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Katie: Whats up and welcome to this particular Halloween episode of the Wellness Mama Podcast the place we discuss in regards to the issues with an excessive amount of sugar and the advantages of glutathione, how each of these affect mind well being and a lot extra.
And I’m right here with a pal of mine, Dr. Gina Nick, who’s the founding father of Apothicaire, which is a world, she’s additionally a world famend naturopathic doctor, researcher and formulator primarily based in California. I obtained to fulfill her not too long ago and we obtained to speak in depth about glutathione and a few actually enjoyable formulations that she’s engaged on creating which are clinically studied to really enhance ranges of vital issues within the physique, particularly glutathione.
So we go deep on that. We speak about the actual take care of what’s occurring with sugar consumption and why, particularly this time of yr, that is such an vital matter to speak about easy methods to guard towards and undo the injury of not simply sugar consumption, however publicity to different stressors on the physique as properly. And we simply get to have only a enjoyable dialog. And for those who’re watching this video, we’re each in Halloween costumes. In case you occur to test it out on YouTube or social, you may see that as properly. However please get pleasure from this brief and enjoyable and really informative dialog with Dr. Gina Nick. Dr. Gina, welcome. I’m so excited we get to talk as we speak.
Gina: I’m so excited to be chatting with you. Thanks for having me in your podcast.
Katie: Oh, it’s an honor. We obtained to fulfill in actual life not too long ago and I knew instantly I’d need to have you ever on the podcast and in addition simply be mates with you. And for people who find themselves watching, I don’t know, lots of people simply pay attention, however the movies additionally make it to YouTube. So for anybody watching, we’re each in costume as we speak as a result of this episode is airing on Halloween. And I felt like a extremely nice leaping in level for a Halloween dialog was going to be to get on the soapbox a bit of about sugar as a result of definitely sugar consumption ramps up not simply with Halloween, however this entire time of yr, form of like October by New 12 months’s, is a large sugar consumption time.
And I do know you’ve finished a ton of analysis and labored with a ton of individuals on many areas of well being, however I assumed let’s concentrate on sugar because the background level for leaping in as we speak. So to begin off, are you able to give us some primer in what’s occurring with our sugar consumption and what’s going improper with it?
Gina: So, lots of people, all people is aware of sugar shouldn’t be good for you. Don’t give your children sugar, however all of us do. Grandparents are infamous for giving their grandkids sugar. And also you assume, properly, why? Like, why? Why is it so, why is that the norm? And sugar electrifies the mind and it prompts the opioid system within the mind and it provides you a excessive. It makes you’re feeling completely happy and good within the brief time period. , and so in fact children will affiliate hanging out with grandma and grandpa and feeling actually good. So what’s improper with that? , you assume that’s fairly harmless and there’s no situation there.
The problem is long-term. We all know that an excessive amount of sugar, refined sugar, within the physique causes irritation within the mind. And causes long-term well being points that aren’t simply reversible, takes a very long time. And so moderately, sugar is, may be okay, however as of late we eat extra sugar than ever earlier than. And there’s the World Well being Group will say, properly, about 25 grams of sugar a day is ok, however for those who have a look at one, a drink of Coke is 44 grams of sugar, you realize? And so, and then you definitely multiply that out primarily based on what children are literally ingesting and consuming on a day-to-day foundation.
And then you definitely deliver a vacation like Halloween into the image. And the common consumption for teenagers is three cups of sugar on Halloween. And that causes injury to the mind, simply as a healthcare practitioner will say, “straight up, we speak about how sugar can improve threat for coronary heart illness and decrease immune perform and so forth”. There isn’t loads of speak about what it truly is doing and the hurt it’s inflicting to creating youngster’s mind. And so it’s, sugar may be extremely addictive and it will probably have an identical affect to medicine.
