Women's Wellness Radio: Recent Episodes
Womens Wellness Radio
Expert interviews in the field of hormone health, nutrition, and mindset. A show for smart women seeking smart solutions to the stresses of modern life.
This is the 195th episode of Women's Wellness Radio. We've been on air for almost 3 years, and done a lot of good work. And I'm ready for a little change of pace. This is our last episode!
Here's what you'll hear: Min 00:30 Changes on the WWR
Min 01:45 Finding our mission in work
Min 03:00 Toxins in our daily lives
Min 04:00 What's next for WWR
Min 07:00 Seeing new clients
Min 07:30 Past episodes on WWR
Resources: Hormone Detox Tribe Group on Facebook
Hormone Detox Shop YouTube channel
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Kiran Krishnan is a Microbiologist with over 20 years experience in the probiotics industry. In this webinar we did in May, Kiran talks about leaky gut, the microbiome, gluten, the immune system & supplements for a leaky gut.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:20 Introduction to WWC
Min 04:05 Kiran Krishnan & his work
Min 08:35 Leaky gut progression
Min 13:13 Effects of a leaky gut
Min 17:15 Effects of stress on the gut
Min 20:40 Symptoms of a leaky gut
Min 23:30 Is leaky gut genetic?
Min 27:15 Gluten & Megaspore
Min 33:25 Eating right
Min 35:50 Megaspore
Min 43:20 Getting the right probiotic
Min 48:25 GI Restore supplement
Min 50:25 Taking probiotics for bloating
Min 54:30 GI Assist supplement & gut restoration kit
Min 1:01:00 Parasites & leaky gut
Min 1:04:35 Candida, immune deficiency & breastfeeding while on probiotics
Min 1:11:00 Histamine
Resources: Megaspore
Gut Restoration kit
Gut Infection kit
GI Restore powder
GI Assist
Atrantil
Healing Gut & Oral Infections With Herbs with Rachel Fresco
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Dr Eric Rieger is an anesthetist and registered nurse. He is our guest this week where we talk about bloating, SIBO, IBS, gut bacteria, causes of chronic bloating, and polyphenols.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:55 Causes of SIBO
Min 05:55 Dr. Rieger's health history
Min 08:45 Archaea bacteria in the small bowel
Min 11:20 Other bacteria found in the bowel
Min 13:50 Chronic bloating & foods that feed bloating
Min 20:15 Resetting & intermittent fasting
Min 23:10 Foods that increase bloating (FODMAP foods)
Min 29:30 Polyphenols
Min 34:50 Using Atrantil
To learn more about Dr. Eric Rieger & Atrantil, visit this website and follow them on social media:
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Resources: Atrantil
Megaspore
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SIBO Causes and Treatments with Dr. Ken Brown
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Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Ann Melin & I are your guests this week. Ann is our lead coach at WWC. In this episode we talk about some of my own test results, mold tests for the home & body, testing for chemicals in the body, heavy metal testing, and organic acids testing.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:10 Tests covered at Women's Wellness Collaborative
Min 04:40 Toxicity in the body
Min 07:10 Hair mineral analysis testing
Min 11:00 Glyphosate test & urine test
Min 17:30 Water test
Min 19:10 The dust test & Marcon's test
Min 21:55 Organic acids test
Min 30:00 Serotonin
Min 34:30 Nutritional markers
Resources: Sign up for a Free consult here
Hormone Detox shop Video version of the interview with Ann Melin Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Dr. Mariza Snyder is a Women’s Hormone Practitioner and an essential oils expert. This episode is a recording of a webinar with Dr. Mariza on essential oils for hormones. We talk about perimenopause & menopause, the thyroid, nutritional tips & essential oils.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:10 Dr. Mariza Snyder & her mother's health history
Min 06:20 Dr. Snyder's former client testimonial
Min 07:45 Committing to functional medicine
Min 10:00 Hormonal imbalances & prescriptions
Min 12:10 What are hormones?
Min 13:20 The Charlie's Angels of hormones
Min 16:30 The Foundational 5
Min 21:10 Eating right for your hormones
Min 29:10 Essential oils & herbs
Min 31:50 How to use essential oils
Min 34:05 Essential oil protocols
Min 40:20 Low Progesterone & Dr. Snyder's protocols
Min 47:55 Phytoestrogens
Min 50:00 Dr. Synder's protocols for hormone balancing
To learn more about Dr. Mariza Snyder, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Hormone Detox shop Doterra Essential Oils shop Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Dr. Darin Ingels is a naturopathic physician, clinical microbiologist and immunologist with a speciality in Lyme disease. He previously came on to the show to talk about mold and has authored the book "The Lyme Solution".
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:00 Introducing Dr. Darin Ingels
Min 03:15 The basics & myths of Lyme disease
Min 06:45 EMF & Lyme disease
Min 09:00 Lyme symptom diagnosis vs testing
Min 14:30 Dr. Ingels 5-part immune boosting plan
Min 19:00 Dr. Ingels's book & resources
Min 22:00 Quick fixes to Lyme disease
To learn more about Dr. Darin Ingels, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Instagram Pinterest Resources: Dr. Darin Ingels on Mold Week
The Lyme Solution book
Free chapter of The Lyme Solution book
Free recipe book
Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Dr. Eric Osansky is a chiropractic physician, clinical nutritionist, and Functional medicine practitioner. He is back on the show in the event of his new book coming out called "Hashimoto's Triggers". In this episode we talk about Hashimoto's disease & its triggers, the connection between thyroid & SIBO, and essential oils.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:05 Introducing Dr. Eric Osansky's new book
Min 02:55 What are Hashimoto's triggers?
Min 04:25 Food triggers
Min 08:00 Estrogen dominance
Min 12:10 The connection between thyroid & SIBO
Min 18:10 Blood sugar as a trigger for Hashimoto's
Min 21:55 Blue light exposure
Min 23:45 Dr. Osansky's book
Min 24:05 Using essential oils
To learn more about Dr. Osansky, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Resources: Hashimoto's Triggers book
Addressing Hashimoto's and Graves' Disease with Dr. Eric Osansky
Receive a FREE CHAPTER from Dr. Osansky's book "Hashimoto's Triggers" Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Lindsay Christensen is a nutritionist, health coach & health writer. She's our new staff writer at WWC. In this episode we talk about Lindsay's chronic childhood illness, diagnosis, the different treatments she's taken and how taking a paleo approach has made a difference for her.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:35 Introducing Lindsay Christensen
Min 03:55 Lindsay's health history & recovery
Min 10:35 Lyme infection
Min 14:50 The ancestral approach to healing
Min 19:45 Lindsay's diet
Min 25:05 Being diligent with your health
Min 27:20 The circadian rhythms
Min 36:35 Lindsay's favorite botanicals & binders
Min 41:20 Intermittent fasting
Min 46:00 Lindsay's resources
To learn more about Lindsay Christensen, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: WWC Supplement Shop
The Best Supplements for Leaky Gut
Gut Restoration kit
Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Jane Barlow Christensen is a master Herbalist and co-founder of Barlow Herbal. Her father, Max G. Barlow, worked with Dr. ET Krebs Jr and Dr. Hulda Clark, inventor of the Essiac formula. Jane loves everything natural, holistic, wellness, fitness, and nutrition oriented. In this episode we talk about herbs, Lomatium, virus infections, and Jane's supplements.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:25 Introducing Jane Barlow
Min 05:10 The art of putting herbs together
Min 09:35 Jane's Lomatium formula
Min 16:00 Munityboost
Min 23:35 Jane's turmeric formula
Min 26:55 Chlorella & spirulina
Min 31:35 Heartlove supplement - includes cayenne pepper, cinnamon, & slippery Elm
Min 36:35 Brain Glow
Min 42:15 Jane's parasite products & resources
To learn more about Jane Barlow, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: WWC Supplement Shop
Functional Health Solutions program
Hormone Webinar with Dr. Mariza Snyder (June 05 3 PM PST, 6 PM EST)
Spring Cleaning Pack
Glowing Vitality Skin serum
Munityboost
Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Dr. Rachel Fresco is a doctor of Chinese Medicine out of California. She's also the founder and President of Bio-Botanical Research. In this episode we talk about her formulations, biofilms, gut infections, essential oils, oral health, and eating healthy.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:00 Introducing Dr. Rachel Fresco
Min 03:58 Dr. Fresco's Biocidin® formula
Min 09:40 Biofilms
Min 14:55 Microbial blends
Min 20:30 Olive leaf extract & essential oils
Min 25:00 Using Biocidin
Min 29:00 Binders
Min 32:15 Biocidin Throat Spray
Min 38:20 Marcons
Min 40:15 Dentalcidin & oral health
Min 46:53 Amalgam filling & detoxifying
Min 52:45 Eating healthy
Min 64:40 Dr. Fresco's resources
To learn more about Rachel Fresco and her company Bio-Botanical Research, visit her website here and on Facebook
**Resources:** WWC shop
Leaky Gut Solutions Webinar on May 22, 2018 2:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Dentalcidin toothpaste
Gut Restoration Kit
MegaSporeBiotic
Cyrex Labs
**Functional Health Solutions Program** To learn more about our private **Functional Health Solutions program**, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Dr. Kasia Kines is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition and the CEO of EBV Educational Institute who specializes in the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). Her new ground-breaking book on EBV combines medical research with practical applications, written both for the medical community and the layperson in mind. The book will be released in late spring/summer 2018. In this episode, we talk about the EBV, Mononucleosis, testing, childhood infections & recovery.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:35 Introducing Dr. Kasia Kines
Min 04:48 How Dr. Kines got into EBV specialization
Min 06:35 Testing for EBV & seeking treatment
Min 10:00 The connection between EBV & other conditions
Min 11:50 How many people have EBV?
Min 15:00 Mononucleosis (mono)
Min 19:05 Childhood infections & lab testing for EBV
Min 27:30 Botanicals & superfoods for helping with EBV
Min 35:00 Flipping your health script
Min 36:50 Olive-leaf extract
Min 40:35 Dr. Kines newsletter & freebies
Min 46:35 EBV recovery
To learn more about Dr. Kasia Kines, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Leaky Gut Solutions webinar
Dr. Kines’ EBV Online Clinician Training Program
EBV Help website
Medical Medium book by Anthony William
Dr. Kines’ Free gift
Immunosciences Labs
DirectLabs
LifeExtension
Dr. Kines article on EBV & Olive-leaf extract
Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Tami Wilson is part of our staff at WWC and joined our online coaching program as a client about a year ago. She's our special guest this week where we talk about her health history, menstrual cycle, negative self-talk, working at WWC among other topics.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:00 Introducing Tami Wilson & her health history
Min 05:12 Puberty & irregular cycles
Min 08:30 Tami's health in high school
Min 11:40 Seeking natural treatment
Min 17:30 Testing with naturopaths
Min 20:35 Online coaching at WWC
Min 23:20 Home cooking & changes experienced
Min 28:20 Negative self-talk
Min 31:45 Personal care products
Min 33:58 Distrust in the medical community
Min 37:10 Testing on the WWC coaching program
Min 43:50 Shifts & improvements experienced
Min 49:30 Working at WWC
Resources: Functional Health Solutions sign-up form
Leaky Gut Solutions webinar May 22, 2018 2:00 PM in Pacific Time
Perfect Periods Program
Improve Your Genetic Performance with Dr. Ben Lynch
High Energy Morning Detox Guide
WWC Shop
Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Jaclyn Renee is a holistic health coach specializing in digestion & hormone health. She's our special guest this week because she is one of our clients in our coaching program. We talk about her health journey, diet, testing, and hormones.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:00 Introducing Jaclyn Renee Fracchia
Min 05:05 Jaclyn's health history before WWC
Min 07:15 Jaclyn's digestive issues as a child
Min 10:10 Jaclyn's diet & eating habits
Min 15:45 Testing & results
Min 22:25 Re-testing
Min 25:10 Thyroid, hormones & heavy metal testing
Min 31:00 Jaclyn's private coaching practice
Min 35:17 Jaclyn's free guide to healing the gut
To learn more about Jaclyn Renee, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
Facebook page Private Facebook Group for women with digestive issues
Twitter
Instagram
Pinterest Resources: Learn more about our Functional Health Solutions program Leaky Gut Solutions webinar May 22, 2018 2:00 PM in Pacific Time
Get the free 5-Day Beat The Bloat - A Guide To Healing The Gut by joining Jaclyn's JRWCrew Group on Facebook Functional Health Solutions Program To learn more about our private Functional Health Solutions program, please fill out the brief form here. After filling it out, you'll get a short series of emails to teach you about how functional health coaching works, and if it's a fit for you and your case. As thank you, we provide a discount code at the end of the series for learning about us!
