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Hi there, and welcome to the Wellness Mama podcast. I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com, and I’m again right now with an expensive pal of mine, Tina Anderson, who’s the co-founder of Simply Thrive, which was created in 2013 to empower individuals to stay their finest lives and to take their well being into their very own arms, which is one thing I say a lot on right here that you just guys are most likely sick of listening to it, however we’re our personal major healthcare supplier. And I really feel like Tina has actually delved deep into the analysis to create issues that really actually assistance on that journey. And that’s why these are a number of the solely issues I take recurrently and a number of the few issues I’ve seen a measurable distinction in my well being from. And we discuss loads about a few of these issues right now, together with a brand new actually type of revolutionary product that they’ve created that’s particular to serving to focus and reminiscence. Additionally they have one which helps with calm and precise physiological resilience to stress past simply if we really feel careworn or not, however just like the stress our physique interprets. So an enormous fan of Tina’s work and actually grateful for this opportunity to bounce in and nerd out along with her. So let’s be part of Tina Anderson. Tina, welcome again. Thanks for being right here once more.

Tina: Oh, thanks, Katie. I’m so excited to be right here with you.

Katie: It’s all the time so enjoyable to get to have a dialog with you. And we’ve had a number of previously. I’ll hyperlink to all of these within the present notes as a result of we received to cowl some actually in-depth stuff about intestine well being and a number of completely different areas of well being. However right now, I actually need to go deep on one thing new that I’m most enthusiastic about from you proper now. And that’s the new factor associated to reminiscence. And I really feel like hopefully it’s not a secret that that is type of a rising concern in right now’s world, particularly with simply continual stress and the way that may disrupt our cognitive perform and a lot else. However I feel you guys did a extremely deep dive on this. And I feel that is fascinating.

We’ve all heard, hopefully, that the intestine is our second mind. And I really feel such as you guys took that and actually delved into the analysis to determine if we perceive that, how then can we use very particular issues to help the intestine in a manner that additionally helps the mind? And I really feel like this can be a such fascinating, cutting-edge space of analysis. Are you able to speak about what you guys discovered whenever you began delving into that?

Tina: Yeah. So what we discovered is there’s simply such an issue on this. It’s an epidemic on this world of a scarcity of focus and a focus. And due to that lack of focus and a focus, we’re seeing that individuals are having a number of issue with reminiscence. And we all know that we’ve seen this within the final yr, I imply, much more as just lately as a month in the past or so, there’s a scarcity of Adderall on the market. There’s this scarcity of Adderall as a result of individuals are craving this want for focus and a focus. And we all know, in fact, Adderall is a pharmaceutical stimulant, and it’s like authorized pace and comes with a lot of hostile unwanted effects. And we’re simply seeing this enormous demand on the market. In reality, the Nationwide Institute of Drug Abuse discovered that 400,000 adults who use prescription stimulants met the factors for abuse and habit. And that’s not together with the entire individuals on the market who’re, you already know, getting these prescriptions, these unlawful prescriptions illegally on the market. , we all know on school campuses, it’s an enormous drawback the place we’re seeing individuals, you already know, taking Adderall. And that is simply highlighting this craving of focus and a focus.

And we’re seeing this, you already know, such as you mentioned, the mind well being, we all know that mind well being and intestine well being are so interrelated. And so we’re attempting to discover methods to simply do all the things we are able to to help our mind well being and assist individuals discover that stability of getting, you already know, having the ability to multitask, however having the ability to have extra consideration and focus of their lives after which subsequently have higher reminiscence.

And sadly, we’re dwelling, you touched on that additionally, stress. I imply, the world we’re dwelling in is so offensive to our mind well being. We have now a lot stress on the market. And it’s, I’m, you already know, we launched our product Simply Calm, and it’s been, it was loopy how shortly and the way related that product was. And folks need the product. They need it. Everybody’s craving calmness, however they’re additionally craving focus and a focus. And we all know that cell telephones, in fact, is a large, smartphones, is a large, enormous offender to our mind well being. It’s one of many largest offenders to our mind well being. And that little gadget that we’re carrying round appears to be wreaking a lot havoc on our capability to think about duties. In reality, it’s been contemplated by researchers that, that these smartphones are literally inducing a form of ADHD as a result of there’s this enhance of, you already know, there’s a rise of adults who’re having, who’re being identified with ADHD. So it’s simply, you already know, vital that this one little gadget isn’t just one little gadget. It’s one little gadget that enables us to go down all these completely different rabbit holes. , it’s a one little gadget that opens 1000’s of various pathways.

