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This podcast is sponsored by LMNT. I’ve liked this firm for hydration and for electrolytes, and that is one thing I eat nearly day by day and likewise give to my highschool children who’re athletes and my youthful children to assist maintain them hydrated within the scorching local weather that we dwell in and with as a lot exercise as we’re doing. And I’m excited to announce that LMNT has made grapefruit one among their everlasting choices! This was once a seasonal taste and it was one among my favorites and now it’s obtainable on a regular basis, anytime of yr.
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Katie: Howdy and welcome to this particular Halloween episode of the Wellness Mama Podcast the place we speak concerning 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 primarily based in California. I received to satisfy her lately and we received to speak in depth about glutathione and a few actually enjoyable formulations that she’s engaged on creating which can be clinically studied to truly enhance ranges of essential issues within the physique, particularly glutathione.
So we go deep on that. We discuss the actual take care of what’s happening with sugar consumption and why, particularly this time of yr, that is such an essential subject to speak about how you can guard in opposition to and undo the injury of not simply sugar consumption, however publicity to different stressors on the physique as effectively. And we simply get to have only a enjoyable dialog. And should you’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 effectively. 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 speak 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 received to satisfy in actual life lately and I knew instantly I’d wish to have you ever on the podcast and likewise simply be mates with you. And for people who find themselves watching, I don’t know, lots of people simply hear, 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 just a little about sugar as a result of definitely sugar consumption ramps up not simply with Halloween, however this complete time of yr, type 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 believed let’s concentrate on 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 incorrect with it?
Gina: So, lots of people, everyone 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 suppose, effectively, 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 are feeling blissful and good within the brief time period. You already know, and so in fact children will affiliate hanging out with grandma and grandpa and feeling actually good. So what’s incorrect with that? You already know, you suppose that’s fairly harmless and there’s no subject 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, could be okay, however today we eat extra sugar than ever earlier than. And there’s the World Well being Group will say, effectively, about 25 grams of sugar a day is okay, however should you take a look at one, a drink of Coke is 44 grams of sugar, you already know? And so, and then you definitely multiply that out primarily based on what children are literally consuming and consuming on a day-to-day foundation.
And then you definitely carry a vacation like Halloween into the image. And the common consumption for youths is three cups of sugar on Halloween. And that causes injury to the mind, simply as a healthcare practitioner will say, “straight up, we discuss how sugar can enhance danger for coronary heart illness and decrease immune operate and so forth”. There isn’t quite a lot of discuss what it really is doing and the hurt it’s inflicting to creating youngster’s mind. And so it’s, sugar could be extremely addictive and it will possibly have an identical affect to medication.
Sugar is a drug. And we have to deal with it as such. And so, and today, 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, rather a lot has been present in baggage of Skittles and Whoppers and Sweetarts. You already know, and so it’s a fairly critical scenario. That is taking place proper now. So we don’t, you already know, is there fentanyl in that bag of Skittles that our child is getting on Halloween and opening up and consuming, you already know?
And so I don’t wish to be like Debbie Downer on Halloween trigger Halloween’s enjoyable and we get to dress up and look wonderful like Katie appears to be like, you already know? And our youngsters get to have enjoyable and trick-or-treating or and that’s all very constructive. Nevertheless it’s nearly, you already know, it’s a life or demise scenario. What if one among our youngsters opens up that bag of Skittles and there’s Rainbow fentanyl in there? Which is a really actual subject taking place immediately. And so I simply really feel prefer it must be emphasised in dad and mom.
We’re all so busy and there’s so many stresses in life. And we’re simply making an attempt to make our youngsters do effectively at school and simply be blissful and have enjoyable on a vacation like Halloween as a result of there may be a lot stress on the planet. And it’s only a time to calm down. However that is critical and our youngsters are in danger. So we have to discover different options to the place we are able to have a good time the vacation and it may be wonderful with out risking our youngsters’ well being, not solely from simply extra consumption of sugar on Halloween and post-Halloween all through Christmas, but additionally trying on the danger of being uncovered to medication that may kill and so, it’s a critical subject.
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 business. And so I’d love to speak about, and I do know you have got quite a lot of options as a result of you have got 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 effectively.
