Episode Highlights With Carrie

  • Winter was never meant to make us feel miserable 
  • Why some people feel worse in winter and what it means in our bodies
  • The unique aspects of winter that can make it deeply healing
  • Understanding circannual rhythms and how this impacts the body
  • Many of us try to live winter like it is perpetual summer
  • How this creates a mismatch in the body
  • What happens in the body starting around the autumnal equinox as we prepare for biological scarcity and why this is important
  • The innate wisdom of wanting to rest more in winter and how to honor it
  • Melatonin in winter is uniquely beneficial and we can make more in winter
  • Why we don’t need elevated vitamin D all winter long!
  • Melatonin binds to vitamin D receptors so in winter it can do some of the same work!
  • Winter= melatonin season and summer = vitamin d season
  • We make melatonin during the day when we are exposed to infrared light
  • How to optimize infrared exposure 
  • The potential downsides of taking oral vitamin D
  • Why Vitamin D testing isn’t comprehensive enough to tell us what’s going on
  • How to prepare for winter in a way that your body understands
  • How to actually use cold exposure to your benefit for winter (and it isn’t ice cold plunges always!)
  • Ways to optimize cellular clean up and brown adipose tissue in winter
  • The dietary changes that support healing in winter

Resources Mentioned

Hiya
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BONCHARGE
I like so many of their products - from their red light products to their sauna blankets. Red light has been so helpful for me during my recovery from Hashimoto's. To find out more, go to boncharge.com/wellnessmama

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