Jodi Cohen is the founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, an essential oils company, and the best selling author of "Healing with Essential Oils". She's a nutritional therapist and essential oils expert. In this episode we talk about the nervous system and how to get into parasympathetic rest mode, getting a good night's sleep, the adrenal glands, and histamine.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:35 Introducing Jodi Cohen
Min 03:25 Jodi's health history
Min 08:40 Essential oil formulas
Min 11:00 How essential oils work
Min 17:45 Jodi's first approach to helping clients: improving sleep
Min 22:55 Mold & clearing the sinuses
Min 23:40 Melatonin and how it detoxifies
Min 25:40 Effects of stress on the body
Min 28:50 The adrenals & HPA
Min 34:10 Detoxifying estrogen
Min 35:45 Using binders
Min 38:40 Mood adjustment with essential oils
Min 45:15 Histamine balance for air cleaning
Min 46:05 Jodi Cohen's essential oils
Min 48:30 Jodi's resources
To learn more about Jodi Cohen, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
Facebook page
Facebook discussion group
Pinterest
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube
Resources: Buy essential oils 10% off using the code "womenswellness"
What Women Want: An Essential Oils Webinar (24 April 2018 2:00 PM Pacific Time)
Essential Oils and Supplements for a Leaky Gut webinar (26 April 2018 2:00 PM Pacific Time)
Free gift: Download a free chapter of Jodi's book, Healing with Essential Oils
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board! We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Megan Schwarz is an attorney turned female hormonal health advocate, with a specialty in skin care. She offers clients dietary, lifestyle, and hormonal support focused on inflammatory skin issues such as hormonal acne, dermatitis, and hyperpigmentation. In this episode, we are going to focus mainly on the internal aspects of skin issues.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:15 Introducing Megan Schwarz
Min 05:50 The connection between stress, healthy skin & ovulation
Min 10:05 The androgens
Min 12:45 Treating clients with skin issues
Min 16:55 Adult acne & PCOS
Min 19:20 Using the birth control pill for acne control
Min 23:35 The gut & liver
Min 24:40 Good skin care tips
Min 30:50 Megan's resources
To learn more about Megan Schwarz, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Webinar: Beautycounter - Choosing Best Products for Your Skin Type
Beautycounter products - non-toxic line of beauty products
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board! We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Bridghid McMonagle was the first certified ozone practitioner in Oregon and has trained extensively in ozone therapies. She is certified in Wilson Temperature Protocol, Prolozone, Major Autohemotherapy, LENS neurofeedback system, and IV therapy. In this episode we talk about ozone therapy, PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma), and heavy metal detoxification. Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:15 Introducing Dr. Bridghid McMonagle Min 07:00 Going back to school Min 09:00 Basics for healthy skin and hair Min 13:30 Thyroid issues & heavy metal toxicity Min 15:10 IV therapy, chelation & heavy metal testing Min 23:20 Ozone therapy Min 29:20 PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Min 31:40 Risks to using therapies Min 34:40 Dr. Bridghid McMonagle's resources To learn more about Dr. Bridghid McMonagle, visit her website here and follow her on social media: Lake Oswego Health Center Facebook page Dr. Bridghid McMonagle's Facebook profile Instagram YouTube Resources: Secret To A Younger You book Ultralux UV Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board! We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor and the period revolutionary—leading the change to better periods. Her book Period Repair Manual is out on its second edition with new sections on perimenopause, how to come off hormonal birth control and the different options for birth control. In this episode, we talk about the new book, perimenopause, managing heavy periods, and histamine intolerance.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:10 Dr. Briden's new book Min 03:45 Feedback from the first book Min 04:30 What is perimenopause? Min 05:55 The connection between hormones & symptoms of perimenopause Min 11:10 Dr. Briden's rescue prescription for perimenopause moods: * Magnesium * Natural Progesterone * Taurine * Magnolia * Ziziphus * Ashwagandha * Vitamin B6
Min 20:20 Pregnancy in perimenopause women
Min 23:35 Managing heavy periods/flooding Min 29:30 Going into perimenopause with health conditions Min 35:35 Histamine intolerance Min 44:15 Dr. Lara Briden's resources & help for teenagers To learn more about Dr. Briden, visit her website here and follow her on social media: Facebook Twitter Instagram Resources: Period Repair Manual book
Perfect Periods Facebook Group Hormone Balance After 40 summit
Prof Jerilynn Prior's article prescribing progesterone for heavy periods
Lara's article "The Curious Link Between Estrogen and Histamine Intolerance" Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board! We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Alan Hopkins is the CEO of YOURLABWORK, LLC and is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. In this episode, we continue with the conversation on blood sugar that we started last week with Diane Sanfilippo. Hopkins talks about what prediabetes is, testing and blood sugar numbers.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:45 Dr. Alan Hopkins' background & work
Min 04:25 Diabetes research
Min 08:40 Lab testing at Your Lab Work
Min 10:25 Taking a stand for your health
Min 12:35 Prediabetes & diabetes numbers
Min 13:20 Blood sugar markers & your risk potential
- Blood sugar of 85 or less is considered perfect
- Blood sugar of 100 is prediabetes
- Blood sugar of 125 is diabetes
- Blood sugar of 126 & above is consistent with Types 2 diabetes
Min 18:00 Early blood sugar screening
Min 24:50 Insulin resistance
Min 28:40 Effects of exercise & food on blood sugar
Min 33:10 Dealing with Prediabetes
Min 36:45 Custom lab work
- Metabolic panel
- Sugar metabolism & Diabetes screening
- Thyroid tests (TSH, Free T3, Free T4), Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies (for Hashimoto's)
- Advanced cholesterol panel
To learn more about Alan Hopkins, visit his website here.
Resources: Detoxing From Sugar with Diane Sanfilippo
How High Blood Sugar Wrecks Your Hormones with Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
To get 20% discount off your lab work, use the discount code "Drr2018"
Practitioner Training Program survey
Custom lab work
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board! We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Diane Sanfilippo is a Certified Nutrition Consultant and New York Times bestselling author of Practical Paleo. Her new book, The 21-Day Sugar Detox Daily Guide was released recently in January 2018. In this episode we talk about sugar addiction, changing health habits and taking charge of your health.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:45 Diane Sanfilippo's book tours
Min 06:55 Diane's sugar detox books
Min 09:00 Launching the 21-day sugar detox program
Min 16:00 Cleanses & dealing with setbacks
Min 19:10 Using judgement in making good decisions
Min 24:35 Diane's objectives for her new book
Min 30:05 Changing health habits
Min 34:30 Diane's health coaching program
Min 38:45 Connecting brands with health coaches
Min 42:30 Launching a coaching program
Min 46:30 Beautycounter products
To learn more about Diane Sanfilippo, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Practitioner training program survey
21-Day Sugar Detox program
21-Day Sugar Detox Coaching Program
Beautycounter products - non-toxic line of beauty products
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board! We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Katie Bessack is a Certified Holistic Health Coach from California. She's also a Corporate Wellness Expert who supports companies through corporate wellness programs. In this episode we talk about some of the fundamentals of self-care for women's health like getting the right kind of fats, finding healthy snacks and getting a good night's sleep.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:25 Introduction to Katie Bressack
Min 05:00 Katie's transition to women's health
Min 11:00 Eating for your hormones
Min 15:20 How healthy foods contribute to hormonal health
Min 18:10 Eating fruits
Min 25:50 What to eat for breakfast
Min 27:45 Food recommendations for women's health
Min 33:10 Uses of iron & magnesium
Min 32:15 Katie's seed recommendations & tips for cramps
Min 36:45 Katie's resources
Min 39:45 Detaching yourself better every day
To learn more about Katie, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Katie's Free Gift
Women’s Hormonal Balancing Trail Mix
Clinical Practitioner Training survey
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board!
We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Ben Lynch is well-known for his study on MTHFR gene variations and is the author of the book "Dirty Genes". He is also the President of www.SeekingHealth.com, a supplement company oriented towards disease prevention and health promotion. In this episode, we learn more about genes, Dr. Lynch's work, and detoxification.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:45 Introducing Dr. Lynch & his book "Dirty Genes"
Min 04:05 What are genes & DNA?
Min 08:00 Dr. Lynch's health history
Min 11:15 Genes & detoxification
Min 15:55 SNPs
Min 20:40 Dr. Lynch's dirty genes quiz
Min 23:40 Changing a gene's shape
Min 26:10 Effect of too much protein on genes
Min 30:40 Benefits of taking carbs at night
Min 32:20 Understanding your individual susceptibilities
Min 37:05 Aging & changing genes
Min 41:50 Genetic testing
Min 47:20 Dr. Lynch's resources
To learn more about Dr. Lynch, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Resources: Dirty Genes book
Dirty Genes course
Article on the side effects of Folic acid
26 Steps to Clean Genes - free giveaway
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board!
We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Jessica Stopard is a Holistic Nutritionist & health coach from Canada. She discovered that the elimination diet made a big difference for her and for her clients. In this episode, we will be discussing what the elimination diet is, food sensitivity testing and healing the gut.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:00 Introducing Jessica Stopard
Min 05:35 Transitioning into holistic nutrition
Min 09:15 What is the elimination diet?
Min 13:20 Who is this diet for?
Min 16:25 Benefits of the elimination diet
Min 20:00 Reintroducing foods, food sensitivities & food addiction
Min 23:45 Case stories of using elimination diets
Min 29:35 Foods to have in your diet
Min 33:20 Jessica's holistic nutritional approach
Min 34:45 Testing for food sensitivities
Min 43:10 Jessica's free guide & resources
To learn more about Jessica Stopard, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Jessica's Free Beginner's Guide to Food Sensitivities
Beautycounter products - non-toxic line of beauty products
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure take our "Is a Gut Infection Causing Your Hormonal Imbalance" quiz here, and come on board!
We have lots of valuable, free resources for women's health we share weekly.
Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Ann Melin is our lead health coach at Women's Wellness Radio and a certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Clinical Nutritionist, a Clinical Master Herbalist, and a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner. In this episode we talk about gut health, gut infections, and the best treatment protocols.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:35 The connection between gut health & hormone health
Min 05:20 Symptoms of gut infections
Min 11:00 Why you need to address gut parasites
Min 14:35 Gut healing protocols & lab testing
Min 22:50 SIBO & GI map tests
Min 27:10 Links between gut parasites & other diseases
Min 30:10 Getting treatment for chronic conditions
Min 38:00 Treating gut parasites (candida, SIBO)
Min 41:35 Herbs & supplements for gut health
Min 45:20 Steps to WWC coaching
Resources: Free “mini Spark Case Review” with Bridgit. You will receive a link to schedule after completing the form.
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Bunny Ghatrora runs Ellebox, an online delivery service for organic tampons, pads and other treats you can use during your cycle. In this episode, we will talk about toxins, tampons, deodorants, and different personal care products.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:25 Introduction to Bunny Ghatrora & Ellebox
Min 07:50 What's in regular tampons?
Min 10:40 Tampons vs pads
Min 13:00 The Tween box & transitioning into puberty for girls
Min 19:00 Other menstrual options for women
Min 21:10 Personal products from Ellebox (Antiperspirants & deodorants)
Min 27:00 Phthalates in personal care products
Min 31:00 Customer testimonials on using Ellebox
Min 33:25 Bunny's resources
To learn more about Bunny Ghatrora, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Use coupon code "wellness30" to get 30% off any Ellebox
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Bridgit's deodorant
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Shelley Gawith is a Functional Nutritionist in private practice in Wellington, New Zealand. She completed Nutritional Therapy Association studies, IHS Advanced Functional Assessment Training, and is a Certified Gluten Practitioner. In this episode we talk about adrenal health, her amazing health history, and her work in helping busy career women overcome fatigue & anxiety.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:30 Introducing Shelley Gawith's work
Min 04:25 Shelley's health journey with chronic fatigue syndrome
Min 08:30 Shelley's steps to getting better
Min 12:10 Cellular energy & adrenal health
Min 16:40 Root causes of Shelley's health problems
Min 21:45 Work stress & its effects on the adrenals
Min 26:50 Shelley's advice for career women
Min 36:50 Hydrochloric acid
Min 39:05 Gulping water but getting dehydrated
Min 42:30 Using electrolytes
Min 47:40 Shelley's resources
To learn more about Shelley, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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31 Day Challenge
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Karen is a Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach and weight loss expert from Canada. She is a health leader and researcher determined to revolutionize nutrition for modern women. In this episode Karen and I talk about some of the causes of weight loss resistance like stress, hormones & indigestion.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:30 What is weight loss resistance?
Min 04:10 Karen's personal experience with weight loss resistance
Min 09:20 Testing to get to the root cause
Min 10:40 Karen's passion in nutrition & helping women
Min 14:35 Causes of weight loss resistance
Min 20:35 Karen's personal meal plans & health coaching
Min 23:50 Weight loss resistance case scenarios
Min 28:00 The ketogenic diet & being in ketosis
Min 33:40 Karen's resources
Min 36:25 Connecting with your health coach
To learn more about Karen, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: On Track program
Free recipe ebook "Paleo for Hormone Health Cookbook"
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Chris Kresser is the founder of The Kresser Institute, co-director of The California Center for Functional Medicine, and author of the new book "Unconventional Medicine" as well as New York Times best seller "The Paleo Cure".