Katie: Yeah. Effectively, and to your level, sadly, this isn’t simply an remoted day. It could be one factor if it have been really really solely sooner or later a yr that youngsters have been consuming an insane quantity of sugar. It nonetheless wouldn’t be good for them, however at the very least it will be an acute factor that their physique might hopefully course of and so they 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 nearly a continuing with children at birthday events, at college, wherever they sugar hits. And such as you mentioned with the statistics, I didn’t notice 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 lots of of kilos of sugar folks eat, every particular person eats in a given yr. And that’s actually staggering, particularly after we’re speaking about our youngsters, as a result of such as you mentioned, moderately, the physique has mechanisms for this the place we are able to deal with carbohydrates, however we now have these hyper-refined substances that didn’t used to exist in our eating regimen that do work together with the physique as medication, even when the youngsters hopefully will not be encountering the rather more harmful variations of medication which can 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 once you mix it with issues like meals dyes, and particularly when it’s in large quantities, and particularly when it’s in a creating mind, the affect is way, a lot larger. So I’d love to speak about some sensible methods. I do know you have got a daughter as effectively 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 usually as effectively. So I’ll share a few of mine additionally, however I’d love to listen to your methods for retaining the enjoyable of celebrations and holidays with out it at all times being targeted on sugar.
Gina: Yeah, effectively 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 carry all of the sweet dwelling after which we’ll swap it out, and he or she’ll get to pick 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 sooner or later has on her well being and wellbeing and now with the dangers of medication, and so on.
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. After I’m giving out treats for trick-or-treaters, I’ll simply do like I’ve these little cute pumpkins and so they’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 can be enjoyable and I’ll pick some low sugar. There are some fairly good low sugar candies available on the market today. We do dwell in a time the place now we have much more choices than dad and mom did 50 years in the past. And so I’ll intermix enjoyable toys with low sugar candies as effectively.
After which one other factor I’ve been making an attempt 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. Quite than simply saying, Gabby, my daughter will say, “hey, can I’ve this?” And I’ll say, “effectively, I would like you to determine”. You already know, you’ve received me as a mother, so sure, you’re fairly effectively 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 everyone else round you consuming this stuff. And so that you’re conscious of what it will possibly do to your physique, however you additionally know moderately, it’s okay. It’s not going, you already know, 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 in the end we’re all chargeable for our personal well being. And I’m making an attempt to convey that at a younger age. In order that that develops over time.
Katie: I feel that’s so essential. One among my first rules with my children is that they’re every their very own infinite autonomous being. And naturally, after they’re younger, we do need to be very hands-on with taking good care of them and make many selections for them after they’re particularly infants.
However I feel such as you defined so fantastically, at any time when we’re capable of give them the decision-making, to begin with, they usually can shock us. As a result of they’re so able to understanding and making good selections and so they’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 essential as a result of we’re not at all times going to be there. And sooner or later they will be interacting with the world with out our recommendation and steering on each determination. 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 already know, well being and wellbeing, or at the very least that’s, you already know, we wish to convey that to children in order that finally that clicks. And so they do take, you already know, I want extra adults would take, really take accountability for their very own well being, you already know, and do their finest to remain related with their very own our bodies to determine what are the most effective meals to eat, how a lot sugar is okay or not okay for my physique and my mind, you already know, as a result of these issues change over time.
Katie: Yeah. And I feel there’s additionally worth like the way you do and I do as effectively in not making something completely forbidden ever aside from in fact the issues we really do need to maintain them protected from. However as a foolish instance of that, I feel again to not being allowed to get my ears pierced till I used to be 13 after which wanting a second piercing and my dad and mom wouldn’t let me. And so once I turned 18, I at one level had like 33 piercings as a result of it was a forbidden factor. And once 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 have been swollen. Like I didn’t really in all probability need these. They turned engaging as a result of they have 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 similar 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 change, which and commerce out for one thing that’s a not processed sugar different on Halloween.
And I feel actually the enjoyable of it usually is the time with mates, the dressing up, the strolling round, which is definitely an important a part of Halloween in the event that they’re strolling round neighborhoods and getting some motion in. And in addition if it have been in a position in our personal communities to concentrate on these components, like our neighborhood often has like just a little get together within the circle on the center of the neighborhood and there’s wholesome treats out like greens, fruits, protein sources, and the youngsters 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 feel anytime we are able to construct that into that’s such a strong technique.
