Episode Highlights With Emily

• Why perimenopause isn’t a problem but a clue and what the data actually says
• Symptom treating vs dialing in and extending positive physiology
• Why she doesn’t even like to use the word perimenopause
• Estrogen is lowest on day 1 of the cycle
• What hormones fluctuate and when in a monthly cycle 
• How monthly hormone fluctuations affect every aspect of health for women
• Some things we don’t understand about our cycle
• Cancer protective parts of the cycle and why most breast cancer occurs after menopause
• One study on breast cancer and the timing of surgery found affecting the lower chance of recurrence 
• The real role of progesterone and why this is so important to understand 
• Why women see metabolic and circadian changes in perimenopause and menopause
• New tools for tracking cycle and hormones at home
• Her take on HRT and how to navigate it in a rhythmic and cyclic way

Resources Mentioned

• Follow Emily on Facebook and Aurelia Women's Health on Facebook
• Follow Emily on Instagram and Aurelia Women's Health on Instagram
• Inito Hormone Tracker
• Mira Max Fertility Monitor

Episode Highlights With Leigh

• What POTS is and what the symptoms are
• Her daughter's story with POTS and how she learned so much through this story
• The mindset shifts that started the healing journey for them
• Nutritional and lifestyle factors that they started with and the support team they built
• Her daughter's decision that began the whole journey 
• Inflammatory foods they removed and extra support they added in
• The two foods groups worth experimenting with removing: gluten and dairy 
• How exercise helped and the baby steps they started with
• The most underrated healing tools: breath, sunshine, walking

Resources Mentioned

• Teen Wellness Guide
• Oura Ring

Episode Highlights With Leigh

• What we are seeing with the epidemic of teen mental health issues
• Her theory about the teen years, expectations, hormones and other factors that contribute 
• When the pressure gets so high for teens that they’re almost taught not to show up as themselves and to suppress certain emotions
• Are we overmedicating teenagers especially?
• I am vs I feel, and an integrative approach to helping kids build this skill
• The gut connection and how we house a lot of hormones in our gut, as well as most of our immune system
• The vagus nerve connection 
• How to support circadian rhythms in teens and how this can have a huge impact 
• Her advice to parents in how to navigate this

Resources Mentioned

• Teen Wellness Guide
• Follow Leigh on Instagram

Episode Highlights With Katie

• How to use the D Minder app to optimize vitamin D from sunlight
• The surprising benefits of swapping overhead lights for a salt lamp at night-
• Why blue-blocking light and gentle light hygiene can improve sleep
• What makes Slacka different from other energy drinks (and why paraxanthine matters)
• How functional ingredients like 5-HTP and electrolytes support mood and hydration
• How fascia work on the face can lift, sculpt, and relax without needles or Botox
• The connection between fascia, lymph drainage, and facial tension
• Simple lifestyle swaps that can improve your energy, mood, and sleep quality
• Rapid Emotional Rewiring free first session and bonus gift

Resources Mentioned

• Healthy Home Lighting - Use code wellnessmama for a discount
• Slacka drink
• Face Stick
• Salt Lamp
• Rapid Emotional Rewiring

Episode Highlights With Jen

• The different phases of the menstrual cycle and what cycle syncing is
• Follicular vs ovulatory vs luteal vs menstrual phases and how to support each
• When to fast and not to fast based on your cycle 
• The best parts of your cycle to go hard in workouts and productivity, plus when to avoid HIIT workouts and when they can stress your cortisol levels 
• Lifting weights is actually the best exercise for women to burn fat, as well as sprints
• Fasting and women and cycle considerations
• How to be metabolically flexible and how this shifts throughout the cycle 
• The best tech tools, like apps and trackers that can help with cycle syncing 
• What an ideal week and month looks like for women who are cycle-syncing

Resources Mentioned

• Oura Ring
• Glucose monitor
• Jen's Peptides 101 course
• Her website
• Follow Dr. Jen on Facebook, on X, Instagram, and YouTube

Episode Highlights With Jen

• How she got into integrative medicine with a hormone-specific approach
• What happens to hormones during perimenopause and early symptoms that women may not notice
• PMS is not normal, and what it can tell you (plus how to resolve it)
• Cycles can change well in advance of menopause, and what the changes can tell you
• Symptoms are gifts, and how to learn from them 
• Ways to support estrogen balance and progesterone 
• Specific nutritional and exercise changes that are helpful around this time of life
• Beneficial supplements and peptides for supporting hormones 
• Phase 1 and Phase 2 detoxification support, as well as pregnancy and breastfeeding support
• NAC and how glutathione comes into play in a big way
• Methylation factors and co-factors 
• Her take on GLP-1s and hormone implications, why cycling and small doses are important
• Mindset and other significant shifts to be aware of

