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Katie: Howdy and welcome to this particular Halloween episode of the Wellness Mama Podcast the place we speak 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 good friend 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 based mostly in California. I obtained to satisfy her just lately and we obtained to speak in depth about glutathione and a few actually enjoyable formulations that she’s engaged on creating which might be clinically studied to really enhance ranges of vital issues within the physique, particularly glutathione.
So we go deep on that. We discuss the true take care of what’s happening with sugar consumption and why, particularly this time of yr, that is such an vital subject to speak about find out how to guard towards and undo the harm 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 when you’re watching this video, we’re each in Halloween costumes. If you happen to occur to test it out on YouTube or social, you possibly can see that as properly. However please get pleasure from this quick and enjoyable and really informative dialog with Dr. Gina Nick. Dr. Gina, welcome. I’m so excited we get to talk immediately.
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 satisfy in actual life just lately and I knew instantly I’d need to have you ever on the podcast and in addition simply be pals 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 immediately 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 about sugar as a result of actually sugar consumption ramps up not simply with Halloween, however this complete time of yr, form of like October by way of New Yr’s, is a large sugar consumption time.
And I do know you’ve completed a ton of analysis and labored with a ton of individuals on many areas of well being, however I believed let’s give attention to sugar because the background level for leaping in immediately. So to start out off, are you able to give us some primer in what’s happening with our sugar consumption and what’s going fallacious with it?
Gina: So, lots of people, all people is aware of sugar will not 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 offers you a excessive. It makes you are feeling pleased and good within the quick time period. You recognize, and so after all children will affiliate hanging out with grandma and grandpa and feeling actually good. So what’s fallacious with that? You recognize, you assume that’s fairly harmless and there’s no problem 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 sparsely, 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 when you take a look at one, a drink of Coke is 44 grams of sugar, you understand? And so, and then you definately multiply that out based mostly on what children are literally consuming and consuming on a day-to-day foundation.
And then you definately carry a vacation like Halloween into the image. And the common consumption for youths is three cups of sugar on Halloween. And that causes harm to the mind, simply as a healthcare practitioner will say, “straight up, we discuss how sugar can improve danger for coronary heart illness and decrease immune operate and so forth”. There isn’t plenty of discuss what it truly is doing and the hurt it’s inflicting to growing little one’s mind. And so it’s, sugar may be extremely addictive and it may possibly have an analogous 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 referred to 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 seem like sweet. And so it’s been discovered, rather a lot has been present in baggage of Skittles and Whoppers and Sweetarts. You recognize, and so it’s a fairly critical state of affairs. That is taking place proper now. So we don’t, you understand, is there fentanyl in that bag of Skittles that our child is getting on Halloween and opening up and consuming, you understand?
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 understand? And our youngsters get to have enjoyable and trick-or-treating or and that’s all very constructive. But it surely’s virtually, you understand, it’s a life or loss of life state of affairs. What if one in every of our youngsters opens up that bag of Skittles and there’s Rainbow fentanyl in there? Which is a really actual problem taking place immediately. 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 youngsters do properly in class and simply be pleased and have enjoyable on a vacation like Halloween as a result of there may be a lot stress on this planet. And it’s only a time to chill out. However that is critical and our youngsters 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 youngsters’ well being, not solely from simply extra consumption of sugar on Halloween and post-Halloween throughout Christmas, but additionally wanting on the danger of being uncovered to medicine that may kill and so, it’s a critical problem.
I used to be taking a look at 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 trade. And so I’d love to speak about, and I do know you may have plenty of options as a result of you may have 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 ideas and listen to what yours are as properly.
Katie: Yeah. Properly, and to your level, sadly, this isn’t simply an remoted day. It will be one factor if it had been actually truly solely in the future 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 an alternative, this has change into so pervasive in our society the place sugar is sort of a relentless with children at birthday events, at college, wherever 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 bunch 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 youngsters, as a result of such as you mentioned, sparsely, 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 usually are not encountering the way more harmful variations of medicine which might be 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 while you mix it with issues like meals dyes, and particularly when it’s in huge quantities, and particularly when it’s in a growing mind, the affect is far, a lot greater. So I’d love to speak about some sensible methods. I do know you may have 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 limiting 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’d love to listen to your methods for maintaining the enjoyable of celebrations and holidays with out it all the time 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 method of, and also you in all probability do too, the place for my daughter, she’ll carry all of the sweet dwelling after which we’ll swap it out, and she or he’ll get to select one thing actually superior that she desires. And I’m completely okay with that as a result of I do know the long-term affect that simply consuming that sugar that in the future 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, straightforward 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 might be enjoyable and I’ll select 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 we now 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 once they requested for that Twix sweet bar. Reasonably than simply saying, Gabby, my daughter will say, “hey, can I’ve this?” And I’ll say, “properly, I would like you to determine”. You recognize, 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 may possibly do to your physique, however you additionally know sparsely, it’s okay. It’s not going, you understand, it’s not that horrible.
