1 MAY 2024 · Episode Highlights With Nazlie Lafefi - Why most OTC medications are outdated and were created before we understood inflammation and its role - The reason many products don’t address root causes and aren’t helpful in the long-term - Surprising ways that many OTC medications work - How to address the root cause of colds and flu at the inflammatory level - The respiratory lining is similar to the gut lining and ways to support it - OTC products can damage the respiratory lining just like we can damage the gut lining - Yet another reason to avoid sugar  - The fascinating way she discovered this new approach when studying signaling molecules - Problems with the conventional approach to handling allergies - How some OTC products get in the way of the body's natural repair process  - Why taking allergy medication can make you more prone to getting sick - How aspirin plus omega-3 can help the body build resolvins and shorten the duration of illness Resources We Mention - https://biovanta.com/ - https://wellnessmama.com/go/rsf/

30 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - Why the body becomes less efficient at protein turnover with age and how to counteract this - The biggest needle movers when it comes to building muscle - Why not to train to get better and what to do instead - How to build an effective structure for getting stronger that doesn’t have to take a ton of time - Why high-intensity training even just once a week, can make a huge difference - When you exercise, you sensitize muscles to glucose - The long-term benefits of training on hormones and aging - Differences between women and men with training and hormones - The most important workouts women can do - What to know about sarcopenia and what we can do about it - Sarcopenia is not a disease of aging but a disease of inactivity  - How this relates to cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's - What the normal recommendations get wrong about protein consumption - Quality of protein matters and how to optimize this - Dietary protein is essential to building and maintaining muscle but quality matters a lot - The normal dietary protein numbers are just the minimum to avoid deficiency and are not adequate for building muscle and being metabolically optimal - Standards vs goals for getting better - How to use technology and tracking to your advantage in making these changes Resources We Mention - https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Strong-Science-Based-Strategy-Aging/dp/1668007878?crid=3G9HIU7DT1ERB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CutZXinmQ4ikCOjz0C8M4m-tfiZqgQ5OQU_lR63FHQ5LwnAagUfJHqi8v_WLODSr_y0My9JD6TFm-8uIepVhSmPcpmk92JzKHJ30xa6gYtItJqzBNB6RX1hk1Z6AQ-gKn-Gtikx52ovWU97rcIcUxAZ6h1mHGrJxRWUnx1cpEVHBqs69Bs1WO0ffvgLi2D4KSXOUWl9lmdKe6ksQUsfFdieyYJnrK8kQt0hVtzrUDt0.gxlxIAt7wZ0IEwQdApQUFBos9VXcw2crUvO1fiT5iPs&dib_tag=se&keywords=gabrielle+lyon+forever+strong&qid=1711209548&sprefix=gabrielle%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=wellnessmama-20&linkId=27c73d2445ba2c90ce8755629d31c13e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - https://drgabriellelyon.com/ - website - https://drgabriellelyon.com/podcast/ - Podcast - https://www.amazon.com/UFANME-Strengthener-Adjustable-Resistance-Rehabilitation/dp/B08B6DL7WP?crid=37L6M3L6FHFFQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MH_LfRBsGQO2DbCB9jwl000efUdLqGB8nNj9FmU3UpPAJYSVeY1adfWMVb4wZI_MrsnR7K__Rf0l1RjSepD19H5ElA3LnG_fLki9hotwFKP1XMnOpxONusOhrKHQSJnRJxSJDQdG78-V3RP-YfjwFnsasAa5cCLAVCLCMgyHtpGjj_s_qmBoCvKAXrJ7jHvxftvhpOtHs2WDGKx8AjEXb_s1Q1GV7J4SMfD17IxHqaPCNfW8btDm_llY4B15rxiBObjK6ouIv2rUwR4iYKUj1dqeo-GiJf9sggV71qLdGIE.d-lVw89zukJaMUnLE46niLfCT1FMJ2qj1TEyajN3EiM&dib_tag=se&keywords=grip%2Bstrength%2Btrainer&qid=1711209492&sprefix=grip%2Bst%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=wellnessmama-20&linkId=818bf3c9dc5c7ae68adb30735361188d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

29 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - Why she went back to study nutrition after becoming a doctor and what she learned - The one patient that changed her life and her career trajectory  - Why we’ve been trying and failing to fix an obesity epidemic for 50 years and why we’ve gotten worse, not better - Fat is just a symptom of unhealthy skeletal muscle  - What happens when a person doesn’t have healthy skeletal muscle - The myth of “healthy sedentary individuals” - Having healthy skeletal muscle is the only way to be healthy - Skeletal muscle is its own organ system and why this is important  - Why muscle is the best protection for having a healthy pregnancy - Skeletal muscle is the only organ system - What a DEXA is and what it measures - The division between muscle mass and strength - What is happening in the body and the blood with unhealthy skeletal muscle - The loss of lean muscle mass is more detrimental than excess body fat! - How waist-to-hip ratio is helpful in understanding where fat is  Resources We Mention - https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Strong-Science-Based-Strategy-Aging/dp/1668007878?crid=2QWUJEB4QYFXC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CutZXinmQ4ikCOjz0C8M4j6JOV0NQQ6cT9-QGfHDI0mJo6pWZS7visnBk8T4lbiVNI3l9bS72NVVS4TUT64YnbcGhxNam8uTAhqEIEmbs9QW54CqsVnzn2947M2_UGK1nwxbgLcUQZfvY1Leho5ITxrBYQ64GRprr7I-ZH6kojySmOYLZqsgE6El0t8TSu1ud61WULsezae6NdPbEXon_LUtlmRVCU-rozEV81XbJy0.KtRn9E8ZMnbNLHTva9i5zJBaOTbDYM88uYWNcY1HXvI&dib_tag=se&keywords=gabrielle+lyon&qid=1711208871&sprefix=gabrielle+lyon%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-2&linkCode=ll1&tag=wellnessmama-20&linkId=324878226d7ae353eef7e3d65b922399&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - https://drgabriellelyon.com/ - website - https://drgabriellelyon.com/podcast/ - Podcast

