Wildly Optimized Wellness Podcast

Show notes

Are you too tired to run those errands when it’s dark out? Winter tomatoes got you down? You’re not alone!

As we find ourselves shifting into winter, what are the steps we can take to boost our wellness? We all know there are four seasons and in some areas that means changes and in others, that sun will still shine every day, but why does it even matter what season it is? Should that affect our activities, our food, or our rest? And if so, how?

Our culture often pressures us into a go, go, go mindset year round, but that might be impacting your circadian rhythm or your hormone balance, so what can you do about it?

Some people are required to work 8 to 5 no matter the season, so what then?

Are there still steps you can take to surrender to the seasonality of life, of nature, and your body to live with more balance, more wholeness, and more wellness? We’re getting into ALL of this today! So don’t sleep on this one!

In This Episode:

Thinking through seasons to impact your wellness (2:48)

Culture’s effect on circadian rhythms & hormone balance (3:10)

What Evie’s observed in herself regarding seasonality (3:35)

How light affects eating habits: Toréa’s lightbulb moment (7:27)

Connecting seasonality to our bodies (9:14)

Adjusting to seasonality for those working without flexibility (11:31)

Holiday burnout (11:50)

Food’s seasonality (12:41)

Optimizing the micronutrients of food (13:14)

How to know what food is in season(16:48)

The Ayurvedic roots of seasonality (17:59)

Food preservation & fermentation as a method for optimizing on seasonality (19:02)

Resources Mentioned:

Listen to our episode that discusses Seasonal Affective Disorder here:

https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/s1e3

Listen to the episode on Full Spectrum Light here: https://www.torearodriguez.com/wowpodcast/s2e7