Gina: Yeah, that’s a more healthy option to get that top, proper? Is having neighborhood and feeling related to at least one 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 are feeling nice for half-hour and then you definitely crash. And then you definitely’ve received this inflammatory course of taking place, which is what’s taking place, you already know?
And now, I imply, due to COVID, I imply, COVID actually triggered this subject of persistent 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 creating mind, that’s the place we actually do should be extra conscious 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 a giant proponent for encouraging neighborhood and connection, and since that’s what we’re missing today. And actually is, it’s my fact that that basically is a vital answer to treating a few of the well being situations that we’re seeing. In our nation, in our world.
Katie: I totally agree. And I feel the mind piece is so key as effectively, as a result of I noticed one time mind scans of people that have been on quite a lot of sugar, and so they have been similar to individuals who have been on cocaine due to the mind adjustments that occurred within the mind. And so I feel 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 persistent well being situations on the rise throughout the board in all age teams. And so that is seemingly an more and more essential drawback and one which doesn’t look like now we have discovered how you can clear up as of but. So I like that you simply’re educating on this and it appears to be like such as you wish to say one thing else too.
Gina: I’m simply serious about the packaged meals which can 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 may not simply the label, once you’re wanting to buy meals on your youngsters and for your self, you may not 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 title for it.
In order that simply getting, I feel now greater than ever, it’s essential to get away as a lot as potential from packaged and processed meals and simply actually get again to fundamentals complete meals, ideally domestically grown, simply transferring again in that path one step at a time. And it’s a type of issues the place all of us have a lot on our plates today, and it’s price profit evaluation, how value it’s it to place that effort in to assist my youngster or youngsters transfer away from a excessive sugar eating regimen. And that’s the place I’m saying it truly is value it for now and long run, in order that now we have clear pondering children making selections in our world transferring ahead.
Katie: Completely. And on the mind well being facet, particularly, I do know that you’ve finished really a complete lot of issues within the analysis facet and the scientific facet 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 received to bond as a result of we have been speaking about glutathione at a latest occasion. And it looks like there’s quite a lot of information right here as effectively and simply how sugar could be dangerous to the mind. There are issues which can be phenomenal for the mind and for the physique in quite a lot of methods. And I additionally love to spotlight 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 should you’ve skilled these issues, nearly at all times there’s issues you are able to do that can assist the physique then transfer in a constructive path and really feel higher and undo quite a lot of that injury. So all is definitely not misplaced, even when children have eaten tons of sugar.
However I’d like to shift the dialog just a little bit into options on a extra organic degree as effectively and delve into a few of the work that you simply’ve finished on this. I do know you even have some cool merchandise that give quite a lot of the enjoyable expertise of one thing like a deal with, however with solely advantages. So discuss out of your analysis and your scientific expertise, what are a few of the issues that we are able to do which can be supportive as soon as we keep away from the sugar?
Gina: Yeah, so one among my favourite elements is glutathione. There are over 100,000 scientific analysis research on the ability 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, steadiness 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 among, it’s known as a Tripeptide. So it’s only a mixture of three amino acids naturally occurring within the physique. However after we’re uncovered to quite a lot of stress, and irritation and uncovered to viruses and micro organism and mould and all these points which can be up now, glutathione actually helps to counteract these issues in a pure method and our physique’s demand for glutathione is increased 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 medication, 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 observe 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 folks ask me if I can simply take one factor, I don’t wish to take all these different issues, if I might simply take one factor, what would it not be? And that’s once I’ve actually sat down with that. It could be glutathione. That’s the, if I might solely, there’s quite a lot of issues I’d advocate folks 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 once you’re speaking about how the physique has the power to heal itself, your physique’s amazed. I imply, it’s wonderful. It’s at all times making an attempt to get again to a state of homeostasis or steadiness. 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 relation to our personal well being and wellbeing, that’s okay as a result of the physique’s at all times making an attempt to get again to steadiness.
