Mind Your Wellness: Recent Episodes
Brandy & Cat
In this episode Cat and Brandy sit down to discuss why exercise is important and how to incorporate exercise into your personal wellness plan.
In this episode:
- Why humans are meant to move
- Benefits of movement and exercise
- Exercise as a stressor
- Balancing stressors in the pursuit of wellness
- How to create an ideal exercise regimen as a woman
Resources:
The Doctor’s Farmacy: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34yUqSp5mJtQOdtYWXQR9f?si=0Az4FpwZRL2JeUai1ku6Mw&t=2905&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A50MFhL6rItlnDDEStFMSPu Better with Dr. Stephanie: https://open.spotify.com/episode/00gyAV7XTj7OTgLJCc7snw?si=dq3CgGP-SPeJlbb3gmMrQQ&t=1718
In this episode, Cat and Brandy are joined by Christina Millikan to talk all about mold, toxins, and functional medicine.
In this episode:
- Christina’s health journey discovering functional medicine
- How to evaluate your doctor/patient relationship
- Exploring environmental causes of inflammation
- Your body’s “toxin cup”
- Tips for reducing your exposure to environmental toxins
- Christina’s detox process
Guest Links:
Website: https://msha.ke/christinam/#christina-millikan-nbchwc-fmchc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christina.millikan/?hl=en
In this episode Cat and Brandy sit down with holistic health coach Andrew Wyman to discuss circadian rhythms and what they mean for your overall wellness.
In this episode:
- Andrew’s health journey
- Holistic perspective on health
- What are circadian rhythms
- Bio-individuality
- Signs that you’re out of tune with your circadian rhythms
- How your circadian rhythm affects your day-to-day work
- The circadian rhythm implications of food and skipping meals
- The circadian rhythm implications of trauma
- Circadian rhythm best practices
Guest Links:
Website: https://www.wymanway.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wymanwaycoaching/
Today Cat and Brandy are discussing pesticides! What are they? Where are they commonly found? How do they affect our health and how can we limit our exposure to them?
In this episode:
- Defining “pesticides”
- The history of pesticide use in America
- Common places to encounter pesticides
- Top foods for ingesting pesticides
- Practical tips for making health(ier) decisions in a world filled with pesticides
- Tips for detoxing from pesticides
Research Links:
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/pesticides-farmworkers-agriculture/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2946087/#:~:text=Over%201%20billion%20pounds%20of,are%20limited%20or%20non%2Dexistent.
Dr. Mark Hyman’s ep. On Dr. Farmacy about glyphosate
https://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/downloads/FF_Pesticides.pdf
http://www.world-agriculture.net/article/pesticide-toxicity-and-public-chemophobia-how-toxic-are-modern-day-pesticides
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2018/widely-used-pesticide-one-year-later/
http://www.bt.ucsd.edu/synthetic_pesticide.html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23090335/
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/5/e1406.long
Today we’ll be discussing what caffeine is and how it affects us, the benefits of drinking coffee, and what you should know when you choose your beans. In this episode:
- The ubiquity of coffee consumption
- The importance of mindfulness when it comes to substances that affect brain chemistry
- How does caffeine work?
- Possible negative side effects of coffee
- Possible benefits of coffee
- Coffee health variables like cream, sugar, and other additives
- What do people not know about coffee?
- Hormonal effects of coffee usage
- Coffee alternatives
- The inflammation health crisis
Resources mentioned:
Coffee Brands:
- Purity Coffee
- Four Sigmatic
- Bulletproof
Other resources:
- Coffee, Health, and Science Podcast by Jordan River
- Peak40 Podcast: Coffee and Caffeine: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Understand why sleep is so important and learn best practices to improve your relationship with sleep for optimal health!
Learn more about the importance of developing a morning routine, it's impact on your health, and how to craft your own!
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Introductory episode to the Mind Your Wellness Podcast! Learn about us as hosts and why we are on a mission to create a space for you to be your own healer!
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