Vitamins J & C: Two Vitamins You Might Be Missing With Shefaly Ravula
Episode Highlights With ShefalyWhat Vitamin J is and why it is a crucial nutrient in our life (and not a typical nutrient)Vitamin C, which stands for community and why it is so importantHow these in particular can have such a profound impact on our healthThe downstream effects of joy and community on so many aspects of physical healthHabit stacking in a way that builds joy and community into daily lifeThe benefits of gratitude journaling and just writing 7 things per dayWhy it is hard for us to invest in free stuffResources MentionedPrecision Gut HealthGratitude Journal
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Hidden Stress Might Be Keeping You Sick + How to Fix it With Dr. Tiffany Caplan
Episode Highlights With TiffanyWhat stress actually is and how it is more far-reaching than you might expectYour body can be experiencing stress even if you don’t “feel” stressedEven things like nutrient deficiencies are a form of stress for the bodyIf we are in fight or flight, we can’t rest, digest, and healWe actually need stress, and not all stress is bad- how to get it in balanceExercise is an example of good stress, and why we do not want to avoid all stressThe stress factors we can address and how stress impacts the immune systemUnderstanding cortisol and the stressors we can do something aboutPhysical and chemical stressors that you might be getting without knowing itHow to do a stressor audit of your physical environmentCertain foods, too much exercise, metabolic issues, and other physical stressors Even more reasons to add magnesium to your life! And the two key nutrients she recommendsResources MentionedCaplan Health Institute - WebsiteThe Lupus Solution: Your Step-By-Step Functional Medicine Guide to Understanding Lupus, Avoiding Flares, and Achieving Long-Term Remission by Dr. Tiffany Caplan
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Why Autoimmunity Happens & How to Reverse It With Dr. Tiffany Caplan
Episode Highlights With TiffanyHer first home birth story was also a breech birth, a connection she and I share!What is happening in the body when someone is diagnosed with autoimmunityWhen the immune system gets confused and attacks part of your bodyAutoimmune diseases are treated as different problems, but they share a common component and causesWhy are women affected by autoimmunity more than men, and some reasons whyThe rise of autoimmunity in kids and factors that may contribute to thisHow hormones come into play with autoimmunityChemical toxin load is often higher in women and this may also be a factorFactors that can contribute: insulin resistance, hormone imbalances and estrogen dominance, cortisol and stress, gut health, and toxins in environmentHow to address autoimmunity holistically and move toward remissionResources MentionedCaplan Health Institute - WebsiteCaplan Health Institute - InstagramThe Lupus Solution: Your Step-By-Step Functional Medicine Guide to Understanding Lupus, Avoiding Flares, and Achieving Long-Term Remission by Dr. Tiffany Caplan
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How Food Reflects the Soul: Using Mindfulness to Heal Wounds and Cultivate Deep Self-Love With Gina Worful
Episode Highlights With GinaHow our relationship with food is a mirror into our inner world and how this starts the day we are bornEvery single person on the planet develops a relationship with food and how this impacts usAssociations we can develop around food, like food being a source of love and affectionKnowing how to eat healthy is only about 5% of our drive and decision making when it comes to behaviors95% of what influences our behaviors comes from the subconscious mindSomething important to understand around hunger that might make things like Ozempic irrelevantThe one piece of science that if you can understand, you will have so much compassion for your bodyWhen your body is in a state of stress or your nervous system is activated and this increases your hunger hormones, as well as an area of your brain that is responsible for sensing when you are full doesn’t become active anymoreGet curious and move toward the thing that you are scared to look atHow to learn to listen to your body and trust itWays to learn how to shift your awareness into your body and learn to really feel itDeveloping mind/body harmonyTools to create regulation in the body to begin to tune inCravings are one of the misunderstood aspects of ourselves and what we can learn from themOvereating is an attempt to fulfill the soul’s unmet needsResources MentionedGina Worful - Mastering Mindfulness InstituteGina Worful - Instagram
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You Are Not Your Past: Overcoming Childhood Trauma and Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) With Dani Williamson
Episode Highlights With DaniHer own story and dramatic experience with adverse childhood experiencesThe childhood trauma she had and how her health problems started in high school from those experiencesData on ACE (adverse childhood experiences) and how a score of 4 or more is linked to a 20 year reduction in life expectancyHow she addressed her own trauma and what she recommends to her patientsMany people who come see her have never addressed or even considered childhood traumaShifting the identity of being sick or coming from trauma You are not your past and how to move through childhood trauma Resources MentionedDani Williamson - WebsiteThe Body Keeps the Score
The Wellness Mama Podcast is a weekly series covering the topics of holistic health, real food, stress, sleep, fitness, toxins, natural living, DIY, parenting, motherhood, and other health tips to give you actionable solutions to improve your family’s life! Brought to you by Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com
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