Sugar is a drug. And we have to deal with it as such. And so, and as of late, there’s one thing known as a Rainbow fentanyl. Have you ever heard of that? So Rainbow fentanyl is 50 instances stronger than heroin. 100 instances stronger than morphine. And it’s made to appear to be sweet. And so it’s been discovered, so much has been present in luggage of Skittles and Whoppers and Sweetarts. , and so it’s a reasonably critical state of affairs. That is taking place proper now. So we don’t, you realize, is there fentanyl in that bag of Skittles that our child is getting on Halloween and opening up and consuming, you realize?
And so I don’t need to be like Debbie Downer on Halloween trigger Halloween’s enjoyable and we get to dress up and look superb like Katie seems, you realize? And our children get to have enjoyable and trick-or-treating or and that’s all very constructive. Nevertheless it’s virtually, you realize, it’s a life or dying state of affairs. What if one in every of our children opens up that bag of Skittles and there’s Rainbow fentanyl in there? Which is a really actual situation taking place as we speak. And so I simply really feel prefer it must be emphasised in mother and father.
We’re all so busy and there’s so many stresses in life. And we’re simply attempting to make our children do properly at school and simply be completely happy and have enjoyable on a vacation like Halloween as a result of there’s a lot stress on the planet. And it’s only a time to loosen up. However that is critical and our kids are in danger. So we have to discover different options to the place we will rejoice the vacation and it may be superb with out risking our children’ well being, not solely from simply extra consumption of sugar on Halloween and post-Halloween throughout Christmas, but in addition trying on the threat of being uncovered to medicine that may kill and so, it’s a critical situation.
I used to be some statistics about how a lot cash is spent on Halloween. $2.6 billion are spent within the US on buying sweet simply on Halloween. So it’s an enormous business. And so I might love to speak about, and I do know you’ve loads of options as a result of you’ve many children, on what to do, realistically, as a mother. How do you deal with it? Proper? And so I’d like to share a few of my suggestions and listen to what yours are as properly.
Katie: Yeah. Nicely, and to your level, sadly, this isn’t simply an remoted day. It might be one factor if it had been really truly solely someday a yr that youngsters had been consuming an insane quantity of sugar. It nonetheless wouldn’t be good for them, however at the least it will be an acute factor that their physique may hopefully course of they usually may really feel actually unhealthy for a few days, however it will be acute.
And as a substitute, this has change into so pervasive in our society the place sugar is nearly a relentless with children at birthday events, at college, anyplace they sugar hits. And such as you mentioned with the statistics, I didn’t understand it was that top of three cups of sugar on Halloween, however I do know I’ve seen various statistics of what number of actually a whole lot of kilos of sugar individuals eat, every individual eats in a given yr. And that’s actually staggering, particularly once we’re speaking about our children, as a result of such as you mentioned, moderately, the physique has mechanisms for this the place we will deal with carbohydrates, however we now have these hyper-refined substances that didn’t used to exist in our weight-reduction plan that do work together with the physique as medicine, even when the children hopefully are usually not encountering the way more harmful variations of medicine which are hiding in sugar. However sugar by itself has a drug-like interplay with the mind, particularly in children.
And from what I’ve learn, particularly if you mix it with issues like meals dyes, and particularly when it’s in massive quantities, and particularly when it’s in a creating mind, the affect is far, a lot larger. So I might love to speak about some sensible methods. I do know you’ve a daughter as properly and that you simply’re in all probability like very cautious of guiding her in nice instructions with this whereas additionally not like iron fist proscribing her life such that she creates forbidden issues with meals. And that’s one thing I take into consideration typically as properly. So I’ll share a few of mine additionally, however I might love to listen to your methods for preserving the enjoyable of celebrations and holidays with out it at all times being targeted on sugar.
Gina: Yeah, properly for Halloween, I used to be speaking to Pedram of City Monk yesterday, and we each have a way of, and also you in all probability do too, the place for my daughter, she’ll deliver all of the sweet house after which we’ll swap it out, and she or he’ll get to select one thing actually superior that she needs. And I’m completely okay with that as a result of I do know the long-term affect that simply consuming that sugar that someday has on her well being and wellbeing and now with the dangers of medicine, and many others.
