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Episode Highlights With Jodi Cohen Why topical remedies can be so effectiveHow topically applied remedies enter the body and can be helpful even if you have digestive or other issuesTopical remedies bypass the liverWays to support topical remedies and get them through the skinEssential oils are so concentrated, and often less is moreHow to open up lymphatic points and help your body get the congestion outWe drain 75% of our lymph on the left side Fascia wraps around the lymph, and how fascia is involved in lymph congestionResources We Mention Vibrant Blue Oils

Episode Highlights With Raj How to start identifying the cause of the triggers when we're triggered by our kidsWays to help kids not learn that their emotions are bad or create patterns of shutting down emotionsLearning to create space between a trigger and a reaction to have more choice in our reactionsWhat the core childhood wounds are, and where they often come fromMany subconscious beliefs are formed before age seven, and what to understand about this in parentingWays to create nervous system safety in your homeStudies about adverse childhood experiences and how things like emotional neglect can lead to nervous system dysregulationHow to get to know your inner child and understand your core needs and wounds Common triggers and themes among parentsFeelings of rejection as a parent can trigger a deeper core woundResources We Mention Liber8 - Use the code wellnessmama

Episode Highlights With Raj Jana What led him to do the work he does now after running successful companiesHow he learned he didn’t really know how to love himselfWhat happened when he tried hypnotherapy, and what it led toThe nervous system is like the soil of the body from where everything else growsUnderstanding nervous system health and how to improve itHow to learn to develop a healthy relationship with your emotionsWhat emotional triggers are and how to turn them into treasures How to use emotional lab reports to find the tools that will work best for youTools for regulating the nervous systemHow to build a healthy relationship with your emotions and your thoughtsWhat parts work is and how to use it Resources We Mention Liber8Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins, MD

Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Shay What puffy weight is, and why it's differentPuffy weight is weight that rapidly comes on and off and isn’t just fat or water weightThe muffin test to know if this is affecting youHave you ever eaten a small amount of something and gained a disproportionate amount of weight… here’s whyHow inflammatory chemicals in foods can lead to drastic weight fluctuationsDilution is the solution to the pollution, so rapid puffy weight is a signal of an inflammation responseThe exercise test for exercise-induced obesity Why some people actually gain fat from exercise based on specific genesSymptoms and inflammation are both gifts and how to learn from them!All inflammation is not bad, but how to keep inflammatory responses in the right rangeHow to help your liver detox estrogen more effectively Your body is always trying to help you, and there might just be a mismatch between the environment you are in and the genetics you haveWhat genetic salt intolerance is, and how to know if you have itVitamin D may control up to 5% of the human genome and is super importantResources We Mention Dr. Sam Shay - WebsiteDr. Sam Shay - InstagramYour Missing Genes

Episode Highlights With Dr. Sam Shay How he got into stand-up comedy as a functional medicine practitioner (who supports people on the spectrum using functional medicine)His definition of functional medicine: the best of Western medicine diagnostics with the best of natural medicine methodsHow he got into comedy through tragedyArt is the receipt for painStand-up comedy is the way to itemize that receipt in publicAt the root of almost every trauma is separation, and comedy and laughter help with healingLaughter is medicineHow he’s using comedy to help those with Asperger's One is truly healed when he or she can help another person healComedy is egoic destructive and why this is a good thingHow to learn stand-up comedy if you are interested (and why it is worth considering)Resources We Mention Dr. Sam Shay - WebsiteStand Up Comedy: A Primer

Episode Highlights With Katie Why picky eating is on the rise societallyKids are feeling extra stress today, and that can contribute to picky eatingEating uses all of our senses at once, so if any are overwhelmed for our kids, that can lead to eating issuesThe importance of reducing stress at the tableGratitude or prayer can actually help us get into parasympathetic mode before eatingThe three Ls: laugh, learn, loveA benefit of using family-style serving and letting kids plate their own foodA phrase to implement: “You don’t have to eat that”Another phrase: "Learning to eat"The importance of respecting and nurturing kids' agency in eating and food choicesHer picky eating challenge, where 85% of parents feel less stress in the kitchen after this short challengeResources We Mention Kids Cook Real FoodPicky Eating ChallengePicky Eating Isn't About the Food - Katie Kimball Tedx Talk

