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6: Tongue Ties, Eating Dirt, & Natural Beauty

Published: June 12, 2014, 10:20 p.m.

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This week, I am so excited to welcome Heather Dessinger from Mommypotamus.com. She is a featured contributor to Wellness Media, author of several e-books and mom to three little ones. She and her husband Daniel recently moved to a farm and are working toward raising their own food.

I was excited to talk to Heather because we both read each others blogs and I feel like we have a lot in common and I think she is an incredible resource for health and natural living.

In This Episode, We Discuss

1:50 \\u2013 Why the name Mommypotamus?
2:20 \\u2013 Heather\\u2019s own health struggles
3:20 \\u2013 Her life-changing moment at her wedding
3:55 \\u2013 How her honeymoon was a catalyst for realizing the connection of food and health
4:45 \\u2013 Heather\\u2019s turning point
6:28 \\u2013 And YES to the hippopotamus!
7:00 \\u2013 How and why she started Mommypotamus.com
7:20 \\u2013 What are lip and tongue ties?
7:50 \\u2013 Why we are seeing more tongue and lip ties
9:00 \\u2013 Different symptoms related to tongue/lip ties and how they present
9:45 \\u2013 Heather\\u2019s own struggle with her son\\u2019s lip and tongue ties
11:15 \\u2013 How tongue ties are typically treated
11:27 \\u2013 When fixing a tongue ties can cause more problems
12:03 \\u2013 The solution that finally worked for them
12:20 \\u2013 How to tell if your child has a tongue or lip tie
14:17 \\u2013 Symptoms mom may see while nursing a tongue tied baby
14:55 \\u2013 Symptoms baby can have with tongue and lip ties
16:03 \\u2013 Long term problems associated with uncorrected tongue and lip ties
17:10 \\u2013 How lip ties can affect oral health
18:00 \\u2013 Why we should eat dirt
18:30 \\u2013 The fascinating research between bacteria and belly buttons
19:30 \\u2013 The \\u201cChuck Norris\\u201d of beneficial bacteria and how to get them
21:12 \\u2013 What they take to keep their gut bacteria healthy
22:15 \\u2013 Heather\\u2019s favorite natural beauty care recipes
22:35 \\u2013 Why natural personal care products are so important
23:41 \\u2013 Heather\\u2019s simple homemade makeup that doubles as dry shampoo
24:11 \\u2013 Heather\\u2019s own beauty routine
24:20 \\u2013 The unusual ingredient she uses every day
25:50 \\u2013 Heather\\u2019s typical day on the farm
29:25 \\u2013 The most crunchy thing Heather has ever done and the weird things that have gone mainstream
31:45 \\u2013 The advice she wishes someone had told her
33:06 \\u2013 One step to start doing right away
34:15 \\u2013 Heather\\u2019s top health resources

Resources We Mentioned

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