And so I’m guiding her to determine 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 finally 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. Certainly one of my first rules with my children is that they’re every their very own infinite autonomous being. And naturally, once they’re younger, we do need to be very hands-on with caring for them and make many choices for them once they’re particularly infants.
However I believe such as you defined so fantastically, at any time when we’re capable of give them the decision-making, to begin 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 selections, it’s actually not the tip of the world in the event that they select to eat that sweet on occasion. 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 all the time going to be there. And in the future they’ll 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 consequences and personal it themselves, I really feel like that’s such a wholesome framework for shifting into maturity too.
Gina: Yeah, yeah. I imply, children are accountable. They’re finally chargeable for their, you understand, well being and wellbeing, or at the least that’s, you understand, we need to convey that to children in order that finally that clicks. They usually do take, you understand, I want extra adults would take, actually take accountability for their very own well being, you understand, and do their finest to remain related with their very own our bodies to determine 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 understand, 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 aside from after all the issues we actually do need to hold 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 onerous 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 turned 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 possibly can’t, however to identical to you to coach them about it and belief they are surely so able to understanding at such a younger age. We additionally do the swap, which and commerce out for one thing that’s a not processed sugar different on Halloween.
And I believe actually the enjoyable of it typically is the time with pals, the dressing up, the strolling round, which is definitely an excellent 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 give attention to these components, like our neighborhood normally has like a bit get together 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 robust technique.
Gina: Yeah, that’s a more healthy strategy to get that top, proper? Is having neighborhood and feeling related to 1 one other. I imply, that’s going to provide you that, a real excessive versus the false excessive of taking in sugar and it electrifying your mind and you’re feeling nice for half-hour and then you definately crash. And then you definately’ve obtained this inflammatory course of taking place, which is what’s taking place, you understand?
And now, I imply, due to COVID, I imply, COVID actually triggered this problem of power irritation within the physique and I see it on a regular basis in my observe. 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 immediately. And with their growing mind, that’s the place we actually do must be extra conscious of what are they taking in that may activate a good 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 reality that that basically is a crucial resolution to treating a few of the well being situations that we’re seeing. In our nation, in our world.
Katie: I absolutely 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 plenty 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 actually, 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 after all seeing power well being situations on the rise throughout the board in all age teams. And so that is seemingly an more and more vital drawback and one which doesn’t appear to be we now have discovered find out how to resolve 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 fascinated about the packaged meals which might be 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, while you’re wanting to buy meals on 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 doable from packaged and processed meals and simply actually get again to fundamentals complete meals, ideally regionally grown, simply shifting again in that course one step at a time. And it’s a kind of issues the place all of us have a lot on our plates as of late, and it’s price profit evaluation, how value it’s it to place that effort in to assist my little one or youngsters transfer away from a excessive sugar weight-reduction plan. And that’s the place I’m saying it truly is value it for now and long run, in order that we now have clear considering children making choices in our world shifting ahead.
Katie: Completely. And on the mind well being aspect, particularly, I do know that you’ve completed truly a complete 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 as if there’s plenty of knowledge right here as properly and simply how sugar may be dangerous to the mind. There are issues which might be phenomenal for the mind and for the physique in plenty of methods. And I additionally love to spotlight the half that even when somebody has had well being points up to now or has over consumed sugar, the physique can be extremely adaptable and resilient. And the sweetness is it desires to maneuver towards therapeutic. So even when you’ve skilled these issues, virtually all the time there’s issues you are able to do that may assist the physique then transfer in a constructive course and really feel higher and undo plenty of that harm. So all is actually not misplaced, even when children have eaten tons of sugar.
However I’d like to shift the dialog a bit bit into options on a extra organic stage as properly and delve into a few of the work that you simply’ve completed on this. I do know you even have some cool merchandise that give plenty of the enjoyable expertise of one thing like a deal with, however with solely advantages. So discuss out of your analysis and your medical expertise, what are a few of the issues that we will do which might be 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, assist immune operate, detox the liver. You’re speaking about liver well being and sugar, stability hormone ranges. And so glutathione is, it’s thought-about 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 referred to as a Tripeptide. So it’s only a mixture of three amino acids naturally occurring within the physique. However once we’re uncovered to plenty of stress, and irritation and uncovered to viruses and micro organism and mildew and all these points which might be up now, glutathione actually helps to counteract these issues in a pure means 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 personal 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 unbelievable impact.
