The GetWellBe Podcast

Adrienne stops by to say hi, check in, and share a special preview of what's coming in the upcoming podcast season. Find out what to expect from us this spring, including exciting new guests, personal stories from Adrienne, and investigative guides that go layers beneath the surface to uncover the true root causes of chronic health issues. Make sure you're subscribed to The WellBe Podcast so that you get notified when season 7 starts in a few weeks! And while you're there, please rate and review the podcast if you haven't already. It helps a lot!

When Dr. Taz Bhatia began losing her hair, she’d already completed years of medical school and had begun her residency — but she had no idea what was happening to her body. Ultimately, she was able to get her symptoms under control, but it took going outside of what she’d been taught in med school. This experience opened her eyes to the strengths and weaknesses of conventional medicine, fundamentally shifting the way she approaches medicine to this day.

The Atlanta-based functional medicine doctor, acupuncturist, certified nutritionist, and author sat down with WellBe to share her own health journey and why it made her take a holistic approach to medicine. Listen to this episode to hear her discuss:

• How her hair falling out during residency changed the course of her career⁣
• Why the male vs. female approach to medicine is different, and why we need more women at the table for medical decision-making⁣
• The serious problem of “gaslighting” (ever heard of it?) in medical settings⁣, especially for women
• Why treating patients with conventional medicine’s aggressive approach is less rewarding for her as a physician than taking a more preventative approach⁣
• Hormone disruption and how it relates to conditions like PCOS, endometriosis and fibroids
• The MTHFR gene and how it relates to IUDs⁣ (plus what she advises her patients on IUDs)
• How we each have a power type with an associated hormone pattern, diet, and lifestyle to perform at our best

Watch the video version of this interview here and while you're there, become a WellBe Insider so you never miss our latest content, special offers and announcements! https://getwellbe.com/changemakers/dr-taz-hair-loss

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xx Adrienne & Team WellBe

In honor of Valentine's Day, we're talking about sex today on The WellBe Podcast! Probably the least fun part of sex is the birth control, but it's also certainly the most important part for most of us.

At WellBe, we think condoms are one of the best forms of birth control out there for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs or STDs), keeping your body free of synthetic hormones and of course unwanted pregnancy. And this is all true, but, as Meika Hollender, the co-founder of Sustain Natural, a vagina-friendly product company (founded with her dad btw!) points out, you also need to be concerned about the type of condom you use, as many conventional condoms not only contribute to unfair labor practices around the world, but also have the potential to cause cancer.

Listen to the full conversation to learn about the risks conventional condoms pose (pesticides, nitrosamines, what the what?!), the role the FDA plays and how to find vagina-friendly condoms.

You can watch the video version of this interview here https://getwellbe.com/changemakers/meika-hollender-vagina-friendly-condoms and while you're there, you'll definitely want to become a WellBe Insider to get our latest content, announcements and special offers I don't share anywhere else directly in your inbox.

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xx Adrienne & Team WellBe

Writer, director, and producer of the documentary, Heal, Kelly Noonan Gores wants you to know one thing: that humans are designed to heal, and that each of us has the power to help our own bodies and minds to achieve optimal wellness.

But, as with anything in the health and wellness world, things quickly become complicated. There’s the clash between Western medicine and more holistic routes, the complex and often ignored mind-body connection, and the fuzzy understanding of the role that genes and “inevitability” play in all of it. But Gores believes the truth at the center of it remains the same, and she hopes her film will empower everyone who sees it to tap into their innate power and take back control of their health.

We found this interview SO fascinating, listen to learn about the nine common natural things cancer survivors did to heal, how one man healed a terminal illness through laughter, what the placebo effect tells us about the power of the mind over medicine, what our childhood has to do with it all, and so much more.

Watch the video version here: https://getwellbe.com/changemakers/heal-director-kelly-noonan-gores

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xx Adrienne and Team WellBe

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and so this week Adrienne is sharing her own story of recovery from chronic Lyme. After years of symptoms like fatigue and brain fog, she was finally diagnosed, but the recommended course of antibiotics didn't help. Spearheaded by her mother, she set off on a years-long journey of experimenting with alternative and integrative medicine approaches until, finally, she was able to eliminate her symptoms and her body fully beat the disease. Listen to hear her (sometimes wild!) story, or join the conversation at the written version, here: https://getwellbe.com/adrienne-lyme-disease/