The Wellness Gahm
By The Wellness Gahm
Let’s talk about accessing your best health!
The Wellness GahmJan 25, 2023
Minerals, Lymph, & Fascia w/Margaret Barry
Margaret Barry is an FNTP, Master T-Tapp Trainer, Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Certified Personal Trainer. She's also a friend of mine and a wealth of knowledge in the world of minerals! In this episode, we chat all things minerals, lymph, and fascia.
Since the recording of this episode Margaret has also deep dived into the world of cranial sacral therapy. I love that she is a forever student (we homeschoolers tend to be this way), and picking her brain is such a privilege.
If you'd like to get in touch or find out more about her offerings (services, ebooks, courses), you can find her at:
https://mb-fitness.com
IG @_musclesandmotherhood
She also has an excellent You-Tube channel w/many of her T-Tapp exercises, which I frequently refer clients to for lymphatic support: https://www.youtube.com/@mb.fitness
The Importance of Routines w/Raina Odell
I've gotten really into a morning routine this year. Turns out there's definitely magic to creating routines, time blocks, and time management strategies throughout the day. Raina O'dell is an expert at helping coach her clients through creating these by getting in touch with feelings and goals by visualizing. Listen to this motivating conversation.
You can find more about Raina, how to work with her, and her course offerings at RainaOdell.com. Check out her daily flow on IG @raina.odell.
Cell Membrane Health w/Dr. John Kim
Dr. John Kim talks with us in this episode all about the importance of the cell membrane, as well as shares his healthy story which includes a Lyme-induced heart attack and mold toxicity and how he healed. He teaches that a healthy cell membrane is absolutely required for healthy mitochondria and is foundational to any healing protocol.
Dr. John Kim is a functional medicine pharmacist. He has been in clinical practice for 15 years and he has been a foremost voice in health, wellness, and preventative medicine. He received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from Rutgers University with High Honors and trained in Functional Medicine from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). He actively lectures throughout the country and is an influencer within the functional medicine world to educate and empower everyday people to live healthy fulfilling life. His message is Doctor of the Future is You - the patient! You can find him on IG @dr.john.pharmd and on his website www.drkimwellness.com.
Bioresonance with Samantha Stupak
Samantha Stupak is the founder of Balanced Health, a human and pet bioenergetic testing company. When Samantha started Balanced Health she founded it in the effort to help others that suffer like she once did, after a debilitating struggle with chronic Lyme Disease. Through innovation, dedication, and sheer compassion she has brought Balanced Health to the forefront as one of the leaders in bioenergetic testing. She has an undergraduate degree in Engineering, is a certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Nutritionist, attended the Academy of International Bioenergetic Sciences, and has studied under some of the most cutting edge doctors in Alternative Medicine. For more information about Samantha Stupak and Balanced Health go to www.CreatingBalancedHealth.com. You can also visit www.PetMedella.com for their pet focused bio resonance testing.
And for listeners to The Wellness Gahm podcast, use the code TWG for $20 off when you purchase your own scan.
PoliPet Supplements w/Jed Davis
Jed is the President and founder of PoliPet. He previously worked for CellCore and Microbe Formulas and started the Pet Company PoliPet using similar carbon technology. In this episode he shares how PoliPet came about, and their 3 flagship products and some of the new "secret" stuff in the pipeline.
You can go to: https://polipetproducts.com/blogs/learn to order and learn more.
PoliPet’s goal is to Improve the Health of Pets WorldWide and Carbon Technology sets their products apart.
BOOST- tincture for mitochondrial support
RENEW- concentrated carbon technology, binder for heavy metals and toxins
SHIELD- carbon protection paw balm
*Since this episode was recorded, they’ve also launched CALM and NOURISH
CALM- a natural anxiety support (withOUT CBD)
NOURISH- a probiotic, multivitamin with enzymes
Thermography w/Rebekah Stump
What do you know about Thermography? In this episode w/Rebekah Stump, we chat all things women's health and how thermography is a great tool to be added to the toolbox. Rebekah is the owner of Thermography of Houston and a fellow FDN-P.
Mind Body Spirit Release w/Amanda Mirabella
Ever heard of Mind Body Spirit Release? This is a fantastic modality for anyone on a healing journey that addresses trapped emotions in the body. I'm honored to have Amanda Mirabella, one of the MBSR Academy's training teachers, on the podcast!
In this episode she shares her own personal story with holistic healing as well as how she came to MBSR. Amanda is a word-smith and gives such beautiful descriptions and explanations as to how muscle testing works, even over a distance, and how the MBSR clearing works. She also covers the topic of this type of energy work for Christians, which I think is hugely helpful.
I share a very personal experience with MBSR as well as how it can be used for children and for pets and for relationships.
