Wild is Wise

Sara Estes
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Welcome to Wild Is Wise, hosted by Sara Estes, writer and founder of the women’s wellness brand Sarenova. On this podcast, Sara breaks down the complex, sometimes confusing world of women’s nutrition and physiology into clear, research-grounded insights that help you better understand your body and make informed choices. Presented by Sarenova.

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO

    Why You’re So Tired in Your 40s (and How to Change It)

    Midlife fatigue often shows up in familiar ways, an afternoon crash, brain fog, low patience, slower recovery, and sleep that does not really help. What gets blamed on aging is often something the body is missing, like iron, B12, vitamin D, or the ability to absorb nutrients well. Long-term stress can make it even harder for the body to keep up. When the body does not have what it needs to make energy, feeling worn out is not random. What if fatigue is not just getting older, but a sign that the body needs more support? In this Wild as Wise episode, Sara Estes looks at midlife fatigue through a more useful lens. She explains how low iron, low B12, low vitamin D, poor digestion, and long-term stress can slowly drain energy over time. Instead of treating exhaustion like a personal failure or something to push through, this episode helps connect the dots between symptoms and what the body may actually need. With practical insight and a more grounded view of women’s health, Sara offers a path toward better energy, deeper understanding, and real support. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    14 min

  2. MAR 24

    The Hormone Disruptor Hiding in Your Favorite Products

    That tiny word “fragrance” on your lotion, candles, and laundry detergent label sounds harmless, but it can hide dozens of hormone‑disrupting chemicals tied to fertility problems, thyroid issues, perimenopause symptoms, and hormone‑sensitive cancers. In this episode of Wild is Wise, host Sara Estes breaks down the latest research on synthetic fragrances, phthalates, parabens, and even microplastics showing up in women’s reproductive tissues, and explains why this matters whether you’re trying to get pregnant, riding out PMS, or navigating perimenopause. You’ll hear how going fragrance‑free became a turning point in Sara’s own health journey after three miscarriages, what recent studies are revealing about plastics and women’s hormones, and how to decode your labels so you know what you’re actually putting on your skin and breathing in every day. We cover which products to swap first, what “fragrance‑free” really means, how to find safer candles and personal care products, and realistic steps to lower your daily exposure without overhauling your entire life overnight, so you can protect your hormones at any stage of womanhood. Grab my free Fragrance Audit checklist mentioned in this episode to help you spot hidden hormone disruptors room by room and find safer swaps without overwhelm. Download it at wildiswise.com. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    21 min

  3. MAR 17

    The Meal Formula for Steady Energy and Hormone Balance

    Most women have been told to “eat better” for their energy and hormones. So they try. More greens, more protein, maybe a multivitamin on the counter. And yet the afternoon crash still hits, brain fog lingers, and the advice online only seems to get more confusing. One expert says cut carbs. Another says eat more fiber. Supplements promise quick fixes, but somehow nothing really seems to move the needle. The real frustration isn’t lack of effort. It’s the lack of clear guidance about what eating well actually looks like at a real meal. If food truly affects your gut, hormones, and energy, what should actually be on your plate? In this episode, Sara Estes breaks down a simple framework she calls the Wild is Wise Plate. Drawing from nutrition research and evidence-based food patterns, Sara explains the 5 building blocks that help support the body’s key systems at every meal: protein with power, fiber and color, healthy fats, gut and liver helpers, and small tweaks that improve nutrient absorption. With practical examples and grounded science, this episode shows how building a thoughtful plate can support steadier energy, stronger digestion, and more balanced hormones. Download the free Wild is Wise Plate guide, a simple one-page PDF that breaks down the 5 building blocks Sara shares in this episode to help you create meals that support steady energy, balanced hormones, and better digestion. Download it for free at wildiswise.com. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    20 min

  4. MAR 10

    5 Superherbs That Support Gut Health

    Many women deal with gut symptoms that never fully seem to resolve. Bloating, reflux, cramping, or unpredictable digestion. You might try cutting foods, taking probiotics, or using medications, yet your gut still feels irritated and out of balance. Modern life puts a lot of pressure on the digestive system. Stress, ultra-processed foods, medications, and environmental toxins can disrupt the gut lining and the microbiome that helps keep digestion running smoothly. But some of the most supportive tools for the gut may be plants that people have used for generations. In this episode of Wild as Wise, Sara Estes explores 5 superherbs that support gut health. She shares both the traditional plant wisdom she grew up with and the modern research behind herbs like slippery elm, yarrow, peppermint oil, DGL licorice, and marshmallow root. You’ll learn how these plants may help support the gut lining, the microbiome, and overall digestive balance. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    17 min

