The Evolving Wellness Podcast with Sarah Kleiner Wellness Sarah Kleiner

Are your mental health pills making you feel bad?
In this episode of The Evolving Wellness podcast, I am joined by Dr. Rachel Brown and Dr. Sara Pugh to discuss the impact of mental health medications on the body. We live in a world where these types of medications, such as SSRIs, are over-prescribed, and thus too many people experience negative side effects. Oftentimes, these pills are prescribed before a patient is recommended to fix basic pillars of health, such as diet, sleep, and exercise. We explore a few things one can do to improve their mental health naturally and easily before one resort to prescription drugs.
We also chat about the dangers of over-supplementing melatonin. When we ingest too much of it, these supplements don’t act as supplements anymore but as contraceptives as they start to repress our bodies' natural ability to create melatonin itself. This can cause a lot of damage to our overall health. 
Dr. Sara Pugh has a degree in Biochemistry Genetics and a Welcome Trust Ph.D. in Molecular Mechanisms. She studied protein folding, which plays a role in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, antioxidants, and fluorescence. She worked as a postdoctoral researcher on heart muscle cells, cholesterol, and statins. She is published in various peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Rachel Brown works as an NHS Consultant Psychiatrist in Scotland. She qualified in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 2003 and has worked in psychiatry since 2004. She has a Master's degree in Medical Laws and Ethics from the University of Edinburgh, in addition to being a certified Functional Medicine Practitioner.

What we discuss:
00:38: About Dr. Rachel
02:57: Is nutrition important for your mental health?
03:42: About Dr. Sara
06:06: How important is pattern recognition in biology?
07:33: What is the dark history of medications?
10:45: Why is Dr. Rachel not a fan of SSRI’s?
14:16: How important is the placebo effect in these types of drugs?
15:59: How do SSRI’s affect sexual dysfunction?
17:59: Do Dr. Sara and Dr. Rachel recommend micro gene tests?
27:15: Why do people gain weight?
32:59: What is better than medication for your mental health?
35:45: How open are people to changing their diets?
37:43: How can being in darkness heal mania?
44:20: What about the craze of supplementing melatonin? 
49:50: What are the benefits of topical peptides?
50:57: How does Dr. Sarah wash her hair?
54:58: What is Dr. Rachel’s hair routine?
57:11: Why is our hair going grey a lot faster?
1:01:01: How easy is it to introduce structured water into your diet?
1:02:44: How can you find a balance between diets?
1:06:10: Does Dr. Rachel deviate from the carnivore diet?
1:08:01: Why men going on a carnivore diet tend to do it wrong
1:14:06: What is the problem with all the supplements people take?
1:18:42: Can women benefit from HRT?
01:21:50: Where can we learn more about Dr. Sara and Dr. Rachel?

To learn more about Dr. Sarah and Dr. Rachel:
Website: https://sarapughleeds.co.uk/ and https://foodforthoughtpsychiatrist.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/busy_superhuman/ and https://www.instagram.com/carnivoreshrink/?hl=en

Thank you to our sponsors:

This episode is sponsored by Optimal Carnivore - Use code CarnivoreY to save 10% - optimalcarnivore.com/sarahThis episode is sponsored by Vivarays - Use code YOGI to save 15% https://vivarays.com/carnivoreyogi
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Are your old patterns keeping you from living the life you want?

In this episode of The Evolving Wellness podcast, I chat with Matt Maruca about how you can release yourself from old patterns, so you can create new ones for the life you want to live. Most of us live in a state of problem consciousness where we aren’t in alignment with the now. When you focus on the now, these problems tend to evaporate and are replaced with the possibilities you have in this life, instead. 

Matt also shares how fear holds many of us back in life and how it did so for him as well. Once you learn how to let go of it, that’s when you can restore your physiological and mental health back to a balanced state.   

Matt Maruca is a student, educator, and entrepreneur in the field of Photobiology, the study of how light affects human health. He is the founder of Ra Optics, which develops the world's highest quality blue light protection glasses.



What we discuss:

00:50: About Matt

14:00: How to get rid of a problem consciousness?

21:20: What do we know about the electromagnetic properties of our bodies?

31:52: How did Matt accomplish everything he did at such a young age?

35:54: How important is it to change your frequency to change your patterns?

40:45: Why would you wait to live the life you want?

48:43: What’s most interesting to Matt these days?