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:55 Introduction to Chris Kresser & his health history
Min 05:00 Chris Kresser's work & books
Min 06:25 The state of health care & chronic disease
Min 10:25 Working with health practitioners & the problem of insurance
Min 21:10 The pharmaceutical industry's influence & functional medicine
Min 26:25 Chris Kresser's clinical practice & programs
Min 33:50 Networking for health practitioners
Min 42:50 Chris Kresser's resources
To learn more about Chris Kresser, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Kresser Institute for practitioners
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Lara Adler is an environmental toxins expert who teaches practitioners very detailed information about toxins so that they can share it with their clients. In this episode we talk about how & why toxins affect our weight, ways to reduce toxins in our lives, and childhood obesity.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:30 Maintaining healthy body weight
Min 07:10 How toxins & phamaceuticals affect body weight
Min 14:50 Genetics & body weight
Min 19:30 The diet & eating healthy organic food
Min 27:50 Other ways chemicals can trigger weight gain
Min 36:40 Going organic to reduce toxin exposure
Min 39:00 Doing away with plastics & fragrances
Min 44:50 Benefits of filtrating water
Min 55:25 Lara Adler's resources
To learn more about Lara Adler, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Beautycounter - non-toxic line of beauty products
Tools for Teaching Toxicity
Lara Adler's PDF Guide
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Caroline Stahlschmidt is a Certified Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner (FNLP) and is a practicing functional nutritionist at the Functional Nutrition Alliance (FxNA) Clinic. She was diagnosed with Hashimoto's but has learned to thrive with her autoimmunity through diet and lifestyle modifications. In this episode we talk about thyroid, nutrition and advanced issues about thyroid markers.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 00:40 Results of our podcast survey
Min 06:05 Introduction to Caroline Stahlschmidt & her Hashimoto's diagnosis
Min 08:15 Factors that contributed to Caroline's Hashimoto's
Min 10:00 Unhealthy guts & your poop
Min 13:30 High TSH levels
Min 19:00 The Epstein Barr virus
Min 22:00 Caroline's evolution of symptoms
Min 26:40 Getting enough sleep & rest
Min 31:55 Nutrition & diet for good health
Min 41:05 Yoga & Caroline's healing journey
Min 47:05 Caroline's resources & work
To learn more about Caroline Stahlschmidt and the Functional Nutrition Alliance (FxNA) Clinic, visit their website here and follow them on social media:
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Podcast Survey Our podcast survey prize winners are:
- Laura
- Erika
- Nicole
Resources: Free ebook (Food/Mood/Poop)
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Robyn Openshaw is a researcher and wellness author of 15 titles, including 2017’s #1 bestseller Vibe, The Green Smoothies Diet, and 12 Steps to Whole Foods. She's our first guest this year where we talk about detox, toxins, dieting and eating healthy.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:15 Introduction to Robyn Openshaw & her new book "Vibe"
Min 07:30 Toxic load in the body
Min 09:40 Robyn's health history & her grandma's fight with cancer
Min 12:25 Robyn's first detox experience
Min 18:35 The 26 Day Detox program
Min 23:05 Taking green smoothies
Min 28:45 The Ketogenic diet
Min 35:20 The Paleo diet, carbs & protein
Min 45:20 Intuitive eating & detoxing
Min 50:30 Why detox is better than dieting
Min 52:05 Fulic acid, humic acid & minerals
To learn more about Robyn Openshaw, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Free Detox Video Mini Masterclass
12 Steps to Whole Foods Masterclass
How Not to Die by Michael Greger, MD
Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, MD
Robyn’s free videos:
- Could Toxicity Be Why I'm Sick?
- How to Change Your Weight "Set Point" Forever
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Steven Masley, MD is a physician, nutritionist, trained-chef, and author. In this episode we talk about brain health and his new book "The Better Brain Solution" coming out Jan 02.
Here’s what you’ll hear: Min 01:55 The fear of aging & brain health
Min 02:55 Introduction to Dr. Steven Masley
Min 03:25 Motivation behind the book "The Better Brain Solution"
Min 05:55 The 5 pillars to better brain health
Min 06:45 The odds of cognitive dysfunction for men & women
Min 08:35 Why women's brains rewire during menopause
Min 10:50 Other factors affecting brain health
Min 15:50 Exercise for improved brain health & insulin control
Min 19:30 Ketogenic diets, memory loss and interminent fasting
Min 22:10 Avoiding meat & grains when fasting
Min 25:00 Nutrients & supplements for a better brain
Min 30:10 Toxins (BPA, Phthaletes, Mercury), paleo eating & preservatives
Min 36:55 Dr. Steven Masley's brain quiz
To learn more about Dr. Masley, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Resources: 1. Dr. Steven Masley's brain quiz 2. Take our survey here for a chance to win a price 3. Enroll for the 30-Day Better Brain Challenge
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
I'm your guest this week where I will be reviewing the year 2017 and the decisions I made on my health, family and business. I'll be interviewed by our new team member Stephanie Risinger who'll also tell us about her podcast.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:05 Introducing Stephanie & Bridgit
Min 03:15 Transitioning from Portland to Arizona
Min 06:20 Review of Bridgit's physical health
Min 11:16 Marcons and using Western medicine with Eastern medicine
Min 14:10 Dealing with emotional health
Min 20:30 Getting help from different practitioners
Min 23:45 Lessons learnt in 2017
Min 26:50 Bridgit's habits and routines
Min 28:50 Big wins for Women's Wellness Collaborative in 2017
Min 33:35 The future of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Min 37:35 Stephanie Risinger's podcast
Min 40:10 Health steps taken by Stephanie
To learn more about Stephanie and her Holistic Fertility and Wellness Podcast, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: 1. Marcons And Biofilms With Dr. Yoshi Rahm 2. Low FODMAPs diet 3. Are Food Sensitivities Preventing Your Pregnancy? with Sarah Clark 4. Take our survey here for a chance to win a price 5. Fertility Week sign up page
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Bridgit Danner,
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Wardee Harmon is the founder of Traditional Cooking School and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fermenting Foods. In this episode we focus on weight management, macronutrient balanced diets, traditional cooking and sourcing healthy foods.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:00 Introduction to Wardee Harmon
Min 06:00 Re-evaluating how we eat
Min 13:30 Eating low-carb & restricted diets
Min 16:25 Energizing vs satisfying dishes
Min 18:55 The concept of traditional cooking
Min 26:30 What foods to eat at home
Min 28:20 Learning how to cook traditional foods
Min 36:15 Wardee's programs
Min 39:30 Sourcing healthy food
Min 42:00 Wardee's menu plan & home cooking tips
To learn more about Wardee Harmon and Traditional Cooking School, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Sourdough bread
Wardee Harmon's FREE 1-week menu plan
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Keira Barr is a dermatologist, author, leader, speaker and educator in her field. In this episode we talk about the skin (which is the largest organ of the body), sun exposure, skin cancer and using sun screen.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:10 Introduction to Dr. Keira Barr & her skin history
Min 07:20 The skin as the largest body organ
Min 08:15 The skin and mind-body connection
Min 13:00 HPA access in the skin
Min 15:50 Stress & believes and their effects on the skin
Min 18:20 Listening to your body & skin
Min 23:50 Types of skin cancers
Min 31:20 When to see a dermatologist
Min 33:30 Factors contributing to skin cancer
Min 35:45 The right amount of sun exposure
Min 42:35 Using sunscreen & spray sunscreens
Min 47:35 Sleep and melatonin
To learn more about Dr. Keira Barr, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
I'm your guest in this episode where I talk about steps involved in the digestion process and how your digestion affects hormone production and detoxification. This is an excerpt from a training I did about digestion and hormone health.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:20 Steps in the digestion process
Min 03:45 What can hamper digestion
Min 07:10 The large intestine & its functions
Min 08:35 Symptoms of indigestion
Min 10:28 How hormones are made & the nutrients required
Min 13:30 Inflammation
Min 14:35 The immune system
Min 16:15 How to support your digestion
Min 17:50 Using essential oils
Resources: Take the survey here for a chance to win a 14 day detox kit valued at $150
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Eric Karchmer is a doctor of Chinese medicine and co-founder of DAO Labs. In this episode we talk about his clinical experience, the concept of Chinese medicine and how it applies to women's health, and Chinese formulas.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:20 Introduction to Dr. Eric Karchmer & his education
Min 07:50 Dao Labs & Chinese medicine
Min 11:25 The concepts of Chinese medicine for women's cycles
Min 19:20 Eating cold food
Min 21:45 Blood deficiency & Dao Labs' formulas
Min 29:10 Formulas for perimenopause & menopause
Min 36:50 Selling formulas directly to consumers
Min 43:10 Formulas for PMS
Min 44:40 Seeing & treating clients
Min 47:35 Sourcing for herbs & testing for purity
To learn more about Dr. Eric Karchmer and DAO Labs, visit their website here and find them on social media:
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Resources: Take the survey here for a chance to win a 14 day detox kit valued at $150
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Teri Cochrane is a certified Nutritionist and a thought leader in epigenetics and nutrigenomics who specializes in autoimmune conditions. Teri will be sharing her groundbreaking findings as to why the Epstein Barr Virus has become an epidemic, how it can be reactivated in our bodies, how to test & treat it, its connection with other diseases and wildatarian eating.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:55 Introduction to Dr. Teri Cochrane
Min 04:50 Teri's introduction to Epstein Barr virus (EBV)
Min 10:00 Lyme disease and encapsulation
Min 12:30 What is Epstein Barr virus / Mononucleosis
Min 16:20 Wildatarian eating
Min 17:50 False positives for Lyme test
Min 20:10 Reactivating EBV
Min 27:15 Other diseases that can be connected to EBV
Min 31:15 Patterns in EBV
Min 33:30 Testing for EBV
Min 37:00 Why you have low cholesterol
Min 39:30 Treating EBV
To learn more about Teri Cochrane, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Private Coaching with Bridgit Apply to be a coaching client with Bridgit and we'll reply with availability, pricing, and a special Mold Week discount code if it's the right fit. There is no obligation to apply and she can see you no matter where you live as all appointments are by video chat, but supplement and lab testing access depends on where you live.
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
It’s our final day of Mold Week and our guest today is Ryan James of Claims Max Adjusters who will help you get the most out of an insurance claim.
We’ll cover:
- Why there are many inexperienced adjusters in the wake of a disaster
- How your adjuster’s high workload, immediately following a disaster, could affect you
- How to get to the front of the line with an adjuster
- What is an independent adjuster and how could it benefit you?
- Why the line items matter when getting paid for a claim
- Your insurance policy options and how to pick the best plan
Resources Download notes from this interview HERE.
To learn more about Ryan James and his work, visit his website here and follow them on social media:
You can listen to this and all other episodes on our podcast or watch directly on our YouTube channel here.
If you’d like a nice all-in-one guide to Hurricane Clean Up and Mold, please see this blog on the page of our new friend Dr. Manisha Ghei. Dr. Manisha works as a functional physician in Sugarland, TX and online.
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Thanks for joining us on Mold Week!
Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Mira Dessy is a Houston area resident whose home was flooded in Hurricane Harvey. Mira is also a practicing holistic nutritionist and meditation expert.
She’ll share both how she remediated her home and some of the emotional and physical health challenges she handled with nutrition, supplements and mindfulness.
We cover:
- The DIY actions she is taking to restore her home
- How a community can come together in a crisis
- The symptoms she’s noticing right after the hurricane
- The emotional toll of losing your possessions and your home
- How even junky food, given with love, can be nourishing!
- How to kick a sugar habit if you’ve relied on it through a disaster
- The supplements Mira uses to stay healthy
- How quick and simple meditations can help for sleep and stress
Raffle Today we are raffling a copy of Mira’s new book, Beyond Meditation: Making Mindfulness Accessible for Everyone.
Write “I want this!” in the comments on our Facebook page or Instagram feed and enter to win.
Resources Download notes from this interview HERE.
Get Mira Dessy's free ebook: Eating Out Healthy
Moisture Meter - to make sure all surfaces are dry enough before beginning the rebuilding process
To learn more about Mira Dessy, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
You can listen to this and all other episodes on the podcast or watch directly on our YouTube channel here.
Please enjoy these two articles from our friend Jodi Cohen of Vibrant Blue Oils:
3 Steps to Combating Mold with Essential Oils
Essential Oils to Modulate the Toxic Effects of Mold
Tomorrow we’ll have our final day of Mold Week with Ryan James, teaching you how to get the most out of an insurance claim. Home remediation can be quite costly; let Ryan keep you from get the short end of the stick from your insurance company.
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
We’re back for day 5 of Mold Week, and my guest today is Dr. Jill Carnahan. Dr. Carnahan is an integrative and functional medical doctor practicing in Colorado.
Jill and I cover:
- Why you should not use bleach to clean up mold
- What air filters she recommends
- Her four step approach to healing
- What other infections and chemical exposures she looks for
- What natural and pharmaceutical medications she uses
- How to test to see if you have mold and the genes that make you susceptible
Resources You can listen to this and all other episodes on the podcast or watch directly on our YouTube channel here.
Download notes from this interview with Dr. Jill HERE.
To learn more about Dr. Carnahan, visit her website here and on social media:
Dr. Carnahan's Free Guide
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
It's day 4 of Mold Week and our guest today is Ryan Gilyeat from Oregon Restoration Company.
Ryan and I discuss:
- Simple things you can do to prevent accidental flooding
- What to do to minimize the damage once a flood has begun
- Why not all contractors do the job correctly
- The three types of water damage
- How to find a qualified contractor
- How to make good decisions while doing work yourself
You can listen to this and all other episodes on the podcast or watch directly on our YouTube channel here.
Download notes from this interview with Ryan HERE.
To learn more about Ryan Gilyeat, visit his website here.
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
We are back for day 3 of Mold Week and today I’ll be interviewed by Erin Knight! My own personal experience with mold illness is why I created Mold Week. Having your health affected by mold is serious and there's not enough awareness about it.
I’ll talk about:
- How mold can grow without you knowing it
- The difference between mold spores and mold toxins
- The long list of symptoms that can be caused by mold
- Ways to test your home and body for mold
- Simple, affordable ways to clear mold toxins out of your body
- Why your belongings often need to be left behind in order to heal
You can listen to this and all other episodes on the podcast or watch directly on our YouTube channel here.
You can also subscribe and listen on our podcast.
Download notes from this interview HERE.