So I’ll simply do, we’ll do a swap out, so she’ll get one thing even higher than that bag of sweet. That’s a easy, simple factor. Once I’m giving out treats for trick-or-treaters, I’ll simply do like I’ve these little cute pumpkins they usually’ll have little treats in there that aren’t sugar, like little spider rings and tattoos and short-term tattoos and issues like that, which are enjoyable and I’ll pick some low sugar. There are some fairly good low sugar candies in the marketplace as of late. We do reside in a time the place now we have much more choices than mother and father did 50 years in the past. And so I’ll intermix enjoyable toys with low sugar candies as properly.
After which one other factor I’ve been attempting to show my very own daughter and I attempted to show my sufferers to share with their children is after they requested for that Twix sweet bar. Fairly than simply saying, Gabby, my daughter will say, “hey, can I’ve this?” And I’ll say, “properly, I need you to resolve”. , you’ve obtained me as a mother, so sure, you’re fairly properly educated on the affect of sugar and dyes and all of that, however you’re nonetheless a child. And you continue to have all of the affect of all people else round you consuming this stuff. And so that you’re conscious of what it will probably do to your physique, however you additionally know moderately, it’s okay. It’s not going, you realize, it’s not that horrible.
And so I’m guiding her to resolve for herself. What’s finest for her physique and actually begin to get in contact. She’s 11, so get in contact with what, what does she really feel is finest for her versus asking mother if she will or can’t have it. So I’m placing the accountability again on her as a result of in the end we’re all chargeable for our personal well being. And I’m attempting to convey that at a younger age. In order that that develops over time.
Katie: I believe that’s so vital. One in every of my first ideas with my children is that they’re every their very own infinite autonomous being. And naturally, after they’re younger, we do must be very hands-on with taking good care of them and make many choices for them after they’re particularly infants.
However I believe such as you defined so fantastically, at any time when we’re in a position to give them the decision-making, to start with, they typically can shock us. As a result of they’re so able to understanding and making good choices they usually’re resilient. So in the event that they’re 90% of the time making nice decisions, it’s really not the top of the world in the event that they select to eat that sweet every now and then. However I really feel like that mindset of them getting to select from an early age is so vital as a result of we’re not at all times going to be there. And someday they’re going to be interacting with the world with out our recommendation and steerage on each choice. And so the sooner they get to have possession of that call and actually like really feel the results and personal it themselves, I really feel like that’s such a wholesome framework for transferring into maturity too.
Gina: Yeah, yeah. I imply, children are accountable. They’re in the end chargeable for their, you realize, well being and wellbeing, or at the least that’s, you realize, we need to convey that to children in order that finally that clicks. They usually do take, you realize, I want extra adults would take, really take accountability for their very own well being, you realize, and do their finest to remain related with their very own our bodies to resolve what are one of the best meals to eat, how a lot sugar is okay or not okay for my physique and my mind, you realize, as a result of these issues change over time.
Katie: Yeah. And I believe there’s additionally worth like the way you do and I do as properly in not making something completely forbidden ever apart from in fact the issues we really do must maintain them protected from. However as a foolish instance of that, I believe again to not being allowed to get my ears pierced till I used to be 13 after which wanting a second piercing and my mother and father wouldn’t let me. And so after I turned 18, I at one level had like 33 piercings as a result of it was a forbidden factor. And after I look again, I’m like, these didn’t even really feel good. It was exhausting to sleep for like six months as a result of my ears had been swollen. Like I didn’t truly in all probability need these. They grew to become engaging as a result of they had been forbidden.
And so I’ve tried with my children by no means to love even paint the image as like good and unhealthy or forbidden or you may’t, however to identical to you to teach them about it and belief they are surely so able to understanding at such a younger age. We additionally do the change, which and commerce out for one thing that’s a not processed sugar various on Halloween.