54:15: How does living from a place of fear affect your life?

56:00: Which centers are you operating in life from?

1:03:05: Has Matt tried integrating these things into his business?

01:21:54: How do Ray Optics help with rebalancing our energy?

01:27:20: How does stress affect our health?



To learn more about Matt:

Website: https://raoptics.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelightdiet/?hl=en



Thank you to our sponsors:

This episode is sponsored by Optimal Carnivore - Use code CarnivoreY to save 10% - optimalcarnivore.com/sarah

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Did you know daily movement is critical to cellular hydration?

In this episode of The Evolving Wellness Podcast, I chat with Gina Bria and Kenny Lu about the importance of movement for the proper hydration and lubrication of the body. We often think that hydration is something we can achieve through ingesting structured water, but it’s more than that. To be properly hydrated, you need to live a certain lifestyle - if not, drinking all the water in the world would not be enough. 

We also talk about what happens to our bodies when we drink different types of water, such as hydrogen water, tap water, and structured water.

Kenny Lu is the Founder and CEO of Spring Aqua. Kenny has worked with professional sports, nutraceuticals, beauty products, international business expansions, digital platform development, and his current venture, Spring Aqua Water.

Gina Bria is an anthropologist and founder of the Hydration Foundation, recognized as a leading resource for hydration science and education. She has been named a Real World Scholar and is included in the 2020 cohort of innovators for the Buckminster Fuller Design Science Decade. 



What we discuss:

01:57: What is hydration?

06:21: Why is tap water not enough for hydration?

10:10: What happens when you drink water?

15:02: Why is movement so important for hydration?

17:01: How did Kenny create this company?

27:16: How can structured water help the Earth?

29:44: What’s the difference between hydrogen tablets and Spring Aqua?

32:16: How much time can hydrogen last in water?

33:33: What health challenges can arise from drinking unstructured water?

39:11: Why is our environment so important for hydration?



To learn more about Spring Aqua:

Website: Spring Aqua water system - under the sink (structured - mineralized & hydrogen) at https://springaqua.info/skw



Thank you to our sponsors:

This episode is sponsored by Optimal Carnivore - Use code CarnivoreY to save 10% - optimalcarnivore.com/sarah

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Is it possible to get off thyroid medication through proper nutrition?
In this episode of The Evolving Wellness Podcast, I chat with Dr. Carolyn Stone about thyroid disease, with an emphasis on Hashimoto’s disease. Dr. Stone discusses the different symptoms that you may have a thyroid disease, which diets are beneficial for thyroid health and the importance of healing past trauma for thyroid health.
Dr. Stone also talks about whether or not it’s possible to get off thyroid medication at some point throughout your health journey and if there’s such a thing as too much medication.
Dr. Stone is a licensed Naturopathic physician in the state of Arizona and the owner of Stone Naturopathic. She first started her practice in 2013. Dr. Stone has a passion for helping women with gut, hormone, adrenal, and thyroid issues. She was tired of hearing that women were not being heard by their health practitioners and instead brushed off or given an unnecessary prescription. She continues to fine-tune her practice and is always learning more about the big world of endocrinology and gastroenterology. 


What we discuss:
00:20: Intro
01:01: About Dr. Stone
04:07: What are the symptoms of Hashimoto’s disease?
07:13: How can you do cold plunges when you have Hashimoto’s disease?
09:51: What should your diet look like when you have Hashimoto’s disease?
14:54: Are nuts and seeds good for people with thyroid disease?
16:30: Are long-term elimination diets ideal?
23:12: What are Dr. Stone’s thoughts on the circadian rhythm and thyroid?
25:30: How do our daily habits impact our thyroid?
27:46: How does trauma impact the thyroid?
31:35: How would Dr. Stone approach thyroid issues?
34:47: How many people don’t know they have Hashimoto’s disease?
35:47: Should you assess both TPO and TPA in tests?
36:14: Is it possible to get off thyroid medications?
37:28: What are the signs that you’re on too many medications?
42:48: What should you do if practitioners can’t help you? 
49:16: Are smoothies a healthy fix?
56:30: How much is stress affecting your thyroid?
58:11: Where to learn more about Dr. Stone?
58:50: Outro


To learn more about Dr. Stone :
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstoneaz/
Website: https://www.drstoneaz.com/
Book: https://drstone.mykajabi.com/hashimoto's-ygt-amazon-link

Thank you to our sponsors:
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Do you adjust your diet throughout your menstrual cycle?