Raffle Today we are doing another raffle, and here’s what the package includes:
1 NeilMed Sinus Rinse Salt Packets
1 Nasopure “Nicer Neti” Sinus Wash System
1 Healthy Clay Complete Cleanse capsules
Be sure to visit our Facebook Page or Instagram feed to enter. Locate the post about the raffle, and write “I want this!” in the comments to be entered to win. Sorry, U.S, residents only.
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Welcome to Day 2 of Mold Week. Dr. Darin Ingels is a naturopathic physician and was a clinical microbiologist and immunologist before going back to medical school. So he has a pretty broad background in infectious diseases and microbiology. He understands both the causation side and the healing side of mold illness.
In this interview, we focus on:
- Which bacteria and parasites may be present in flood waters
- How to dress to protect yourself while remediating a water-damaged home
- What you’ll need to throw away when and if it’s been touched by water
- Simple supplements that protect your immune system
- Why you need to be careful with drinking & bathing water after a flood
- How insects descend on an area, after a flood, and what to do
You can listen to this and all other episodes on the podcast or watch directly on our YouTube channel here.
Download notes from this interview with Dr. Darin Ingels HERE.
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Mold Week is here, and I’m so pleased to share our first interview with Dave Asprey of Bulletproof. Dave may be best known for his Bulletproof coffee but what started it all was his quest to end his chronic, mysterious illness, which he later learned was triggered by toxic mold.
Dave’s interview is a good sampling of the many aspects of mold. We talk about:
- Your odds of having a water-damaged home
- Why modern homes are great homes for toxic mold
- How you can get sick from a water-damaged building without realizing the source
- How toxic mold is found in human and animal food
- A Bulletproof ® diet to avoid mold and help your body recover
- Dave’s favorite supplements to help clear mold
- A spray that helps stop mold growth
Enjoy this interview with Dave Asprey.
There will be three fun raffles during Mold Week, and here’s the first. Write “I want this!” in the comments on our Facebook page or Instagram feed and enter to win this package:
1 Homebiotic spray
1 Bulletproof ® Coconut Charcoal
1 Bulletproof ® Brain Octane Oil
We put Dave's information together in a PDF, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
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Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP
Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with Certification in Acupuncture and is a Diplomat of the American Clinical Nutrition Board. In this show we talk about blood sugar and why it's important to balance it for hormone health, prevent weight gain, prevent diabetes and heart disease, among others.
We carry the supplements mentioned in this episode through our online store. Please see the resources section below for the list of supplements. If you've never shopped with us, you can take 20% off your first order with the coupon code FIRST20. You will need to create an account / log in to be able to apply the promo code. Shipping is always free!
Our store: http://womenswellness.ehealthpro.com
Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:15 Introduction to Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
Min 04:15 Why balancing blood sugar is important
Min 10:40 Eating healthy
Min 15:05 Techniques to lower blood sugar
Min 17:20 Gut health & stress
Min 18:45 Testing blood sugar
Min 27:00 Blood sugar levels
Min 31:20 Balancing blood sugar
Min 37:40 Plant/Vegetable centred diets
Min 43:50 Blood sugar & female hormones
Min 48:20 Dr. Loscalzo's program
To learn more about Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: OmegAvail™ Ultra DHA 60 softgels
Magnesium Chelate Powder 150 g (5.3 oz) Chromium Synergy™ 90 vegetarian capsules The Sweet Spot program
Insulin Resistance Solution Practitioner Training (IRSPT)
Scientific and Holistic Investigation of Nutritional Endocrinology (SHINE) Conference
Dr. Shawn Tassone is a board certified OBGYN and integrative medicine practitioner. In this episode we talk about hormones, infoceuticals & self care.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:50 Introduction to Dr. Tassone
Min 07:35 Dr. Tassone's practice
Min 10:20 Treating with bio-identical hormones
Min 14:50 Infoceuticals
Min 19:20 Self care - helping yourself first before others
Min 26:30 The wounded healer archetype
Min 30:10 Aging, hormones & identity
To learn more about Dr. Shawn Tassone, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Upcoming Event: Mold Week From Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 2017, we will be having a special week on the podcast called Mold Week. This is a week I created to teach you on how to protect yourself from toxic mold. We will have an interview every day and you'll get an email everyday for the duration of the event with a link to the day's interview. Sign up for Mold Week here.
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Dr. Ken Brown is a board-certified gastroenterologist and in this episode we talk about SIBO, IBS, how they are connected and how to treat SIBO.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:20 Introduction to Dr. Kenneth Brown
Min 03:50 The connection between SIBO & IBS
Min 06:00 IBS-C & IBS-D
Min 09:00 SIBO & parts of the intestines
Min 13:45 Case scenario of a SIBO patient
Min 15:30 Motility of the intestines
Min 20:30 SIBO & autoimmunity
Min 25:05 H. pylori & SIBO
Min 29:35 Special diets
Min 32:20 Treating SIBO
Min 38:05 Atrantil
To learn more about Dr. Ken Brown, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Resources: Try Antrantil and get 10% off here: www.LoveMyTummy.com/danner
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Taz Bhatia is a board-certified integrative medicine physician and wellness expert specializing in women’s health, weight loss, nutrition and family wellness. She is the author of “What Doctors Eat,” “The 21 Day Belly Fix,” and the recently released “Super Woman RX.” In this episode we talk about her evolution from a physician to functional medicine and empowering women to reach their full potential and be the best versions of themselves.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:30 Introduction to Dr. Taz Bhatia & her book
Min 06:25 Being a super woman & taking care of yourself
Min 11:30 Dr. Taz's approach to guiding women
Min 14:00 Shifting your energy to the right things
Min 17:45 Embracing who you are
Min 21:40 Your hair & connection with health
Min 27:25 The 5 Power Types
Min 32:40 Dr. Taz's clinic & online work with patients
To learn more about Dr. Taz Bhatia, visit her website here and connect with her on social media:
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Resources: The Power Type Quiz
The Super Woman RX book
The 21 Day Belly Fix
What Doctors Eat
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Evan Brand is a nutritional & functional coach working in the online space. He has his own podcast called The Evan Brand Show. In this episode we talk about electromagnetic fields, how they can affect your health and some simple ways in which you can reduce your exposure.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:50 What is EMF?
Min 03:55 How EMF works in the cells & body
Min 06:00 Using cell phones, EMF effects & solutions
Min 13:30 Reducing EMF exposure
Min 14:00 EMF sensitivity & genetics
Min 16:10 Effects of EMF on other health conditions
Min 19:20 Electrical gadgets, defender shields & EMF
Min 23:10 Sleep, anxiety & restlessness
Min 27:00 Dealing with cell phone radiation
Min 31:40 Autoimmunity
Min 34:30 Smart meters
Min 40:00 Resources
To learn more about Evan Brand, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Resources: Radiation Nation by Daniel T. DeBaun
Zapped by Ann Louise Gittleman
Dirty Electricity: Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization by Samuel Milham
Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF) and What You Can Do about It by Martin Blank
Clinical research on EMF from a cell phone penetrating a child's skull
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Randy Hartnell is the Founder of Vital Choice Wild Seafood & Organics. He's our guest this week where we talk about seafood safety & the nutritional benefits of seafood. There are a lot of questions and misinformation around seafood that Randy's going to help clear up in this episode.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:05 Introduction to Randy Hartnell
Min 04:35 How Vital Choice was born
Min 09:00 Differences between farmed & wild fish
Min 13:30 Farmed salmon & eating out
Min 16:40 Fukushima radiation & seafood safety
Min 21:20 Benefits of eating seafood
Min 31:00 Antioxidants in seafood
Min 32:55 Vital Choice supplements
To learn more about Randy & Vital Choice, visit their website here and follow them on social media:
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Sandie Gascon is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner from Ontario, Canada. She works with men and women to help free them from various health issues, live their lives to their fullest and do the activities they love. She is our guest this week where we talk about overcoming chronic health conditions like migraines, acne & Lupus, and steps to healing.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:50 Introduction to Sandie Gascon & her training
Min 02:45 Sandie Gascon's health history
Min 11:00 Dealing with Lupus & gadolinium
Min 14:10 Sandie's resources to heal herself
Min 19:05 Amino acid therapy & SSRI
Min 24:20 Trial & error healing, and studying FDN
Min 28:45 Laying the foundation of healing
Min 35:00 Frustrations during healing
Min 43:15 Oxilates & testing
Min 47:00 Sandie's resources
To learn more about Sandie Gascon, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Sandie's Free Training Series
Effects of Childhood Trauma on Women's Health With Nikki Gratrix
Heal Your Pain With Dr. Joe Tatta
Women's Wellness YouTube Channel
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Eric Osansky is a chiropractic physician, clinical nutritionist and Functional medicine practitioner. He is our guest on the podcast this week where we talk about Graves' disease and Hashimoto's.
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:25 Introduction to Dr. Eric Osansky
Min 04:35 Hypothyroidism & Hyperthyroidism
Min 07:25 Autoimmunity symptoms
Min 10:40 Diagnosis & testing of Graves' disease, Hypothyroidism & Hashimoto's
Min 15:50 Natural solutions (diet changes)
Min 21:05 Patients with Hashimoto's & Graves' disease antibodies
Min 24:40 Focusing on the immune system
Min 32:10 Convectional diagnosis & treatment
Min 36:35 Natural substances for autoimmunity treatment
Min 41:30 Dr. Eric Osansky's Resources
Min 45:00 Working with a practitioner
To learn more about Dr. Eric Osansky, you can visit his website here and follow him on social media:
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Resources: Spark Case Review
Restore Your Radiance Program - closes on September 6
Dr. Eric Osansky's Resources Natural Treatment Solutions for Hyperthyroidism and Graves' Disease book
Free webinars
SIBO article
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Stacy is a medical coder and is our volunteer for the Spark Case Review which is part of the Restore Your Radiance Program, our private health coaching program. There are a lot of things discussed with Stacy that can be translated into your case whether menopause issues, PCOS, digestive issues, etc. because all these systems are connected.
New offer! Use the coupon code 'happy' to have a Spark Case Review for just $50. Code valid through Sept. 6, 2017 Pacific time zone only. Appointment slots are limited and enrollment closes Wed 9/6.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:25 Introduction to Stacy
Min 03:20 Stacy's medical history & main symptom she wants to reduce
Min 07:25 Health shifts Stacy has made
Min 08:20 Irregular periods & medication taken
Min 13:40 Stacy's diagnosis & treatment received
Min 17:10 High stress hormone levels
Min 20:00 Other treatment options used
Min 21:40 Time/money spent on treatment
Min 24:30 Stacy's nutrition & changes in diet
Min 28:15 Other things about Stacy's health
Min 30:20 Bridgit's feedback on Stacy's health
Min 39:55 Dealing with stress in a positive way
Min 43:20 Stomach flu, constipation & diarrhea
Min 45:20 How the Restore Your Radiance Program works
Resources: Spark Case Review
Restore Your Radiance Program - closes on September 6
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Ann Melin is a functional health coach and my colleague in the Restore Your Radiance Program, our private health coaching program through Women's Wellness Collaborative. She's our guest this week where we talk about the program and issues we have come across in women in the private coaching program.
New offer! Use the coupon code 'happy' to have a Spark Case Review for just $50. Code valid through Sept. 6, 2017 Pacific time zone only. Appointment slots are limited and enrollment closes Wed 9/6.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:10 Ann Melin's work in the Restore Your Radiance Program
Min 05:30 Bridgit's work in the Spark Case Review Program
Min 08:35 Challenges/road blocks to good health
Min 12:30 Health profiles of women in the program
Min 17:55 Thyroid issues among women
Min 21:05 Gut issues among women
Min 23:10 Interacting with other health practitioners
Min 27:10 What the program offers & follow-ups
Resources: Lab Testing for Women's Health Webinar replay
Restore Your Radiance Program - closes on September 6
Spark Case Review
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Bianca Sprague & Natasha Marchand are the founders of Bebo Mia, a training organization for doulas providing mentorship & community for pregnancy, birth and parenting. In this episode we talk about choosing a doula and if you've been thinking of becoming a doula, you'll find out what it's like to be one and if it's the right calling for you.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:50 Introduction to Bianca & Natasha's training & work
Min 03:50 Working as a team of doulas & where to start
Min 10:15 Who is a doula & what does it involve?
Min 14:30 Bebo Mia's Eco-baby program
Min 17:15 Infant sleep patterns
Min 20:50 Fertility & postpartum training
Min 24:00 Finding a qualified doula
Min 26:55 Becoming a doula with Bebo Mia's program
Min 33:00 Knowing if being a doula is right for you
To learn more about Natasha & Bianca, visit their website here and follow them on social media:
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Bebo Mia's Resources: Free Online Training Workshop
Doula Training
Eco Baby certification program
Infant Sleep Educator certification program
Coming up on Women's Wellness Collaborative: Lab Testing for Women Webinar on Aug 23
Restore Your Radiance Program - closes right after Labor Day
Spark Case Review
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Elena Frid is a Board Certified Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist and a specialist in Lyme disease. She is our guest this week and we will mainly talk about Lyme disease which is on the rise, as well as symptoms and testing.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:25 Introduction to Dr. Elena Frid
Min 04:15 Psychiatric symptoms of Lyme patients
Min 05:50 Dr. Frid's training & practice
Min 09:00 What is Lyme disease?
