The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights From Katie
Why controlling kids’ food often backfires and leads to power struggles
The surprising research on kids’ natural ability to self-regulate food intake
How to create structure without micromanaging meals
Why removing “good” and “bad” food labels helps prevent negative food relationships
Practical strategies I use to raise intuitive eaters at home
Resources Mentioned
Commonsense Childrearing by Thomas Cowan MD

Episode Highlights With Robyn
How she came to question supplements and how this led to a deep expose book
Why what we call “vitamin D” as a supplement isn’t actually vitamin D and why she questions taking it
It isn’t just about good supplement vs bad supplement, but how to evaluate to know what's helpful and what's not
Why some vitamin D supplements have poison control warnings for pets 
When supplements are not just not helpful but directly harmful
Things to know about fish oil, rancidity, and what the metadata says
Understanding B vitamins and why many aren’t what they seem either
B vitamins don’t exist in isolation in nature or in the body and most supplements are not made of any food substance but of chemicals 
Questioning vitamin C and iron 
Are minerals one of the few deficiency stories that's true due to overfarming?
The one supplement she actually takes and why
Resources Mentioned
Take Daily: How Supplements Hijack Your Health - Book 
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Episode Highlights With Leedia
Why sugar isn’t the only problem when it comes to kids' oral health and it isn’t even the main thing
It's the microbiome, not the sugar, and what to know about this in kids
The things that are just as bad as sugar for our kids' teeth
Safe forms of toothbrushes and oral care for babies and kids
How to reverse early dental cavities 
The one most important thing she would tell new moms (hint: it’s about breathing)
Breastfeeding is the first orthodontic treatment
What it means if your baby or child is grinding their teeth and what to do about it
Signs to pay attention to early on for kids that are related to mouth breathing and airway obstruction
What the proper position for the tongue is and what to do if yours isn’t naturally there
Her top tips for parents and special tips for teens 
What to know about ADD and ADHD medications, related concerns, and a lesser-known possible dental link. Check for mouth breathing. The symptoms are often similar.
Resources Mentioned
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
Sleep Wrecked Kids by Sharon Moore
7 Essential Tips for Optimal Oral Health For Ages 0-18
Reversing Dental Cavities In Kids Course
Dr Leedia's website and her Instagram

Episode Highlights With Leedia
The incredible links between the oral cavity and the womb, from physical to energetic
Why this connection is so strong and what to know about it
Her own story with oral health during pregnancy and how it led to her research
Over 65-70% go through reversible dental issues in pregnancy
Vaginal tissue and oral tissue are very similar tissues with quick cell turnover and progesterone and estrogen receptors
How relaxin affects oral health
Why tooth movement can occur during or after pregnancy
The link between periodontal disease and prenatal risks and poor birth outcomes
What we can do before, during, and after pregnancy to protect oral health
All of this actually starts in puberty 
Your oral microbiome is responsible for 60-70% of your gut microbiome, and that gets passed on to baby
Sugar isn’t the biggest problem for oral health. Acidity is a big problem and how to find the balance
Resources Mentioned
Dr Leedia's website and her Instagram
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price
Copper tongue scraper

Episode Highlights With Bradley
What led to his most recent work, The Heart Code, and what makes it different than his other books
How emotional energies can become stuck in the body
Our bodies are made of nothing but energy, and we are beings of pure energy
Everything is energy, including emotions
What a trapped emotion is and how these can happen in three ways: we bury it, unchecked big emotions, and an overwhelming circumstance we can’t process
The single biggest common denominator for all his patients, and what he learned from this
90% of his patients' physical pain was linked to emotional baggage
What is a heart wall, and how can we address these?
About 93% of people put up a wall of some sort 
Ancient civilizations all believed that the heart was the core of the soul and of our being
What heartache actually is, and what is happening in the body during this
More communication goes from heart to brain than from brain to heart
How can we test our own subconscious mind to see if we have a heart wall
Our bodies communicate with us through symptoms. As an example, migraine headaches 
How to do this work on yourself or find a practitioner who can help release heart walls on you
His parting grandfatherly advice for everyone
Resources Mentioned
Get the Heart Code book and special gifts here
Discover Healing
Dr. Bradley's Books