And, you already know, this isn’t essentially our fault. , we’re wired for dopamine hits and, and that’s precisely what we’re getting each time we open our smartphones. And, you already know, we might, I do know I’ve been responsible of simply sitting and watching my favourite TV sequence. And, you already know, I’m all the time like grabbing my smartphone and, you already know, I would like to like, oh, take a look at a textual content and take a look at electronic mail and, and see if there’s any, anybody’s posted one thing on social media that I discover fascinating. And I used to be laughing, my daughter mentioned to me the opposite day, I can’t even watch YouTube anymore as a result of I simply need to watch it on TikTok as a result of I get my info a lot quicker on TikTok.

So we’re simply seeing this enhance of individuals forgetting individuals’s names, forgetting your keys, forgetting, not having the ability to focus at a gathering, not having the ability to examine for exams, no matter it might be. And, you already know, it’s a necessity on the market for individuals. We’ve heard it from our prospects. We’ve heard it from, you already know, simply the market demand on the market that individuals are craving this capability to have a capability to focus and have extra consideration on duties. And in order that’s why we needed to convey a product that’s been researched and studied and one that’s pure, that helps individuals help their want and talent to focus and focus.

Katie: You simply touched on so many vital issues. And I feel particularly related to the listeners right now as mothers is, in fact, that feeling of calm is usually elusive, particularly whenever you’re a mother within the busy early years of kids’s lives. But additionally focus will be robust as a result of such as you mentioned, even away from our telephones, there’s simply so many calls for of our time and a focus. And so I do know I really feel like these are sometimes two very elusive issues.

And in our different conversations, we’ve gotten to go deep on the science of intestine well being, as a result of clearly in case your intestine is infected, when you’ve got irritation within the physique, even should you’re not mentally deciphering that as stress, your physique is deciphering that as stress. And so it’s creating a few of those self same suggestions loops, which is why it’s so vital to handle the intestine physiology as effectively with the methods we’ve already defined. However I feel this even builds additional on that dialog with then like as soon as we perceive that basically the prominence of the intestine in how our mind features on the earth, we are able to completely use that to our benefit.

And I like that, such as you mentioned, these should not issues like Adderall which can be extremely stimulant that do have an effect on the physique. They usually have a type of loopy side-effect profile. These are issues that help the way in which the physique’s meant to perform and improve it, however with out bypassing the pure mechanisms in a manner that may have long-term unwanted effects, which we don’t need or definitely don’t need for our children. And I didn’t even know the statistics have been that loopy about these stimulants getting used so widespread. That’s actually, actually drastic and wild to take into consideration. Are you able to speak about what units this aside and what makes it completely different? As a result of I do know the market’s additionally flooded with primarily pure stimulants complement which can be type of like a pure model of a few of these ones that folks take below prescription. So what units this aside? I really feel like this can be a actually vital piece of the dialog.

Tina: Yeah. So we, you already know, as you already know, with all the things we do at Simply Thrive, it is vitally analysis. We have now the very best, you already know, rigorous scientific requirements in something that we convey to the market. And our product was formulated by, you already know, our favourite microbiologist, Kiran Krishnan, who I do know a number of your listeners know and love and have heard from earlier than. However he introduced collectively elements which can be actually, actually vital and supportive of long-term mind well being. And so now we have our Lion’s Mane, which is simply so mind protecting and it promotes psychological agility. Ashwagandha, which not solely helps stress, which we type of know ashwagandha is a product that, an ingredient that helps stress, however it additionally, or not helps stress, however helps with stress, helps us cope with stress. But it surely is also supporting our reminiscence and helps us. , ready to deal with stress higher.

We even have citicoline concerned as an ingredient in our product, which additionally helps reminiscence and focus. And, you already know, our mind requires a chemical known as acetylcholine. And sadly, as we age, our pure shops of acetylcholine are diminished. And so, and it makes it tougher for us to focus and be taught. And so, this product has citicoline in it. And I like to consider acetylcholine as like our constructing blocks of our cell membrane. It additionally will increase our blood movement to the mind, which is absolutely thrilling. After which the ingredient that I’m most likely most enthusiastic about, and it’s getting a lot consideration proper now, is named CognitiQ. This ingredient is so thrilling. It’s successful every kind of awards as a result of it’s really been proven to enhance BDNF, which in fact is brain-derived neurotrophic elements. And the BDNF performs an enormous function within the connection and the safety of brain-related well being issues. And it’s really been proven to assist develop our mind neurons. So, it really will assist promote the event of recent mind cells. So, actually, actually thrilling ingredient. And it’s really derived from espresso fruit extract, however it doesn’t have any stimulant results. , there’s no jitters or something like that, however it’s derived from a espresso fruit extract and makes use of these phytonutrients for higher mind efficiency. So, it’s actually, actually thrilling. So, it’s a really thought-out formulation that we’ve been ready to convey to market and I’m actually enthusiastic about it.

