#036: Insulin Resistance and PCOS with Danielle Hamilton

In this episode of Body Wise, Cristina hosts Shawn Wells, a biochemist, dietitian, sports nutritionist and formulation scientist. Tune in as they discuss the stressors of modern day life, how its impact can lead to a variety of physical and mental health issues and what you can do to adapt and build resiliency by honoring the individual needs of your body.

TOPICS:


• Meet Shawn Wells  (00:20)
• What inspired his work (04:40)
• Distractions in the modern world (15:27)
• Managing positive/negative stressors (18:59)
• Metabolic flexibility (26:00)
• CBD & the endocannabinoid system (36:23)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on Itunes 
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://thecastawaykitchen.com/body-wise-podcast/

• Find Shawn on his website ShawnWells.com  
• Follow Shawn on Instagram @ShawnWells 
• Purchase Shawn’s Book The Energy Formula
• Check out the EnergyFormula.com 

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255
• National Suicide Prevention Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com

Laura talks with Dr. Gina Sirchio-Lotus, a functional medicine doctor, mother of four, author, and creator of The Women's Health Series. They discuss Dr. Gina’s guiding approach to women’s health and the importance of education as a means to promote patient confidence through their health journey.

TOPICS:


• Meet Dr. Gina Sirchio-Lotus  (00:15)
• Educating her patients (02:07)
• Integrating lifestyle changes (04:33)
• Lack of education & awareness (13:33)
• Dr. Gina’s approach (37:46)

RESOURCES: 

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• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://thecastawaykitchen.com/body-wise-podcast/
• Follow Dr. Gina on Instagram: @womenshealthseries 

GET BODY WISE:

• Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com

In this episode Body Wise, Karinee Lopez shares her experience with endometriosis and how incomplete and conventional medical practices empowered her to address her needs in a more powerful way. Listen as they dive in to all the stigmas that she and other women face in response to hysterectomies, menstruation, sex, and infertility.     

TOPICS:


• Meet Karinee Lopez (00:50)
• Karinne’s experience with endometriosis (02:31)
• The lack of support after hysterectomy (3:40)
• Taking control of her healing process (14:05)
• What forms of treatment worked (21:07)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find Karinee Lopez on her website: www.karineelopez.com
• Follow Karinee Lopez on Instagram: @karineelopez

GET BODY WISE:

• Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com

Cristina and Laura host Dr. Anna Cabeca, a triple-board-certified OB-GYN, who’s alternative approach was informed by her own journey through premature menopause. They discuss the shift in women’s health and all the ways to love and embrace the cycles of womanhood.

TOPICS:


• Meet Dr. Anna Cabeca (02:00)
• Challenges of menopausal women (06:15)
• The mind, body, and spirit connection (12:52)
• Trusting your body & intuition  (19:49)
• Metabolic flexability (25:47)
• Dr. Anna’s functional medicine approach (29:06)
• Dr. Anna’s tips for good sex (40:16)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find Dr. Anna Cabeca on her website: DrAnnaCabeca.com
• Follow Dr. Anna on Instagram: @TheGirlfriendDoctor 
• Subscribe to Dr. Anna’s Podcast: The Girlfriend Doctor Show
• Check out Dr. Anna’s books: The Hormone Fix & Keto-Green 16

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com

Cristina talks with Katherine Gaffney about her experience with menopause and transitioning gracefully by adopting healthy lifestyle practices and rediscovering her love for weight training.

TOPICS:


• Meet Katherine Gaffney (00:19)
• How menopause started for Katherine (02:22)
• The role of stress (07:09)
• Diet and maintaining muscle mass (11:25)
• The importance of consistent sleep (17:22)
• Food that makes her feel best (18:46)
• Lifestyle changes that worked for Katherine (24:03)
• The sandwich generation (31:33)

• RESOURCES: 

  • Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
  • Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com

Cristina talks with women’s health expert, Danielle Hamilton, about Insulin Resistance and PCOS. What symptoms to look for, what they can tell you, the biggest obstacles to healing, and how to manage Insulin Resistance and PCOS using diet and lifestyle interventions without all the dogma.