And I believe actually the enjoyable of it typically is the time with mates, the dressing up, the strolling round, which is definitely a fantastic a part of Halloween in the event that they’re strolling round neighborhoods and getting some motion in. And likewise if it had been ready in our personal communities to concentrate on these components, like our neighborhood normally has like a bit of occasion within the circle on the center of the neighborhood and there’s wholesome treats out like greens, fruits, protein sources, and the children all get to play and there’s music after which they stroll round and trick-or-treat. However the focus is the neighborhood, not the sugar. And I believe anytime we will construct that into that’s such a strong technique.
Gina: Yeah, that’s a more healthy approach to get that top, proper? Is having neighborhood and feeling related to at least one one other. I imply, that’s going to offer you that, a real excessive versus the false excessive of taking in sugar and it electrifying your mind and you are feeling nice for half-hour and then you definitely crash. And then you definitely’ve obtained this inflammatory course of taking place, which is what’s taking place, you realize?
And now, I imply, due to COVID, I imply, COVID actually triggered this situation of continual irritation within the physique and I see it on a regular basis in my follow. And I simply really feel like children are much more weak to this irritation that’s taking place due to publicity to COVID and stresses in our world as we speak. And with their creating mind, that’s the place we actually do must be extra aware of what are they taking in that may activate an excellent better inflammatory response that may trigger issues like consideration deficit dysfunction, obsessive compulsive dysfunction, addictive behaviors past sugar. So yeah, emphasizing I’m an enormous proponent for encouraging neighborhood and connection, and since that’s what we’re missing as of late. And actually is, it’s my fact that that basically is a vital resolution to treating among the well being circumstances that we’re seeing. In our nation, in our world.
Katie: I totally agree. And I believe the mind piece is so key as properly, as a result of I noticed one time mind scans of people that had been on loads of sugar, they usually had been similar to individuals who had been on cocaine due to the mind adjustments that occurred within the mind. And so I believe definitely, once more, the dose makes the poison, however when children are chronically over consuming sugar, it’s affecting their brains.
It’s additionally affecting their livers. And we’re seeing the rise of issues like non-alcoholic fatty liver illness, even in youngsters. We’re in fact seeing continual well being circumstances on the rise throughout the board in all age teams. And so that is seemingly an more and more vital downside and one which doesn’t seem to be now we have discovered easy methods to remedy as of but. So I really like that you simply’re educating on this and it seems such as you need to say one thing else too.
Gina: I’m simply serious about the packaged meals which are marketed to children and the quantity of sugar that’s in them. And now we all know there’s, there’s over 264 alternative ways to say sugar on a label. Proper? So it won’t simply the label, if you’re wanting to buy meals to your youngsters and for your self, you won’t see sugar on the label however doesn’t imply that sugar’s not in there. Excessive fructose corn syrup. There’s even issues like agave syrup, it’s nonetheless sugar. Proper. And so simply being conscious of the truth that most processed meals and packaged meals have some sugar in there, even when it’s not labeled as such, otherwise you don’t acknowledge the identify for it.
In order that simply getting, I believe now greater than ever, it’s vital to get away as a lot as potential from packaged and processed meals and simply actually get again to fundamentals entire meals, ideally regionally grown, simply transferring again in that route one step at a time. And it’s a type of issues the place all of us have a lot on our plates as of late, and it’s price profit evaluation, how price it’s it to place that effort in to assist my youngster or youngsters transfer away from a excessive sugar weight-reduction plan. And that’s the place I’m saying it truly is price it for now and long run, in order that now we have clear considering children making choices in our world transferring ahead.
Katie: Completely. And on the mind well being aspect, particularly, I do know that you’ve finished truly an entire lot of issues within the analysis aspect and the medical aspect and in actually researching not simply how sugar impacts our our bodies, however what number of, many issues do and discovering these cost-effective and cost-benefit evaluation options that may actually assist. And we obtained to bond as a result of we had been speaking about glutathione at a current occasion. And it looks like there’s loads of information right here as properly and simply how sugar may be dangerous to the mind. There are issues which are phenomenal for the mind and for the physique in loads of methods. And I additionally love to focus on the half that even when somebody has had well being points prior to now or has over consumed sugar, the physique can also be extremely adaptable and resilient. And the sweetness is it needs to maneuver towards therapeutic. So even for those who’ve skilled these issues, virtually at all times there’s issues you are able to do that may assist the physique then transfer in a constructive route and really feel higher and undo loads of that injury. So all is definitely not misplaced, even when children have eaten tons of sugar.
