Episode Highlights With Sara Banta

• Why the liver is so important and why it might be sluggish even if you don’t realize it
• Symptoms related to liver sluggishness
• Why detoxing is mandatory in today’s world 
• Everything has to go through the liver, and how to know if yours is sluggish
• What sulfur foods (broccoli, cabbage, onions, garlic, etc.) do to the body and when you can’t process them
• All the things that can harm the liver
• Importance of digestive enzymes and how they can help the liver
• Why most adults and ¼ of children have fatty liver disease
• A reason to rethink spinach, kale, and greens 
• Top foods and supplements that support the liver
• How to do an accelerated liver cleanse 
• Supplements to boost fat burning naturally 
• The three baby steps to start supporting your liver

Resources We Mention

• Sara Banta Health - Website
• Liver Cleanse
• Healthy Gut - Digestive Enzymes

Episode Highlights With Calocurb

• What GLP-1 is and what it does in the body
• GLP-1 activation drugs and what is going on in the body when people take them
• What semaglutide is and how it impacts the body
• The difference between semaglutide and the natural GLP-1 that our bodies make
• Hormone effects throughout the body from GLP-1 drugs and what we still don’t know
• How GLP-1 drugs can affect insulin levels and sensitivity and possibly feedback on natural production of these hormones
• Factors that might impact the body’s natural production of GLP-1
• His theory on things that might suppress the body’s natural production of GLP-1
• The research he did with the New Zealand government related to GLP-1
• Plant-based compounds he has researched that can help trigger natural GLP-1 production 
• His research on these compounds in women and the fascinating things he found
• Ways we can naturally stimulate this hormone production through natural food-based substances
• How bitterness is correlated with an increase in GLP-1 production
• The amazing stats on the GLP-1 injectables and what we know about what happens when people stop taking it
• How people are using these natural plant extracts to taper off the injectables 
• How to dose natural compounds for the most effect on GLP-1
• Potential side effects of these natural compounds 
• Other lifestyle factors we can change that help support the body in natural GLP-1 production
• Why this product is particularly good for women
• Their continued research in post-menopausal women

Resources We Mention

• Calocurb - Use code wellnessmama for a discount

Episode Highlights With Brian Johnson

• What we need to know about air quality and the big factors you might not be aware of
• We spend as much as 80% of our time indoors, so indoor air quality is a big deal
• It’s much more than just air filtration
• What to know about building materials and how they can impact air quality
• The biggest impact things we can do to improve air quality in an existing home
• What to know about air quality and mold in a preventative capacity 
• VOCs and how to choose safe materials in your home
• Why it is important to choose breathable materials in your home if possible to avoid mold
• Four different types of EMFs and what to know about them (& what to do about them)
• The hidden problems with baby monitors 
• What to know about microwaves and better alternatives
• Ways to mitigate EMFs, even from power lines and big sources
• Water quality in the home and how to make sure yours is good
• How to water test your home and see what your water quality is
• Plumbing quality and how it can impact your home

Resources We Mention

• Senergy360 - Website
• Senergy360 - Instagram 
• Jaspr air filters - Use code wellnessmama for a discount
• Branch Basics - Use code Mama15 for a discount on starter kits
• Our Place air fryer - alternative to microwaves
• Natural Actions water filter - Use code wellnessmama for a discount
• Prescription for a Healthy House book

Episode Highlights With Patrick Sullivan

• My experience with leg cramps, especially during pregnancy
• Patrick’s experience with leg cramps
• The two different types of leg cramps and the root cause of each
• What is the difference between leg cramps during exercise and at other times, and why is this different
• Is potassium deficiency the root problem? Why it sometimes isn’t 
• How calcium and magnesium work in tandem with each other and why the right balance is important
• Why the modern lifestyle has led to so much magnesium deficiency
• Most of us don’t get close to the minimum daily requirement of magnesium
• The easiest way to know if you might be deficient in magnesium
• Why it’s tough to fix magnesium deficiency with food in the modern world
• The thousands of reasons that the body needs magnesium: at least 3,751, to be exact!
• How magnesium is needed for ATP production
• The richest dietary sources of magnesium
• Minimum vs optimal intake of magnesium per day
• Lifestyle factors and drugs that deplete the body of magnesium
• Understanding vitamin D, sunshine, and magnesium
• Magnesium and pregnancy and why magnesium is extra helpful

Resources We Mention

• Jigsaw Health MagSRT - Use code wellness10 for a discount
• Jigsaw Health MagSoothe - Use code wellness10 for a discount
• Drug Muggers by Suzy Cohen
• Dminder app

