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Welcome to the Freely Rooted podcast! Joining you are your hosts Kori Meloy + Fallon Lee. We are passionate about helping women reclaim their metabolisms, restore their youthful vitality, & rediscover God’s original design for motherhood + wellness.
Health & nutrition have become too dogmatic and complicated. After putting our own chronic diseases & autoimmune conditions into remission without restrictive diets or medication, we set out to help others simplify wellness by getting back to the roots of our biological rhythms while encouraging you to live freely along the way.
Health & nutrition have become too dogmatic and complicated. After putting our own chronic diseases & autoimmune conditions into remission without restrictive diets or medication, we set out to help others simplify wellness by getting back to the roots of our biological rhythms while encouraging you to live freely along the way.
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Ashley & Sarah Armstrong are sisters and first generation farmers at Angel Acres. They are passionate about nose-to-tail eating, regenerative agriculture, metabolic health & minerals, and sustainability. They have shared their raw & honest journeys healing from autoimmune disease, amenorrhea, toxic mold, and more over the years. After trying IIFYM, plant-based, keto, & carnivore, they find themselves at their most balanced, resilient, & nourished place with a pursuit of metabolic health & mineral balance.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Ashley & Sarah's journeys with stress, exercise, dieting, & amenorrhea
Their road to healing & how their perspective of health has shifted
Healing from toxic mold
The sister's Angel Acres farm & first-generation farming experience
How their view of honoring the environment has changed their dietary approach
What IS regenerative agriculture and why should we care?
The importance of cattle in healing the land
The long-term consequences of mono-cropping and conventional farming methods
How cattle are the best answer to food security
Why nose-to-tail eating is important and how it can help with your budget
Where to start looking for a local, regenerative farm
Why "organic" may matter less than we think and what questions to ask your farmer
What questions to ask your local farmer about raw milk and other animal product production
Best brand alternatives to raw milk
How we can repurpose and stretch our own food to save money
Why you should consider starting a worm farm
Their biggest "splurge" food
Food is a worthwhile investment and tallow is magic
How we can reframe the way we think about our budget
What the Armstrong Sisters have planned for their future resources
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Where to find Ashley & Sarah:
The Armstrong Sisters' Instagram
Angel Acres' Instagram
Armstrong Sisters' Website
Ashley & Sarah's YouTube
The Carnivore Code Cookbook
Links mentioned:
Eat Wild
Rodale Institute
Dutch Meadows
Cream Separation Video
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Taylor Kulik started educating & supporting mothers from around the world about biological infant sleep and responsive parenting after her own journey with her first child. When her daughter was an infant and became increasingly more difficult to place into a crib for daytime or nighttime sleep, Taylor found herself between 1 or 2 options: sleep training (since that seems to be the only answer from the internet, friends, family, or professionals), or accidentally falling asleep herself while trying to nurse her daughter back to sleep. As a healthcare professional, Taylor had heard every fear-based message in the book about the "dangers" of co-sleeping, but once she realized that this was the most instinctual way to sleep with her baby, she expanded her research and realized that much more people were co-sleeping around the world than what she previously believed. Since then, Taylor's mission has been to offer safe co-sleeping information to mothers that they are often withheld from healthcare professionals. We invited Taylor on the podcast to dismantle sleep myths & sleep taboos, and offer what often is the missing piece in our motherhood journey that can optimize the entire family's sleep at night, while honoring biological needs & healthy attachment.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Our culture's obsession with infant sleep
Our experiences with a more biological approach to sleep
How the sleep training industry created a "problem," and then sold us a "solution"
Sleeping through the night is not a rite of passage
Your body is enough
Setting yourself up for realistic expectations
How to support mothers
Factors that go into baby's sleep
Allowing dependence is how you facilitate independence
Is our system set up to support mothers & babies?
The implications of the lack of a village
Addressing the foundation of biological needs
An honest talk about "mom shaming"
What is bedsharing?