  5. MAR 3

    How to Boost Your Immune System (It's Not Panic-Buying Vitamin C)

    If you've ever panic-bought immune gummies or orange juice the second you felt a cold coming on, this episode is for you. Most of us treat immune health like a fire we only try to put out once the smoke starts. But building a strong immune system doesn't happen with a mega-dose of vitamin C when you're already sick. It happens meal by meal, day by day, long before cold and flu season hits. In this episode, host Sara Estes breaks down the real science behind immune system support: which nutrients (vitamin A, D, C, B vitamins, zinc, iron, copper, selenium) your immune cells are literally built from, why most immune supplements fail due to poor bioavailability and missing co-factors, and what whole-food nutrition does that isolated supplements can't replicate. We cover: How to naturally support your immune system year-round, not just in winterWhy zinc, vitamin D, and vitamin A work together (and why one without the others stalls)The bioavailability gap: why your supplement cabinet might not be doing what you thinkNutrient-dense foods that deliver immune-supporting nutrients in forms your body actually absorbsWhat "immuno-nutrition" means and how your daily food choices directly influence immune functionWhether you're researching the best supplements for immune health, trying to get sick less often, or just want to understand what your body actually needs—this episode gives you the research-backed framework to build immunity from the inside out. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    21 min

  6. FEB 24

    Why Perimenopause Fatigue Feels So Different

    Perimenopause can leave women feeling tired, bloated, and mentally foggy without a clear reason why. Energy drops in the middle of the day. Digestion feels slower. Food that once worked fine now feels heavy. It’s frustrating, especially when nothing obvious has changed. Hormones are part of the picture, but they’re not the whole story. As estrogen and progesterone shift, digestion can change too, which may affect how well the body absorbs certain nutrients. When nutrients aren’t absorbed efficiently, energy production can feel less steady. The result is fatigue that sleep doesn’t always fix and brain fog that coffee can’t fully cover up. What if the issue isn’t a lack of effort, but a change in how the body is processing fuel? In this episode, host Sara Estes explores what may be happening beneath the surface. She walks through how shifting hormones can influence digestion and nutrient absorption, and why that matters for steady energy. When key nutrients like iron and B12 aren’t absorbed as efficiently, the cells that produce energy may not function as smoothly. Sara breaks down why bioavailability matters, why some nutrient forms are easier to use than others, and why supporting the gut often works better than pushing through fatigue. Instead of forcing energy, this episode offers a more sustainable way to support how the body processes fuel. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    15 min

  7. FEB 17

    Can Touching Grass Calm Your Nervous System?

    Modern women are living with constant stress, and many are looking for simple ways to calm their nervous systems. One practice getting new attention is grounding, also called earthing, which simply means placing bare skin on the earth. It sounds almost too easy. Standing barefoot in grass or sand does not seem like a real solution. But as sleep gets lighter, inflammation lingers, and hormones feel out of balance, more women are asking if this small act could actually help. Could reconnecting with the ground support a body that feels stuck in stress mode? In this episode, Sara Estes breaks down the latest research on grounding in clear, simple language. She explains how touching the earth may help lower inflammation, support healthy cortisol patterns, and improve sleep. You'll learn how free electrons from the ground may calm excess stress in the body and how to try grounding in everyday life. From 5 barefoot minutes in the morning to a short evening ritual, this episode offers practical steps you can start right away. If you're craving a natural way to feel calmer and steadier, this is your invitation to plug back in. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    16 min

  8. FEB 10

    Why Your Doctor Doesn't Ask About Food

    Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss. Doctor visits often focus on tests, scans, and what to do next. Food rarely comes up. Even when symptoms like fatigue, hormone problems, or fertility struggles continue, nutrition is often left out. Many people assume that if food were important, it would be discussed. Instead, care often moves straight to medications or procedures without looking at how the body is being fed each day. This can leave a quiet feeling that something is missing. When basic nourishment is ignored, it becomes harder to understand why healing stalls or why progress never fully sticks. So what happens when food is finally brought back into the conversation? In this episode of Wild is Wise, host Sara Estes explains why food is often missing from medical care and why that matters. She walks through how doctors are trained, what nutrition education is usually left out, and how that affects real health decisions. The conversation brings food back to the basics, as something that supports the body every day. Tune in for clear insight, practical takeaways, and a new way to think about nourishment that helps you ask better questions and feel more in control of your health. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    16 min

  9. FEB 3

    The Cost of Ignoring Your Body’s Hardest Working Organ!