Episode Highlights With Pranitha 70% of medical decisions are made based on lab testingHow to get comprehensive labs at low cost without having to go through a doctorHealth doesn’t happen at the doctor's office; it happens at home with daily decisionsWhat the data is showing them about overall health of peopleBasic lifestyle habits that are beneficial and backed by dataData-driven importance of communityThe health trends and data that stand out based on the data they’re gettingWhat their autoimmune testing looks atOther data they are working on implementing to make their system even more robustResources We Mention Function Health (use code wellnessmama to skip to the front of the line)

Episode Highlights With Pranitha The most affordable way to get lab testing these daysWhat Function Health is and how it is changing medicineHormone testing and what to look at and why What can we know about our organ health from lab testingInsights from labs that we might not otherwise knowLatent connections between biomarkers and what to know about themWhat to pay attention to and learn from heart health panels70% of people with a heart condition will still have a normal lipid panel unless you look at particle sizeHow to test inflammation and metabolic healthBiological age and what tests indicate biological ageReference ranges on labs are based on averages and are not necessarily optimalInexpensive add-on testing they make affordable and available The 160 biomarkers they test each yearResources We Mention Function Health

Episode Highlights With Caroline What are plant-based minerals and how are they differentHumic and fulvic and what these areOur body is designed to heal and achieve optimal healthWhy it’s impossible to receive all minerals in food aloneAll cellular systems use humic and fulvicDifference between salt-based electrolytes and plant-based mineralsHow athletes should replenish their electrolytesBerkley study on minerals with brain fogResources We Mention Beam Minerals

Episode Highlights With Dr. Tabatha Barber Her amazing story of overcoming pain, Hashimotos, IBS, depression, and burnoutHow this led to her work in helping women seek answers and make informed choicesThe pivotal event that shifted the course of her career and lifeWhy autoimmune conditions are reversible!Helpful tools for addressing root causes and partnering with our bodies to find healingWhy it isn’t the doctor healing you—it's the innate intelligence of your body and its ability to healYour body isn’t betraying you ever… it is always on our sideThyroids don’t just fail, so what is actually going on?How to reprogram the mental scripts that might be keeping you stuckThe power of fasting and how to do it as a womanResources We Mention Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: Reconnect Your Body, Mind, and Soul for Lasting Weight Loss, Sustained Energy, and Unstoppable Strength by Tabatha BarberDr. Tabatha - Website

Episode Highlights With Dr. Tabatha Barber Why conventional gynecology is not just failing women but hurting usHow she became disillusioned with the mainstream narrative of women's healthWe're asking the wrong people for help in women’s healthGynecologists are surgeonsBirth control pills do not regulate your hormones (and why this lie is told so often)How birth control causes serious magnesium and B-vitamin deficienciesWhat questions to ask to find a good practitionerFactors within your control that can help support your hormonesSigns to be aware of for hormone problems and symptoms to listen toResources We Mention The Gutsy Gynecologist’s Guide to Balancing Your HormonesFast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: Reconnect Your Body, Mind and Soul for Lasting Weight Loss, Sustained Energy, and Unstoppable Strength by Tabatha BarberDr. Tabatha - WebsiteMy flo living appOura ring

Episode Highlight With Corban David Jenai Why he choose his own name and how it lines up with his storyHis incredible story and how it led to the work he does nowHealing through physiology and mythology and how using both approaches is helpfulWhat HopeGuide is and how it helps people find their own specific path to healingApproaches that help expand our nervous systems' capacity and increase resilience His definition of trauma: our interpretation of events that are stored in our nervous system and bodyOur bodies and our psyche are miracles of adaptation and our bodies are always on our side and trying to help usTrauma is a solvable problem and how he’s helping to solve itResources We Mention HopeGuideHow We Heal PodcastHis Website - Corban David Jenai