However I might like to shift the dialog a bit of bit into options on a extra organic degree as properly and delve into among the work that you simply’ve finished on this. I do know you even have some cool merchandise that give loads of the enjoyable expertise of one thing like a deal with, however with solely advantages. So speak about out of your analysis and your medical expertise, what are among the issues that we will do which are supportive as soon as we keep away from the sugar?
Gina: Yeah, so one in every of my favourite elements is glutathione. There are over 100,000 medical analysis research on the facility of glutathione to decrease irritation within the mind, assist with addictive sort behaviors, help immune perform, detox the liver. You’re speaking about liver well being and sugar, stability hormone ranges. And so glutathione is, it’s thought of the mom of all antioxidants. So it helps to neutralize free radicals, toxins from our surroundings, from our meals, from consuming an excessive amount of sugar.
And so it’s one in every of, it’s known as a Tripeptide. So it’s only a mixture of three amino acids naturally occurring within the physique. However once we’re uncovered to loads of stress, and irritation and uncovered to viruses and micro organism and mildew and all these points which are up now, glutathione actually helps to counteract these issues in a pure method and our physique’s demand for glutathione is larger now than ever earlier than.
And one of many issues I actually like about this ingredient is it crosses the blood-brain barrier. And so it has a profound affect on the mind. And the mind could be very delicate to toxins. It’s very delicate to sugar, it’s very delicate to medicine, it’s very delicate to most to toxins, and there isn’t a excessive quantity of glutathione within the mind. So when your individual pure sources get depleted, it makes your mind much more weak to these toxins. And that’s the place introducing glutathione into your physique can have simply an unimaginable impact.
I’ve been utilizing it in my follow for over 20 years. And so I’m very enthusiastic about this specific ingredient. And I’ve formulated dietary supplements for a really, very very long time. And when individuals ask me if I can simply take one factor, I don’t need to take all these different issues, if I may simply take one factor, what would it not be? And that’s after I’ve actually sat down with that. It might be glutathione. That’s the, if I may solely, there’s loads of issues I might advocate individuals take, however it will be a very powerful.
And when it pertains to issues like Halloween and sugar consumption, glutathione is only a actual highly effective counter to that. And it’s so therapeutic to the physique. So if you’re speaking about how the physique has the flexibility to heal itself, your physique’s amazed. I imply, it’s superb. It’s at all times attempting to get again to a state of homeostasis or stability. And it is extremely resilient. And so it doesn’t matter what the assaults have been or what number of unintelligent errors all of us make, proper? In terms of our personal well being and wellbeing, that’s okay as a result of the physique’s at all times attempting to get again to stability.
So I’m a fan of give the physique what it wants. Give your physique what it wants so it will probably do its job and get you to the place you need to be. And so glutathione’s a type of issues that I really feel is important. To take, I like to recommend each day at a low dose to help general well being and wellbeing. And simply, I imply, the leads to sufferers, it’s simply superb. It’s a really, very highly effective ingredient.
Katie: Yeah. Nicely, such as you mentioned too, all these issues like sugar, like publicity to toxins, no matter it could be, they’re an assault on the physique that may deplete loads of issues, however amongst them glutathione ranges. And I’ve at all times thought it’s humorous that we assume that like chilly and flu season, it’s identical to all these viruses simply go latent in the summertime after which they only wake again up within the winter. And likewise all of this stuff change in that season of the autumn, like we talked about even simply with sugar, the place we’re not getting as a lot daylight, sleep patterns change. And I might guess glutathione ranges due to these are additionally down at the moment of yr.
