<description>&lt;p&gt;Episode Highlights With Nazlie Lafefi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why most OTC medications are outdated and were created before we understood inflammation and its role&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The reason many products don’t address root causes and aren’t helpful in the long-term&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Surprising ways that many OTC medications work&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How to address the root cause of colds and flu at the inflammatory level&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The respiratory lining is similar to the gut lining and ways to support it&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;OTC products can damage the respiratory lining just like we can damage the gut lining&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Yet another reason to avoid sugar &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The fascinating way she discovered this new approach when studying signaling molecules&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Problems with the conventional approach to handling allergies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How some OTC products get in the way of the body&amp;apos;s natural repair process &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Why taking allergy medication can make you more prone to getting sick&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How aspirin plus omega-3 can help the body build resolvins and shorten the duration of illness&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Resources We Mention&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://biovanta.com/'&gt;Biovanta&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://wellnessmama.com/go/rsf/'&gt;Ready, Set, Food&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.imom.com/podcast/' target='_blank'&gt;iMOM Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;If you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place.&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen on: &lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1621154104' target='_blank'&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; &amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/19bRKgoJpLCTHFDATt2LXB' target='_blank'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Wellness Mama Podcast

Katie Wells

Root Cause Approach to Cold and Flu & Why Many OTC Medications Are Unhealthy With Nazlie Latefi

MAY 1, 202438 MIN
The Wellness Mama Podcast

Root Cause Approach to Cold and Flu & Why Many OTC Medications Are Unhealthy With Nazlie Latefi

MAY 1, 202438 MIN

Description

Episode Highlights With Nazlie Lafefi

  • Why most OTC medications are outdated and were created before we understood inflammation and its role
  • The reason many products don’t address root causes and aren’t helpful in the long-term
  • Surprising ways that many OTC medications work
  • How to address the root cause of colds and flu at the inflammatory level
  • The respiratory lining is similar to the gut lining and ways to support it
  • OTC products can damage the respiratory lining just like we can damage the gut lining
  • Yet another reason to avoid sugar 
  • The fascinating way she discovered this new approach when studying signaling molecules
  • Problems with the conventional approach to handling allergies
  • How some OTC products get in the way of the body's natural repair process 
  • Why taking allergy medication can make you more prone to getting sick
  • How aspirin plus omega-3 can help the body build resolvins and shorten the duration of illness

Resources We Mention

iMOM Podcast
If you need a mom friend right now, you’ve come to the right place.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify