The Wellness Mama Podcast
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Katie Wells
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
How to Take Care of Your Skin During Menopause and As You Age with Dr. Mina
Episode Highlights With Dr. MinaHow hormone changes affect the skinWhy the skin changes at menopause and what to do about itThe reason menopause isn’t a bigger part of the conversation Why acne can happen again in menopause The reason hair loss happens sometimes during menopauseWhat to know about different skincare procedures Procedures that can be helpful and what to avoid (plus risks and downsides)At-home devices that work and ones to avoidResources We MentionThe Skin RealMito Red Light
Apr 16
22 min
Simplify Your Skincare Routine for Better Results with Harvard Dermatologist Dr. Mina
Episode Highlights With Dr. MinaWhat a minimalist skincare routine is and why keeping it simple can be best Skincare is self-care but it doesn’t have to be elaborate or expensiveThe basics of a skincare routine that works and what you don’t needProducts that can help you age gracefully without any extreme proceduresOver-the-counter products that can workHow a vitamin A cream can be beneficialVitamin C serums and if they can be helpfulWhat different skin types actually need and the real truth about skin typesHow to build skincare habits around your skin type and skin goalsAn inside-out approach to good skinSkincare is whole body careResources We MentionDr. Mary Alice MinaEidonOneSkin
Apr 15
33 min
Emotions and Their Impact on the Vagus Nerve with Diane Ducarme
Episode Highlights With Diane DucarmeYou have about 100 billion nerve cells in your body and they're all orchestrated by the vagus nerveThe vagus nerve was discovered in 1872 in medicine but is still not understood in the Western worldVagus comes from the Latin vaga, which means to wander, and it wanders throughout the bodyThe things that get in the way of the vagus nerve working optimallyHow emotions come into play hereWhat brain freeze teaches us about the vagus nerveWhere Western medicine recognizes the connection of emotions to the vagus nerveLiver toxicity can lead to wakeups from 1-3 a.m.Ways to support the vagus nerveHow we can sometimes intuitively avoid foods that are harmful to the vagus nerveResources We MentionMigraine TestNectar Health
Apr 11
27 min
The Physical Benefits of Letting Go - Learnings from Migraine Sufferers with Diane Ducarme
Episode Highlights With Diane DucarmeShe speaks seven languagesEnglish is actually her third languageThe genetic aspects of migraines and why they're so intenseThe health benefits of letting go and how this relates to migrainesHope for migraine sufferers and how to actually resolve migraines through a root cause approachHow not letting go impacts our brain and also our body in a massive wayAn incredible story about someone completely recovering from migrainesThe actual process of letting go and some easy tactics to use to do itWhy emotions are actually positive but staying stuck in a single emotion is detrimentalHow to consciously change emotionsPractical suggestions for processing and moving emotionsHow to use foods to help dissipate negative emotionsResources We MentionNectar Health - Diane DucarmeMigraine TestThe Migraine Heroes PodcastLetting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R Hawkins, MD, PhD
Apr 10
38 min
The Natural Healing Frequencies of Infrared and Red Light with Robby Besner of Therasage
Episode Highlights With Robby BesnerCreating the safest home environment for healingThe difference between infrared and red light and how to use them bothWhat full-spectrum infrared is and how it includes near, mid, and far rangesWays to create a healthy home environment with protective healing frequenciesHow sleep drastically impacts healing and how to support deep sleepWays to reduce EMFs in our home environment without going crazyWhat EMF harmonizing is and how this can be helpfulHow we already have more than just 5G around usWhat PEMF is, and how it's beneficialThe eight pulsed frequencies that he includes that are the most beneficial 2 PEMF frequencies for parasympathetic, the 2 that work for focus and motivation, and others that are helpful for pain reliefWhat ozone is and how it can be beneficialMany of us age, in part, by lack of oxygen being held in our blood cellsWhy the order of things matters and how to use these optimally How he stacks all of these modalities for the most effect Why he recommends sauna in the morning for optimal effect and how to stack it with other modalities to make it more effective Resources We MentionTherasage
Apr 9
35 min
Harnessing the Energies of Nature to Create a Healing Platform in the Body with Robby Besner