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This podcast is sponsored by LMNT. I’ve beloved this firm for hydration and for electrolytes, and that is one thing I eat virtually daily and in addition give to my highschool children who’re athletes and my youthful children to assist maintain them hydrated within the sizzling local weather that we reside in and with as a lot exercise as we’re doing. And I’m excited to announce that LMNT has made grapefruit one in every of their everlasting choices! This was once a seasonal taste and it was one in every of my favorites and now it’s obtainable on a regular basis, anytime of yr.
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Do you know that ingesting an excessive amount of plain water with out adequately taking our mineral content material under consideration can truly trigger us to be much less hydrated, even when we’re ingesting loads of water? And that’s why I’ve actually delved into the analysis round minerals and have made this a precedence for me. I believe that is extremely vital for not simply hydration, however for mineral stability, together with sleep, together with train efficiency, together with a lot extra. LMNT has a number of taste choices for this, together with ones that my children love like watermelon and grapefruit, additionally citrus, raspberry. They’ve an entire host of choices that can assist you improve your mineral content material and your availability in a scrumptious method. And you may try all of their choices and get a free pattern pack with any order by going to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmama.
And it looks like at the least the research I’ve seen prime degree, glutathione performs an enormous key in, in fact, mind well being, but in addition immune system well being. And so this time of yr, I really feel like that’s an particularly vital focus.
I’d like to delve into the nuance of glutathione, as a result of maybe individuals have heard about totally different types of glutathione or gotten a glutathione IV or assume that it must be liposomal format. So I might love so that you can unpack for us a bit of of the totally different types of glutathione and why an oral one may be actually, actually efficient over the long run.
Gina: Yeah, I’ve used all types of glutathione over time in my follow. And so there’s some controversy about using, we’ll begin with IV, probably the most, the place you’d get the very best dose within the shortest period of time. And so with IV glutathione, there’s some controversy or query about if you’re taking that a lot glutathione in at one time, how a lot is actually getting absorbed into the bloodstream, into the crimson blood cells, into the muscle tissue, into the mind, as a result of glutathione is below tight homeostatic management. So your physique’s actually sensible and it has these tight laws. In case you get an excessive amount of glutathione, your physique’s going to reject it. And for those who don’t have sufficient, you don’t have sufficient, you want extra. And so extra isn’t at all times higher. Though glutathione is superb, you don’t want an excessive amount of to have an incredible impact on the physique. And so IV glutathione, in sure conditions I can see as precious, however not for the lots and never regularly.
There’s additionally intramuscular injections of glutathione and I do these in my follow as properly. And once more, these are in sure conditions may be extremely efficient and precious. Not all people needs to get a shot. They are often costly and never all people wants them. And in order that’s one type.
After which with oral glutathione, it’s not at all times steady. So there’s a difficulty about for those who take glutathione in a capsule type, a powdered type, a liposomal type, how a lot of it’s actually getting absorbed. And so over time, what I’ve realized is likely one of the finest methods has been liposomal supply autos for glutathione. The problem is compliance. I couldn’t get my sufferers to remain on it. I couldn’t maintain taking it as a result of I didn’t, it simply didn’t style good to me. And most sufferers, it simply, the palatability isn’t there. And that’s been the primary situation.
And so throughout COVID, whereas I’m homeschooling and doing all of the issues and attempting to see sufferers and the whole lot, I used to be doing loads of analysis on glutathione and I used to be like, and I do know that glutathione prevents a extreme response to COVID and helps with irritation and all this stuff. And so I put collectively a formulation and it was virtually like divinely impressed as a result of it was proper off the bat. And I put this formulation collectively. I used to be working with an organization doing analysis on a selected type of glutathione. That’s an oral type and was confirmed to spice up blood ranges and crimson blood cell ranges, though it was an oral type, however not liposomal. So I took that ingredient, I created a formulation and the primary pattern got here in and it tasted superb. No sugar, very, very clear formulation, however it tastes nice.