TOPICS:


• Meet Danielle Hamilton (00:19)
• Getting a PCOS diagnosis and where conventional treatment fails (07:24)
• Symptoms and causes of PCOS, blood sugar dysregulation, and insulin resistance (12:54)
• Using food as medicine for PCOS (23:52)
• How PCOS impacts hormones (26:16)
• Customizing healing protocols for your needs (29:57)
• Actionable tips for insulin resistance (47:54)
• How stress and diet dogma impact healing (52:50)
• Moving forward in healing (01:05:40)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Find Danielle Hamilton on her website: DanielleHamiltonHealth.com
• Follow Danielle on Instagram @DanielleHamiltonHealth
• Listen to Dani’s podcast, Unlock the Sugar Shackles Podcast

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com

Laura is sharing about perimenopause and menopause through a matriarchal lens, reframing the transition as a transformation and a beautiful evolution. Laura clears up what symptoms to look for in perimenopause, what qualifies as menopause, and how to work with the change instead of against it.

TOPICS:


• Menopause and how we’ve viewed the transition in the past (00:18)
• The science behind perimenopause and menopause (03:29)
• What symptoms can tell you about your hormones (10:11)
• Rewriting the narrative of menopause (11:34)
• Viewing and treating menopause through a matriarchal lens (13:40)
• The experience behind menopause (18:16)
• Menopause as a rite of passage (22:48)
• What to expect in the season ahead (26:03)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Menopause resources:
• • North American Menopause Society
  • Hormone Repair Manual by Lara Briden
  • Hormone Intelligence by Aviva Romm
  • New Menopausal Years by Susan Weed

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com

Laura and Cristi are back with a new season of Body Wise Podcast. In this episode, they talk about the topics they plan to cover, from embodying a greater appreciation for our bodies to healthcare access for those in the trans community, body wisdom, menopause, and more. Stay tuned for more episodes!

TOPICS:


• Catching up with Laura and Cristi (00:19)
• Integrating more body wisdom throughout transitions and into menopause (02:16)
• Body wisdom for the trans community (06:37)
• Honoring sexuality while aging and pursuing a more matriarchal vision (09:17)
• The healing that comes with sisterhood and finding community (13:36)
• Balancing the responsibility of birth control through body literacy (19:54)
• Rebelling against urgency culture and connecting with the earth (24:48)
• Plans for season two of Body Wise (27:34)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

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Find more from Cristina Curp at thecastawaykitchen.com, and on social media @thecastawaykitchen
• Join Cristina’s online community and become part of Mi Casa Cooking Club
• Find more from Laura Mar at lovemycycle.com
• Have questions for Laura and Cristina? Send your emails to WeBodyWise@gmail.com

Cristina talks with Michael Tennant, founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab, creator of the Actually Curious card game, and community centered marketing organizer and creative. Together, they talk about the importance of empathy, how empathy fosters community and growth, and how to dismantle biases and confront the ego for better connection.

TOPICS:


• Meet Michael Tennant (00:44)
• Making a change within an industry at odds with empathy (05:37)
• Making the empathy pledge a practice (11:15)
• Disrupting the ego, bias, and taboo topics with empathy (14:20)
• Daring to imagine a greater world (23:20)
• Actually Curious: the game (27:13)
• More from Michael and Actually Curious (36:40)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Get more from Michael Tennant at ActuallyCurious.com and follow him at @actuallyc_rious on Instagram
• Make the pledge to spread empathy at We Claim One Percent and get your Actually Curious game decks
• Try the Actually Curious Values Exercise

Cristina talks with Rebekah Borucki: mother of five, an author, founder of Row House Publishing and Wheat Penny Press, meditation guide, birth doula, and mentor for creative healers. Bex actively advocates for her community and is a living example of how to openly stand for social justice within your business. Together, they talk about how to tell your story authentically while working equity into the industry.

TOPICS:


• Meet Rebekah, Bex (00:32)
• Navigating the gatekeepers in the publishing industry (02:42)
• Rewriting the way we tell stories (05:53)
• Getting paid without being exploited (07:37)
• Removing the barriers from storytelling (10:21)
• What makes a book successful (14:00)
• How to pitch a book (18:49)
• The dream and advocacy behind Row House Publishing (21:50)
• The responsibility of taking a stand in business (28:03)
• Finding your place within history (33:29)
• Decolonizing the narratives (37:17)
• Active consumerism (42:07)
• Investing in a more equitable future (44:39)

RESOURCES: 

• Don’t forget to support Body Wise Podcast by leaving a rating and a review on iTunes.
• Get the show notes and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!
• Get more from Rebekah Borucki and find her books on her website, BexLife.com
• Find out more about Row House Publishing
• Learn more about Wheat Penny Press
• Follow Bex on Instagram @bexlife