The Wellness Mama Podcast

2d ago

Episode Highlights With the Holistic Kids The problem with ultra-processed foods and how these are destroying kids' health Why they consider ultra-processed foods to be fake foods and a science experiment What actually is an ultra-processed food? How kids get addicted to ultra-processed foods created in labs for this reason The “global diet of doom” These foods are linked to dozens of chronic health conditions Resources Mentioned The Teen Health Revolution: Unlocking Lifestyle Secrets for the Mind, Body, and Soul - book The Holistic Kids Show podcast

4d ago

Episode Highlights With Holistic Kids What the current generation of kids is facing, without even always realizing it How mindfulness applies to kids today Why they started their podcast and why this topic is so important to them Their insight into why kids and teens don’t want to open up to parents and what parents can do to create a more open environment Parents should listen to learn, not listen to reply and give advice Problems from not being mindful and the benefits to kids and teens of mindfulness The key challenges that teens are facing today and ways to help How to go from a state of mindlessness to mindfulness, especially for teens Their top tips for kids and teens to be more mindful Habit stacking for kids The importance of nature, especially for kids and teens How kids and teens can cultivate purpose in their own lives The importance of gratitude and the physical benefits to kids Their habit of finding ten things to be grateful for each morning Resources Mentioned The Teen Health Revolution: Unlocking Lifestyle Secrets for the Mind, Body, and Soul - book The Holistic Kids Show podcast

Dec 10

Episode Highlights With Tyler How often he talks about stress with patients and why this is such an important factor Women handle stress differently than men, and why this doesn’t have to be a bad thing What our cycle and our digestion directly tell us about our health Why women and men handle stress differently (hint: there’s an adrenal reason) What happens when we are stuck in fight or flight long term The effects on gut health and gut lining when we have chronic stress Top steps to support the gut and address the nervous system in high stress Universally helpful techniques, like breathing techniques, to help address stress The role of sleep and fasting Resources Mentioned The Wellness Way on X and on Facebook Dr. Tyler Kruse and The Wellness Way on Instagram The Wellness Way Coralville

Dec 8

Episode Highlights With Tyler How he got into gut and skin health work and his personal story with it Peeling skin on his fingertips led him to a deep dive into this topic Gut health shows up on the skin - if there are skin issues, something is going on underneath The autoimmune connection and how almost everything can be resolved Looking at gut and diet and what IGG food allergies are A lot of people are constipated and don’t realize it Key signs that an issue is more than just skin deep Surprising things related to autoimmune disease Why fast food is one of the worst things we can do for our digestion and health, and it isn’t what you think The biggest triggers he sees for skin issues Resources Mentioned The Wellness Way on X , on Facebook , and on Instagram Dr. Tyler Kruse and The Wellness Way on Instagram The Wellness Way Coralville

Dec 3

Episode Highlights From Katie The concept of the “Four Horsemen” of chronic disease and why 85% of people over 50 die from one of these conditions. What these diseases share in common: long, silent development over years or decades before symptoms appear. Why traditional screening often catches disease too late. And how new data and AI tools can identify risk far earlier. The difference between 10-year risk scoring and lifetime risk (and why most people never receive the latter). Why cancer screening is age-based rather than risk-based and how this overlooks key early indicators. How AI-driven assessments like Catch use massive datasets to calculate disease risk more accurately than traditional methods. What I learned from my own cancer risk assessment and why it shifted my thinking about proactive health. Why foundational lifestyle inputs (sunlight, vegetables, oily fish, hydration, minerals, sleep, movement, and avoiding chronic inflammation) are more powerful than supplements in reducing long-term disease risk. The connection between allergies, immune signaling, inflammation, and long-term disease patterns. How early lifestyle patterns influence future metabolic, cardiovascular, and cognitive health. Simple, data-backed ways to lower lifelong risk starting today without fear, overwhelm, or chasing expensive solutions. Resources Mentioned Catch

Dec 2

Episode Highlights With Cristi Her incredible story with breast implant illness, fibroids, and autoimmune issues Why she was so interested in health conferences and what this led to for her What she learned through bodybuilding, getting sick, and uncovering her underlying autoimmune issues How the “no pain, no gain” mindset is harming women and how we can shift to something more positive If we're in sympathetic nervous system dominance we will break down muscle even if we're doing everything right Anabolic vs catabolic and why understanding this is important Breaking the good girl conditioning and how she began to deconstruct this in her own life The four beliefs keeping us exhausted A lot of us are in burnout because we aren’t getting basic nourishment and our blood sugar is unbalanced The happiness comes from success lie that's so easy to get trapped in Letting go of perfectionism, and it's not what I do, but how I “be” How somatic and inner child work can help in this type of healing Resources Mentioned CC Dry Needling website and on Instagram Cristi's Instagram The Four Agreements - book Dr. Joe Dispenza's Books

Dec 1

Episode Highlights With Cristi What dry needling is and how she uses this modality The things happening to the body physiologically during dry needling Why muscles became acidic after injury and how to replenish and fix this How muscle voltage changes and how this impacts us and is linked to pain Dry needling is a mechanical disruption of the tissue fibers of the muscle in a knot The four pillars of healing: Reset, repair, replenish, respect What about people who are afraid of needles and what helps them with dry needling? Things we can do to help our bodies become more alkaline with hydration, breath, and movement Healthy, well used muscles don’t exhibit trigger points In a perfect world, how often to dry needle When in our cycle to dry needle as women All of the things dry needling can be helpful with Resources Mentioned CC Dry Needling website and on Instagram Cristi's Instagram The Body Keeps the Score - Book

Nov 26

Episode Highlights With Justine Her background in cell membrane medicine and what she learned in this Understanding mitochondria and phospholipids and fatty acids What we don’t understand about mitochondria and why they aren’t just the powerhouses of the cell and what else they do Einstein: the environment determines how the particle behaves What the real biggest needle movers are for health Why she tries to use technology outside to minimize the downsides We really are a body of water that is regulated by light Mitchondria are sensors and 95-99% of conditions we see today are of mitochondria origin The biggest exposure to human health today is the exposure to non-native EMFs and blue light Light and dark cycles are foundational for mitochondrial and overall health Why we were designed to be connected to natural infrared light (outdoor light) all day long Mitochondria actually make subcellular mitochondria Vitamin D is a photoelectric signal that requires light, hydration, redox and more and how a supplement can’t replicate this. Taking a supplement doesn’t fix a deficiency, it ignores the entire system Why she is vehemently opposed to sunglasses and sunscreen outside of very isolated instances (like skiing and on a boat) and why we want that light on our skin and eyes Neuropsin receptors and why this natural light is so important What redox is- and if you’re not able to detox it's because you’ve lost your voltage How to support cell membrane and cellular voltage to naturally support redox and detox Melanin is not just a pigment but a biological semiconductor and heavy metal chelator Why a tan is one of the most proactive things we can do in today’s world! And melanin is protective against non-native EMFs How phospholipids are so important and what we don’t understand about them Why it's imperative for us to be in the sunlight for healing How to support our cells with the right fats and why this is so foundational The membrane is the brain of the cell and supporting this makes a huge difference Her take on fish oil and why she would never recommend or consume it In nature, EPA and DHA are always found within a whole food matrix: fish What the cell danger response is and why this matters. The real story on cholesterol: “cholesterol over 200 isn’t pathological- it’s often a signal of metabolic competence. It’s a marker of a nervous system with reserve, of mitochondria still making enough pregnenolone, steroid hormones, and brain lipids.” Resources Mentioned Mitochondrial Restoration Program Fatty Acid Biochemistry Webinar Justine on Instagram Healthy home lighting