And so I made a decision to place that right into a bundle that mimics sweet to counter in order that my very own youngster would need to take it and it tastes good. And I do know that she’s getting the glutathione that her physique wants regularly. In order that was the beginning of this entire challenge of making this product. I had it in capsule type already, however got here out with a powdered type that tastes actually good. And so right here we’re, launching it on Halloween.
Katie: I really like that as a result of I obtained to strive, I consider your different formulation that’s a Pixy Stix and I find it irresistible as a result of it’s, I really like bitter issues too and it has this like superb candy and bitter taste. And in order that was to me actually enjoyable. And such as you mentioned with compliance, even for adults, that’s a difficulty. However definitely for teenagers, loads of children don’t wish to swallow tablets, don’t definitely like robust style. I can’t think about my children liking liposomal glutathione as a complement that they’d take. So I really feel like something we will try this makes that have simpler to conform and enjoyable for teenagers particularly is superior. And I really like that you simply’re releasing it on Halloween too.
Gina: I imply, enjoyable and I needed it to be enjoyable and style good, most significantly, but in addition be actually good for you and gently counter the affect that sugar is having on all of our our bodies, proper? In order that’s the concept. And I needed it to be one thing that would go in a lunchbox and truly be taken, proper? Trigger most dietary supplements we all know as mothers, it’s not the best factor to get our children to take dietary supplements, proper? So that is simple trigger it tastes good, tastes like sweet with out the dangerous negative effects.
Katie: Yeah, I really like that. And if I’m remembering among the different elements are additionally useful in their very own proper, or at the least a few them that you simply talked about, I consider it was like Vitamin C and glycine.
Gina: Yeah, yeah, so there’s, I’ve a pair formulation. One formulation has vitamin C and glycine in it. Vitamin C and glutathione work collectively, so they assist to spice up each other within the physique. So that they’re intimately related. Vitamin C is one other very highly effective antioxidant that helps immune perform as properly. And in reality, sugar competes with vitamin C for binding websites. So if you eat sugar, your physique’s means to soak up vitamin C goes down. And so this formulation has vitamin C, glutathione, after which glycine is essential for, it has a sweetness to it. It’s truly one of many major sweeteners on this formulation, however it additionally feeds the great micro organism in your intestine. That’s an entire different dialogue in regards to the affect sugar has on the intestine microbiome and the way that impacts the mind as properly, proper?
And so glycine was included in there for that motive. It additionally has a relaxing impact and it will probably encounter among the excitatory affect of sugar on the physique by taking glycine. It actually does have that calming impact. It’s superb. And in order that’s one formulation.
After which now we have one other formulation, it’s known as So Guaded, and it’s an immune formulation, additionally in that candy-like format. And that has Magnesium glycinate in it as properly. And Magnesium is actually vital for countering the results of sugar and serving to to have that calm feeling. After which it has the vitamin C, glutathione, vitamin D3. We’ve all heard about actually vital for immune perform after which zinc as properly. And that’s the so guarded formulation. And that’s the one which we’re actually encouraging children and fogeys to take throughout this season, Halloween throughout the New yr.
Katie: And for anybody who hasn’t tried it, I’m an enormous fan of glycine after attempting it for sleep. I truly take glycine and nystatin and Magnesium. I find yourself taking them throughout the day, not near bedtime, as a result of I’ve some bizarre genes associated to Magnesium and it retains me awake. However after I get sufficient of these three, I discover I sleep actually, very well.
Gina: Yeah, they’ve a very nice calming impact on the physique and might even assist to handle addictive challenges that some individuals have. So may also help with that dependancy, you realize, sugar, it’s simple to get hooked on it. So taking a few of these vitamins can rebalance how the mind is working. And get it to some extent the place you’re not as interested in issues that trigger you hurt.
Katie: Yeah, that’s undoubtedly a useful step. And I do know your expertise could be very far ranging past even simply glutathione and sugar and mind well being and all of the issues we’ve already talked about. So I’ve a sense we are going to get to do extra episodes sooner or later that dive deep on many matters. However for as we speak, I might love to listen to if there are another issues which are in your individual private 80/20 repertoire of issues that you simply do very persistently or repeatedly that you simply really feel like have the most important bang to your buck to your personal well being or to your daughter.