25 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Caroline Alan - What plant-based minerals are and how they are much different than other forms of minerals - How we can get minerals from decomposed plants  - The molecules inside humate: humic and fulvic  - Minerals fuel the cells via mitochondria in the cells - Fulvic is an intracellular molecule that removes toxins from the cell and humic hangs out in the blood to help remove inflammation-causing elements - These can actually be helpful in removing heavy metals - There are 70+ minerals in plant-based minerals in the ratio that the body needs - How quickly these can work within the body - The reason these can be absorbed even without a healthy gut lining! - How humic interacts with the cell wall to help it and can improve hydration - Specific tips for athletes with minerals  - Minerals drive all the biosynthesis processes in the body! - How minerals relate to bone health and why to think about this differently - The problem with megadosing specific minerals without balancing minerals in the body - One theory of why some athletes end up with osteopenia at earlier ages  - Mineral usage for kids and pregnant or nursing mothers - How humic can help with glyphosate exposure Resources We Mention - https://www.beamminerals.com/WELLNESSMAMA

24 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Caroline Alan - Why modern humans are experiencing so many mineral deficiencies - The reason modern humans can’t get enough minerals from food - How minerals impact mitochondria and why this is so important - Your body makes amino acids but minerals must be ingested  - We are often operating at 40% of the mineral levels we actually need - Symptoms of mineral deficiency - How mineral depletion affects the nervous system and cellular health - Her own experience with mineral depletion - How to get minerals back into the cells correctly - What fulvic and humic minerals are and what they do  - Macrominerals vs microminerals - The problem with megadosing minerals - your body is not a car Resources We Mention - https://www.beamminerals.com/WELLNESSMAMA - http://www.mineralgeek.com - Website - https://www.instagram.com/mineralgeek - Instagram

23 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Dr. Olga Stevko - What resilience is and why it is important  - Common traits of people who are resilient  - What kinds of things can lower our resilience  - How the language we use toward ourselves and our children can impact us drastically - A way to become the observer in a situation to shift focus and become more resilient - Ways to cultivate resilience with small daily practices - How resilience can help us when we go through difficult situations Resources We Mention - https://www.drolga.com/- website

22 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Dr. Olga Stevko - What emotional intelligence is and how it affects all areas of life - We need to be able to feel to have emotional intelligence - What happens when people feel too little or too much - Problems that can arise if someone has very high emotional intelligence - Ways to improve emotional intelligence  - How unconscious programs are formed from trauma and life events or passed genetically - What mirror neurons are and how they can be helpful - How pets can help with emotional intelligence - Ways to deal with unconscious programming  - Her term: what artificial emotional intelligence is - How she helps people with the unconscious level without using hypnosis - Genetic trauma and how it can affect the unconscious level without you even being aware of it Resources We Mention - https://www.drolga.com/ - website

18 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Veronica - How we can befriend our bodies and nervous systems to help create the life we want - The pitfalls that women especially can fall into when it comes to nervous system health - How this relates to reproductive health, especially for women - Deeper nervous system healing that goes beyond just affirmations and talking - How to make amends with your body and start to signal safety - Ways to build a nervous system healthy environment in our homes and teach our kids good nervous system habits from a young age - How to integrate nervous system health into your whole day - What co-regulation is and how to create it with your partner and kids Resources We Mention - https://waking-womb.com/about - website - https://www.instagram.com/wakingwomb/?hl=en - Instagram

17 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Veronica - What somatic healing is - The way this ties into nervous system healing - Somatics is a broad term that includes all things that mean healing through the body - Modalities that are included in somatic healing  - What somatic experiencing is - How we can use the body to help resolve trauma and promote mental wellness - What polyvagal theory is and why it is important  - 80% of thoughts, emotions, and experiences are moving from the body up - Why nervous system healing isn’t just deciding not to be stressed… we have to show our bodies that we are safe - What the “four Fs” are and why they matter: Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn  - A ventral vagal state is a state of safety - How to build capacity for safety in the nervous system Resources We Mention - https://waking-womb.com/about - website

16 APR 2024 · Episode Highlights With Dr. Mina - How hormone changes affect the skin - Why the skin changes at menopause and what to do about it - The reason menopause isn’t a bigger part of the conversation  - Why acne can happen again in menopause  - The reason hair loss happens sometimes during menopause - What to know about different skincare procedures  - Procedures that can be helpful and what to avoid (plus risks and downsides) - At-home devices that work and ones to avoid Resources We Mention - https://www.theskinreal.com/habits - http://www.MitoRedLight.com/discount/WellnessMama?redirect=%2F%3Fafmc%3DWellnessMama