One of the last magazines that I picked up was I think it was a Time magazine and it had an article about the health trends in America and one of the first lines in the article was that for the first time in two centuries,

the current generation of children would have a shorter life expectancy than their parents.

And that just hit me so hard because I was holding this perfect six-week-old baby. My perfect child, I was so

excited, I was nursing him and to imagine like what this article was talking about what his

generation was going to face in like the increased

autoimmune disease which I didn't even know at the time that's what I was going

through but an increased risk of cancer and diabetes and obesity and heart

disease so that just really hit me hard and I've always been the rebel so in my

head it was kind of my moment of like no I'm not letting this happen like hold my beer

we're gonna fix this like not happening to our kids.

Welcome back to the Essentially You Podcast, all about reinventing your health with safer, cheaper,

and more effective natural solutions and powerful lifestyle changes so that you become the CEO of your health.

I am your host Dr. Marissa Snyder.

Today we are appealing to all of the mamas in the house which I know you are out there with my special guest Katie Wells,

also known as the wellness mama.

Now before we jump into this amazing interview with Katie, I want to share with you a really incredible

resource that I created to empower moms with natural solutions. Over the years I have

worked with a lot of amazing wellness mamas and was inspired to create a book that really

addressed everyday health concerns because I learned that the primary

concern for you as a mother is making sure that your family is in good

health and that your home is a safe

environment which I know can be a difficult task today given the increasing

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