The Wellness Mama Podcast

Katie Wells
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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

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Raising Cavity-Free Kids: A Holistic Approach to Children’s Oral Health With Dr. Leedia Riman

    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 thingIt's the microbiome, not the sugar, and what to know about this in kidsThe things that are just as bad as sugar for our kids' teethSafe forms of toothbrushes and oral care for babies and kidsHow 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 treatmentWhat it means if your baby or child is grinding their teeth and what to do about itSigns to pay attention to early on for kids that are related to mouth breathing and airway obstructionWhat the proper position for the tongue is and what to do if yours isn’t naturally thereHer 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 NestorSleep Wrecked Kids by Sharon Moore7 Essential Tips for Optimal Oral Health For Ages 0-18Reversing Dental Cavities In Kids CourseDr Leedia's website and her Instagram

    38 min

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    The Oral-Womb Connection: How Oral Health Shapes Fertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Healing With Dr. Leedia Riman

    Episode Highlights With Leedia The incredible links between the oral cavity and the womb, from physical to energeticWhy this connection is so strong and what to know about itHer own story with oral health during pregnancy and how it led to her researchOver 65-70% go through reversible dental issues in pregnancyVaginal tissue and oral tissue are very similar tissues with quick cell turnover and progesterone and estrogen receptorsHow relaxin affects oral healthWhy tooth movement can occur during or after pregnancyThe link between periodontal disease and prenatal risks and poor birth outcomesWhat we can do before, during, and after pregnancy to protect oral healthAll of this actually starts in puberty Your oral microbiome is responsible for 60-70% of your gut microbiome, and that gets passed on to babySugar isn’t the biggest problem for oral health. Acidity is a big problem and how to find the balanceResources Mentioned Dr Leedia's website and her InstagramNutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. PriceCopper tongue scraper

    37 min

  3. 7 JAN

    The Heart Code: Releasing Trapped Emotions and Breaking Down Heart Walls With Dr. Bradley Nelson

    Episode Highlights With Bradley What led to his most recent work, The Heart Code, and what makes it different than his other booksHow emotional energies can become stuck in the bodyOur bodies are made of nothing but energy, and we are beings of pure energyEverything is energy, including emotionsWhat 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 processThe single biggest common denominator for all his patients, and what he learned from this90% of his patients' physical pain was linked to emotional baggageWhat 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 beingWhat heartache actually is, and what is happening in the body during thisMore communication goes from heart to brain than from brain to heartHow can we test our own subconscious mind to see if we have a heart wallOur 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 youHis parting grandfatherly advice for everyoneResources Mentioned Get the Heart Code book and special gifts hereDiscover HealingDr. Bradley's Books

    54 min

  4. 5 JAN

    How to Boost Your Metabolism in Midlife by Adding, Timing, and Pairing Foods With Nagina Abdullah

    Episode Highlights With Nagina What changes in metabolism during midlife and why a different approach is neededWhy the body needs more nutrients as we get olderSwitches to turn on in the body so we can burn more fat in midlifeWhy we become more insulin resistant during the midlife yearsOur hormones shift in midlife as women and what these hormone changes do in the bodyWhy muscle mass declines at this phase of life and what to do about thisThe real reason restriction doesn’t work and what does work sustainably for womenOne of the most important things we can do to prevent weight gain in midlife is to eat enough food!How this ties into thyroid health as wellWhat gut changes happen in midlife and how to avoid theseThe real deal about sugar in the body and why it's especially bad during midlifeIngredients you can add to your diet that help your blood sugar be more stableThe best metabolism-boosting foods that help support metabolism Why protein is especially important for women in midlife and how much we actually needThe thermic effect of protein and how to use this to your advantageTop carb choices that boost metabolism and why skipping them entirely leads to cravingsKey nutrients we need and have trouble getting from food in the modern worldResources Mentioned Sweet spice cheat sheetFat burning food framework FREE 5-Day Metabolism Boost Workshop (starts January 12!)Masala Body website and on Instagram

    49 min

  5. 17/12/2025

    The Teen Health Revolution: Getting Teens to Eat Real Food With The Holistic Kids

    Episode Highlights With the Holistic Kids The problem with ultra-processed foods and how these are destroying kids' healthWhy they consider ultra-processed foods to be fake foods and a science experimentWhat actually is an ultra-processed food?How kids get addicted to ultra-processed foods created in labs for this reasonThe “global diet of doom”These foods are linked to dozens of chronic health conditionsResources Mentioned The Teen Health Revolution: Unlocking Lifestyle Secrets for the Mind, Body, and Soul - bookThe Holistic Kids Show podcast

    43 min

  6. 15/12/2025

    Mindful Living For Kids & Teens (For Kids From Kids) With the Holistic Kids

    Episode Highlights With Holistic Kids What the current generation of kids is facing, without even always realizing itHow mindfulness applies to kids todayWhy they started their podcast and why this topic is so important to themTheir insight into why kids and teens don’t want to open up to parents and what parents can do to create a more open environmentParents should listen to learn, not listen to reply and give adviceProblems from not being mindful and the benefits to kids and teens of mindfulnessThe key challenges that teens are facing today and ways to helpHow to go from a state of mindlessness to mindfulness, especially for teensTheir top tips for kids and teens to be more mindfulHabit stacking for kidsThe importance of nature, especially for kids and teensHow kids and teens can cultivate purpose in their own livesThe importance of gratitude and the physical benefits to kidsTheir habit of finding ten things to be grateful for each morningResources Mentioned The Teen Health Revolution: Unlocking Lifestyle Secrets for the Mind, Body, and Soul - bookThe Holistic Kids Show podcast

    38 min

  7. 10/12/2025

    Why You Can’t Heal Your Gut If You’re Constantly Stressed With Dr. Tyler Kruse

    Episode Highlights With Tyler How often he talks about stress with patients and why this is such an important factorWomen handle stress differently than men, and why this doesn’t have to be a bad thingWhat our cycle and our digestion directly tell us about our healthWhy women and men handle stress differently (hint: there’s an adrenal reason)What happens when we are stuck in fight or flight long termThe effects on gut health and gut lining when we have chronic stressTop steps to support the gut and address the nervous system in high stressUniversally helpful techniques, like breathing techniques, to help address stressThe role of sleep and fastingResources Mentioned The Wellness Way on X and on FacebookDr. Tyler Kruse and The Wellness Way on InstagramThe Wellness Way Coralville

    38 min

  8. 08/12/2025

    The Gut-Skin Connection: Why Clear Skin Starts Inside With Dr. Tyler Kruse

    Episode Highlights With Tyler How he got into gut and skin health work and his personal story with itPeeling skin on his fingertips led him to a deep dive into this topic Gut health shows up on the skin - if there are skin issues, something is going on underneathThe autoimmune connection and how almost everything can be resolved Looking at gut and diet and what IGG food allergies areA lot of people are constipated and don’t realize it Key signs that an issue is more than just skin deepSurprising things related to autoimmune disease Why fast food is one of the worst things we can do for our digestion and health, and it isn’t what you thinkThe biggest triggers he sees for skin issuesResources Mentioned The Wellness Way on X, on Facebook, and on InstagramDr. Tyler Kruse and The Wellness Way on InstagramThe Wellness Way Coralville

    41 min
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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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  • Creator
    Katie Wells
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1K
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Wellness Mama
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    The Wellness Mama Podcast

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