The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Anjan Katta

• His own experience with the pitfalls of modern technology 
• The downside of so much blue light at all times of day and night
• What the designer of LCD screens thought they would be used, and what he would have done differently if he had known we’d be using them this much
• Light is a master signaling mechanism for hormone and circadian health
• What are the most harmful negative impacts of modern techno...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Cathleen King

• What happens when we get to a place where our set operating mode is that things are chronically unsafe
• How the immune system comes into play here
• Perception is key for retraining the body 
• How to shift mindset and take personal responsibility 
• What happens when we are stuck in story or mind theory
• When the mind is engaged with a story, the limbic system stays overactive and the body’s ability...

Episode Highlights With Cathleen King

• Her journey with mysterious symptoms and what finally helped her heal
• What the cell danger response is, and why we have to understand this 
• Her realization and paradigm shift to find the common denominator behind her health problems 
• How she slowly “walked herself out of hell” and healed
• The body is infinitely capable of healing
• It is figuring out what is blocking, what is keeping the body from h...

Episode Highlights With Katie

• The reasons I started to do a yearly water fast
• My own experiences with fasting
• What I think about fasting in general, for women, and what I do
• My longest fasts and what this one will likely be
• The mental and inner work of a fast and the real reason I do it
• Gratitude journaling when I feel the desire for food and separating desire/pleasure from joy/gratitude
• It is not for everyone, but it's helpful f...

Episode Highlights With Divya Gupta

• Her own story of having her gallbladder removal linked to her thyroid 
• What’s going on biologically with the liver and gallbladder connection to thyroid issues
• Nothing in the body works in isolation, and what symptoms can tell us 
• The thyroid and liver have a very symbiotic relationship 
• Three main organs to look at to help support the thyroid: liver, adrenals, and gut
• How to support these three or...

Episode Highlights With Divya Gupta

• Her own incredible story and how she broke the cycle
• When she started to notice something was wrong with her health and how she started to change the story
• Differences between growing up in India and moving to the US
• Genes only impact 10% of outcomes, and much more is in our ability to change 
• A doctor can never know your body as well as you can
• You hire a doctor and have the power to fire them if ...

Episode Highlights With Everbella

• Why collagen declines with age and why just taking it alone won’t fix it 
• Her dramatic story with collagen, biotin, hair loss 
• Does collagen really work? What it might mean when it isn’t working 
• Warning signs you're low in collagen
• Not all collagens are created equal
• Collagen affects so much more than just the skin and face, it goes much deeper than that 
• How collagen is used in connective tissu...

Episode Highlights With Heather Gray

• Her experience with many chronic issues and how this led to the work she does now
• If you don’t recognize an ingredient on a label, neither does your body 
• Your lifestyle of convenience is part of what is killing you
• How coffee enemas can be helpful and why to consider them, even if they sound scary 
• Sleep and supplements and how these things changed everything for her
• The things she has people rul...

Episode Highlights With Heather Gray

• How she entered the detox world after being sick as a child
• Understanding the downsides of detoxing incorrectly 
• The nuance to any healing protocol and why there is no one size fits all
• How to support your detox pathways and things to avoid that can hurt them
• “My self-care feels like a part-time job, but it is better than being full-time sick”
• The three main detox pathways: sweat, pee, and poop, a...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Frank Anderson

• What IFS is and how it differs from other types of therapies 
• His personal trauma history that started at age 6 
• Why he isn’t a fan of differentiating “big T” and “little t” trauma
• Why don’t we need to forgive in order to heal and why he calls it the F-word
• How early childhood experiences with our caregivers can have a strong, lasting impact, even if they aren’t big moments of trauma or abu...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Phyllis Pobee

• What she sees related to intermittent fasting and women
• Why fasting can lead to an initial 10-pound weight loss and then a rebound with more weight gain
• We are already losing muscle in our 30s and beyond without fasting, and fasting can speed up muscle loss if we aren’t careful
• Not everyone responds well to a lack of food
• Age matters in fasting and impacts younger and older people differentl...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Phyllis Pobee

• How she lost over 100 pounds after having two kids by understanding genetics
• Obesity affects all organ systems 
• What genetic weight loss is, and how she figured this out
• The biggest gene that comes into play with weight loss… the FTO gene
• Genetic avatars and how this helps pinpoint what will be effective
• The craving captives and how this comes into play with genetics and dopamine genes
• The gen...

Episode Highlights With Dana Cohen

• We know ultra-processed foods are a problem, but it may be worse than we think
• People who cook for themselves are healthier
• The important mindset shift when it comes to food and nourishment 
• How to use the blender to make sauces, soups, and other condiments that can up your nutrition
• Less common recipes like nutrient-dense ice cream and popsicles that can be made in the blender
• How to make nut milk ...

Episode Highlights With Dana Cohen

• Hydration is so important, but a lot of us get this wrong
• This is the single most important step in preventing chronic disease
• There is no 80/20 without hydration and no detox without hydration
• We detox through poop, pee, and sweat, and none of these happen without hydration
• Low-level dehydration is a causal effect of aging and chronic disease
• One very important key takeaway about hydration and how ...

Episode Highlights With Sean Lake

• The incredible back story behind his brand and the personal loss that sparked his interest in health
• How this brand is a tribute to his friend Glen, who died tragically 
• Glen stood for self-improvement and helping others, so this company was founded in his honor
• Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body
• How collagen fights aging and is the “glue” of the body
• The most impactful steps for...

Episode Highlights With Marisol from Queen of the Thrones

• How to properly use castor oil for hair
• The myth that castor oil “grows” hair and what it actually does instead 
• Less is more with castor oil and hair… for skin, more is ok, but for hair, the right amount is important — how much do you put in your hair 
• Golden castor oil for skin, but for hair, black castor oil is better depending on hair type
• How to do a natural hot oil hair...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Marisol

• How castor oil was Cleopatra's ancient beauty secret 
• Cleopatra was actually Macedonian, and how she likely used castor oil in her beauty routine
• She was the first beauty influencer in the world using castor oil, and what we can still learn from her today
• Marisol was a beauty queen, and beauty has always been an area of interest for her
• What we can learn from grandmothers when it comes to bea...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Mariza Snyder

• Why there are so many myths around perimenopause and menopause
• Menopause was somewhat considered a disease state due to a knowledge gap in the healthcare system
• The five biggest myths about perimenopause and menopause 
• Perimenopause sets off an acceleration of events that creates more risk for chronic problems down the road
• The myth of weight gain and why it isn’t inevitable 
• How to focus on ...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Mariza Snyder

• Her perimenopause journey and how it started postpartum
• Things to pay attention to as signs of perimenopause 
• Lab tests to know if you might be in perimenopause
• Progesterone can be a signal of perimenopause and how to keep an eye on it
• Ways to support progesterone naturally 
• Melatonin levels drop during perimenopause 
• Essential oils that can help with hormones and sleep
• Ways to support muscle a...