Biologically normal infant sleep patterns
How to support sleep for both mom & baby
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
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Where to find Taylor:
Taylor's Instagram
Taylor's Podcast
Taylor's Website & Courses
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer who was born & raised in Hawai'i, and she resides there now with her husband and three sons. After losing her entire left arm in a shark attack as a young teenager, Bethany shocked the world by not only continuing her surf career, but taking down world champions along the way. Outside of her surf career, Bethany developed a passion for health in her teenage years, and that has evolved over time through her own personal wellness journey, which has included diving into the world of metabolic health & healing!
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Bethany's story & health journey
Bethany's intro to metabolic health
Diet culture & food fear
Body image & comparison
Body consciousness in athletics
How athletes can succumb to under-eating
The outside doesn't always reflect internal health
Simply eating enough can radicalize your energy levels
How Bethany's wellness has transformed after focusing on her metabolism
Eating organic, real food wasn't enough for Bethany- she needed bioavailable nutrition
Nutrients should come from food first
Healing is a constant journey
Being grateful for your body now while covering yourself with grace
How Bethany is more resilient now than ever
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
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Where to find Bethany:
Bethany's Instagram
Unstoppable Documentary
Ohana Mother-Daughter Mentorships
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Emma Sgourakis is a certified nutritionist who has been in practice for over 15 years. We like to think of her as the Aussie trailblazer in all things Ray Peat-inspired nutrition. Emma and our friend Kitty Blomfield founded the company Saturée, which is an Australian-based pro-metabolic supplement & skincare company. In honor of the long-awaited release of their skincare products, we brought Emma on to ask her how our skin tells the story of our inner health. She ended up giving us a skin health 101 mini course, and you might need to listen to this episode more than once to soak it all in! Join us as we sit down & discuss the following: How Emma found the world of metabolic health Your skin is not the "problem" Root cause of acne Your skin needs real vitamin A, cholesterol, & active thyroid hormone Using food as a building block for your skin Root cause of dry & cracked skin Root cause of melasma, age spots, & hyperpigmentation The positive or negative impact of topical skincare Respecting & honoring our skin's capabilities Cholesterol & youthful skin Simplifying your skincare routine What accelerates aging? Does skin get worse before it gets better? Estrogen dumps Supporting your body during skin flares - organic olivia liver juice How your bowel movements impact your skin Root cause of rosacea Staple skincare ingredients Essential oils in skincare *Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only* Resource Links: https://www.thenutritioncoach.com.au/endotoxin/skin-breakouts-broken-down-with-georgi-dinkov/ https://www.thenutritioncoach.com.au/anti-ageing/on-the-topic-of-topical-skincare-with-georgi-dinkov-and-dr-peat/ https://www.thenutritioncoach.com.au/anti-ageing/age-sweetly/ https://www.thenutritioncoach.com.au/anti-ageing/naringenin-inhibiting-inflammation-with-marmalade/ Where to find Emma: Emma's Instagram Emma's Website Saturée's Instagram Saturée's Website - code: FREELYROOTED Where to find us: Kori's Instagram Fallon's Instagram Restore your metabolism: Freely Rooted Fallon's Table Our FREE downloads: Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide Metabolic Foods Guide
Jordan Lee Dooley became a successful entrepreneur, bestselling author, and top podcaster at a very young age. Right when it felt like all of her lifelong dreams were coming true, Jordan suffered not only one, but two consecutive miscarriages. These traumatic events became the catalyst that opened Jordan's eyes to the way that her own health had suffered as a result of operating at an unsustainable pace. Since then, she has made it one of her missions to help women prioritize their health & well-being while pursuing their dreams. Jordan has been working to restore her mind, body, & spirit holistically while healing her metabolism, and she shares about her journey on today's episode.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Jordan's story building her businesses
The pressure to always be reaching for the "next best thing"
How Jordan's miscarriages led to looking into the full picture of her health
Why Jordan needed to change her lifestyle
The art of learning work & rest rhythms
The power of setting boundaries & limits
Healing after pregnancy loss
The missing "body" conversation in the modern church
The mind-body-spirit connection
Over-spiritualized cliche's that are ultimately not helpful
The balance between stewardship and control
Stewardship as an act of worship & thankfulness
Sustainable healing
Jordan's metabolic health journey
We speak to "my body has betrayed me" & other lies
Detoxing beliefs that have taken root in your life
Jordan's new book!