Min 10:50 Lyme endemic areas
Min 12:45 Dr. Frid's Insect Repellant Kidswear
Min 14:35 What other insects can spread Lyme disease
Min 18:00 Percentage of Lyme patients who get their problems resolved with antibiotics
Min 19:15 Rate of increase & testing of Lyme disease
Min 23:35 Lyme disease as a neurological disease
Min 25:15 Lyme disease among women & children
Min 29:15 The connection between gut health & Lyme disease
Min 31:30 Symptoms of Lyme disease & when to test
To learn more about Dr. Elena Frid, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Dr. Elena Frid's Resources: Interpreting Your Lyme test, Not That Easy! - how to interpret your lab tests
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Tara Thorne is a clinical nutritionist living in Canada & in this episode she is going to talk about functional medicine approach to weight loss. We'll also talk about intermittent fasting and supplements.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:30 Introduction to Tara Thorne
Min 04:00 Health effects of extra fat tissue
Min 07:00 Loving your body
Min 07:55 Mindset for health
Min 09:25 Adiponectin Hormone
Min 12:30 Stress, cortisol, insulin & weight connection
Min 16:35 Why cortisol increases with age
Min 19:20 Gut health & weight management
Min 24:40 Nutrition for weight loss
Min 28:30 Protein and weight loss
Min 31:00 Intermittent fasting
Min 36:40 Supplements for weight loss, sugar cravings & boosting Adiponectin
Min 45:15 Tara's coaching program & resources
To learn more about Tara Thorne, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
Tara Thorne's Resources: Consultations
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Deanna Minich is a nutritionist and an author. She is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and a Registered Yoga Teacher. In this week's episode we talk about whole detox and restoring health.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:40 Introduction to Dr. Deanna Minich
Min 04:40 The 7 Systems of Health
Min 10:10 Colors & painting people
Min 14:00 Dr. Deanna's personal healing
Min 16:00 Healing as an art & creativity
Min 18:50 Moving & being active
Min 19:40 Women's health & creativity
Min 26:00 Balancing the 7 systems of health
Min 34:15 Dr. Deanna's detox program
To learn more about Dr. Deanna Minich, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Resources: Whole Detox Spectrum Quiz
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Kate O'Donnell is an Ayurvedic chef, Ashtanga Yoga teacher & cookbook writer based in Boston. Dr. John Douillard is also an Ayurvedic practitioner and they are our guests this week on the podcast which is made up of 2 segments from Cate Stillman podcast show "Yoga Healer".
This episode is about summer and seasonal eating.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 00:10 Introduction to this week's podcast
Min 04:00 Getting overheated and inflamed during summertime
Min 05:15 Effects of caffeine, alcohol, tobacco & sugar
Min 08:35 Overheating and stress
Min 10:30 Getting transparency in the body
Min 14:30 Thriving with the core of Ayurvedic wisdom
Min 17:50 Kate's Mint cilanto coconut chutney
Min 22:20 The complexity of eating & diets
Min 24:00 Introduction to Dr. John Douillard
Min 25:00 Dr. John's go-to meals in summer
Min 26:05 Bile sludge and foods to decongest the liver & gall bladder
Min 28:00 Seasonal eating & eating diversified foods
Min 31:20 Eating wheat & hard to digest foods
Min 34:05 Toxins
To learn more about Kate O'Donnell, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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These two guests were originally featured on Cate Stillman's podcast here and here.
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Rachna Patel is an Osteopathic physician and an expert of medical marijuana. This episode is about using some of the medicinal qualities of marijuana for various treatments and dosages but it is not meant to get people high.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:25 Dr. Patel’s introduction to medical marijuana
Min 04:00 Results of using marijuana on MS & arthritis
Min 07:10 Therapeutic & toxic dosages
Min 10:20 Getting to the root of the problem with the right dosage
Min 11:30 Opium addiction & marijuana
Min 14:00 Conditions that can & can’t be treated with medical marijuana
Min 16:20 Side effects of using marijuana & when not to use it
Min 21:40 Acupuncture
Min 23:30 Ways of delivering marijuana to the body
Min 25:00 Surprising benefits & success stories of using marijuana
Brodie Welch is the host of the podcast ‘A Healthy Curiosity’. You can find her on her website here and on social media:
To learn more about Dr. Rachna Patel, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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This episode was originally featured on Brodie Welch's podcast "A Healthy Curiosity" here.
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Alexx Stuart is the founder of Low Tox Life and she’s our guest this week talking to Brodie Welch about toxins and good eating habits.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:00 Introduction to Alexx Stuart
Min 06:10 Alexx's introduction to naturopathy
Min 09:45 Fragrances, phthalates & hormone disruptors
Min 14:50 The skin & absorption of chemicals
Min 17:00 3 steps to reducing toxin exposure & Alexx's recommended products
Min 25:50 Other sources of toxins
Min 30:00 Substituting plastics to reduce toxin exposure
Min 31:15 Endocrine disrupting chemicals
Min 33:30 Alexx Stuart's work & coaching programs
Min 34:30 Thrive - improving children's eating habits
Brodie Welch is the host of the podcast ‘A Healthy Curiosity’. You can find her on her website here and on social media:
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This episode was originally featured on Brodie Welch's podcast "A Healthy Curiosity" here.
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Brodie Welch is an acupuncturist in the state of Oregon and host of the podcast ‘A Healthy Curiosity’. In this episode she's hosting Dr. Michael Breus who is a sleep expert to talk about all things sleep.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:10 Introduction to Dr. Michael Breus
Min 03:30 Effects of sleep on the metabolic process
Min 05:40 The sleep & weight loss connection
Min 07:00 How much sleep do you need?
Min 09:00 Sleep deprivation & its effects on the body
Min 12:30 The 4 chronotypes & the optimal time to go to bed
Min 15:50 Chronic sleep problems
Min 18:20 5 Tips to improve sleep quality
Min 24:20 Blue-light screens and melatonin
Min 28:40 Myths about sleep
To learn more about Dr. Michael Breus, you can find him on his website here or follow him on social media:
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Brodie Welch is the host of the podcast ‘A Healthy Curiosity’. You can find her on her website here or follow her on social media:
Resources: The Power of When Quiz - to find out your chronotype
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This episode was originally featured on Brodie Welch's podcast "A Healthy Curiosity" here.
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Joe Tatta is a doctor of physical therapy, board certified nutrition specialist and functional medicine practitioner who specializes in treating persistent pain and lifestyle-related musculoskeletal, metabolic and autoimmune health issues. In this episode we’ll be talking about pain and some of his recommendations.
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Here’s what you’ll hear: Min 01:50 Introduction to Dr. Joe Tatta
Min 07:40 Cortisol & chronic stress & how they relate to pain
Min 09:50 Acute & chronic pain
Min 13:50 Repair & healing scar tissue
Min 16:30 Fear of voidance & how to deal with it
Min 20:40 The mindset & reframing pain catastrophizing thoughts
Min 29:15 Nacebo thoughts and effects
Min 31:50 Cortisol effects & recommendations for reversing it
Min 35:20 Releasing pain through awareness and visualization
Min 37:30 Nutrition and immunity
To learn more about Dr. Joe Tatta, you can find him on his website here and follow him on social media:
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Dr. Tatta's Resources: Heal Your Pain Now Book
The Healing Pain Podcast
Pain quiz - will test you on your knowldege about pain and give you the underlying root cause of your specific pain
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Ronda Nelson is back for part 2 of the interview about hormone balance after 40 and dealing with some of the symptoms that can come as result of your hormones changing with age.
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:15 The transition from perimenopause to menopause
Min 05:30 Hot flushes & night sweats and when they start showing up
Min 07:00 Why we need to support the ovaries
Min 10:05 Taking care of the adrenals before perimenopause
Min 13:35 Night sweats
Min 16:10 Caring for the hypothalamus
Min 19:00 Benefits of Black cohosh & Sage
Min 20:50 Insomnia & Dr. Nelson's tips to help with sleep
Min 33:10 Irritated bladder problems & dealing with them
Min 39:45 Loss of integrity in the skin & Dr. Nelson’s remedies
To learn more about Dr. Ronda Nelson, you can visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Ronda Nelson is a functional nutritionist who works with thyroid, endocrine and digestive issues. She’s our guest this week and we're talking about hormones and menopause.
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:00 Introduction to Dr. Ronda Nelson & her practice
Min 06:45 Dr. Ronda healing her daughter's cancer
Min 11:40 Root causes & generational risks
Min 13:50 Lifestyle factors while entering menopause
Min 17:20 Supporting the adrenal glands
Min 18:10 Weight gain and adrenal dysfunction
Min 25:45 Estrogen (E2, E1 & E3)
Min 28:50 Forgetfulness in perimenopausal women
Min 32:50 Tribulus herb & how it works
Min 35:15 Vaginal dryness and Dr. Ronda's recommended remedies
Min 41:00 Bio-identical hormones & their effects
Min 47:40 Lab tests for hormone overdose & taking a woman out of bio-identical hormones
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Victoria Zimmerman is our guest this week and on this episode we'll talk about running an online business, the art of minimalism and natural birth control.
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:30 Introduction to Victoria Zimmerman & birth control
Min 07:20 Transitioning to online business
Min 10:00 Enjoying travel & living a minimalist life
Min 16:15 Getting off the birth control pill & its related fears
Min 22:25 FAM Fertility Method & how to use it
Min 24:40 Charting & natural birth control
Min 32:00 Side effects of the birth control methods
Min 33:50 Victoria's recommended apps & devices
Min 37:45 Victoria's courses and services
Please click here to listen to a previous episode I did with Andrea Thorpe about the effects of long-term use of birth control.
Victoria’s Recommended Devices & Apps: Daysy
Kindara app
Clue app
Victoria’s Courses: Chart Your Cycle
Ditch the Pill
Menstrual Coaching
To learn more about Victoria Zimmerman, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
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Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman is an author and has been a pioneer in the field of nutrition and functional health for many years. She is the author of the new book "The New Fat Flush Plan" which is our focus today.
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:50 Introduction to Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman
Min 02:30 The Lamp Post story
Min 04:30 Hidden weight gain factors and their effects
Min 09:00 Ways to enhance estrogen metabolism
Min 10:00 How the liver helps in losing weight
Min 12:30 The connection between thyroid health and liver gall bladder
Min 13:00 Effects of a removed gall bladder & the supplement to take
Min 18:50 Cellulite & the lymph system
Min 20:05 Connection between fluoride, tea, and lymphatic system
Min 21:10 Tea, chocolate & caffeine
Min 24:20 Dr. Ann Louise's personal experience with weight
Min 28:15 Dr. Ann's book & how to get it
To learn more about Dr. Louise, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
YouTube
Dr. Ann Louise's Resources: The New Fat Flush Plan
Guess What Came to Dinner - Ground breaking parasite/weight loss connection
Bile Builder supplement - Healthy bile and gallbladder support formula
Super Nutrition For Women - Guide to combat PMS, alleviate yeast infections, lose weight, and strengthen your immune system.
Before The Change - Taking Charge of Your Perimenopause
Spark Case Review Click here to learn about our Spark Case Review for help with auto-immunity and digestive health.
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Tim Jackson works virtually with clients all over the world and is on the show today to talk about chronic viral infections and mold.
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:55 Introduction to Dr. Tim Jackson
Min 04:20 How often Dr. Jackson sees chronic viral infections in patients
Min 06:05 Immunoglobulins (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG & IgM)
Min 09:30 Other pathogens - systemic candida, Brucella, mycoplasma bacteria
Min 11:20 How viruses become chronic
Min 14:50 Testing for viruses
Min 16:25 Causes and signs of chronic virus infection
Min 19:45 Dr. Jackson's approach to new clients & his treatment approach
Min 26:35 Percentage of patients' cases with high viral load
Min 32:30 Tests Dr. Jackson recommends for mold toxicity -
To learn more about Dr. Tim Jackson, you can find him on his website and follow him on Facebook .
Dr. Jackson’s Resources: Free eBook “Beyond Green Allopathy”
Mycometrics - a microbiology services laboratory
Spark Case Review Click here to learn about our Spark Case Review for help with auto-immunity and digestive health.
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Todd Watts is a functional medicine chiropractor from Idaho and in this guest we’re talking about parasitic infections.
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:20 Introduction to Dr. Todd Watts
Min 03:40 Dr. Watts working on his own case
Min 05:10 Why most of Dr. Todd's patients are women
Min 06:45 How often female patients have parasitic infection
Min 10:50 Testing for parasites
Min 15:25 The connection between Epstein barr and Lyme
Min 19:25 Responses to parasite treatments
Min 22:40 Stress, exposure to chemicals & electromagnetic frequency
Min 25:30 Dr. Todd Watt's healing process & the 5R's of cellular healing
Min 33:00 Parasitic infection and systemic inflammation
To learn more about Dr. Todd Watts and his practice, visit his website here and follow him on social media:
Spark Case Review Click here to learn about our Spark Case Review for help with auto-immunity and digestive health.
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Maria Emmerich is a ketogenic diet expert and an author of various books with the newest being "The 30 Day Ketogenic Cleanse: Reset Your Metabolism with 160 Tasty Whole-Food Recipes & Meal Plans"
In this episode we talk about metabolism and we're giving away a free book so be sure to listen to the end to learn how to enter the contest.
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:25 Introduction to Maria Emmerich
Min 04:00 Maria's new book "The 30 Day Ketogenic Cleanse"
Min 05:20 What works and what doesn't work
Min 07:50 Glucose & non-glucose burners
Min 09:30 Being in ketosis and burning fat
Min 11:50 What happens on consuming excess sugar/carbs?
