The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Katie

• Why sunlight and salt first thing supports energy and hormones
• The oral detox ritual that supports your microbiome and immune system
• Which supplements to take on an empty stomach (and why)
• The movement hack that supports lymph, fascia, and mood
• Why protein before caffeine is the ultimate hormone hack
• How to time your supplements for max absorption
• The no-screen morning boundary that protects your mental clarity

Resources Mentioned

• Bioptimizers Magnesium and Masszymes
• Pectasol
• Beam Minerals
• Rebounder
• Tongue scraper and oral care from Wellnesse
• Dissolve it All from MitoLife
• Protein powders and collagen I use
• Cacao Calm
• Coffee and mushroom coffee

Episode Highlights With Robyn

• Common misconceptions about nutrition and skin health
• Food fears around skin health: i.e., dairy/gluten is bad for the skin
• Top ways to support skin from the inside out
• Fixing the environment the food is landing in vs restrictive diets forever
• When it is helpful to avoid certain triggers for a short term and how to then retrain and be able to eat them again
• The mindset and emotional shifts and how they are so important
• How psychoimmunology comes into play here
• What to know about eczema and how it is often an immune miswiring vs hormones with acne
• How to truly hydrate the skin and nutrition and hydration from the inside out
• What the phospholipid bilayer is and how to support it with nutrients
• The particular fats that support skin: olive oil, butter, avocado, etc, plus vitamin E
• Why she isnt a fan of chemical-based sunscreens or endocrine disruptors in any skincare
• There can also be risks with clean skincare ingredients
• How healing skin and gut can actually improve skin reaction to the sun as well
• Iron and copper balance also play a role in sun/skin health as well
• How red light therapy can help collagen production, and how minerals are supportive
• Iodine and fluoride compete at a cellular level

Resources Mentioned

• The Clear Skin Lab
• Nutrition By Robyn on Instagram
• The Hidden Cause of Acne book - and my podcast interview with the author
• 928: The Root Causes of Acne and How to Address Them with Robyn Spangler

Episode Highlights With Robyn

• Her own journey with acne and all the extreme things she tried before discovering what worked
• The functional approach to healing that changed her life
• What to understand about the conventional methods of targeting acne and why things like steroids and birth control dont work long term
• The foundational things that support skin health
• Foundational diet and minerals for supporting the skin
• The surprising problems with too much iron in the body
• What to know about protein and minerals to support your skin
• Macro minerals vs other supporting minerals: sodium, potassium, magnesium
• Only 2% of the population gets enough potassium and this is very tied to acne
• The different types of acne and how the root cause addresses all of them: hormonal, inflammation, infection, irritation, and stress
• Things that help the most with teenage hormonal acne: minerals
• What to know about birth control, Accutane, and the downsides to know about them
• Topical stuff to understand: nourishing the skin barrier, dealing with infection, moisture, dry skin, and more

Resources Mentioned

• The Clear Skin Lab
• Free Mineral Guide with recipes
• Nutrition By Robyn on Instagram

Episode Highlights With Sarah

• What AMH is and how it comes into play with fertility 
• Her own journey with fertility 
• AMH does not predict your ability to get pregnant naturally and it doesn’t test egg quality
• It's really just looking at how well you’ll do with IVF
• How AMH levels can actually improve and why women aren’t told this
• Most people are able to get pregnant naturally, and women aren’t given the tools for this
• The downsides to IVF if you don't actually need it
• Top labs for understanding health and fertility 
• Normal vs optimal for lab tests 
• The factors that a man can change to help improve pregnancy and fertility for the couple
• The lifecycle of the egg is 90 days, and sperm is 70-80 days 
• The health of the male is equally important for a healthy baby

Resources Mentioned

• Sarah's social media Instagram, Facebook, and X
• Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast
• Free Guide: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year
• Function Health for testing
• Levels - food logging, habit tracking, and insights
• Evvy vaginal health test

Episode Highlights With Ashley 

• What are the foundational differences between Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine? 
• It’s all about constitution in TCM and what the differences are here
• What it might mean if you wake up at 3 am each morning 
• The way TCM looks at taste and temperature of foods and supplements 
• The elements and how they pertain to organs in TCM- and how they all show up
• How to know what element/constitution you might be in TCM
• A lot of women tend to be more earth-oriented in TCM
• Understanding emotions in TCM 
• What lung and skin issues are connected to in TCM and how this can relate to grief and sadness, especially in kids 
• Liver health in a TCM perspective and ways to support yours- including why the liver needs movement like daily walking 
• How fast-paced modern life and being out of alignment with nature stresses the liver 
• Biohacking for women and how we might do this differently if we had a TCM perspective 
• TCM: With every child, you give away half of your chi
• Red meat is the most nourishing food to build up your chi 

Resources Mentioned

• Dr. Ashley Beckman on Instagram and her cellular detox Instagram page
• Mastering Mold program - use code wellnessmama for an exclusive discount. $100 off all pricing options (both full payment and installment plans)
• Labs Unveiled
• Mold Resource Guide - how to recognize mold exposure, detox tips, and creating a mold-free environment.