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Where to find Jordan:
Jordan's Instagram
Jordan's Podcast
Jordan's Book
Jordan's Website
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
During her 25 year career in dentistry, Michale Chatham helped build & create one of the first integrative centers for tongue tie releases. Thousands of cases deep, her health collapsed after her own tongue tie release. Her RN, IBCLC, massage therapy, and myofunctional background allowed her to zoom out and see the full picture of fascia & body expression. What she learned is that tongue ties need individual, holistic, big picture care. They are not a one-size-fits-all standard. Most practitioners look right to the mouth when they suspect an oral tie, but Michale takes a much different approach: one that allows us to differentiate between a real tie, or simply a tight frenum.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Michale's background & experience
Michale's health collapse after her tongue tie release
Tongue tie revisions: do they "work"?
The holistic approach to oral ties
Why "fix" and work" are empty words
Why revisions are controlled trauma
The importance of knowing your outcome goals
Finding a provider that supports you
Are tongue tie revisions necessary?
Are tongue ties more common now, or are we just now focusing on them?
Practical tips for your baby from home
It starts with you
Big announcement!
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Where to find Michale:
Michale's Instagram
Bow Classes
Follow along with Molly & Natalie as well for updates on the upcoming project release!
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Back by popular request: the wise & wonderful Noelle Kowalski! Considering how many current & future mothers listen to our podcast, we knew that an episode specifically diving into baby-led weaning needed to happen. The amount of information is endless when it comes to what foods are "best" for your growing child, so our goal was to offer a laid-back, child-led, intuitive approach to holistic nourishment. We hope you learn something new from the episode and feel confident & empowered in your role as a mama for your beautiful baby.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Life updates with Noelle
Getting in-tune with your baby's communication
First foods for your baby
Holistic vs conventional baby-led weaning
The importance of starting early with ancestral foods
The big honey conversation
Raw eggs, salt, & grains
Outdated nutrition advice
Metabolically-supportive foods: how much & how often?
Metabolically-supportive supplements: how much & how often?
Troubleshooting eczema, allergies, & food reactions
Vaksine injuries & detoxes (misspelled so we don't get flagged)
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Where to find Noelle:
Noelle's Instagram
Forever Healthy Line
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Josh & Jeanne Rubin, who you might know as @realfoodganstas on Instagram, are some of the true OG's in the metabolic health world. These two have paved the way in not only thyroid & metabolic health, but in how to create a sustainable health journey that you truly enjoy. The Rubins have 20 years of clinical work under their belt and have pursued education through a wide range of programs, including the CHECK institute (Paul Chek) & the RCP institute (Morley Robbins). While the Rubins encourage a food-first approach to healing, they emphasize that it can't stop there. We HAVE to address the mind. We HAVE to address the nervous system. "The biology of the individual cannot be separated from the social and psychological aspects of their life." Our mindset shapes our biology. We can be checking boxes all day long, but we can get lost in the process and create more chaos in the stress of "doing all the right things." Has your pursuit of health become unhealthy? Find out in our season 2 finale!