Min 18:00 Doing the ketogenic diet the right way
Min 19:40 Exercise and mistakes people make
Min 21:50 Recommended tests
Min 26:30 Negative charges & grounding
Min 30:50 The ketogenic diet and its adoption by different people
Min 34:55 Minerals, mineral deficiencies and supplements
Min 38:30 Maria's resources including free recipes
To learn more about Maria Emmerich, click here to visit her website and follow her on social media:
Free Book Giveaway To get a free copy of Maria Emmerich’s book, look for the book cover of "The Ketogenic Cleanse" on my Instagram account here and when you do then write in the comments "I want this book."
This giveaway will be available for a week from today.
The Woman's Vitality Summit Please click here to sign up for this Free 7-day online summit and get awesome resources and cutting-edge health information. I'll be talking about perimenopause and menopause on the first day of this awesome event so be sure to attend here.
Spark Case Review Click here to learn about our Spark Case Review for help with auto-immunity and digestive health.
To listen to a previous podcast I did with Maria Emmerich on Ketogenic Cooking, please click here.
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine, clinical researcher and an author of the book “The Wahls Protocol”. She was diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years but recovered and is now a cyclist!
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Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:30 Introduction to Dr. Terry Wahls
Min 05:50 Multiple sclerosis (MS) & its progression
Min 09:10 Steps to recovery and healing
Min 17:00 Terry's work helping other patients during her recovery period
Min 25:50 The relationship between MS & autoimmunity
Min 28:40 Stem cells and myelin sheath regeneration
Min 33:40 Preventing Multiple sclerosis (MS) & other autoimmune diseases
Min 38:00 Terry's autoimmune books
Min 40:00 Mitochondrial function & support
To learn more about Dr. Terry Wahls, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
YouTube
Google+
Dr. Terry’s Resources: The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles
The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook
The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life
Spark Case Review Click here to learn about our Spark Case Review for help with auto-immunity and digestive health.
To listen to a previous podcast I did with Susanne Bennett on Mitochondria Support, please click here.
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Our guest this week is Natacha Moitinho, an author from Portugal, who will be sharing her life story and her book about natural living "Back to Natural – How to Wake Up From Your Toxic Life, Tune in to Your Body, and Create Healthy, Loving Habits".
We also launched our new one-on-one coaching program "Restore Your Radiance" last month. Click here learn more about it.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 03:00 Introduction to Natacha
Min 04:00 Natacha's early work and career in Journalism
Min 12:20 Natacha's experience as a volunteer in different countries
Min 16:00 Natacha's health and lifestyle in her younger days
Min 20:30 Women's struggles with health and diet
Min 22:30 New life in The Azores
Min 27:00 Taking the Pill
Min 29:00 Eating and living organic
Min 32:50 Details about Natacha's book
Min 37:50 Small changes we can make to improve our lives
Click here to learn more about Natacha's book. You can also visit her website here to find out more about her and follow her on social media:
Facebook
LinkedIn
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Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
This is our second edition of the hormone report which is a short episode where I dive deeply into a particular hormone subject and today's podcast is on heavy periods, which is very common and can happen to women at any age.
Also, we launched our new one-on-one coaching program "Restore Your Radiance" last month. You can learn more about it here.
This week's episode is a short one and I'll be doing more of these in-depth instructional reports about hormone conditions in the coming weeks.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 01:00 Details from the beta launch of our Restore Your Radiance Program
Min 02:15 Introduction to the heavy periods hormone report
Min 02:40 How much is too much?
Min 03:50 The main causes of heavy periods
Min 09:00 What to do about heavy periods
We can also help you with a customized program at Women's Wellness Collaborative if you're frequently having heavy periods. We've got a team of functional nutrition coaches, so if you feel that you need some guidance or you'd like to get some functional lab testing to see what exactly your hormones are doing, we can test and find that out for you.
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!
You can also check out our Spark Case Review for help with auto-immunity and digestive health.
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Today we're talking about finding your way back to autoimmune wellness and our guests are two authors and partners Mickey Trescott & Angie Alt. We'll talk about their new book "The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook" and some of their personal and professional experiences with autoimmune diagnosis.
Also, we've nearing the end of our beta launch of our one-on-one coaching program "Restore Your Radiance". During this launch month of February, we're offering some hefty discounts for you to be one of the first people who go through the program so be sure to take advantage of this opportunity. You can learn more about it here.
Here’s what you’ll hear: Min 2:00 Angie's personal autoimmune experience
Min 8:00 Mickey's personal autoimmune experience
Min 11:30 Mickey & Angie's resources for autoimmune wellness
Min 13:40 The diet aspect of the autoimmune protocol
Min 17:20 The elimination and re-introduction phase of the protocol
Min 18:30 Conditions that can be treated with the protocol
Min 23:00 Finding the underlying cause to illnesses
Min 25:00 Self-treatment among long-term patients
Min 30:00 Gratitude and re-framing during difficult periods
Min 32:40 Mickey & Angie's reasons for writing the book "The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook"
Min 36:30 The Autoimmune Wellness podcast
To learn more about Mickey & Angie, visit their website here and follow them on social media:
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest
Spark Case Review If you're looking for support for hormones, auto-immunity, and digestive health you should check out our Spark Case Review. During this February only we have some generous discounts for people who beta test the program for us. You'll be speaking with me so be sure to sign up here.
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!
Mickey & Angie's Resources: 1. The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook by Mickey Trescott & Angie Alt 2. The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook by Mickey Trescott 3. The Alternative Autoimmune Cookbook by Angie Alt 4. The Autoimmune Protocol
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Jay Davidson is a specialist in Lyme disease and an author. Lyme disease is caused by the spiral shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is mostly transmitted through bites from infected ticks.
Also, we've launched our one-on-one coaching program "Restore Your Radiance" this month and it's in its beta version which means we're offering some hefty discounts for you to be one of the first people who go through the program. Learn more about it here.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 1:00 Jay and Heather Davidson's training and history
Min 6:30 What is Lyme disease and its effects (co-infections)
Min 9:00 Causes and transmission of Lyme disease
Min 10:45 Types of spirochaete bacteria
Min 12:00 Forms of Lyme bacterium, where it lives in the body & its behaviour
Min 14:20 Symptoms of acute and chronic Lyme disease
Min 17:30 Why Lyme disease is more common in recent years
Min 21:20 Tests for Lyme disease
Min 24:40 Jay Davidson's clinical work
Min 30:00 Jay Davidson's book - 5 steps to Restoring Health Protocol
To learn more about Dr. Jay Davidson, click here to visit his website and follow him on Facebook and YouTube
If you're looking for support for hormones, auto-immunity, and digestive health you should check out our Spark Case Review. During this February only we have some generous discounts for people who beta test the program for us. You'll be speaking with me so be sure to sign up here.
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!
Dr. Jay Davidson's Resoures: 5 Steps to Restoring Health Protocol
Free Lyme Disease eBook
Chronic Lyme Disease Summit
Free Heavy Metal Toxicity eBook
Detoxification Summit
Upcoming Live Webinar: I'm doing 3 live webinars this month of February on the topics of hormones,digestion, thyroid, fatigue, and weight loss. With these webinars you'll get to learn about our approach to specific conditions.
Live! Women's Health Case Studies Tuesday, 16 February 2017, at 12:00 pm PST (3:00 pm EST)
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
This is a quick episode about menstrual cramps. I'm planning on doing more of these in-depth instructional reports about hormone conditions. I'll talk about initial supplements and protocols that I would recommend for cramps and get into all the strange and unusual reasons why you may have menstrual cramps and how I approach it.
Also, we've launched our one-on-one coaching program "Restore Your Radiance" this month and it's in its beta version which means we're offering some hefty discounts for you to be one of the first people who go through the program. Learn more about it here.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:00 Introduction to the Hormone Report and Menstrual Cramps
Min 03:00 The uterus and what triggeres menstrual cramps
Min 04:00 The 4 things that help with menstrual cramps, their sources and recommeneded amounts
Min 07:10 Unusual causes of menstrual cramps
That's all for today. Next week we'll have Dr. Jay Davidson talking about Lyme disease and its co-infections.
If you're looking for support for hormones, auto-immunity, and digestive health you should check out our Spark Case Review. During this February only we have some generous discounts for people who beta test the program for us. You'll be speaking with me so be sure to sign up here.
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!
Upcoming Live Webinars: I'm doing 3 live webinars this month of February on the topics of hormones,digestion, thyroid, fatigue, and weight loss. With these webinars you'll get to learn about our approach to specific conditions.
You can sign up for the live webinars here:
Lab Testing for Best Results, Tuesday 14 February 2017, at 12:00 pm PST (3:00 pm EST)
Live! Women's Health Case Studies Tuesday, 16 February 2017, at 12:00 pm PST (3:00 pm EST)
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Ann Melin is my colleague and new partner. She is a Clinical Nutritionist and Holistic Health Practitioner specializing in restoring functional health and balancing common dysfunctions in the hormone, immune, digestion, and detoxification systems.
This interview is a bit different because it's about Ann and me talking about our health philosophies and how we're coming together in our collaborative coaching program "Restore Your Radiance".
Here's what you'll hear: Min 1:00 Introduction to Ann Melin and Bridgit's stories
Min 7:00 WWC & Ann Melin's activities and challenges
Min 11:20 Ann's training and how she got into herbal medicine
Min 18:50 Bridgit's training in acupuncture and chinese medicine
Min 23:00 Ann's vision for the Restore Your Radiance Program
Min 28:10 Bridgit's vision and plan for the program
Min 30:00 Blocks to good health
Min 32:00 What it would be like to work with us and our treatment steps
Min 38:50 Health conditions we help with
Min 46:40 The beta launch of our Restore Your Radiance program and the BIG discount for the initial consult
To learn more about Ann Melin, visit her website here and follow her on Facebook.
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!
Upcoming Live Webinars: I'm doing 3 live webinars this month of February on the topics of hormones,digestion, thyroid, fatigue, and weight loss. With these webinars you'll get to learn about our approach to specific conditions.
You can sign up for the live webinars here:
Lab Testing for Best Results, Tuesday 14 February 2017, at 12:00 pm PST (3:00 pm EST)
Live! Women's Health Case Studies Tuesday, 16 February 2017, at 12:00 pm PST (3:00 pm EST)
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Aviva Romm is a Yale-trained medical doctor, MD, mid-wife, herbalist and the author of the new book "The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution". The book outlines the root causes of Survival Overdrive Syndrome (SOS), and guides you through a natural, holistic plan to reverse it, and rescue your metabolism, hormones, immunity, mind and mood. This book comes out today 31/01/2017.
Here's what you'll hear: Min 02:50 Aviva Romm's history
Min 06:30 Aviva's clinical experience with women and auto-immune diseases
Min 12:40 Survival Overdrive Syndrome (SOS) and the science that connects the immune system with the hormone system
Min 17:00 The three levels of adrenal thyroid revolution for women
Min 22:30 The 5 root causes of adrenal and thyroid dysfunction
Min 26:20 The Epstein-Bar virus (EBV) and Hashimotos
Min 35:30 Aviva's 4-week plan to heal adrenals and support thyroid function
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"When sleeping women wake, mountains move"
Chinese proverb
Megan's Resources: You can explore more of Aviva's book by getting a free chapter of "The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution" by going here. And when you buy the book you get a bonus - a free cookbook.
Aviva also created a complementary 28-day journal that has a lot of self-care activities and exercises that she couldn't fit into the book.
To learn more about Dr. Aviva Romm, visit her website here and follow her on social media:
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Megan Buer is an Emotion Code practitioner from Virginia and a mother of 3. Her son was diagnosed with autism and while trying to look for information to help her son, she stopped taking care of herself and was eventually diagnosed with Hashimoto’s.
Megan was introduced to Emotion Code by a friend and it greatly helped her because despite having a great diet, taking expensive supplements and exercising there was just this piece missing and she wasn't getting where she needed to be.
Free E-Book: Notes From Mental Health Month We put all information from JJ Virgin and notes from the other speakers on Mental Health Month together in an E-Book for you. You can get a copy by clicking here or on the image below:
What You Will Learn:
- How the Emotion Code works
- Fixing physical and emotional health
- Mindset shift for healthy living
- How our bodies communicate to us
- Making intuitive choices
To learn more about Megan Buer, click here to visit her website and follow her on social media:
Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Google +
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!
Megan’s Resources:
The Handbook for Healing
Keys to Calm – The Secrets to Healing Anxiety
E-course: Transforming Your Relationship with Food
Meditation Challenge During this Mental Health Month, I'll be doing a free Meditation Challenge meant to challenge you to meditate every day for a month and have support while doing it. And you don't have to do any huge amount of meditation; even just 1 min per day is fine because meditation is a great tool that can help us find peace of mind! Grab this chance to meditate with a supportive community.
Click here to learn more about this free challenge and if you'd like to join, please share you name and your goal in the blog comments below, or on our private Facebook group.
Thanks for listening,
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Our guest this week is Kelly Brogan, MD and we’re talking about how to heal depression and other mental issues with “A Mind of Your Own”. Kelly is a Manhattan-based holistic women’s health psychiatrist and author of the New York Times Bestselling book, ‘A Mind of Your Own’. The book offers a realistic action plan that women can use to heal their bodies, alleviate inflammation, and feel like themselves again without a single prescription.
She saw the light years ago after she put her diagnosis of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis into remission through naturopathic medicine. She had read the book Anatomy of an Epidemic by investigative journalist Robert Whitaker, which impacted her so deeply that it changed her life and career. The author implicated psychiatric medication in today's epidemics of mental illness. And he basically says that these meds are keeping people sick, generating new diagnosis for people and they're actually dangerous in ways that are not being talked about.