I’ve been utilizing it in my observe for over 20 years. And so I’m very captivated with this explicit 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 wouldn’t it be? And that’s after I’ve actually sat down with that. It will be glutathione. That’s the, if I may solely, there’s plenty of issues I’d advocate individuals take, however it will be an important.
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 while you’re speaking about how the physique has the flexibility to heal itself, your physique’s amazed. I imply, it’s superb. It’s all the time attempting to get again to a state of homeostasis or stability. And it is rather resilient. And so it doesn’t matter what the assaults have been or what number of unintelligent errors all of us make, proper? With regards to our personal well being and wellbeing, that’s okay as a result of the physique’s all the time 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 may possibly do its job and get you to the place you need to be. And so glutathione’s a kind of issues that I really feel is important. To take, I like to recommend each day at a low dose to assist total well being and wellbeing. And simply, I imply, the ends in sufferers, it’s simply superb. It’s a really, very highly effective ingredient.
Katie: Yeah. Properly, 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 plenty of issues, however amongst them glutathione ranges. And I’ve all the time 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 simply 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’d guess glutathione ranges due to these are additionally down at the moment of yr.
This episode is dropped at you by Dreamland Child, which is discovered at dreamlandbabyco.com. Only a observe, the code MAMA20 will prevent 20% site-wide and get you free delivery. However when you’re not conversant in this firm, I really like their story. It began when the founder’s son, Luke, was six months previous and nonetheless waking up each hour and a half all night time. And understandably, the mother and father had been exhausted and determined for sleep. They usually found, by placing a heavy throw blanket on him, and it calmed him down, that the identical factor that makes weighted blankets superb for adults additionally makes them superb for infants. However to be protected for infants, they realized he wanted a wearable weighted sleep resolution. They usually made it their mission to develop that and make it out there for different infants. They’ve now made a deal on Shark Tank, been featured in Forbes, and are offered at retailers everywhere in the nation. They usually’re most proud to have helped over 500,000 households get extra sleep. I really like this as a result of that is one thing that I’ve talked about from an grownup perspective, how weighted blankets might help calm the nervous system and enhance sleep. And that is now a protected child possibility. So like I mentioned, undoubtedly test it out, particularly you probably have any little ones by going to dreamlandbabyco.com and use the code MAMA20 to avoid wasting 20% site-wide and get free delivery.
This podcast is sponsored by LMNT. I’ve cherished this firm for hydration and for electrolytes, and that is one thing I eat virtually on daily basis and in addition give to my highschool children who’re athletes and my youthful children to assist hold them hydrated within the scorching 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 out there on a regular basis, anytime of yr.
Right here’s the factor, optimum well being and hydration actually rely on minerals.
Do you know that consuming 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 consuming plenty 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 lot of taste choices for this, together with ones that my children love like watermelon and grapefruit, additionally citrus, raspberry. They’ve a complete host of choices that will help you improve your mineral content material and your availability in a scrumptious means. And you may take a look at all of their choices and get a free pattern pack with any order by going to drinklmnt.com/wellnessmama.
And it looks as if at the least the research I’ve seen prime stage, glutathione performs an enormous key in, after all, mind well being, but additionally 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 needs to be liposomal format. So I’d love so that you can unpack for us a bit 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 through the years in my observe. And so there’s some controversy about the usage of, we’ll begin with IV, essentially the most, the place you’d get the best dose within the shortest period of time. And so with IV glutathione, there may be some controversy or query about while 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 beneath tight homeostatic management. So your physique’s actually sensible and it has these tight rules. If you happen to get an excessive amount of glutathione, your physique’s going to reject it. And when you don’t have sufficient, you don’t have sufficient, you want extra. And so extra isn’t all the time 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 helpful, however not for the lots and never frequently.
There’s additionally intramuscular injections of glutathione and I do these in my observe as properly. And once more, these are in sure conditions may be extremely efficient and helpful. Not all people desires to get a shot. They are often costly and never all people wants them. And in order that’s one kind.
After which with oral glutathione, it’s not all the time steady. So there’s a difficulty about when you take glutathione in a capsule kind, a powdered kind, a liposomal kind, how a lot of it’s actually getting absorbed. And so through the years, what I’ve realized is without doubt 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 hold 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 problem.