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Josh & Jeanne's health philosophy: it always comes back to the cell
Introduction to the nervous system
How our nervous system impacts how we see the world
How our nervous system gets shaped as a child
How developmental trauma occurs
How trauma impacts our healing
The importance of "play" in reconnecting to our bodies
Getting rid of the chaos in our lives
Preserving the innocence & play of our children
The emotional component of dis-ease
The importance of simplicity on a health journey
Where to start on your journey to avoid getting overwhelmed
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Where to find the Rubins:
Josh & Jeanne's Instagram
Josh & Jeanne's Website
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Dr. Courtney Kahla has been one of our favorite voices in the alternative health community for years. She is a Doctor of Chiropractic & the founder of Our Well House, which is a Christ-centered wellness collective that includes chiropractors, pelvic floor therapists, functional medicine practitioners, & a massage therapist. Dr. Courtney not only pours into her local community, but she has also cultivated an online community of critical thinkers who share her values of faith, respectful parenting, home birthing, medical freedom, non-toxic living, & living outside of cultural norms. We knew that Dr. Courtney would be the most epic guest to have on the podcast while we navigated through the topic of taking charge of your health outside of a broken healthcare system. She blew us away, and we know you guys will enjoy this one!
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Dr. Courtney's alternative health background & metabolic health journey
Our current healthcare culture
Mechanistic vs vitalistic health philosophies
Why "insurance-based medicine is not evidence-based medicine"
Health care vs sick care
How to research with a critical mind
Why it's important to take a physiology-first approach
Making decisions from a place of peace vs fear
How parenting styles shape the way we see the "experts"
Conflicts of interest in medical research
Healing from within vs healing from the outside
Pursuing wellness in light of following God
Aligning our physiology with God's word
Becoming your own best health advocate
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Where to find Dr. Courtney:
Dr. Courtney's Instagram
Our Well House
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
We sat down with RN & IBCLC Therese Dansby to merge perhaps one of the most important combinations for motherhood: metabolic health + breastfeeding. In a culture where there seems to be two sides yelling "breast is best!" or "fed is best!," we're here to say that perhaps "nourished & supported breastfeeding is best." The hard truth is that breastmilk nutrition does not stay fixed. The nutrition of your breastmilk is absolutely determined by your own nourishment as a mom. So that does that mean we're saying to outsource to formula to ensure that baby is getting what baby needs? Absolutely not! We're saying that moms. need. NOURISHMENT. And moms need support to make that happen- whether that's through help, lifestyle shifts, financial readjustments, or simply the environment in which the mom feels like the power is back into her hands.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Therese's metabolic health journey
Mercer's theory of maternal attainment
Why it's important to put power back into the mom's hands
How breastmilk composition changes over time
Is "fed" really best?
What is "costs" a mom metabolically to breastfeed
Why it's important to support your metabolism prior to pregnancy + postpartum
A whole-body approach to baby's "food intolerances"
Postpartum mood disorders: a "chemical imbalance" or a lack of nourishment/support?
Society's obsession with infant sleep
Postpartum diet culture
Calorie needs for breastfeeding moms
Postpartum hormonal changes
Return of cycle while breastfeeding
Forms of natural birth control while breastfeeding
Examining the advice of supplementing babies with vitamin D & iron
Addressing oral ties systemically
Therese and her colleague Cortney have released a comprehensive virtual breastfeeding and postpartum course called Nourished Beginnings, and podcast listeners can get 10% off their purchase with code FREELYROOTED10
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Show references:
"There is no vitamin D or iron in breastmilk" by @realfoodgangstas
Where to find Therese:
Therese's Instagram
Therese's Website
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
In this week's episode, we teamed up with the legendary Kate Deering to tackle some of the most controversial topics in modern health: hypertension, high cholesterol, depression, diabetes, and heart disease. Is our modern health care system helping us when it comes to understanding & actually treating these conditions, or are we simply managing symptoms? With over 25 years under her belt in the health + fitness industry, Kate Deering is a wealth of knowledge, wisdom, & experience. She has done it all, tried it all, and finally crashed & burned at the age of 38 before discovering Dr. Ray Peat & the goldmine of metabolic health. Suddenly, everything made sense, and her dedication to become an expert on her own physiology led her to write her own masterpiece: How To Heal Your Metabolism. Her book essentially can be summed up as this: your metabolism is the root of your symptoms. Kate offers us her refreshing & honest experience on the highs & lows of her healing journey.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Kate's journey with diet culture, fitness, & metabolism
Modern medicine view of disease vs bioenergetic view of disease
What "metabolism" really means
How to assess your metabolism
High blood pressure: is it really the salt?
