Wellness Speaks Podcast

In this episode, Jade and Shawna discuss their favorite culinary spices, their health benefits and how to use them!

With flu season still going strong and the flu shot reported to only be 10% effective this year, more people than usual are searching for better ways to fight it off. Learn how herbs, homeopathics, antioxidants, and even run of the mill supplements can help you build and boost your immune system. https://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/06/briefing/2006-4254b_09_01_Tamiflu%20AE%20Review%202006%20Redacted_D060309_092.pdfhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19682714https://universityhealthnews.com/daily/eyes-ears-nose-throat/5-best-home-remedies-for-flu-treatment-backed-by-scientific-studies/https://content.iospress.com/articles/international-journal-of-risk-and-safety-in-medicine/jrs545

Fibromyalgia is a disease that typically is diagnosed due to a lack of any other diagnoses- it is characterized by chronic musculo-skeletal pain, fatigue, impaired deep sleep, headaches, confusion, irritable bowel, and nervous symptoms like depression or anxiety. Approximately 70% of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia meet all the criteria for CFS. It’s not uncommon for those with a diagnosis of fibromyalgia to also have a diagnosis of CFS, Lupus, IBS, or RA. 90% of those diagnoses with this disease are women.

Essential Oils have grown in popularity even in the mainstream sector in the last 10 years, and you can find them in everything from diffuser blends to body care products.In this episode, we talk essential oil safety and share some of our favorites and their therapeutic uses.

Health and Wellness Coaches are a wonderful aspect of the Functional Medicine community of healthcare practitioners. In this episode, Jade and Shawna interview Laura Wall, a Health, Wellness, and Intuitive Coach. Laura shares what led her to becoming a Wellness Coach, and how she helps her clients achieve their goals in relation to mind, body, and spirit.

In this episode, Jade and Shawna share a few of their favorite recipes for healthy fat and protein packed breakfasts.

In 2013, 1 in 8 males (that’s 12 percent) ages 3-17 had been diagnosed ADHD. Boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed than girls. Between 1997 and 2012, there was a 75% increase in the number of children diagnosed with ADHD. Among children aged 3-4, the rate of ADHD diagnosis more than doubled in that same time frame. Children below the poverty line are 30% more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than children living above the poverty line. These are just a few of the staggering statistics that point to this diagnosing epidemic. In this episode, we discuss alternatives to ADHD medication, as well as taking a new perspective in regards to the expectations we have of children.

Tune in to learn our favorite, most effective ways to decompress.

In this minisode we discuss ways you can get your mind right in order to accomplish all your goals.

In this episode, Jade and Shawna discuss the research surrounding Epsein-Barr Virus and its connection to autoimmune conditions.