She researched more about it and brought this ethos to her practice. She stopped prescribing to patients beginning in 2010 and began to offer them the opportunity to come off; and that's when she learnt how hard these meds are to come off!
Free E-Book: Notes From Mental Health Month We put all information from JJ Virgin and notes from the other speakers on Mental Health Month together in an E-Book for you. You can get a copy by clicking here or on the image below:
What You Will Learn:
- Kelly’s journey to help patients come off psychiatric medication
- Mental issues in the family
- Depression and our attachment to these mindset labels
- Our belief system and mindset shifts
- Kelly’s 44-day Vital Mind Reset program
To learn more about Kelly Brogan, click here to visit her website and follow her on social media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
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Kelly’s Resources:
Read the first chapter of Kelly’s book “A Mind of Your Own” here
E-Book: A Mind of Your Own
Vital Mind Reset Program
Free e-Book: Change Your Food Heal Your Mood
Meditation Challenge During this Mental Health Month, I'll be doing a free Meditation Challenge meant to challenge you to meditate every day for a month and have support while doing it. And you don't have to do any huge amount of meditation; even just 1 min per day is fine because meditation is a great tool that can help us find peace of mind! Grab this chance to meditate with a supportive community.
Click here to learn more about this free challenge and if you'd like to join, please share you name and your goal in the blog comments below, or on our private Facebook group.
Thanks for listening
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Nikki Gratrix is our second guest on Mental Health Month and we're talking about the effect of childhood trauma on women's health. This is a great under-talked about epidemic that affects many people for years. And these childhood traumas could go from the very severe to the much less severe. But the good thing is that we can reverse them with interventions we can employ today. So this is a very interesting talk packed with facts and suggestions.
Nikki is an amazing speaker who has done a lot of research into the connection between childhood trauma and illness. She studied and was working in banking, economics & finance before moving to the health industry. She wanted to do something with more meaning and to help people directly.
Nikki trained and worked as a Clinical Nutritionist in the UK, and during this time she became more of a mind-body expert rather than just looking at nutrition and functional nutrition.
Free E-Book: Notes From Mental Health Month We put all information from Nikki Gratrix and notes from the other speakers on Mental Health Month together in an E-Book for you. You can get a copy by clicking here or on the image below:
What You Will Hear:
- How often emotional trauma and history plays a part in women’s illness
- The correlation between adverse childhood events and risk of disease onset in later life
- Types of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
- Diseases in relation to ACEs
- Emotional trauma and fertility
- The identity level of childhood traumas
- Steps to healing emotional traumas and recharge rituals
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Resources:
The Enneagram System
ACE Score
Free Report: 7 Steps to Healing Emotional Trauma
To learn more about Nikki Gratrix, click here to visit her website and follow her on social media:
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Meditation Challenge During this Mental Health Month, I'll be doing a free Meditation Challenge meant to challenge you to meditate every day for a month and have support while doing it. And you don't have to do any huge amount of meditation; even just 1 min per day is fine because meditation is a great tool that can help us find peace of mind! Grab this chance to meditate with a supportive community.
Click here to learn more about this free challenge and if you'd like to join, please share you name and your goal in the blog comments below, or on our private Facebook group.
Thanks for listening
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
JJ Virgin is our first guest this year, 2017 as we kick start Mental Health Month here on Women’s Wellness Radio. During this Mental Health Month, I will be hosting interviews with 4 amazing women all talking about different aspects of mental health e.g. anxiety, depression, mental fortitude, and childhood trauma.
JJ Virgin is a New York Times best-selling author, a nutritionist, a personal trainer and has been on the Dr. Phil show. She is also a mentor in the business world. She is the author of the new book "The Miracle Mindset", as well as "The Virgin Diet Cookbook", and "The Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook". The “Miracle Mindset” is her memoir and talks about the 7 different characteristics that make up a miracle mindset.
Free E-Book: Notes From Mental Health Month We put all information from JJ Virgin and notes from the other speakers on Mental Health Month together in an E-Book for you. You can get a copy by clicking here or on the image below:
What You Will Hear:
- What the book "Miracle Mindset" is all about and what made her write the book
- Stretching out of your comfort zone
- The 110% mindset during hard times in both personal life and in business
- Reaching out to the community for support
- Self-care during hard times
- Having a victor mindset instead of a victim mindset
The book comes out Feb 21 2017, and is available pre-sale on Amazon. And JJ Virgin has great pre-order bonuses for everyone.
Sign Up For Our Newsletter If you have not yet joined our community, be sure to grab our hidden Hormone stressors quiz here, and come on board!
JJ’s Resources:
Pre-order JJ Virgin’s New Book Miracle Mindset and get exclusive BONUS gifts
The Virgin Diet Online Program
The Sugar Solution Online Program
Featured:
To learn more about JJ Virgin, you can find her on her website and follow her on social media:
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube channel, Google +
Meditation Challenge During this Mental Health Month, I'll be doing a free Meditation Challenge meant to challenge you to meditate every day for a month and have support while doing it. And you don't have to do any huge amount of meditation; even just 1 min per day is fine because meditation is a great tool that can help us find peace of mind! Grab this chance to meditate with a supportive community.
Click here to learn more about this free challenge and if you'd like to join, please share you name and your goal in the blog comments below, or on our private Facebook group.
Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Dr. Yoshi Rahm is an osteopathic physician based in Los Angeles and certified in both Family Medicine as well as Integrative & Holistic Medicine.
In this week’s episode, Dr. Yoshi & I will be talking about MARCoNS (Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci) and Biofilms.
You will learn:
- What MARCoNS and Biofilms are and where they exist in the body
- Who has MARCoNS e.g. people with chronic fatigue, immunodeficiency etc.
- Ideal tests for MARCoNS
- The connection between inflammation & MARCoNS
- Symptoms of MARCoNS
- Treatment options for MARCoNS (including natural remedies)
To find out more about Dr. Yoshi Rahm and his practice, visit his website and follow him on:
YouTube
Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
Lisa Pomeroy is a traditional naturopath, FDN practitioner, Certified BioIndividual nutritional practitioner and Certified Gluten practitioner.
While studying FDN with her (she was my mentor), she brought up the term "Oxalates" which I was not familiar with. These are compounds in plants and animals. They are not very much known, and as people do their best to eat healthy foods, they do not know that some of those foods are very high in oxalates. And if one has other health issues, these oxalates can accumulate and cause a lot of health problems.
We also talk about:
- Sources of oxalates especially from foods
- At what point oxalates become an issue in the body
- Bacteria in the gut that eat oxalates
- Signs of excess oxalates in the body and some of the illnesses or problems they can cause
- Strains that help with eating/breaking down oxalates
- Nutrients that help control oxalate levels
- And so much more…
To learn more about Lisa Pomeroy, visit her website here. You can also follow her on Facebook.
Resources:
FDN Advanced Training modules for practitioners
Lisa's 1-page handout on oxalates
We are running a quick survey this December to find out more about you, your needs and want you want help with in terms of your health. Click here to take part in the short survey.
Dr. Justin Marchegiani is a functional medicine practitioner with a private practice in Houston, Texas. He has extensive training in kinesiology, functional medicine, chiropractic medicine, nutrition, chronic infections and blood chemistry.
Today’s episode is about estrogen dominance and we will be talking about the immune system and hormones. We talk about how estrogen dominance can cause immune dysregulations, the branches of the immune system and how they work, what foods/nutrients support them and treating the immune system.
We also talk about:
- Why the immune system matters and the difference between women and men's systems.
- Exposure to chemicals
- Causes of estrogen dominance
- Symptoms of estrogen dominance including PMS, cramping, breast tenderness, moodiness, back pain, excessive menstruation and migraines
- The reason why so many women have increased frequency of autoimmune conditions
- The working of TH1 & TH2
- How to boost/regulate the immune system and herbs to take to boost TH1 and TH2
- Inflammation and other hormones that affect the immune system
To learn more about hormone balance, visit Justin's website here. You can also follow him on Facebook and on his YouTube account.
Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women’s Wellness Collaborative
Erin Knight is a migraine & headache specialist. She helps people suffering from migraines determine what is holding them back and plan concrete steps to break through to feeling great.
From the time she was a little kid, Erin had a desire to help people. At one time during a family vacation is Spain, her mum was stuck in the hotel room for 3 days because of migraines and Erin felt frustrated because she couldn't do anything to help her. In high school she had migraines 4-5 times per week. She was inspired by her grandfather and was fascinated on how we could impact our bodies with chemistry. After high school she went into pharmaceutical engineering.
At 27 Erin’s body started to break down! Other than the migraines, she started having auto-immune issues, chronic fatigue, chronic pain and digestive issues. She didn't want to spend the rest of her life feeling like that! Soon she discovered functional medicine which aligned so well with her as an engineer because it addresses the root causes of body issues. She dived into it and soon her migraines went away, her energy was back, she was no-longer sensitive to things like bright lights, thunderstorms and just loved this new sense of freedom she felt.
Wanting to help others, Erin went ahead and put together a 4 step plan called “The Migraine Freedom Plan”.
"About 1 to 7 people globally suffer from migraines, and 3/4 of those are women." Erin Knight
In this episode, we talk about:
- What migraines are and what causes them
- The different symptoms of migraines
- The connection between stress, inflammation and migraines
- Supplements and dosages to help with migraines including magnesium and B-vitamins
- What to look for when getting supplements
- Tips to manage migraines
- The 4-step Migraine Freedom Plan
To learn more about Erin Knight, you can find her on her website here. You can also follow her on:
Also, if you would like to learn more about what could be going on in your body, Erin offers a free 5-min hormone balance quick-check to see if the migraines you’re experiencing could be related to a hormonal imbalance.
Thanks for listening.
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Today's guest Rich Jacobs is a great classic example of functional medicine in practice.
Rich Jacobs was a Strength and Conditioning Coach for 8 years. He studied physiology, anatomy and movement before getting into functional medicine. He got into functional medicine after he got really sick and found himself in a state of fatigue, allergy to most foods, bloating, insomnia, depression and low libido. His doctor said everything looked good despite not feeling well and was advised to try using Viagra while at 35 years old.
Not satisfied, he went online and did research to help himself and got directed to functional medicine. He started with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) and went through their educational program. He also had a mentor who used the program on him to help him get better. They found that he had stage 3 adrenal dysfunction and gut bacteria and other issues that were causing all the problems. They fixed them and Jacobs learnt how to help other people. That was four years ago. He's continued with his education through The Institute for Functional Medicine and The Kalish Institute Mentorship Program he's currently enrolled in now.
We talk about Rich Jacob's process on how he uncovers the root causes of hormonal imbalances and how they can be corrected. We also talk about:
- The big 5: weight gain, depression, fatigue/insomnia, gut issues and female hormone imbalances.
- Interconnection between female hormone imbalances and other issues like PMS, skin issues, gut issues
- What’s normal about PMS and dealing vs eliminating PMS; some quick tips for PMS like making dietary changes, managing stress, getting adequate quality sleep and hydration and blood sugar control
- Menopause and balancing hormone stressors
- Some of the root causes of hormonal imbalances like emotional stress, dietary stress and internal inflammation
- Rich Jacobs' own experience in healing his gut and adrenal glands and the supplements he used and lifestyle changes he made
- Effects of sing too much antibiotics especially growing up
To learn more about Rich Jacobs, you can find him on his website here, where you can also sign up for his free eBook and get more tips on how to increase energy and reduce fatigue.
Follow Rich Jacobs on:
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Youtube
Thanks for listening.
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
WELCOME TO DAY 7, THE LAST OF FERTILITY WEEK! Justina Thompson is a Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) coach and is our last guest for Fertility Week. She took a 2-year certification program with Sarah Naomi Bly and has successfully been using FAM to prevent pregnancy for 7 years. It is a natural birth control method free from side effects.
She learnt more about the importance of FAM for couples trying to get pregnant during her 2 years training and while in internship. A large portion of her training involved understanding how hormones work for the female body from the scientific level. The focus for the program was to support hormonal health with lifestyle, nutrition and environmental factors.
Couples are often told by their doctors that unless they’ve been trying to conceive for more than 12 months, then they should keep trying which kind of leaves them in the dark. But with FAM and other types of charting like the BBT, which is very popular, the method targets the time when the woman is most fertile and more capable of conceiving.
In this episode, Justina talks about:
- Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) and how it works
- Signs of fertility in women - cervical fluid, BBT charting and cervical position
- Factors that trigger early or late ovulation
- Ovulation Predictor Kits (OPKs)
- Common problems and frustrations in charting
If you want to learn more about Justina Thompson, click here to visit her website.
You can also follow her on:
We put all of Justina's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
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PS: I'm going to do a webinar called "Perfect Periods for Fertility" this coming Wednesday Nov.16 at 4.00 PM Pacific Time. So be sure to mark it on your calendar and join me.
Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
WELCOME TO DAY 6 OF FERTILITY WEEK! Our guest today is Stephanie Risinger, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and host of the "Holistic Fertility & Wellness Podcast" . The podcast is geared around providing information to women about their holistic options for improving fertility as well as providing support for the emotional and relationship challenges that tend to come along when dealing with fertility challenges. The podcast came about as a result of Stephanie’s personal and professional experiences.
Today we're talking about managing some of the emotions associated with fertility. I was on Stephanie's podcast some time back and you can listen to it here.