High cholesterol: is it really the saturated fat?
Depression: is serotonin really the "happy hormone"?
Diabetes: is it really the sugar?
Heart disease: again, is saturated fat the enemy?
How Kate defines health
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Show references:
The Emperor's New Drug: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth
Lost Connections
Win At Life episode on diabetes
Unsaturated vegetable oils: toxic
Where to find Kate:
Kate's Instagram
Kate's Book
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
We knew from day one of the podcast that this topic needed it's own entire episode, so we brought on none other than Loren from @innate_fertility to discuss everything that your doctor probably didn't tell you about birth control. We hope you feel empowered by this episode to not only be fully informed when it comes to your birth control options, but also to pursue vibrant health from the inside out!
*Not medical advice. This podcast & episode are for inspirational + educational purposes only*
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Our three personal experiences with birth control
How hormonal contraceptives actually work
What your doctor probably didn't tell you about birth control
The downside of using birth control to manage symptoms
How birth control depletes nutrients in the body
The importance of taking time to heal prior to conception
Nutrition & lifestyle tips to incorporate while healing
Birth control's impact on gut health
Birth control's impact on the thyroid & metabolism
Iron overload & the "anemia" myth
The vicious relationship of estrogen dominance & iron overload
Healing after birth control & comparing the different types
Top 3 imbalances Loren sees with women coming off of birth control
Objective markers to reach prior to conception
Hormone, nutrition, & trauma imprinting on our children
Amanda's Are You Menstrual Podcast
Saturée discount: FREELYROOTED
Where to find Loren:
Loren's Instagram
Conscious Conception Course
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Is it really our genes that contribute to male pattern baldness & hair loss? We sit down with Danny Roddy, author of #1 best-selling free Amazon book HAIR LIKE A FOX: A Bioenergetic View of Pattern Hair Loss, to discuss the bigger picture here. While men & women experiencing hair loss are typically on a desperate search for a quick-fix, Danny reminds us that hair loss is communication of a deeper issue.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Danny's story with hair loss
How Danny discovered Ray Peat
The problem with "expert culture"/authoritarianism/allopathic medicine
Breaking down the conventional theories of hair loss
The importance of self-monitoring to take charge of your own health
The bioenergetic/Ray Peat view of hair loss
An "anti-hair" lifestyle vs a "pro-hair" lifestyle
Q&A's
Where to find Danny:
Danny's Website
Danny's Instagram
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Welcome back to the podcast! We are kicking off season 2 by talking all things stress hormones. Most of us are probably familiar with the all-too-popular "adrenal fatigue" diagnosis. What if there was a bigger picture to this story? If we zoom out from that acute focus on the body, we can see that there is a whole-body, systemic issue that's taking place. In this episode, we discuss how to support your system as a whole, break out of the "fight or flight" state, rebalance your hormones, and get back to the state of rest & digest.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Life updates & announcements
What is stress?