If you'd like to find a practitioner for MBSR (besides Amanda or myself, as we are both practicing) you can go to www.mindbodyspiritrelease.com. You'll also find information there on how to take the training courses to become an MBSR Practitioner yourself, if you like.
You can find Amanda at www.mirabellaholistic.com and on IG @mirabellaholistic.
Magic of Reishi Mushroom w/Dr. Bob Rakowski
Dr. Bob Rakowski is an expert on Reishi Mushroom, or Ganoderma Lucidum. I consume reishi mushroom spores DAILY in my coffee and I take the capsules in my protocols as well. I have had such great personal experience with it, so I am thrilled to have Dr. Bob teach us more from his own clinical practice and his research.
We can’t make claims about it being a miracle herb, but we can point people to the studies. Please check out PubMed and search “Ganoderma Lucidum” to see some of the 2,000 studies.
You can learn more from Dr Bob on his YouTube channel. If you’d like to learn more about the Facebook group, you’re welcome to reach out and ask to be added to see more testimonials.
https://www.drbobrakowski.com/
010 Hormone Balancing with Leah Brueggemann
Find Leah on IG @Leah_Brueg and her podcast “Balancing Hormones Naturally”
Show Notes:
Alissa Viti
Dr. Jolene Brighton
Blood sugar balancing and stress as the most important take away for hormone balancing.
Glucose Revolution, by Jessie Inchauspe
EFT Tapping- moving emotions through the body. The Tapping Solution app.
Mineral balance
FunkItWellness for seed cycling
Mental Health from a Integrative Perspective with Dr. Elizabeth Miller
Mental Health issues are not far removed from the rest of the body. Dr. Miller addresses why an integrative approach to mental health is so important and shares her very personal health story as well.
Show Notes & Resources:
Jordan Reuban- patient heal thyself.
Mold Toxicity
Is there a ROOT CAUSE to things like Anxiety?
Toxic Positivity vs Mindset work
Suffering in a Healing Journey- how to honor that
Peter Levine and trauma and nervous system
DNRS
Tips for connecting the mind to the body and vagus nerve stimulation.
Self massage- Louanne Fortune
How to vet a mental health practitioner
Jamma
Conchran
Fallon et al
Lyme and mental health connection
WellMindBody.co get her newsletter and freebies
Follow @drelizabethmiller on IG
Iridology with Nichole Hosein
What can you tell about your health from looking at your eyes?
Nichole teaches us that there's ALOT to learn, including some personality traits, state of the adrenals, whether parasites are a strain on the boy as well as some constitutional characteristics. That's just scratching the surface! Grab a mirror and a flashlight and learn about what your eyes may be telling you!
You can find Nichole here. She is also very active on IG as @ThreeSproutsHolistic.
Of course we mention King, which you can find here.
Airway Health with Catherine Kangas
We've talked about sleep as a vital building block to health, but what if you can't get great sleep because you snore or have sleep apnea? Airway restriction could play a role in this. We've also gone over the importance of stress-reducing practices, getting the body into the calming rest-and-digest phase, but what if you can't because you're always breathing through your mouth (which triggers a fight or flight response)? So many connections with our tongue and breath to our greater big picture health. In this episode I get to talk with Orofacial MyoFunctional Therapist and Airway specialist Catherine Kangas. We discuss the importance of nasal breathing, tongue placement and posture, as well as tongue tie revision.
You can find out more about Catherine and her work at www.integrativemyohouston.com and on Instagram at @integrative_myo.
Supplementation
1:30 Why Supplement?
2:25 Desiccated Liver Capsules as a super supplement!
3:53 Supplementing to Stimulate body systems
4:48 Supplementing to Support the body
6:28 King Coffee
7:50 Supplementing for Symptoms- Intelligent Allopathy
9:19 Supplement Graveyard
9:30 Dig deeper w/Root Cause- don’t get stuck band-aiding your symptoms
10:15 Self- Treating Root Cause issues
11:05 Stealth Pathogens are great at hiding
12:59 Why Amazon is not a great place to shop for supplements.
14:00 Working w/a practitioner is the best way to have some guidance w/your supplement regiment.
15:00 How I work with my clients
16:00 Closing our DRESS series
Stress
1:15- Most Doctor visits are stress related illness
1:41- Definition of Stress by Reid Davis FDN
2:43 Practicing Reducing EMOTIONAL Stress
3:20- Emotional Freedom Technique or Tapping - www.getunstuck.space
3:45 Breathwork- Breathe with Kimberly https://www.breathworkwithkimberlyrose.com
4:30- The Body Keeps the Score- https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score&qid=1649212758&sprefix=the+body+keeps%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1
6:09 ACA and family of origin workACA and other 12 Step Recovery Work- https://adultchildren.org
7:14 MBSR Mind Body Spirit Release- https://www.mindbodyspiritrelease.com/general-8. (I have also undergone MBSR training and am offering this modality as a service.)
