The Wellness Mama Podcast Katie Wells

Episode Highlights With Brian
Why he repelled down a building to raise money for charity and help kidsThe common factors he sees as contributing to the rise in chronic disease in society Why the current system supports disease and not optimal healthHis 5 keys to the wellness lifestyle: DREAM- Diet, Relaxation, exercise, adjustment, and mental wellness Diet is everything that goes into your body from the outside world, including food, relationships, books, etcHis 5 dealbreakers in his household: artificial sweeteners, high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, artificial flavors or colors, no gossip Discipline is not about deprivation… it is about making empowering choicesHow nervous system health comes into play for health and how to improve itWhy the nervous system is the master control system for the bodyIf nervous system health isn’t optimal, no other aspect of health is going to line upWhy the majority of people are living in sympathetic dominance and how to get out of it Steps to set your child up for nervous system healthHow to use HRV as a tool of monitoring nervous system healthFactors to address stress and sleepDrop this saying from your vocabulary: everything in moderationResources We Mention
D.R.E.A.M. Wellness: The 5 Keys To Raising Kids For A Lifetime Of Physical And Mental Health by Dr. Brian StenzlerBrian Stenzler - websiteOura RingKnowewelldreamwellnessbook.comBook: Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder 

Episode Highlights With Scott
How he came face to face with a bear and a shark and survivedUnderstanding financial literacy and teaching this to our kids at a young agePassing on a generational legacy to kidsSteps for building financial literacy with kids and preparing them for wealth at a young ageThe three “E”s of wealth with kidsHow to use the Gravy Stack app for teaching kids wealthExpectations, Expenses, and Extra Pay as Teachers of finances with KidsThe things that differentiate families that create generational wealthMindset keys to raising value creators Common pitfalls in parenting and how to avoid themAre you passing on money trauma to your kids without knowing it?The number one thing he learned from legacy families: kids need heritage not inheritance Why he doesn’t recommend an allowance and what to do instead4 stages of earning for kids: Earning, asset appreciation, community gigs, service or product businessThen save, invest, share, and spendHis thoughts on college and higher education and why skills beat degrees56% of college students get debt but not the degreeLess than 1 in 4 22-year-olds are financially independent Resources We Mention
GravyStackSmart Money Parenting PodcastValue Creation Kid: The Healthy Struggles Your Children Need to Succeed by Scott Donnell and Lee BensonThe Road Less Stupid by Keith J. CunninghamTiny Habits by BJ Fogg PhD

Episode Highlights With Priyanka
How her own health journey led to her helping women with health using her background in the data world Why were women not included in clinical research until 1993, and why are women diagnosed years later than men for the same conditionsHow to actually make the best use of data that we now have access toVaginal discomfort is the leading reason women seek medical help in the USAt any given moment, 30% of women have some form of vaginal dysbiosis The reason the vagina is meant to be acidic What her data set on the vaginal microbiome is showing and what we can learn from itThe most common vaginal dysbiosis and what we can learn from it84% of people with vaginal dysbiosis have no symptoms and get no treatment66% of people who have a yeast infection actually have something elseThe role sex plays in the vaginal microbiome What boric acid is and the real data on the research hereDo vaginal probiotics work? And what to know about themHow vaginal health affects fertility, pregnancy, and birth and what to know to optimize thisResources We Mention
EvvyInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

Episode Highlights With Lauryn
How she also used to be a journalist and reporterHer story of 13 incurable illnesses and eating disorders and how she recovered What led to her breaking the normal medical model and researching the root causeThe gut and mind connectionWhy healing is 80% mindsetUnderstanding stress at a deeper level and how this relates to gut healthFascinating studies on hunger signals, stress, and nourishment from food (and how even metabolic response changed)How to shift your mindset to facilitate healingWhat her gut brain method is and what German new medicine isWhy so much disease is linked to stress (and how this can help you)Fascinating links between certain life experiences and certain illnesses (like grief/loss and certain cancers, or IBS and “undigestible conflict,” or skin issues and feelings of being attackedHow German new medicine looked at brain scans of people experiencing certain symptoms and the correlations they found Heal the body with the mind and the hidden links between life events and disease How to release the issues in the tissuesAnger, sadness, fear, guilt, and shame as core negative emotionsThe way generational issues and even experiences in utero can affect future issuesHer core pillars of health from a physical perspectiveA reason to chew your food a lot longerSimple supplements that can help with gut healthRemedies for sluggish gallbladderA great simple at-home breathing test and challengeHumans are nutrients Resources We Mention
Dr. Lauryn Lax - WebsiteMoldageddon: 5 Steps to Conquer Mold & Mycotoxin Illness for Good by Dr. Lauryn LaxThe 28 Day Gut Kickstart: Optimize from the Inside Out by Dr. Lauryn LaxTotal Gut Reset: Optimize Your Health With Your Second Brain by Dr. Lauryn LaxThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.Biology of Belief by Bruce H. LiptonHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Episode Highlights With Alisa Vitti
How she sat and learned with one of the only female zen masters and what she learned from that experienceReconnecting with her feminine energyWhat cycle syncing is and how to use it to your advantageWhy we actually need more calories in certain phases of our cycle like the luteal phaseHow to use certain foods strategically to deal with estrogen surges throughout the cycleFitness and your cycle and how to train optimally in each part of the cycleA reason to avoid excessive cardio in the second half of your cycle and focus on strength training Why she doesn’t recommend women do fasted workoutsBest times for biohacks specific to your hormones including when to use workouts, cold plunges, and other biohacks The downside of early morning wake-ups at certain parts of the cycleWhy women need more sleepUnderstanding libido and what to learn from libido shiftsResources We Mention
In the FLO: Unlock Your Hormonal Advantage and Revolutionize Your Life by Alisa VittiWomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source by Alisa VittiFlo Living - WebsiteDaughters of the Earth by Carolyn NiethammerWoman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie AngierThe Path of the Priestess by Sharron Rose

Episode Highlights With Dr. Stillman
How he got into functional medicine and conventional medicine and now works with many familiesThe importance of light, sunlight, and how to optimize thisWe are each our own primary healthcare providers and his approach of partnering with families for better outcomes How to create an optimized natural light environment and know the level of lux in the light exposure you getAverage indoor light exposure is about 20 lux and it can be 100k+ outdoors even on a cloudy dayHow hormones and neurotransmitters are impacted by light exposure The real problem with sunscreen and sunglasses and the amazing health outcomes from increasing light exposureHow much light exposure do we actually need?What the literature on sunscreen and skin cancer prevention actually says and why certain ones can be especially harmfulThe sun reduces all cause mortality What UVB light is and how it's beneficial (this research was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1904)Reasons not to wear sunglasses and the surprising history of how they became popular The connection between nutrition and lightWhy skin cancer rates double every few decades even with more sunscreen use and what to do about thisHow to “eat your sunscreen” and nourish your body from the inside out with folate and other nutrientsLentil sprouts: an easy hack for consuming folateHis take on high dose iodine Why we need more minerals and how to get them effectively The stress and mineral connectionResources We Mention
Dr. Stillman - Website and group coaching programsSkindeep databaseBook: The Influence of Ocular Light Metabolism by F. HollwichBook: The invisible Rainbow by Arthur Firstenberg