The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Colleen
How hormones affect hair health for women
Why hair loss can increase in perimenopause 
The reason thyroid and medication can affect hair
Nutritional deficiencies that affect hair 
How PCOS affects hair health and growth
Insulin resistance can come into play as well
Understanding the connection of thyroid problems and hair loss
Hypo and hyperthyroidism both can cause hair loss
What is a normal amount of hair loss, and how to know if it is too much
Nutritional factors that influence hair health or loss: collagen 
How GLPs affect hair loss and why these can increase hair loss (plus how to help avoid that)
The problem with some topics and prescriptions that can slow hair loss
A compound that works naturally to slow and stop excess hair loss and why it works
Resources Mentioned
Purality Health - 40% off Hair Renewal with code WELLNESSMAMA40

Bioptimizers
I love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium (Magnesium Breakthrough) and digestive enzymes (Masszymes). Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama to get the best deal!
BONCHARGE
I like so many of their products - from their red light products to their sauna blankets. Red light has been so helpful for me during my recovery from Hashimoto's. To find out more, go to boncharge.com/wellnessmama

Episode Highlights With Torrie
How living in Thailand inspired her current work and what she learned about Eastern medicine
Her own health story and how this inspired the work she does
Biggest missing factors in health and wellness that some people miss
In Asia, they look at lifestyle first, and how this shifted her approach
What she learned about herbalism on her own journey
The root cause of all root causes
Why are we seeing an increase in toxic load in the modern world?
How to support the body in healing naturally 
Important things to know to detox without overloading the body
Why she recommends test, don’t guess
Parasites are a piece of the puzzle for a lot of people
How to show your liver some love and support it in health
Ways to support the lymphatic system effectively: movement and hydration
Resources Mentioned
Dr. Torrie's Website
Follow Torrie on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram
Dry brushes for lymph system
LMNT Minerals
Hiya
Hiya created a super powered chewable vitamin for kids that packs twelve organic fruits and vegetables plus fifteen essential vitamins and minerals into every dose. Try it at hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama.
LMNT
I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.

Episode Highlights With Katie
Why your identity (especially your “I am…” statements) shapes biology more than any protocol
How the nervous system responds chemically and electrically to the language you use about your body
The difference between identifying with your symptoms vs. identifying as someone who is healing
How subconscious narratives can keep you stuck in illness patterns, even when your actions are “healthy”
The surprising way language influences your mitochondria, redox balance, and stress responses
Why your thoughts become safety signals or threat signals
How to rewrite your internal scripts from limitation ? expansion
Real examples from my own healing journey (AIP, chronic symptoms, identity shifts)
Just Thrive:
Just Thrive Health has been one of my longtime favorite brands for gut health and they have an amazing Daily Gut Detox. Your immune system, gut barrier, and digestion get the support they need to stay strong and healthy. You can find this and their probiotics at justthrivehealth.com/wellnessmama or use code wellnessmama for 20% off your order. 
Bioptimizers
I love and use so many products from them, but I especially love the magnesium (Magnesium Breakthrough) and digestive enzymes (Masszymes). Visit bioptimizers.com/wellnessmama to get the best deal!

Episode Highlights With Ian
Understanding detox and why harsh ones can be too much for the body
The things you don’t know that you’re breathing in and how to avoid accumulating it
How to avoid becoming an aggregator of air toxins
All of us have been poisoned in some way in the modern world 
Can we have perfect health? And what’s the alternative
Why indoor air is more polluted that outdoor air and what to do about it
The sneaky microplastics in most clothing these days 
A great reason to open your windows every day
Why to air dry your microfiber cloths in the home
What advanced glycation byproducts do to the body and how to avoid them (pressure cookers don’t produce them!)
How to reverse the damage of AGEs and slow aging 
Brazil nuts aren’t the right form of selenium
You can’t hack your system, the body is way too smart, and what to optimize instead
Consistency over intensity for long-term change
Resources Mentioned
Healthy Home Bulbs – Use code wellnessmama for a discount
Activation Products – Use code wellnessmama20 for a discount
Pact organic clothing and Quince clothing
LMNT
I talk often about the health benefits of salt and electrolytes and I am a big fan of LMNT canned drinks and packets. Go to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmana for a special offer.
Just Thrive:
Just Thrive Health has been one of my longtime favorite brands for gut health and they have an amazing Daily Gut Detox. Your immune system, gut barrier, and digestion get the support they need to stay strong and healthy. You can find this and their probiotics at justthrivehealth.com/wellnessmama or use code wellnessmama for 20% off your order.

Episode Highlights With Lauren
How she went from health blogger to an incredible inner and outer journey to writing about some even bigger topics
Why healing the body can also lead to questioning deeper topics
It’s hard to open to truth when we’ve been manipulated by fear unless we know there is more love on the other side
What did Jesus actually say vs how it has been changed throughout history
Being comfortable in curiosity rather than certainty
When were the gospels actually written and what changed based on who authored them
One thing Jesus never said - that blood atonement was necessary, and he actually resisted this idea in what we know in some of his writings
The Bible itself says it was corrupted, so even if we believe that it is the unquestionable word of God, it says it is corrupted
Why is it necessary for God to have blood or murder to forgive?
Love itself cannot be harmed and God cannot be harmed by the actions of humans
Forgiveness is a human process that humans have to go through and projected onto God
Why was blood sacrifice so prevalent in ancient Judaism and how did it become a cornerstone of Christianity 
Was Jesus an Essene and what insight this may give us about his message 
The real roots of eternal punishment and the theology of hell - important historical context
Wisdom is the journey to more love and less fear
Some important considerations about the book of Revelation
Resources Mentioned
Lauren's books
Truth Activist podcast
Hiya
Hiya created a super powered chewable vitamin for kids that packs twelve organic fruits and vegetables plus fifteen essential vitamins and minerals into every dose. Try it at hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama.
BONCHARGE
I like so many of their products - from their red light products to their sauna blankets. Red light has been so helpful for me during my recovery from Hashimoto's. To find out more, go to boncharge.com/wellnessmama