8:15 Reducing PHYSICAL stress
8:30 Poor Posture as repeat injury
9:20 Chiropractics and the affect on your nervous system
11:26 Cranio-sacral work
11;50 Reflexology
12:20 Yoga and tai chi
12:47 King Coffee
14:20 External Stressors on the body like chemicals and pesticides
15:26 Stealth Pathogens
16:08 Cortisol and DHEA ratio
17:30 Toxins in body products, home products, food, etc. EWG.org and the Think Dirty App to help you with label reading.
19:15 You cannot heal in a stressed out state.
19:30 Make Stress Reduction a Practice
*Forgot to also mention in this episode Acupuncture!
Exercise
0:60 Exercise for a healing journey
3:00 Heart Rate Variability, colds, injuries -signs you need to chill.
4:15 consistency may trump intensity
4:40 Walking is the MVP
5:49 Resistance Training
6:37 King Coffee
8:04 Mobility Work
8:28 Fascia Work
8:50 Active Recovery
9:54 tips on finding Trainers w/Functional Movement
10:45 Making Movement Fun- what do you like doing?11:08 Cycle Synching Your Exercise
12:42 Recap: Focus of exercise during
Rest
Intro
0:45- R is for Rest/Sleep/Recovery
1:43 Glymphatic System- brain’s detox system.
3:06 Sleep Debt- your body keeps the score!
3:38 Circadian Rhythm- implementing morning light helps you sleep better at night!
5:00 Sleep Hygiene- you're not too old for a bedtime routine.
6:20 Waking at 3am? Often this is liver time.
9:14 Caffeine timing
10:21 Exercise timing
10:46- King coffee
12:15- Aim for 7-8 hrs for adults
14:00- The magic 10-2 window
15:15- Mouth Breathing and Snoring
A Great Biologiacal Dentist who teaches about this is Blodgett.
17:37- Mouth-Taping
Read “Breathe” by James Nestor
To find someone to help evaluate your airways, use https://www.thebreatheinstitute.com.
21:37 please reach out with Q’s at www.thewellnessgahm.com
Diet
Intro
0:44- When I say Diet, I mean Nourishment.
1:47- Organic, Whole Foods
Visit https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty-dozen.php for the list of the Dirty Dozen for the list of produce that is the MOST covered in chemicals.
Visit https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean-fifteen.php for The Clean Fifteen, or produce that is typically OK to eat non-organic.
4:20- Food Sensitivities- is testing necessary? What does it mean?
7:00- Blood Sugar Balancing- why is that important and how can we work on this?
9:58- Reishi highlight for blood sugar balance
10:18 - Macros: Protein/Fat/Carbs
10:39 Metabolic Typing, by Bill Wolcott: https://www.amazon.com/Metabolic-Typing-Diet-Customize-Yourself/dp/0767905644/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=metabolic+typing+diet+william+wolcott&qid=1646952498&sprefix=metabolic+typing%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1
13:33- King Coffee
14:50- Metabolic Eating- How to Heal Your Metabolism by Kate Deering: https://www.amazon.com/How-Heal-Your-Metabolism-Happiness/dp/1511585625/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34K4MFHCAGK8Z&keywords=metabolism+Kate+deering&qid=1646952822&s=books&sprefix=metabolism+kate+deering%2Cstripbooks%2C83&sr=1-1
16:39- Clean Water- is your water actually clean? https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/.
18:05- Distilled Water, is it dead water?
18:39- CT Minerals from CellCore Biosciences and Celtic Sea Salt, LMNT, Redmond Re-lyte.
21:33 Simplification: Make Your meal Plan for the week, Shop for mostly organic, Whole Foods. Buy or make distilled water and add minerals. Keep tabs on your blood sugar. Notice food sensitivities. Mindset around food.
23:30- Wrap up.
Introduction
The Wellness Gahm is podcast all about finding our way back to whole body health! From the basics like focusing on bio-individual diets, stress reduction, etc all the way to more specific bio-hacks like red light and grounding, detoxing mold
Let’s talk about accessing your best health!
0:00 Intro
1:00 Stealth Pathogens
2:22 Importance of Order of Operations and Bio-Individuality
3:00 My Story
3:40 Post-Partum Health Descent
6:00 Symptoms as Messengers
7:00 UTI and Kidney Crash
10:00 Long Term Antibiotics
10:50 Introducing Energy Testing
13:00 Timeline for healing
14.25 Germ theory vs Terrain Theory
15:00 Inspiration and School
17:00 Intelligent Design of the Body.
17:40 Basics of food, toxin burden, EMF protection, DRESS
22:00 Wholistically Functional Health
22:30 Plans and Hopes for the Podcast moving forward!