So I’m a fan of give the physique what it wants. Give your physique what it wants so it will possibly do its job and get you to the place you wish to be. And so glutathione’s a type of issues that I really feel is critical. To take, I like to recommend each day at a low dose to assist general well being and wellbeing. And simply, I imply, the leads to sufferers, it’s simply wonderful. It’s a really, very highly effective ingredient.
Katie: Yeah. Effectively, such as you mentioned too, all these issues like sugar, like publicity to toxins, no matter it might be, they’re an assault on the physique that may deplete quite a lot 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 similar to all these viruses simply go latent in the summertime after which they only wake again up within the winter. And in addition 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 word, the code MAMA20 will prevent 20% site-wide and get you free delivery. However should you’re not acquainted with this firm, I 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 evening. And understandably, the dad and mom have been exhausted and determined for sleep. And so they found, by placing a heavy throw blanket on him, and it calmed him down, that the identical factor that makes weighted blankets wonderful for adults additionally makes them wonderful for infants. However to be protected for infants, they realized he wanted a wearable weighted sleep answer. And so they made it their mission to develop that and make it obtainable for different infants. They’ve now made a deal on Shark Tank, been featured in Forbes, and are bought at retailers all around the nation. And so they’re most proud to have helped over 500,000 households get extra sleep. I like this as a result of that is one thing that I’ve talked about from an grownup perspective, how weighted blankets may help calm the nervous system and enhance sleep. And that is now a protected child choice. So like I mentioned, positively 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 liked this firm for hydration and for electrolytes, and that is one thing I eat nearly day by day and likewise give to my highschool children who’re athletes and my youthful children to assist maintain them hydrated within the scorching local weather that we dwell in and with as a lot exercise as we’re doing. And I’m excited to announce that LMNT has made grapefruit one among their everlasting choices! This was once a seasonal taste and it was one among my favorites and now it’s obtainable on a regular basis, anytime of yr.
Right here’s the factor, optimum well being and hydration actually rely upon minerals.
Do you know that consuming an excessive amount of plain water with out adequately taking our mineral content material under consideration can really trigger us to be much less hydrated, even when we’re consuming quite a lot of water? And that’s why I’ve actually delved into the analysis round minerals and have made this a precedence for me. I feel that is extremely essential for not simply hydration, however for mineral steadiness, together with sleep, together with train efficiency, together with a lot extra. LMNT has numerous 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 can assist you enhance your mineral content material and your availability in a scrumptious method. And you’ll 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 very least the research I’ve seen high degree, glutathione performs a giant key in, in fact, mind well being, but additionally immune system well being. And so this time of yr, I really feel like that’s an particularly essential focus.
I’d like to delve into the nuance of glutathione, as a result of maybe folks have heard about totally different types of glutathione or gotten a glutathione IV or suppose that it must be liposomal format. So I’d love so that you can unpack for us just a little of the totally different types of glutathione and why an oral one could be actually, actually efficient over the long run.
Gina: Yeah, I’ve used all types of glutathione over time in my observe. 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 may be some controversy or query about once you’re taking that a lot glutathione in at one time, how a lot is actually getting absorbed into the bloodstream, into the pink blood cells, into the muscle tissue, into the mind, as a result of glutathione is underneath tight homeostatic management. So your physique’s actually sensible and it has these tight rules. In case you get an excessive amount of glutathione, your physique’s going to reject it. And should you don’t have sufficient, you don’t have sufficient, you want extra. And so extra isn’t at all times higher. Regardless that glutathione is wonderful, you don’t want an excessive amount of to have a tremendous impact on the physique. And so IV glutathione, in sure conditions I can see as beneficial, however not for the plenty and never frequently.
There’s additionally intramuscular injections of glutathione and I do these in my observe as effectively. And once more, these are in sure conditions could be extremely efficient and beneficial. Not everyone needs to get a shot. They are often costly and never everyone wants them. And in order that’s one type.
After which with oral glutathione, it’s not at all times secure. So there’s a difficulty about should you 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 discovered is likely one of the finest methods has been liposomal supply automobiles 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 subject.