Katie: Yeah, I actually take pleasure in it as effectively. And also you touched on the choline pathways. And I feel these are particularly related as a result of one factor I do know is should you’ve been pregnant, so for all of us mothers listening, choline can get depleted throughout being pregnant. And in order that like being pregnant mind factor that they speak about, this may very well be at the very least a puzzle piece in that equation. However on a private degree for me, once I was nonetheless coping with autoimmune illness, I prevented eggs for a extremely very long time as a result of I didn’t do effectively with them. And with out realizing it, I used to be simply actually not getting any choline. And so I had change into fairly poor in choline. And such as you mentioned, this one is absolutely supportive of the mind. And once I figured that out and began getting sufficient choline, it was completely life-changing. It felt like a lightweight had turned on in my mind for the primary time.

And now I consider that always with mothers. Being pregnant clearly places a number of calls for on our physique basically, however it looks as if choline is one that may get depleted typically. And if that’s true for somebody, it looks as if getting that piece is so, so, so useful. After which, such as you mentioned, you stacked it with different issues which can be synergistic and that assist present that impact in a non-jittery, non-stimulant manner. As a result of I’ve personally gone the opposite manner as effectively and tried different nootropics after which realized like, oh, this makes me really feel like I simply drank eight cups of espresso. So I’m probably not centered. I’ve power and I would like to run by a wall, however I can’t focus as effectively. So I feel that’s a extremely vital impact as effectively.

After which just like the foundational conversations, should you’re supporting your intestine well being, you’re additionally then ready to make use of all of these items and the vitamins in your food plan extra successfully, which additionally helps mind well being. And I like that you just guys have that BDNF element as effectively. I do know we’re listening to loads within the media about neuroplasticity and the power of the mind whereas they as soon as thought it was static is now understanding all through life, we really nonetheless preserve this capability. And so that you guys have stacked in issues that assist help that as effectively.

Tina: Yeah, no, precisely. And I’ll point out, we do have somewhat little bit of caffeine within the product as a result of we all know that the caffeine works higher with the choline. There have been research on the mix of choline, however it’s a tiny bit. It’s equal to lower than a half a cup of espresso in it. So it positively won’t provide you with that jittery impact. It’s extra simply to assist help the choline in there too. Like I mentioned, the formulation was very thought out and it could not be meant to give jitters or something like that. Simply that laser focus that we’re all in search of.

And to help the long-term mind well being too. That’s one other large element of it. And one thing, you already know, as I’ve aged, I’m actually enthusiastic about simply supporting the long-term reminiscence and long-term mind well being with all of those offenders that we’re confronted with regularly.

Katie: Yeah. Oh, that’s so vital. And I do know you guys have an unbelievable, like I learn the evaluations and the tales in your web site typically about similar to the unbelievable transformations that folks have after they begin getting these items found out. I additionally know from realizing you that you just stability being a really concerned mother and really like shut relationships together with your children and together with your husband with working this firm and always simply innovating and growing and conserving all the things on monitor. And that’s definitely not within the least of you accomplish that many different issues on the earth as effectively. So should you might contact on a number of the ways in which you guys have seen transformations and other people that you just’ve helped, but additionally perhaps what your individual utility of a few of these issues seems like. As a result of if anyone’s watching on video, I really feel like each time I see you, you age backwards. You may have like essentially the most power of anyone I’ve ever met. And so I really feel such as you stroll the stroll too.

Tina: Nicely, thanks, Katie. Yeah, I feel for, I imply, myself, I hold saying like, the place have you ever been all my life? The place has, you already know, Simply Thrive Joot, Focus and Memory been all my life. As a result of I’ve been balancing loads in my life, particularly since we launched this enterprise 10 years in the past and had children in a lot of completely different sports activities. And, you already know, they’re nonetheless, my youngest continues to be in school taking part in sports activities. And, it’s been so good to simply find a way to simply, you already know, not bounce from job to job. I feel that’s the largest factor is I’m discovering that I’m ready to simply focus a lot extra on, you already know, getting ready for an interview like with you. Or getting ready for an electronic mail or a gathering that I’m about to get on, or speaking to a brand new buyer, doubtlessly, no matter it may be, I’m simply ready to focus so a lot better.