Episode Highlights With RobbyThe connection between toxicity, inflammation, and energyNatural and non-invasive ways to support the body in detoxificationThe natural frequencies that help break the bonds of toxins and where they are stored in the bodyHow infrared is especially beneficial and how it supports the body in healingWhat the healing frequencies of nature are that are found in sunlightHealthspan vs lifespanWhat we don’t realize about nature exposure and sun exposureHow infrared frequencies are especially helpfulWhat the science says on infrared frequencies and far vs near-infrared How these frequencies support mitochondria and nitric oxide You can get over-exposed to UV light but how to balance it naturallyHow we can get too much UV and not enough infrared from the sun and how to balance thatUnderstanding the wavelengths of infrared light and how to use them most effectively Products that support the frequencies our body needs to healThe benefits of heat/sauna and the temperature shifts for supporting the bodyResources We MentionTherasage
Apr 8
35 min
Playing Chess When Everyone Else Is Playing Checkers with Nathan Barry
Episode Highlights With NathanWhat does he mean by playing chess when others are playing checkersA fascinating way Reese Witherspoon did this with a book clubOther examples of flywheels and playing chessTip: Look at anywhere you spend money in business and turn those into opportunities to make money or provide services How Amazon does both flywheel and playing chess wellHis three basic principles for this type of business: build more than a personal brand, sell products rather than attention, have recurring revenue or repeat purchasesThe benefits of writing and creation and how to get the benefits in your own life, even if you don’t run a businessA reason to write 1,000 words a day as a creative exercise The benefits of taking on new challenges and getting out of your comfort zoneWhy it’s fun to be a student again and stay a student foreverResources We MentionConvertKitBillion Dollar Creator PodcastThe Billion Dollar CreatorStreaks App
Apr 4
28 min
Flywheels: How to Use Them To Improve Every Aspect Of Your Life with Nathan Barry
Episode Highlights With NathanWhat a flywheel is and the correct understanding of the termHow flywheels exist in physics and how the concept is helpful in business as wellThe story of how building a well with a flywheel in Africa changed how he thought about businessHow a flywheel business system can help you have better resultsImportance of disconnecting effort and impact and getting leverage How to apply flywheels at the small business level to get better resultsAn example flywheel for content creationWhat an avatar is and how writing to a single person can be very helpful in businessHow flywheels apply to personal life as well, especially in health and fitnessExamples of byproducts of flywheels and how to make them beneficial Resources We MentionConvertKitGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don't by Jim CollinsCreator Flywheels – The Operating System for Your Business
Apr 3
33 min
How Our Food System Has Become Centralized and Industrialized (& How to Change It) with Brett Ender & Harry
Episode Highlights With Brett and HarryHow the industrialization of food changed human nutritionThe biggest changes to the food supply in the last few decades and how they are impacting our healthOne thing sprayed on most grocery store chicken that you might not realizeThe real problems for animals and humans with factory farming and how to make better choices80% of meat in the grocery store is controlled by four major companiesIs regenerative agriculture scaleable?How we can help change the trend with our own food choicesHow more protein and healthy food can actually be a beauty secret as wellThe benefit of cooking just 3 more meals at home each weekSimple food choices that can make a big health differenceResources We Mentionnoble proteinMeat Mafia PodcastEatWild.comWeston A Price - InstagramGood Ranchers
Apr 2
23 min
Why Are We In the Worst Metabolic Health Crisis We’ve Ever Seen (& How to Fix It) with Meat Mafia
Episode Highlights With Brett and HarryHow their own health journey got them into the work they do and taught them about the massive health crisis we are inThe unique diet that completely changed Brett's healthWhy so many people have at least one marker of metabolic disorder and what we can do about itThe markers of metabolic dysfunction and the one that is easiest to measure at home at no cost (hint: it's about your waist)There are 40,000 products at most grocery stores and they come from ten large companiesMyths about meat and fat consumption that exist in modern societyThe bad data that led to the recommendations against meat and healthy fatsWhat the data actually shows about things like cholesterol and red meat consumptionWays to make healthy eating more affordable on a budgetThe unique protein powder they created to help bridge the nutritional gapOne simple nutritional switch you can make that can drastically improve your health (1 g of protein per pound of body weight per day)Resources We Mentionnoble protein powderMeat Mafia PodcastSacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet by Diana Rodgers and Robb Wolf
Apr 1
42 min
Load more