Simplifying the adrenals & stress hormones
The relationship between the adrenals & the thyroid/metabolism
The bigger picture of "adrenal fatigue"
Signs that you are running on stress hormones
How our fast-paced culture enables a stress hormone addiction
3 steps to jumping off the stress hormone ride
"Withdrawal" symptoms from coming out of "fight or flight"
The balance of owning your past choices while trusting the present process
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Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
For the season 1 finale, we are going out with a bang & discussing POPULAR DIETS! We polled our audience to see which diets you guys wanted to hear about most, and the winners were Paleo, AIP, Keto, Whole30, and Intermittent Fasting. Our heart behind this episode is to paint the whole picture when it comes to these restrictive diets, and the whole picture includes the fact that going on one of these diets can leave you more depleted & further into dysfunction than where you were before you began. They do not address the root cause of symptoms, and they can also trigger orthorexic thoughts, food fears, & MORE food sensitivities. On this episode, we will break down each of the 5 diets by what they get right, what they get wrong, the missing minerals & nutrients, & why they feel "good" at first. Lastly, we're here to share that there IS a different way on your health pursuit, and one that supports your body on the most basic physiological level.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Why restrictive diets don't address the root cause of symptoms
How restrictive diets can trigger orthorexia & food fear
Food sensitivities - the inaccuracy of popular tests, & what we recommend instead
The Paleo diet
The AIP diet
The Keto diet
The Whole30 diet
Intermittent fasting
A bonus secret diet
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
It's estimated that 1 in 8 couples are struggling with infertility, and it's clear that the mainstream health + wellness approach to infertility is not identifying & addressing the issue at its root. In this episode, we sit down with Ashlee Rowland, who spent 4 years trying ALL the popular "health" diets [fasting, keto, paleo, AIP... you name it - she's tried it]. The end result was further depletion, deeper imbalances, & even a PCOS diagnosis. By God's grace, a friend introduced her to the idea of her minerals & metabolism. After only 2 months of working to restore her metabolism & all that had been depleted from birth control + fad diets, Ashlee healed her infertility & got pregnant with her baby boy! She has since developed an online course called Bare Naked Hormones, which provides her own personal blueprints to turn down the noise of the wellness world & balance hormones holistically.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Ashlee’s health story & how she regressed into hormonal imbalance, PCOS, & infertility while doing all the “right” things
How Ashlee learned that her metabolism was the root of all her health issues
Ashlee’s infertility journey & why she realized she needed to stop trying to get pregnant while healing
The failure of mainstream health + wellness to address infertility at its root
The foundational roots of fertility
Ashlee’s take on the top 3 contributors to infertility
When to seek 1-1 support & testing on an fertility journey
Which tests are actually helpful & which ones aren’t
The truth about clomid, metformin, & fertility interventions
Other audience Q&A
Where to find Ashlee:
Ashlee's Instagram
Ashlee's Course: Bare Naked Hormones
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
In this episode, we interviewed the hilarious & beautiful Kaitlyn Sapp to merge two of our favorite topics: respectful parenting + nourishment. These topics are so important to join together, because they have everything to do with each other! Nourishing our children isn't just about cooking "healthy foods" - it's about modeling what we want to see in our children, listening to & validating their communication, honoring their autonomy, & letting go of the desire to obsessively control their behavior + actions. Respecting our children as whole beings from birth is the foundation we need to lay to be able to simplify their nutrition with ease, nourish their minds + bodies, & cultivate peaceful mealtimes.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Respectful parenting vs modern mainstream parenting
Our personal stories discovering & implementing respectful parenting
The mainstream approach to kids nutrition
How respectful parenting laid the foundation for our approach to kids nutrition
Kait’s top tips for restoring simplicity + peace to approaching food with your kids
The importance of not using food as a tool for manipulation, bribery, or punishment
Navigating "picky eating"
Introducing new foods in a respectful way
Teaching nourishment through modeling
How to eliminate junk food from your home without guilt or shame
Approaching birthday parties & events with ease
Books mentioned:
A Theory of Objectivist Parenting
No Drama Discipline
The Conscious Parent
Other favorites:
The Whole-Brain Child
No Bad Kids
Elevating Childcare
The Awakened Family
The Connected Parent
The Ministry Of Parenting Your Baby
How Children Learn
Where to find Kaitlyn:
Kaitlyn's Instagram
Kaitlyn's YouTube Channel
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Do you know what fuels your metabolism? MINERALS, baby! For episode 05, we asked the mineral queen herself, Amanda Montalvo, to come on & give you guys a minerals 101 mini class. There is so much we wish we would have known about minerals when we started our metabolism journey, like the fact that our mineral status can make or break our metabolism?!... or which minerals are burned up the fastest during times of stress, and how we can replenish them through our nutrition. We are so excited for you guys to learn all of this & more from Amanda today!