And I’m discovering that I’m not like, you already know, I used to be all the time, I don’t learn about you, I’m all the time like, the place’s my cellphone? The place’s my cellphone? And you already know, I discover out it’s in my again pocket. And I’m like, oh my gosh, I can’t imagine I, you already know, didn’t notice that. So that you simply, I feel I’m higher at, you already know, retaining info, even studying. I really feel like I’m ready to simply, you already know, perhaps watch a YouTube video and be taught one thing new and find a way to retain it higher. And in order that’s what I’ve been seeing with myself. We’ve already began listening to suggestions from prospects saying that, oh my God, this has helped me a lot. I really feel so like I’m so distracted, which we’re. And you already know, I don’t assume we may very well be mad at ourselves or indignant at ourselves for that. , I imply, we’re coping with simply, we’re simply being bombarded with a lot info each day. And you already know, like I mentioned, these little units that now we have are simply bringing us down so many alternative rabbit holes regularly. And we simply actually need to be, you already know, attempt to do our greatest to focus and we’ll be a lot extra productive. And that’s so a lot better for our reminiscence too, for our long-term mind well being.

Katie: Yeah, I feel the long-term impact can be, such as you mentioned, an vital consideration as a result of so many different issues might help us perhaps have a short-term impact for just a few hours, however then are additionally like disrupting our sleep or not good for the mind long-term. I’d additionally simply on a private degree love to hear a few of your individual private like type of 80-20 in your lifetime of the issues that you just concentrate on that basically you are feeling like are the needle movers to your well being. As a result of such as you mentioned, we’re bombarded on a regular basis on the web, together with with every kind of well being recommendation and issues that we must be doing. And we most likely all have a psychological record of a thousand issues we all know we should always do for our well being. What are the issues that you just really prioritize? Like I do know we’ve been on morning walks collectively after we’ve been in individual. And I typically say on right here, it’s the easy issues that may typically make the largest distinction, however we overlook them as a result of they’re easy. So what are these issues for you?

Tina: Yeah, effectively, you hit the nail proper on the pinnacle there, Katie. I’m nonetheless strolling on a regular basis. I feel strolling, it’s my drug of alternative. Greater than any complement I might inform you about, it’s simply strolling is simply so enormous for me. I energy stroll, and it’s a non-negotiable in my life. And folks all the time assume I’m doing it to attempt to keep in form, and that’s an additional benefit. However actually, my motivation for doing it’s simply to help my mind well being as a result of I like strolling, and that’s enormous for me.

I additionally intermittent quick. I feel it’s an fascinating subject as a result of I’m an enormous fan of intermittent fasting, however I do know that there are individuals who it doesn’t essentially agree with, and I definitely help that. However even should you might cease consuming earlier within the night, and perhaps even should you’re going to eat breakfast, that’s advantageous. However perhaps simply have a pleasant lengthy 12-, 13-, 14-hour window. However I’m an enormous fan of intermittent fasting, and I feel that strolling, intermittent fasting, and saunaing. I’m additionally an enormous sauner. I like my red-light sauna. And I simply would advocate these issues. These are actual large needle movers for me and my well being.

Katie: Yeah. And what I like about that’s strolling is free, getting exterior is free. And people actually do just like the research hold exhibiting us what nature all the time knew, how supportive these issues will be. And your tip, I feel is so helpful as effectively. Even should you don’t need to quick or do any like even excessive lengthy window of not consuming, there’s a lot knowledge to help what you simply mentioned on, should you even simply cease consuming just a few extra hours earlier than bedtime, or like ideally when the solar goes down, which might have been type of our in alignment with circadian rhythm, it tends to have a extremely constructive impact in your sleep. And it offers you extra of that restore time whilst you’re sleeping to your cerebral spinal fluid to flush, to your liver to regenerate and flush, and do all of the issues it does throughout deep sleep. And that one can be fully free. In reality, it might prevent cash should you’re not consuming snacks at evening.

Tina: Precisely.

Katie: So I do know in between our final episode and this one, we’ve gotten to discuss particularly about a number of various things that folks can combine into their life. And folks may be questioning now, like, how do they select which of them to begin with? And what can be perhaps the best protocol if somebody was attempting to actually simply optimize all of those areas? How would they combine all of them into their life? And what would that protocol appear to be?

Tina: Yeah, so I might all the time advocate individuals beginning with a probiotic as a result of I really feel just like the probiotic is simply foundational. So our Simply Thrive probiotic and antioxidant is simply foundational. I can’t consider any individual on the market that couldn’t profit from being on a spore-based probiotic as a result of we all know that when our intestine is infected, we’re not absorbing vitamins. So we may very well be taking vitamin D, vitamin C, vitamin K2, no matter it may be. However if you’re not absorbing these vitamins as a result of your intestine is infected, it’s a waste of time, waste of cash. So I might advocate everybody beginning with a probiotic.

And if I have been a great salesperson, I might say, begin this and begin that. However I’m an enormous believer in attempting to determine what you’re noticing on a product. So I’d say, begin with a probiotic. Possibly three weeks later, introduce one other product. Quite a lot of occasions individuals will begin with our Simply Thrive probiotic and our Simply Calm product on the similar time as a result of they only are so careworn, and so they simply need to really feel calm. So you may try this. However the probiotic after which perhaps the prebiotic three weeks later, introducing that. After which simply at the very least give your self per week or two to begin a brand new product in order that you may see what impact you’re having. And it relies on what you’re coping with or being confronted with. Should you’d like to begin with the Focus and Memory product, that will be nice. I might simply begin with a probiotic after which perhaps per week or so later, begin with the Focus and Memory product. If you need to cope with the extra stress points just like the Simply Calm, then do the probiotic after which begin with the, then add within the Simply Calm a few weeks later. And now we have well being coaches on our group. If anyone needs to name our 1-800 quantity, go to our web site, justthrivehealth.com. You possibly can arrange a name with our well being coaches and so they might provide help to resolve what merchandise to use. However I all the time advocate beginning with a probiotic. And should you’re already on the probiotic, then you may introduce considered one of these different ones, fairly simply.

Katie: After which any timing notes, like with meals, away from meals, are there variations that occur relying on when within the day individuals take them?

Tina: Yeah. So with the probiotic, we all the time advocate taking it with meals. So it’s all the time higher to take it within the presence of meals. We’ve really studied this. We all know that the strains within the Simply Thrive probiotic really proliferate within the presence of meals. So finest to take it with meals and perhaps on the finish of the meal, perhaps 10 minutes after a meal. After which the prebiotic you may type of take all through the day. I really put it in a, you already know, I combine it with water and I, you already know, hold it in my water jug all through the day. So it sprinkles in all through the day, however we even have a capsule type. You possibly can take one each couple hours, no matter works for you. After which the opposite ones you may take with like Simply Calm, you may take with or with out meals. The Memory Focus, you may take with or with out meals.

Katie: And as a facet observe, I’ll say the prebiotic combine tastes superior. Prefer it tastes higher than I really feel like industrial drinks or juices. So my children, as a tip, love, love, love the style of that. That’s when I’ve to like, like ration out as a result of they find it irresistible a lot versus it’s not a battle to get them to take it, however they’ll really use that because the liquid to take their different dietary supplements as a result of it tastes so good and it makes it simpler to swallow drugs. In order that’s a tip for fogeys on the market.

And also you talked about you guys have free well being coaches, which I like as a result of I do know having been on this world, when you find yourself first beginning off, particularly it could possibly appear so overwhelming to attempt to determine what to do and what order and what’s going to really be useful. So I like that you just guys supply that. And I imagine you even have a particular low cost only for people who find themselves listening to this podcast. So are you able to let individuals know the place to discover each of these?

Tina: Positive. So should you simply go to justthrivehealth.com and use wellnessmama as your coupon code for 15% off, that will be the simplest factor. After which you may arrange a name with the well being coach in order for you, product coach on the market simply to provide help to navigate issues. However the best factor is actually simply begin with the probiotic after which any of the opposite merchandise that resonate with you.

Katie: Nicely, Tina, thanks a lot. You’re such a pleasure to discuss to. And I’m so grateful for the merchandise as a result of they’re a mainstay in my home and for all of the work that you just do and to your friendship. And thanks a lot for being right here right now and for all the things you share.

Tina: Nicely, thanks, Katie. I’m grateful to your friendship too. I actually admire it. You’ve taught me a lot and also you’ve taught the world a lot and I’m so grateful.

Katie: Thanks. And thanks as all the time for listening and sharing your most precious assets, your time, your power, and your consideration with us right now. We’re each so grateful that you just did. And I hope that you’ll be part of me once more on the following episode of the Wellness Mama podcast.

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