In this episode of The Evolving Wellness podcast, I chat with Kayla Osterhoff about the four different phases of the 28-day menstrual cycle. She shares the hormonal characteristics of each cycle, how they affect us on a cognitive basis, and how we must adjust our lifestyle as we go through each cycle.

Kayla shares how particularly important it is to change how we work out and how we eat throughout our menstrual cycle as things like fasting or high-intensity workouts may not be appropriate at every phase of the menstrual cycle. 



What we discuss:

00:28: Intro03:25: About Kayla

06:52: What health issues was Kayla dealing with?

10:03: How did Kayla start this health journey?

16:31: Why does assuming women have a normal period hinder our health?

20:15: Why do women’s cycles align with different moon phases?

22:41: What’s happening in the four phases of the menstrual cycle?

38:58: What are the signs you’re burn-out?

40:25: How else can you figure out where you are in your cycle?

44:22: How can you track your energy levels?

45:30: When is the best time for biohacking?

50:07: When are high-intensity workouts more appropriate?

51:41: How does coffee play into your hormones?

54:06: Is consistency really the key to success?

55:50: Are our hormones different in the Summer from the Winter?

56:47: How does this rhythm change for women who are pregnant? 



To learn more about Kayla:

Instagram: @biocurious_kayla

Website: https://www.herbiorhythm.com/



Thank you to our sponsors:

This episode is sponsored by Optimal Carnivore - Use code CarnivoreY to save 10% - optimalcarnivore.com/sarah

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Did you know the color of your glass bottle affects your water’s energy?

In this episode of The Evolving Wellness Podcast, I continue to chat with Veda Austin about the secret energetic properties of water. Veda shares how important it is to store your water in a blue glass bottle and avoid other colors such as red if we care for the structure of our water. If we can’t get our hands on a colored glass bottle, she shares how you can also wrap up a clear glass bottle with specific textiles to get the same structuring effect.

We also chat about whether or not water is meant to be stuck and why we need to think about what we can do for water, and not only what water can do for us.

Veda Austin is a water researcher, public speaker, mother, artist, and author. She has dedicated the last 8 years to observing and photographing the life of water. She believes that water is fluid intelligence, observing itself through every living organism on the planet and in the Universe. Her primary area of focus is photographing water in its ‘state of creation’, the space between liquid and ice.



What we discuss:

00:05: Intro

04:41: What happens when you speak negatively into the water?

06:45: Which water is most ideal for drinking?

14:29: What is Quinton water?

19:52: How does Quinton water help with fertility?

22:00: How does spring water stay structured?

26:19: What is mother water?

27:25: Are we seeing water the right way?

28:02: How does quartz impact water?

29:35: Is water meant to be stuck?

32:39: What is silk water?

34:20: What happens when you filter water through linen or wool?

36:00: Is bamboo a safe linen to use?

36:23: How important is the appendix?

37:12: What do you do if you like your clear water bottle?

39:18: Why are we so attracted to silk’s energy?

39:53: How does polyester affect water?

42:51: How do water with radiant light and low-frequency impact DNA?

47:09: What did Veda’s egg test show?

53:26: How can people do this work?

56:00: Where to learn more about Veda?

58:10: Outro



Watch the full episode here:https://youtu.be/EB1kk5eD_qQ



To learn more about Veda:

Website: https://www.vedaaustin.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vedaaustin_water/

Watch the full episode here: ⁠https://youtu.be/il0uVb5-FlI⁠



Watch part one here: ⁠https://youtu.be/il0uVb5-FlI⁠

Mentioned in this episode - 

Water resources:

Spring Aqua System - https://springaqua.info/skw

Analemma Wand - code SARAH - https://analemma-water.com/?ref=1289

Quinton Hypertonic amazon - https://amzn.to/3XmEw1Z

Quinton Hypertonic fullscript (for a large bottle) - https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/pjharlow



Thank you to our sponsors:

This episode is sponsored by Optimal Carnivore - Use code CarnivoreY to save 10% - ⁠optimalcarnivore.com/sarah⁠

This episode is sponsored by Vivarays - Use code YOGI to save 15% ⁠https://vivarays.com/carnivoreyogi⁠



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My courses: ⁠https://sarah-kleiner.mykajabi.com/store