a twice daily habit.

Hit play and let's grow together,

Kimberly

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Connect with Dr. Ilona Fotek:

Website: www.dentalhealingarts.com

Instagram: @dentalhealingarts

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Have you ever looked at the life you built and wondered if it's the one you actually chose?

In this episode, I'm joined by Scarlett Leung, a brand strategist and female founder who's spent years in brand building across the beauty and beverage industry, most recently as co-founder of Pretty Tasty.

Scarlett and I talk about her winding entrepreneurship journey, the career pivot that pulled her out of the beauty industry and into beverages, and the two years of hands-on product development it took to get her collagen tea right. She also opens up about how most of her network building actually happened years after she left MIT education behind her, and how a personal creation story she wrote, and keeps rewriting, has become her compass for the dream life she's building through intentional living.

Our conversation touches on:

• Why choosing the right business partners can matter as much as choosing the right spouse
• What it actually took to get a collagen tea formula smooth enough to launch
• How open coursework at places like MIT can be for anyone willing to ask
• Why stepping back from the CEO title helped Scarlett protect both her health and her business
• What Scarlett's genuinely low-maintenance approach to beauty and personal branding looks like
• How most founders build their strongest relationships well after they've left school
• Why writing, and constantly rewriting, a personal creation story keeps her decisions aligned with what she wants
• What raising capital looks like for women entrepreneurs building a fast-growing beverage brand
• Why Scarlett thinks the biggest risk in entrepreneurship is staying still

If you've wondered whether you built your career on purpose or just fell into it, or what it takes to fund something entirely your own, this episode will give you a lot to think about.

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Kimberly

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Website: https://www.prettytasty.com/

Instagram: @drinkprettytasty

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Have you been told your labs look fine while your body keeps telling you otherwise?

I'm joined by Dr. Pamela Cipriano, a functional medicine practitioner and former critical care nurse who sits on the membership committee at ILADS and spent 10 years uncovering her own son's misdiagnosed Lyme disease.

Dr. Pamela and I talk about why a tick bite can stay quiet for years before everything surfaces at once, how mold and mycotoxins disrupt the immune system, and what she looks for when patients arrive carrying labels like ALS, fibromyalgia, or a psychiatric diagnosis. We also get into her take on thermography, parasite cleanses, and why she stopped taking insurance altogether.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why traditional medicine treats the diagnosis while the root cause goes untouched
• Why chronic inflammation shows up as brain fog and joint pain long before aging does
• What to test for when your bloodwork is normal and you still know something is wrong
• How to recognize medical gaslighting and what to say the next time it happens
• Why tick bites on human skin can go quiet for years before symptoms surface
• How a bartonella infection gets mistaken for ALS and why the gene test matters
• What mold exposure at home, at school, or at the gym does to your immune system
• Why a binder makes you sicker while you're still living in a moldy environment
• How mycotoxin exposure drives the fatigue that gets labeled fibromyalgia
• What thermography reveals about breast health that a mammogram cannot
• Why paying out of pocket for testing is sometimes cheaper than using insurance

If you've been searching for midlife health answers, root cause testing, and honest information about chronic illness, this episode is your invitation to stop settling for a provider who stopped trying to help.

Hit play and let's grow together,

Kimberly

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Website: https://www.thepracticeofhealthandwellness.com/

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What happens when the business you started in your 20’s meets the life you have at 40?

I'm joined by Brooke Hartman, a female founder who started Sea Lustre in her 20s with pearls on leather and grew it into a jewelry and clothing brand inspired by coastal living.

Brooke and I talk about the sales number she set before leaving a job she loved, the cold calls that landed her first wholesale accounts, and how pearls turned into a resort line designed in Bali. We also get into turning 40, the way motherhood reshaped her leadership, and the business systems that finally took the work out of her head.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why a new decade can arrive as relief instead of dread
• How to set a revenue number that tells you when to leave your job
• What to do when a jewelry business starts pulling you toward clothing
• How to find a manufacturer whose style matches your own
• Why cold calls still land wholesale accounts
• Why motherhood can reshape your priorities and your leadership
• How written processes stop the work from living in your head
• Why hiring people better than you protects what you built
• What to do on the days you do not want to be the boss
• How to guard early mornings while balancing motherhood and a store
• Why not knowing your next move is a normal season for a midlife mom

If you've been searching for honest talk about brand growth, business evolution, and building a brand that fits your life, this episode is your invitation to start the next decade on purpose.

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Kimberly

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Connect with Brooke Hartman:

Website: https://sealustre.com/

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Is your closet keeping up with the woman you're becoming?

In this episode, I'm joined by Chellie Carlson, a transformational wardrobe stylist with twenty years in intimate apparel behind her, who founded her company at 40 with zero dollars and now flies to clients worldwide to edit their closets in person.

Chellie and I talk about why she considers herself more of a healer and a coach than a stylist, how she styles the woman a client is becoming three to five years out, and why the limiting beliefs she finds in a closet matter more than anything hanging in it. We also get into her own style transformation at 46, the jeans worth keeping now that skinny is done, and the seventeen years she spent living in an apartment full of black mold.

You will learn:

• Why style begins and ends in the closet
• How to dress for the woman you're becoming three to five years out
• Why closet editing clears out more than clothes
• Why outfit repeating builds trust with the people watching you
• How to draw the eye to your waist at a size zero or a 22
• What to wear now that skinny has given way to straight, wide leg, and barrel
• Why holding on to a size too small costs you the whole day
• How to shop by asking what your higher self deserves
• Why getting dressed counts as a daily act of self love
• What a $20 top and an $1,800 boot have in common
• Why she is in bed by 8pm while she heals from mold illness

If you've been searching for personal style, body confidence, and a midlife style that fits your life now, this episode is your invitation to build your dream wardrobe.

Hit play and let's grow together, Kimberly

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