And so throughout COVID, whereas I’m homeschooling and doing all of the issues and attempting to see sufferers and all the pieces, I used to be doing plenty 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 system and it was virtually like divinely impressed as a result of it was proper off the bat. And I put this system collectively. I used to be working with an organization doing analysis on a selected type of glutathione. That’s an oral kind and was confirmed to spice up blood ranges and crimson blood cell ranges, regardless that it was an oral kind, however not liposomal. So I took that ingredient, I created a system and the primary pattern got here in and it tasted superb. No sugar, very, very clear system, 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 little one would need to take it and it tastes good. And I do know that she’s getting the glutathione that her physique wants frequently. In order that was the beginning of this complete mission of making this product. I had it in capsule kind already, however got here out with a powdered kind 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 attempt, I consider your different system that’s a Pixy Stix and I adore it 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 actually for youths, plenty of children don’t wish to swallow drugs, don’t actually like robust style. I can’t think about my children liking liposomal glutathione as a complement that they might take. So I really feel like something we will do this makes that have simpler to conform and enjoyable for youths 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 additionally 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 thought. And I needed it to be one thing that might go in a lunchbox and really be taken, proper? Trigger most dietary supplements we all know as mothers, it’s not the best factor to get our youngsters to take dietary supplements, proper? So that is straightforward trigger it tastes good, tastes like sweet with out the dangerous uncomfortable side effects.
Katie: Yeah, I really like that. And if I’m remembering a few of 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 system 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 operate as properly. And in reality, sugar competes with vitamin C for binding websites. So while you eat sugar, your physique’s capacity to soak up vitamin C goes down. And so this system has vitamin C, glutathione, after which glycine is essential for, it has a sweetness to it. It’s truly one of many important sweeteners on this system, however it additionally feeds the great micro organism in your intestine. That’s a complete 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 cause. It additionally has a chilled impact and it may possibly encounter a few of 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 system.
After which we now have one other system, it’s referred to as So Guaded, and it’s an immune system, additionally in that candy-like format. And that has Magnesium glycinate in it as properly. And Magnesium is actually vital for countering the consequences 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 operate after which zinc as properly. And that’s the so guarded system. 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 through 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 might help with that habit, you understand, sugar, it’s straightforward to get hooked on it. So taking a few of these vitamins can rebalance how the mind is working. And get it to a degree the place you’re not as drawn to 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 subjects. However for immediately, I’d love to listen to if there are every other issues which might be in your personal private 80/20 repertoire of issues that you simply do very constantly or usually that you simply really feel like have the most important bang on your buck on your personal well being or on your daughter.
Gina: Properly, yeah, I imply, past we each take glutathione every day. One of many issues that I actually, and I don’t do it on daily basis, however I have to, and I’m going by way of phases, however my purpose is to essentially do that every day, is getting within the water. So taking a shower or getting within the scorching tub or doing a chilly plunge. We’ve obtained these trillion cells in our physique they usually reply to water. And so when you, for me, if I’m eager 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 completed all through my grownup life, you understand? And once more, I all the time know after I’m out of stability, after I’m not getting within the water. So I’d say that’s an enormous one. And even for my daughter, if she’s having a troublesome 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 an excellent 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 plenty of instructional content material and even work with individuals instantly. I don’t know when you’re taking new sufferers, however I’ll be certain that all these sources can be found for you guys listening on the go. The whole lot’s all the time at wellnessmama.com.
Gina: Thanks. Thanks, Katie.
Katie: And a pair final questions I like to ask towards the tip of interviews. The primary being if there’s a e book or variety of books which have had a profound affect on you personally, and in that case, what they’re and why.
Gina: You recognize, the one e book that has had essentially the most profound affect on me is, it’s not a preferred e book, however it’s referred to 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 e book, The Thoughts of the Cells, it’s not essentially a simple learn, however it’s value it to delve into what occurs as your cells are evolving and the significance of taking command and taking a management position 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 essentially the most. Yeah, that’s essentially the most impactful e book 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 e book suggestions. So thanks for that.
Gina: And you may even like, it’s, you possibly can obtain it as a PDF without spending a dime.
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 immediately that might be associated to all the pieces we’ve talked about or fully unrelated life recommendation that has been useful for you?
Gina: You recognize, try to hold it easy, proper? Preserve it easy. And so, and once more, with the sugar problem, 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 value it. That’s like a, it’s a kind of easy truths in life, particularly immediately is to is to essentially handle that problem. It’s definitely worth the time and the trouble and, and all of that. It’s life altering.
Katie: I recognize that a lot. And I’m grateful for you taking the time in us getting to seek out it like final minute time to file 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 immediately. 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 all the time to all of you for listening and sharing your most precious sources, your time, your vitality, and your consideration with us immediately. We’re each so grateful that you simply did, and I hope that you’ll be a part of me once more on the subsequent episode of the The Wellness Mama Podcast.
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