    One of the most important organs in the body is also one of the most ignored. It performs more than 500 essential jobs every day, yet most people know almost nothing about what it actually does. This organ controls how energy is stored and released, how hormones are balanced, how fats are broken down, how toxins are cleared, and how nutrients are used or wasted. It works nonstop, adapts moment by moment, and rarely causes pain when something goes wrong. In the modern world, this system is under constant pressure from processed foods, alcohol, medications, environmental chemicals, chronic stress, and lack of movement. The result is a growing wave of fatigue, metabolic dysfunction, and silent imbalance that often goes unnoticed until real damage is done. What happens when the body’s hardest working organ is asked to carry more than it can handle? In this episode of Wild as Wise, Sara Estes breaks down what the liver actually does and why it plays such a central role in women’s health. She explains how this single organ manages energy, processes fats and cholesterol, balances hormones, recycles iron, supports immunity, and filters the blood every minute of the day. You'll learn how modern life places constant pressure on the liver and practical ways to support liver function. This episode reframes liver health as foundational, not optional. Listen in to understand how supporting this quiet powerhouse can restore energy, clarity, and balance throughout the body. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    22 min

  10. JAN 27

    Energy is a Gut Issue! How to Fuel Your Body From The Inside Out

    Fatigue has become common, but it shouldn’t be. Energy is meant to come from food, move through the body, and support clear thinking and steady focus. Instead, many women rely on caffeine and supplements that never seem to help for long. The advice is familiar: sleep more, stress less, eat better, yet energy still feels unreliable. The issue isn’t effort or discipline. Energy depends on systems in the body that turn food into usable fuel, and those systems live in the gut. When gut function is off, fuel may be there, but the body struggles to use it. This opens a different question: what if fatigue isn’t something to push through, but something to rebuild from the inside out? In this episode of Wild as Wise, Sara Estes looks at energy as a biological process, not a mindset problem. She explains how gut bacteria support energy production, how gut irritation can affect inflammation, and why absorption matters as much as what you eat. The conversation moves into practical ideas, including fiber to support gut microbes, collagen for gut structure, and herbs traditionally used to soothe digestion. Rather than chasing quick fixes, this episode offers a clear, educational way to think about supporting the systems involved in steady energy. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    16 min

  11. JAN 20

    Why Your Body Isn’t Absorbing the Vitamins You Take

    You take the vitamins. You read the labels. You follow the rules. And yet you still feel tired, foggy, or off. For many women, supplements promise energy but don’t deliver it. We’re taught that if a pill contains enough of a nutrient, our body will use it. But that’s not how biology works. Many vitamins never get absorbed in a way that helps your cells. They pass through, and we’re left thinking we need more or that something is wrong with us. What if the real issue is that your body can’t use what you’re taking? Welcome to Wild is Wise, a podcast focused on bringing clarity to women’s health. In this first episode, host Sara Estes, former private investigator turned functional health advocate, explains bioavailability and why the source and form of a vitamin matter more than the number on the label. You’ll learn why natural, whole-food nutrients work differently, why many synthetic supplements fall short, and what your body actually recognizes as nourishment. Listen in to stop guessing, stop wasting money on supplements that don’t work, and start supporting your health with clarity and intention. Follow along: Instagram: @wildiswise TikTok: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    16 min

  12. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    COMING SOON: Wild is Wise

    Coming Soon: Wild Is Wise breaks down the confusing world of women’s wellness so you can make wiser decisions about your health. Hosted by Sara Estes, a former private investigator turned wellness entrepreneur and advocate, this podcast explores women’s nutrition and physiology through a clear, evidence-based lens. Each episode unpacks complex topics like energy, hormones, gut health, and supplements and translates them into practical insights you can actually use. Rather than chasing trends or extremes, Wild Is Wise focuses on clarity. You’ll hear thoughtful discussions rooted in research, physiology, and real-world context, designed to help you navigate modern wellness with ease and confidence. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting advice or unclear information, this podcast offers a smarter way to think about health. New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe and follow the show so you don’t miss what’s next. Follow us on Instagram: @wildiswise Learn more: wildiswise.com

    2 min

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Welcome to Wild Is Wise, hosted by Sara Estes, writer and founder of the women’s wellness brand Sarenova. On this podcast, Sara breaks down the complex, sometimes confusing world of women’s nutrition and physiology into clear, research-grounded insights that help you better understand your body and make informed choices. Presented by Sarenova.

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    Sara Estes
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  • Episodes
    12
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