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Amanda's story coming off of birth control & finding no answers from her OB/GYN
Her journey leaving conventional functional medicine & moving towards metabolic health
Introduction to minerals & how they impact the body
The four macro minerals, why they are important, & how to prioritize them from nutrition
The 3 most common minerals imbalances Amanda sees among women in her practice
How stress impacts our minerals, & what we can do to mitigate stress through nutrition
Iron overload from birth control, prenatals, multivitamins, & other supplements
Why real vitamin A from animal foods is crucial to your health
The danger of vitamin D supplementation
When an HTMA test can be a valuable tool on your health journey
Where to find Amanda:
Amanda's Instagram
Amanda's Minerals Course
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
We are breaking taboos today to discuss this very relevant (and yet rarely discussed) topic - women's libido. Did you know that your libido is a marker of your health? It indicates safety within your body. Since libido is our body's desire to reproduce, our intelligent bodies will suppress that desire when it isn't safe to do so. So how can we create safety within our bodies & experience a thriving libido?
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Why this topic is especially important to us, & our personal experiences with libido
The definition of libido
The top 5 suppressors of libido
The importance of addressing trauma
Postpartum libido
Our 3 steps to reclaim your libido
Addressing the sexual identity shift that comes with motherhood
Audience Q&A
Caitlin's story: how she reclaimed her libido, brought life + passion back into her marriage, & restored peace to her home by healing her metabolism
|| Kiara's birth control post ||
|| Book mentioned: Intended For Pleasure ||
|| Serotonin, Depression, And Aggression by Dr. Ray Peat ||
Where to find Caitlin:
Caitlin's Instagram
Caitlin's Youtube Channel
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
Our very first guest is the beautiful Noelle Kowalski, who is a powerful guide for women as they pursue optimal holistic + metabolic health. She and her husband own their own beauty line called Forever Healthy Hair Co., and these small batch, non-toxic, organic products are intentionally created to support human physiology.
Noelle is especially knowledgeable in the areas of fertility, pregnancy, & postpartum. In this episode, we take a deep dive into prenatal + postpartum nourishment, and we hope you are inspired today to take charge of your health, simplify your nutrition, & live mindfully.
Join us as we sit down & discuss the following:
Pregnancy nourishment | choosing real food over prenatals
Traditional pregnancy symptoms | remedies + root causes
Pregnancy supplements
Nourishing your postpartum body & establishing a strong milk supply
The importance of intentionally planning your postpartum season
The spirit > mind > body approach to postpartum depression + postpartum anxiety
Postpartum weight loss & “bounce-back” culture
Preventing postpartum hair loss
Progesterone supplementation
Morning sickness & hyperemesis gravidarum
Pregnancy weight gain
Prenatal + postpartum calorie needs [for higher calorie meal plans, check out Fallon’s Table!]
|| Book mentioned: HPV Vaccine On Trial ||
Where to find Noelle:
Noelle's Instagram
Forever Healthy Hair‘s Instagram
Forever Healthy Hair Co.
Where to find us:
Kori's Instagram
Fallon's Instagram
Restore your metabolism:
Freely Rooted
Fallon's Table
Our FREE downloads:
Restore Your Metabolism: Free 5 Step Guide
Metabolic Foods Guide
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I loved this episode! could someone point me in the right direction on what Thyro Plus formula was taken and which pearl powder?
Privilege isn't an insult. It's important to recognize that your very ability to make choices for your own life is a privilege. Many women have little to no control over their lives or bodies. We have to acknowledge that before we can change anything for them. If we can make good pregnancy and postpartum nutrition and rest available to minority and low-income women, all of society will benefit. This podcast and your courses are a great start but I challenge all of you to see how you can serve disadvantaged women as well.
What's wrong with sourdough? I make my own with fresh ground flour. Is that counter productive to trying to improve my minerals?
where do I find show notes?
Love these ladies and podcast!