Resources Mentioned

• Jen's Peptides 101 course
• Her website
• Follow Dr. Jen on Facebook, on X, Instagram, and YouTube

Episode Highlights With Julie 

• She does Japanese drumming and fire dancing as hobbies
• The underlying factors with ADHD that can be influenced by diet
• The inflammation connection and how food comes into play 
• Her approach of not trying to “fix” a problem in kids with ADHD, but support them so they can thrive within their environments and neurodiversity
• Food dyes, sugar, and other top dietary offenders
• Her tips for implementing dietary changes, especially with picky eaters
• Top dietary strategies she finds helpful for kids with ADHD
• How low salycilate diets can be especially helpful and what the Feingold Diet is
• The gut/brain/microbiome axis and how this can be helpful in supporting kids

Resources Mentioned

• The Personalized Autism Nutrition Plan: Nourishing Hope for Kids with ASD, ADHD, Anxiety, and Neurodevelopmental Delays - Julie's book
• Follow Julie on Instagram, Facebook, and on X
• Nourishing Hope website, BioIndividual Nutrition Institute

Episode Highlights With Julie

• What we know about autism and why it isn’t just isolated to the brain
• Where she starts when working with people with autism and how removing inflammatory foods and adding nutrient dense foods can help
• The top things she recommends avoiding in general and especially for anyone with autism
• Types of improvements she sees in her work with children and how much improvement parents could expect 
• They saw 4.5x age-related developmental improvement in their research
• Different interventions they looked at and studied 
• Their study showed that diet was statistically even more significant than supplements for improvement
• About 30% of kids with autism have mitochondrial dysfunction, so carnitine can be helpful for some
• Lifestyle factors we can implement to support kids, especially those on the spectrum
• What studies say about nature, light exposure, and physical activity for kids
• How sleep comes into play and can be a big challenge for children on the spectrum

Resources Mentioned

• The Personalized Autism Nutrition Plan: Nourishing Hope for Kids with ASD, ADHD, Anxiety, and Neurodevelopmental Delays - Julie's book
• Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and on X
• Nourishing Hope website, BioIndividual Nutrition Institute

Episode Highlights With Sheila

• Her personal journey with nervous system health and the energetic side of healing
• Kids resonate with the predominant adult in their household and how to improve this
• The difference between healing and curing and how the nervous system comes into play
• An amazing case study of one of her patients who had dramatic improvement
• Simple tips for supporting the nervous system and little habits that make a big difference
• How to support kids in nervous system regulation with simple habits
• How nervous system regulation relates to gut health and nutrient absorption 
• Physical activity supports the nervous system, especially in kids
• Nervous system support tips for adults and what she does
• Kids feel what we feel, not what we say
• How to nurture more playfulness and belly laughing in your family

Resources Mentioned

• Healthy Kids, Happy Moms: 7 Steps to Heal and Prevent Common Childhood Illnesses by Sheila Kilbane
• Sheila Kilbane - Website 

Episode Highlights With Sheila

• How she has four kidneys and jokes that if anyone needs a kidney to call her
• Setting the foundation before supplements and what this means
• How digestion and cellular health come into play for true wellness
• Why the cell wall matters and how we often ignore this piece
• How to create healthy cell walls
• Her order of events for supplements to optimize gut and cell wall health
• We get a bump in inflammation when we eat and how she uses this to our advantage
• She treats supplements like medication and gauges results carefully
• Her timeline for integrative supplementation 
• Proteins get broken down and absorbed to make up neurotransmitters
• The importance of sunshine for kids, when vitamin D supplementation is important and why she doesn’t supplement vitamin D in the summer- we can’t overdose on vitamin D from the sun
• Protein in kids and how to help them get enough, and help them digest it well
• Nervous system factors that come into play especially for kids

Resources Mentioned

• Healthy Kids, Happy Moms: 7 Steps to Heal and Prevent Common Childhood Illnesses by Sheila Kilbane
• Sheila Kilbane - Website 
• Integrative Supplement Guide