Episode Highlights With Dr. Olga Stevko

• She is an identical twin and was born on February 29th so her birthday only comes every four years!
• Her twin sister is also a medical doctor 
• The common patterns people experience when they have sleep issues
• How quickly addressing unconscious programs can resolve even chronic and deep issues
• Specific things we can do to improve sleep
• What the Instant Sleep Technique is, and how to do it

Resources We Mention

• Dr. Olga Stevko - Website

Episode Highlights With Dr. Olga Stevko

• Why having a strong and pleasant-sounding voice is so important
• My own story of working on my voice with Dr. Olga
• How genetic and generational events can impact us, even biologically, and how she addresses these 
• The way she uses quality of voice to help determine what her clients are struggling with
• What unconscious drawings are and how she uses this in her therapeutic approach
• The unexpected places where unconscious programs can affect our lives

Resources We Mention

• Dr. Olga Stevko - Website

Episode Highlights With Dr. Marty Makary

• What we need to know about allergens and our kids
• Why we are seeing an epidemic of allergies in kids that isn’t happening in other parts of the world
• Where the misinformation about peanut allergies came from
• The basic concept of immune tolerance that experts ignored and why early exposure can be helpful
• What we need to know about responsible antibiotic use in our kids
• Adopting a more informed and balanced understanding of health for our kids' sake
• Research-backed best practices around childbirth when possible
• How skin-to-skin contact with mom immediately after birth can even improve the brain of the baby
• What to know about nutrition and the things we accept about raising kids that are worth questioning 
• The data about screen usage and added sugar in kids and when these become safer for kids' brains

Resources We Mention

• Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Marty Makary, MD
• Marty Makary, MD - Website
• Ready Set Food

Episode Highlights With Dr. Marty Makary

• Why humans resist new ideas so strongly 
• What dogma is and the psychology behind it 
• The reason our minds are so happy and comfortable with one belief and why we resist new ideas
• What impeccable objectivity is and how to cultivate it
• The founder's effect and how what we hear first can be so impactful 
• Red flags of unquestioned authority and how to recognize them
• Blind spots related to hormone replacement therapy and our food pyramid
• Myths related to the dangers of hormone replacement and what the data actually says
• Places biases and blind spots show up in nutrition and health and what the evidence actually says
• What really causes heart disease and our blind spots related to health and nutrition
• His take on seed oils and what he found in his investigative journalism around this topic
• What linoleic acid is and what you need to know about it
• Fascinating data about antibiotic use, especially early in life

Resources We Mention

• Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health by Dr. Marty Makary
• Marty Makary, MD - His Website

Episode Highlights With Eli Harwood

• How to tell if your relationship with your child is secure or insecure
• Ways to strengthen the attachment with your child
• Attachment is like a dance and how this is helpful to understand 
• A strong attachment with parent/child only depends on us being responsive and “getting it right” 30-50% of the time
• This is not a perfection game… it's about showing up enough so our kids know we are there for them and leaders in repair when we don’t show up perfectly 
• The things every kid needs to hear from their parents
• Does your child have a feeling or a message from you that they feel that their presence is delightful 
• The importance of making sure our kids hear and feel things along the lines of: I love having you near me, I got you, your pain is not a burden to me, I believe in you, you got this, and I’m sorry
• Ways to help our children feel safe opening up even about the hard things and big feelings at various ages
• What attachment transfer is and why it matters
• Specific advice for navigating the teen years 
• The distinction between your feelings matter and they don’t always dictate the situation

Resources We Mention

• Eli Harwood - Website
• Raising Securely Attached Kids: Using Connection-Focused Parenting to Create Confidence, Empathy, and Resilience (Attachment Nerd) by Eli Harwood

Episode Highlights With Eli Harwood

• How she had a body part eaten by a bear!
• What attachment theory is when it comes to parenting 
• How the quality of our caregiving relationships in childhood affect our development
• What attachment figures are and why this matters
• Attachment is the study of close relationships
• What the indicators of healthy attachment are and how to understand these relational patterns
• How to help your child be securely attached to you
• Babies are born with a relatively developed limbic system but not a fully developed prefrontal cortex and why this matters because babies co-regulate with caregivers
• How early childhood relational patterns can show up in adult relationships 
• The four attachment patterns that can develop and how they develop
• How to become aware of your own relational and attachment style 
• The most powerful thing we can do to improve our attachment patterns

Resources We Mention

• Raising Securely Attached Kids: Using Connection-Focused Parenting to Create Confidence, Empathy, and Resilience (Attachment Nerd) by Eli Harwood
• Eli Harwood - Website