The Wellness Mama Podcast Katie Wells

Episode Highlights With Sara
How she got into the work of creating resources to help kids through something toughThe importance of talking to our kids about the hard stuffWhy we need to have the real conversations with them or they will make up stories about what is happening to help them understandWhy using simple language and explaining how this will affect them are two important piecesHow a calendar had such an impact on her daughter and her anxietyThe reason she wrote a children's book to help navigate those hard conversationsThe importance of therapists, accepting help when you need it, and healthy outlets for your own emotionsResources We Mention
Mighty and Bright - websiteWhat Happens When Someone I Love Has Cancer?: Explain the Science of Cancer and How a Loved One's Diagnosis and Treatment Affects a Kid's Day-To-day Life by Sara OlsherNothing Stays the Same, but That's Okay: A Book to Read When Everything (or Anything) Changes by Sara OlsherUp and Down, Round and Round: A book about understanding and identifying emotions by Sara Olsher

Episode Highlights With Barton
Why we are all facing a lack of nutrients in our food supply and why this is a new phenomenonThis issue is important because we are getting 50% less minerals in food but can’t easily take in 2x calories to compensate so we have to figure out what to doHow his Mom's struggle with life threatening health issues led to his work in this areaThe body is always putting out warning signs and speaking to us in a way we might not understandHow modern farming practices are causing a rapid depletion of minerals in our food supply and how if minerals are not present in the soil, they can’t be in the food (similar to a mother not being able to give nutrients she doesn’t have to her child in utero)Why blood tests aren’t necessarily accurate for mineralsBlood tests are “you on your best behavior because we will pull from bone marrow or even organs to make sure blood is as ideal as possibleWhy abnormal results in blood tests can indicate that a person has had a deficiency for decades8 out of 10 people are deficient in magnesiumWhy most women are also low on testosteroneMinerals are the building blocks for hormones and neurotransmittersHow absorbable minerals can help with things like making melatonin or serotonin naturally and how taking a very bioavailable one can help even if you have digestive issues or other things going on that make it hard to get them from foodMagnesium activates over 3200 proteins and over 800 enzymatic pathways in the bodyMinerals are a “light switch” of sorts that open the circuit for the body to be able to use other things like vitaminsHow activity level impacts mineral needRisk factors for mineral deficienciesWhy most people are also deficient in potassium and how potassium is connected to energyWhat sodium and lithium deficiencies causeResources We Mention
Upgraded FormulasLMNT - salt and electrolytesThe Surrender Experiment by Michael A. SingerClean Gut: The Breakthrough Plan for Eliminating the Root Cause of Disease and Revolutionizing Your Health by Alejandro Junger

Episode Highlights With Todd
The problems with most wines todayWhy most wines are not natural and the unsavory things added to most wines todayWhat we don’t know about wine may be hurting usAlcohol is objectively toxic and why Todd, as the wine guy, explains this in depth and why it can be best not to drink it at allTodd’s own rules around drinking to minimize negative effects and why he chooses it for joy and not for health reasonsWhy they started adding toxins and additives to wineWine has been made for 9,000 years and all wine was natural, but this changed in the 1920sOnly 4% of US wines are organic but it’s worse than thatGrapes are #6 on the dirty dozen so organic wine is importantBeyond organic… the nasty stuff added to most wines (even some organic ones)The massive consolidation of the wine industry that led to 3 companies controlling over 50% of wineThere are 76 additives approved for use in wineWhy Todd believes wine labels should have a contents (ingredients) label and nutritional infoThe only two ingredients found in a natural wine: grapes and native natural yeastOther ingredients in conventional wines: sugars, dyes, animal products, 12 additives classified as health hazards, 8 derived from black mold, and two classified by NIH as acute toxins meaning too much in a 24 hour period can be fatalHow big wine companies respond to claims about natural wines (and how they responded to a lawsuit showing arsenic in wine at 5x the amount allowed in water)The reason Prop 65 in California can actually let companies get away with additives in wine based on disclosureWhat is natural wine and the standards it adheres toWhy wild native yeast is important and what makes it so differentHow conventional wines often contain GMO yeastWhy they only accept 21% of the wines they test (and they only choose organic wines to start with)Resources We Mention
Dry Farm WinesMastery by Robert GreeneThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleThe Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel

Episode Highlights With Bridgit
Her experience living in a rice farming village for a yearWhat toxic mold is and how it developsMold is a natural part of the world and it serves a purpose but can be problematic when it thrives in our home environmentThe most common and most noticeable effects of mold exposure and the lesser known effectsWhy mold is really hard on the gutHow to test for mold in the home and in the bodyWays to do remediation in the homeHow to actually heal from mold and strategies to detoxTips to keep your liver healthyBenefits of sauna, coffee enemas, dry brushing and other interventions for moldWays to actively support detox from mold or other exposersResources We Mention
Bridgit Danner - websiteThe Ultimate Toxic Mold Recovery Guide: Take Back Your Home, Health & Life by Bridgit DannerSunlight SaunaCreatrix SaunaCastor Oil PacksAir DoctorSimply O3The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake KogaVideo on Coffee Enemas

Episode Highlights With Rick
What we are made of and how minerals come into playWhere do you think you came from?We are a combination of minerals and water (among other things)Why the Germ Theory of Disease is inadequateThe reason western medicine misses things by just looking at the level of germs or of the organ systems and not looking at the cellular level and mineral balanceMineral balance theory of disease and how to support the bodyThe benefit of adding sea salt to the soil in gardeningA reason not to take calcium everyday and how too much can be toxicThe real story about calcium, how much we need, and the other minerals we need with itWhy silica is so important for health and why we aren’t getting anywhere near enoughSilica is the essential element that builds collagenBone is collagen matrix… and why we don’t need more calcium most of the time but more collagen matrix which can be helped by minerals and silicaHow to supplement with minerals so they are effective in the bodyImportance of potassium and magnesiumResources We Mention
EidonLMNT electrolytesConversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch

Episode Highlights With JJ
Why we should all stop trying to lose weight and why she says this after decades as a weight loss expertThe problems with some of the weight loss trends right nowThings that have helped her thrive and feel amazing in her 50s!The importance of skeletal muscle for maintaining a healthy body compositionMuscle loss vs fat lossCreatine, protein, and resistance trainingReasons not to focus just on the scaleReframing the conversation about health and weight especially with our kidsHow to use a DEXA scan to understand your body compositionWhy it is more dangerous to be under muscled than over fat and why where the fat is mattersWhy we need more protein as we age, not lessWhy you need to be healthy to drop fat, not drop fat to be healthyLess than 6% of the population is metabolically healthyWhy we burn fat well when we are sleeping and why fasted workouts might not be great for womenLet’s stop trying to be smaller and to take up less space and focus on getting strongerMuscle is your metabolic Spanx and a sugar sponge to handle carbsHow to use HRV as a tool to see what is helping you and use it to improve your nervous systemWhy you should absolutely be taking creatine and why it is a secret weapon for womenAn ending challenge for you (try it!)Resources We Mention
MindshareJJ's YouTube video on OzempicGrip Strength TesterLevelsKion AminosKion CreatineMitopureThink and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill