The GetWellBe Podcast

Feb 07 2024 172 ep. 32 mins 34
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Adrienne Nolan-Smith, BCPA is a holistic patient advocate, speaker, health researcher, and wellness expert. The GetWellBe Podcast shares investigative guides and research roundups as well as informative and inspiring interviews from the world’s greatest experts on functional medicine and wellness – people who have dedicated their lives to studying and working with patients to heal naturally or who themselves have healed devastating chronic illnesses with a holistic approach – to inspire YOU to become the most empowered you can be in your health, and therefore your life, and your future. For the written and video versions of all episodes as well as much more to help empower you in your health, head to https://getwellbe.com - but first be sure to subscribe to the podcast.

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Maternity leave update: sleep and mental health, habit formation and community, and more!

Feb 07 2024 10 mins  
This is a between-seasons bonus episode in which I share two major insights I've had in the past few months while on maternity leave. Topics include how much sleep we really need, sleep tracking, the relationship between sleep deprivation and mental health and immune system strength, as well as the impact of our homo sapien roots and being part of a community on motivation and habi

My Birth Experience

Nov 13 2023 20 mins  
I'm currently 9 weeks postpartum and I recorded a between-seasons bonus episode detailing my labor, delivery, and postpartum experience. The good, the bad and the ugly. I'm active on my newsletter and Instagram during maternity leave so keep up with me there! xx Adrienne https://getwellbe.com/subscribe/

How Do You Know If Your Cortisol Is High?

Aug 21 2023 16 mins  
In the wellness sphere, it’s common to hear people talk about ways to lower your cortisol levels. That’s all well and good, but we have a few follow-up questions: first of all, do those cortisol-lowering strategies actually work, and are they backed by research? And second, how are you supposed to know if your cortisol levels need lowering? In our latest investigative guide, we

A Johns Hopkins Neuroscientist on Psychedelics and Mental Health

Aug 08 2023 64 mins  
One of the most exciting (and controversial) areas of study in the realm of mental health involves psychedelics. There’s a lot of promising research about how psychedelic compounds like LSD and psilocybin could potentially transform our minds for the better, but it’s a confusing topic with lots of open questions. Dr. Fred Barrett, cognitive neuroscientist and researcher at John

The Health Benefits of Having a Purpose in Life

Jul 24 2023 11 mins  
I recently celebrated my birthday, and to mark the occasion I revisited an exercise I first did in 2018 that’s focused on defining my purpose in life. Having a clear purpose not only feels good, but it’s also been shown to have health benefits: it can make you live longer and make you more resistant to chronic disease! Listen to this episode to learn more about why it’s so im

The Real Deal with Sunscreen and Your Health

Jul 10 2023 18 mins  
It’s summer, which means it’s sunscreen season. We’ve all universally been told and mostly accepted the fact that it’s important to wear sunscreen every day to protect our skin from damage and skin cancer — but more and more, we’re learning about the dangers of sunscreen itself. So what’s the deal? What should you and you loved ones do to ensue you’re protecting you

The WellBe Health News Wrap-Up for April - June 2023

Jun 26 2023 22 mins  
It's that time again! We're here with our second health & wellness news wrap-up of 2023, and it's full of important and impactful news stories, research breakthroughs, and other tidbits that have an impact on your short- and long-term health. Listen to learn about why you definitely want to invest in a water filter no matter where you live, which supplement has been shown to reduce

What Are the Best Sleep Aids for Your Health?

Jun 20 2023 16 mins  
There are few things worse than not being able to sleep at night. When you’re tossing and turning in bed for hours, it can be tempting to reach for anything that will just let you fall asleep — but what impact do those sleep aids have on your health? There are a wide range of different sleep aids, from prescription to OTC to natural supplements, and in this episode we’re look

Faceology Founder Sarah Hornsby on the Health Risks of Mouth Breathing

Jun 05 2023 58 mins  
Do you breathe through your mouth at night, or know someone who does? If so, it's a bigger problem for your health than you might think. In this fascinating interview, Adrienne talks with dental hygienist and Faceology founder Sarah Hornsby about the emerging field of orofacial myofunctional therapy, and how it helps people correct problems in their breathing (and all the downstrea

My Chronic Lyme Recovery Story

May 22 2023 14 mins  
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 approache