And so throughout COVID, whereas I’m homeschooling and doing all of the issues and making an attempt to see sufferers and every little thing, I used to be doing quite a lot 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 nearly 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 specific type of glutathione. That’s an oral type and was confirmed to spice up blood ranges and pink blood cell ranges, despite the fact that 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 wonderful. No sugar, very, very clear formulation, but it surely 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 wish 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 undertaking 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 like that as a result of I received to strive, I consider your different formulation that’s a Pixy Stix and I adore it as a result of it’s, I like bitter issues too and it has this like wonderful 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 youths, quite a lot of children don’t wish to swallow drugs, 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 are able to do this makes that have simpler to conform and enjoyable for youths particularly is superior. And I like that you simply’re releasing it on Halloween too.
Gina: I imply, enjoyable and I wished 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 concept. And I wished 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 simplest 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 unintended effects.
Katie: Yeah, I like that. And if I’m remembering a few of the different elements are additionally helpful in their very own proper, or at the very 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 operate as effectively. And actually, sugar competes with vitamin C for binding websites. So once you eat sugar, your physique’s capability 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 really one of many foremost sweeteners on this formulation, but it surely additionally feeds the nice micro organism in your intestine. That’s a complete different dialogue concerning the affect sugar has on the intestine microbiome and the way that impacts the mind as effectively, proper?
And so glycine was included in there for that purpose. It additionally has a chilled impact and it will 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 wonderful. 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 effectively. And Magnesium is de facto essential 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 essential for immune operate after which zinc as effectively. And that’s the so guarded formulation. And that’s the one which we’re actually encouraging children and oldsters to take throughout this season, Halloween all through the New yr.
Katie: And for anybody who hasn’t tried it, I’m a giant fan of glycine after making an attempt it for sleep. I really take glycine and nystatin and Magnesium. I find yourself taking them in the course of the day, not near bedtime, as a result of I’ve some bizarre genes associated to Magnesium and it retains me awake. However once 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 folks have. So may help with that habit, you already know, 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 some extent the place you’re not as drawn to issues that trigger you hurt.
Katie: Yeah, that’s positively 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’ll get to do extra episodes sooner or later that dive deep on many matters. However for immediately, I’d love to listen to if there are some other issues which can be in your individual 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: Effectively, yeah, I imply, past we each take glutathione every day. One of many issues that I actually, and I don’t do it day by day, however I have to, and I am going by phases, however my objective 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 received these trillion cells in our physique and so they reply to water. And so should you, for me, if I’m desirous to meditate or simply take a pause and get clear and targeted and zoned in to what’s essential 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 already know? And once more, I at all times know once I’m out of steadiness, once I’m not getting within the water. So I’d say that’s a giant one. And even for my daughter, if she’s having a tough day, it’ll usually be like, “go take a shower”. And it’s wonderful that easy step, simply getting within the water, the way it can actually change issues.
Katie: I like that. That’s an important 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 quite a lot of academic content material and even work with folks instantly. I don’t know should you’re taking new sufferers, however I’ll make certain all these assets can be found for you guys listening on the go. All the pieces’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: You already know, the one ebook that has had probably the most profound affect on me is, it’s not a well-liked ebook, but it surely’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 pondering dwelling issues inside our physique. And in order that ebook, The Thoughts of the Cells, it’s not essentially a straightforward learn, but it surely’s value 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 effectively. That’s a brand new advice and that’s very a lot a egocentric query on my half to get new ebook suggestions. So thanks for that.
Gina: And you’ll even like, it’s, you may obtain it as a PDF at no cost.
Katie: Oh, superior. I’ll see if I can discover a hyperlink for that to incorporate as effectively. And lastly, are there any parting recommendation for the listeners immediately that could possibly be associated to every little thing we’ve talked about or totally unrelated life recommendation that has been useful for you?
Gina: You already know, attempt to maintain it easy, proper? Maintain it easy. And so, and once more, with the sugar subject, 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 type of easy truths in life, particularly immediately is to is to essentially tackle that subject. It’s definitely worth the time and the trouble 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 document to get this out for Halloween. I’m excited this can be a enjoyable and particular Halloween episode. And I’m so grateful that I met you and that we received 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 at all times to all of you for listening and sharing your most respected assets, 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 following episode of the The Wellness Mama Podcast.
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