Gina: Nicely, yeah, I imply, past we each take glutathione every day. One of many issues that I actually, and I don’t do it daily, however I must, and I’m going by phases, however my objective is to actually do that every day, is getting within the water. So taking a shower or getting within the sizzling tub or doing a chilly plunge. We’ve obtained these trillion cells in our physique they usually reply to water. And so for those who, for me, if I’m desirous to meditate or simply take a pause and get clear and targeted and zoned in to what’s vital for me and my day, getting within the water, even when it’s for 10 minutes each morning or each night, that’s been, it’s been one thing I’ve finished all through my grownup life, you realize? And once more, I at all times know after I’m out of stability, after I’m not getting within the water. So I might say that’s an enormous one. And even for my daughter, if she’s having a tough day, it’ll typically be like, “go take a shower”. And it’s superb that easy step, simply getting within the water, the way it can actually change issues.
Katie: I really like that. That’s a fantastic tip. And naturally, I’ll hyperlink to all of the merchandise we’ve talked about within the present notes for everyone listening in addition to to your web site, as a result of I do know you even have loads of academic content material and even work with individuals straight. I don’t know for those who’re taking new sufferers, however I’ll be certain that all these assets can be found for you guys listening on the go. The whole lot’s at all times at wellnessmama.com.
Gina: Thanks. Thanks, Katie.
Katie: And a pair final questions I like to ask towards the top of interviews. The primary being if there’s a ebook or variety of books which have had a profound affect on you personally, and in that case, what they’re and why.
Gina: , the one ebook that has had probably the most profound affect on me is, it’s not a well-liked ebook, however it’s known as The Thoughts of the Cells by Satprem. And it actually opened my eyes to what our cells are actually doing and that they every have a thoughts and they’re considering dwelling issues inside our physique. And in order that ebook, The Thoughts of the Cells, it’s not essentially a straightforward learn, however it’s price it to delve into what occurs as your cells are evolving and the significance of taking command and taking a management function over our personal our bodies and people trillions of cells and main them in in direction of the trail of well being and wellbeing and fulfilling your functions. In order that’s probably the most. Yeah, that’s probably the most impactful ebook that I’ve ever learn. And I nonetheless return in and reread.
Katie: Superior. I’ll hyperlink to that as properly. That’s a brand new suggestion and that’s very a lot a egocentric query on my half to get new ebook suggestions. So thanks for that.
Gina: And you may even like, it’s, you may obtain it as a PDF totally free.
Katie: Oh, superior. I’ll see if I can discover a hyperlink for that to incorporate as properly. And lastly, are there any parting recommendation for the listeners as we speak that may very well be associated to the whole lot we’ve talked about or completely unrelated life recommendation that has been useful for you?
Gina: , try to maintain it easy, proper? Maintain it easy. And so, and once more, with the sugar situation, it’s taking the time to make steps in direction of, pulling sugar away from day-to-day life, excessive volumes of sugar, it’s price it. That’s like a, it’s a type of easy truths in life, particularly as we speak is to is to actually deal with that situation. It’s definitely worth the time and the hassle and, and all of that. It’s life altering.
Katie: I admire that a lot. And I’m grateful for you taking the time in us getting to search out it like final minute time to report to get this out for Halloween. I’m excited it is a enjoyable and particular Halloween episode. And I’m so grateful that I met you and that we obtained to attach and for you sharing all of your knowledge as we speak. So thanks for being right here.
Gina: And thanks for what you’re doing. And it’s been an honor and pleasure to speak to you this morning.
Katie: And thanks as at all times to all of you for listening and sharing your most respected assets, your time, your power, and your consideration with us as we speak. We’re each so grateful that you simply did, and I hope that you’ll be a part of me once more on the following episode of the The Wellness Mama Podcast.
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