In this episode, we’re talking discussing:
- How our emotions are connected to one another
- Our beliefs and emotions
- Why it’s important to feel emotions
- Healthy ways to experience emotions
- Tips for recurring negative thoughts
- Importance of self-care
When we compare we miss out on the little things we can be joyful of even when things are hard. You are perfect just as you are.
To learn more about Stephanie Risinger, click here to visit her website. You can also follow her on:
ITunes
We put all of Stephanie's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
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Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
WELCOME TO DAY 5 OF FERTILITY WEEK! Caroline Zwickson is a fertility coach originally from Germany and has been living in the US for 16 years. She holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology and studied dreams, imaginations, and how to help people cultivate awareness for that and integrate it into their lives in order to create more wholeness. She did her Masters’ thesis on women and mind-body connection and looked into how women experience emotions like fear, joy and anger in their bodies, and how they can use the body to work with those emotions.
After graduating she slowly made her way into life coaching because she was passionate about helping people figure out not only why they're stuck but also what they can do about it, taking that future oriented outlook of life and really thinking about life in a positive way. Her focus in the coaching world is to help women create a fertile life; prepare them for a healthy pregnancy.
She had hormonal imbalances after coming out of the birth control pill and this experience made her dive deeply into women's hormones. She figured out a natural and holistic way to heal her hormone imbalances. The positive effects she experienced made her want to help other women.
In this podcast we’re talking about:
- Nutrition and balancing hormones
- Our thoughts and their effects on our bodies
- Movement and exercise
- The luteal phase and blood sugar balance
- Supplements
- Diet and food sources
To learn more about Caroline Zwickson, click here to visit her website.
You can also follow her on:
We put all of Caroline's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
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Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
WELCOME TO DAY 4 OF FERTILITY WEEK! Heidi Brockmyre is a fertility expert and acupuncturist and has been practicing for over 8 years. She runs a fertility acupuncture clinic in San Diego and has created an online program to teach women how to use Chinese medicine tools at home.
In this episode, we talk about:
1. Principles of Chinese medicine
2. Difference between acupuncture and acupressure
3. Tools to help bring body imbalances back into balance
4. Protocols Heidi teaches in her online program
5. Connection between sperm quality and miscarriages
6. Case studies of women who conceived naturally despite being told they couldn’t by their doctors
To learn more about Heidi Brockmyre, you can find her on her website and follow her on:
Facebook
Twitter
We put all of Heidi's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
Click Here to Get the Guide
Resources:
3 Step Instant Fertility Boost (Meditation + Exercise + Acupressure
WELCOME TO DAY 3 OF FERTILITY WEEK! Our speaker today is...me! I'm so excited to share with you my expertise on sperm and egg.
There are many factors threatening the health of our sperm and eggs: radiation, toxins, inflammation, oxidation, and more. I encourage you to learn the foundational habits to protect your sperm and egg and ensure your fertility.
Even if you've been told you have low sperm count or 'old eggs' there is still much you can do to increase your pregnancy odds!
We also talk about:
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Diet for optimal egg and sperm quality
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Combating stress when dealing with infertility
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Exercise for fertility
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Supplements to improve egg and sperm quality
We put all of the information I shared in this interview in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
Click Here to Get the Guide
Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative
WELCOME TO DAY 2 OF FERTILITY WEEK! Sarah Clark is a certified life coach with accreditation from the International Coaches Federation and a health coach with training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. At 28 years old, she was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure and accepted the diagnosis and had both of her kids through IVF. Years later she realized the root cause of her infertility was food intolerance.
Later, while working in HR, she took life and health coaching courses because she was bringing coaching to the corporate environment and found out how food affects the body. She learnt that she had food sensitivity and changed her diet and lifestyle, and in a few months her health began to improve.
Sarah Clark is the author of Fabulously Fertile: Supercharge Your Fertility Naturally, a fertility cookbook for couples struggling with infertility.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What happens to our body when we eat food we are intolerant to?
- Tests for food sensitivity/intolerance e.g. Ige test, Igg test, MRT test, ALCAT test
- Involvement of male partners in fertility
- Restoring/healing a damaged system after eating some foods for years
- Gut healing foods and her recommendation for probiotics
- Some tips for home cooking
- Which kind of fish to eat for fertility
- The connection between gluten and premature ovarian failure
Sarah Clark’s Resources:
- Free 3-Day Fertility Diet Challenge
- Fab Fertilie Support Group on Facebook
- A recently launched Free Guided fertility Visualization download
We put all of Sarah Clark's information together in a handy sheet, print-able for you. You can get a copy by using the button below:
Click Here to Get the Guide
Thanks for listening.
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Welcome to the first day of Fertility Week.
Our first speaker is Dr. Anna Cabeca, an OB/GYN from Georgia. She studied obstetrics and gynecology at an osteopathic medical school and took on holistic treatment approaches of empowering the body to heal itself.
Dr. Cabeca was diagnosed with premature infertility, premature ovarian failure, early menopause and irreversible infertility. She was told by her doctors that the only way she'd have a child was a chance with egg donation.
"Post-traumatic stress, chronic stress, daily stress, environmental toxins, toxic relationships and physical disease can all impair our fertility."
She traveled a lot and started using maca while in Peru and later created her product Mighty Maca.
In this episode we talk about:
- The 7 keys to fertility
- Detoxification
- Managing through setbacks and losses
- Diet to improve chances of getting pregnant
- Women and hormones past the age of 35
Dr. Cabeca is giving away free gifts to our community, and you can find them here.
These juicy gifts include:
- The Super Secret Hormone, Do You Have Enough? (Online Quiz)
- $10 of Mighty Maca greens powder (her own formulation!)
To get a PDF hand-out on the contents of this show, use this button:
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Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Brodie Welch is a licensed acupuncturist and has been treating women with Chinese medicine for 13 years. She fell in love with Chinese medicine while in massage therapy school and took Shiatsu class.
In this episode we talk about:
- The challenges women face and how she helps them slow down and restore their yang
- The connection between the nervous system and breadth
- Acupuncture herbs and the acupuncture needle and how the needles connect to the body's intelligence/electrical system causing a profound state of relaxation
- The connection between stress hormones and sex hormones
- The connection between the kidney and liver; the liver blood nourishing the kidney; congested liver and cleansing
- How acupuncture can help women with fertility, menopause, painful periods and irregular cycles
- Tongue diagnosis and how the same principles can be used with menstruation
- Abhyanga - a practice from Ayurveda that involves warm oil massage and although sounds super simple it can be for wonderful for hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia and settling the nervous system
- How to find a qualified acupuncturist who is competent or specialized in women's health
Brodie’s Resources:
Basics of Chinese Medicine: Your Inner Ecosystem
Free 5-Minute Breathing Break
Brodie has her own podcast and has developed online programs based on Chinese medicine. You can find out more about her from her website and on social media:
Facebook
Twitter
Thanks for listening.
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
PS: From Nov. 07-13, we will be having a special week on the podcast and our community called Fertility Week. This is a week on the specialty sub-topic of fertility. We will have an interview every day on the podcast by a fertility expert and we'll also have daily raffles. You can access it on the podcast but if you'd like to get a special download every day and be added to the raffles, we would love for you to sign up here.
Once you register you'll get a welcome email and as the Fertility week starts you'll get an email everyday talking about the day's events and raffles. It's going to be a lot of fun so make sure to sign up and invite anyone who you think could benefit from the talks.
I will also be selling my two fertility kindle books during the Fertility Week for $0.99
Dr. Susanne Bennett is a chiropractic physician and has worked with thousands of clients. She previously worked in chiropractic sports medicine for 5 years until her son was born with a lot of ailments and allergies. She changed her gears and area of practice to find the root causes of his complications. She ended up writing the book “The 7 Day Allergy Makeover”.
5 years ago she had an accident and had traumatic brain injury (TBI). Her pituitary gland was squeezing down her blood flow to the master gland in the brain. She had Panhypopituitarism. She was chronically fatigued and later found out that her mitochondria were damaged.
On this podcast Dr. Bennett will be talking about mitochondria, which are part of every cell of the body. They energize the cells and have a very unique role. They can be damaged in a unique way and repaired in a very unique way as well. A lot of diseases that involve fatigue, autoimmunity, nerves system issues or diseases of aging are associated with damage to the mitochondria.
We talk about:
- What is mitochondria and how they look like
- Functions of mitochondria in the body
- Effects of mitochondria damage including sarcopenia/atrophy
- Acute and chronic inflammation
- How the mitochondria get damaged and causes of impairment
- Foods that impair the mitochondria
- How older women can rejuvenate their eggs
- And so much more
Dr. Susanne Bennett is also the author of a book on mitochondria Mighty Mito: Power Up Your Mitochondria for Boundless Energy, Laser Sharp Mental Focus and a Powerful Vibrant Body.
To learn more about Dr. Susanne Bennett, you can find her on her website and on social media:
YouTube channel
Thanks for listening.
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Our guest this week is Cammi Balleck. She is a naturopath and a previous guest of Women's Wellness Radio. She returns to the show to talk about weight loss and hormones.
Cammi believes that diet and exercise are not enough. When treating patients, she looks at the entire hormone system.
In this episode, we talk about hormonal imbalances and the next steps to take if you have been doing everything right but can’t lose weight. We also talk about:
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Estrogen and progesterone ratio balance.
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Hormonal birth control and hormonal creams
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Cortisol (stress hormone). Belly fat can be linked to high levels of cortisol
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Insulin resistance and its association with weight loss
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Benefits of adaptive exercises and yoga, Pilates, meditation and others that do not involve high levels of activity
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Testosterone and its functions in the body.
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Leptin, also known as the weight loss hormone.
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Inflammation
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Neurotransmitter hormone – Serotonin.
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Epstein–Barr virus and how it can affect hormones.
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Tips to help in weight loss
You can learn more about Cammi Balleck on her website. She has a blog and you can find an article she wrote "Is Your Body Resistant to Weight Loss?".
You can buy a hormone test kit from her website and she will provide free results evaluation after you take the test.
Our guest this week is Sophia Gushee, a mother of three. She has collected several books to guide her in taking care of her babies. One day she read that there are some cancer causing and hormone disrupting chemicals in some baby bottle nipples. She researched further and found legitimate concerns but was disappointed when she couldn’t find any alternative options for the baby bottles.
She became really passionate about spreading awareness and informing others so that they can make healthier choices. She ended up organizing all her 8 years of research into the book A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide to Reducing Our Toxic Exposures.
"There is a lot I do individually as a mother but there's even more we can do collectively as a community." Sophia Gushee
This is a great interview especially if you're trying to conceive or you have young children. We talk about:
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Chemical explosion. 84,000 chemicals have been introduced into American commerce and less than 1% have been tested for safety. By Oct. 2015, only 5 chemicals could be regulated by the EPA. These show up in our lives as really useful products like shower curtains, toys and so many things and they create value and benefit.
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Regulation of chemicals, the EPA, and the Toxic Substances Control Act, which went into effect in 1976. It was sufficiently protecting public health and was just updated a few months ago.
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Sources of chemicals in our daily lives
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals
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Effects of toxic exposure - these may not be seen immediately
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Products to avoid due to toxicity and which ones to use
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Chemical filtration options
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Diet and organic food eating – the dirty dozen and the clean 15
Sophia recently started a podcast series where she shares her continued discoveries about how to live a practical non-toxic life.
To learn more about Sophia Gushee, you can find her on her website and on social media:
YouTube channel
Thanks for listening.
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Our topic this week on the Women's Wellness Radio is adrenal health. Our guest is Kelly Graham, a nutritional therapy practitioner (NTP) who works with patients to bring them back to the basics, that is guiding them on nutrient dense foods and providing good recommendations on supplementation.
Growing up, Kelly's gut health started going down in her late teenage years. She also had amalgam/mercury filings which negatively affected her health. She worked as a chef and on many occasions worked till late which was chaotic to her body! She had excess weight, her lymph glands were frequently swelling, and was constantly feeling tired even after sleeping for almost 12 hours! She was misdiagnosed and told that she had hypothyroidism and possibly Hashimotos while in fact she had adrenal fatigue.
In this episode we talk about:
- How one's eating environment when growing up can affect gut health
- Adrenal glands - what they are,what they do, how to find them (where they are located)
- Adrenal hormones and their functions including cortisol,sex hormones like DHEA, pregnenolone,progesterone, and testosterone
- Taking hormones - when there are low levels in the body
Kelly also talks about symptoms to look out for like:
- Feeling overwhelmed - having a hard time making decisions, constipation, diarrhea, low sex drive, low blood sugar, mental fog
- Increased cravings for some foods e.g sugary and salty foods
- Difficulty getting started in the morning
- Sleeping for many hours but still feel exhausted
Listen to this podcast to get some tips on recovering from adrenal deficiency like the importance of quality sleep, good dieting, body shaming and so much more.
For more resources on adrenal health and adrenal fatigue from Kelly Graham, you can find her on:
Twitter
Facebook Page
Facebook Group
Website
Thanks for listening.
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative.
Josh Gitalis is a clinical nutritionist and functional medicine specialist from Toronto, Canada. He teaches practitioners and treats clients one-on-one using food as a basis.
In this podcast we talk about:
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Hormone testing for women
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Genetic makeup and factors affecting it
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Different types of tests available
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Therapeutic foods for PMS
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Benefits of testing early
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Hormonal detoxification
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Food consumption
And so much more
You can connect with Josh on his website. He provides a number of courses for practitioners and health enthusiasts and you can find more information on his website.
You can also follow him on:
Youtube
Thanks for listening!
Bridgit Danner, Founder of Women's Wellness Collaborative