The Modern Ancestral Mamas Podcast

Overcoming fear of legalism allows us to apply faith to everyday life. Learn why avoiding topics not explicitly commanded limits your growth.

Many Christians struggle with a fear of legalism that keeps them from discussing relevant cultural or practical topics. This hesitation often prevents us from applying our faith to areas of life that fall outside of strictly commanded biblical mandates. We discuss why this mindset can be a hindrance to spiritual maturity and how to expand your perspective on integrating faith into daily decisions.

By moving past the fear of legalism, you can begin to see how biblical principles apply to broader life choices. This conversation helps you identify where you might be limiting your worldview and encourages a more robust application of scripture. We address the tension between strict adherence to rules and the freedom to pursue wisdom in all areas, ultimately helping you navigate complex topics with confidence.

📚 Resources & Links Mentioned:

📍 Kat Owens website – https://www.eatbyfaith.online/
📍 Kat Owens on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/eatbyfaith_biblicalnutrition/
📍 Eat by Faith, available for pre-order from Founders Press – https://founderspress.org/products/eat-by-faith?srsltid=AfmBOooR2ZiNWH708aeJhVx4R_RsCcGR86d5GjhSgPsXP7EtToY4wXTo
📍 Our episode with Andy Felton – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTeg1-r0WRI&t=1s
📍 Our episode with Charles Mayfield on pork – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_B-v4O5tnQ&t=393s
📍 Bonus episode on the biblical perspective on pork – https://www.patreon.com/ModernAncestralMamas/posts/exclusive-with-154464560
📍 Weston A. Price Foundation – https://www.westonaprice.org/
📍 Nourishing Junk Food – https://www.fornutrientssake.com/shop/p/nourishing-junk-food-cookbook
📍 Website – https://www.modernancestralmamas.com

✨ Topics Covered in This Episode:
✔️ Why the fear of legalism keeps Christians from talking about food at all
✔️ The keto argument that contradicts itself, cholesterol versus glucose
✔️ Ancestral eating without evolution, and why Weston A. Price lands closer to a Christian worldview
✔️ Dominion over creation as the foundation for food quality
✔️ What the Daniel fast actually teaches, and why it takes a miracle to thrive on a plant-based diet
✔️ The spiritual picture in eating meat, and why you cannot avoid death in a fallen world
✔️ Gluttony, appetite, and why restriction is what makes us feel out of control
✔️ Seed oils, endocannabinoids, and how low quality fats hijack normal hunger signals
✔️ Trusting kids' intuition without letting them run the kitchen
✔️ Donuts in the foyer and goldfish in children's church, what we can actually do about it
✔️ Bread, alcohol, and pork, quality over prohibition

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Is eating before working out actually necessary? Learn how food manages exercise stress and balances your hormones.

Many people view physical training as the primary stressor on the body, but the reality is that your nutrition dictates the response. Eating before working out acts as the critical first step in a cascade that helps your body handle physical exertion. By focusing on proper pre-workout nutrition, you provide the fuel necessary to manage the physiological impact of training.

When you give your body food, it signals that resources are available, which is key for cortisol management. This approach allows you to keep progesterone levels stable rather than spiking stress hormones unnecessarily. If you are struggling with balancing hormones while maintaining a fitness routine, understanding this relationship is essential to long-term health.

 

📚 Resources & Links Mentioned:

📍 Kelsey Moore on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crunchystrengthcoach/

📍 Kelsey's website and training programs – https://www.kelseemoore.com/

📍 Episode 96 with Kelsey, Nourishing Young Athletes – https://youtu.be/WBLjPPUjSC4

📍 Training for Two by Gina Conley – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0760387540?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

📍 MamasteFit on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/mamastefit/

📍 Dr. Stacy Sims, women's exercise physiology – https://www.drstacysims.com/

📍 Creatine Supplementation in Women's Health: A Lifespan Perspective, Abbie Smith-Ryan et al. – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7998865/

📍 Thorne Creatine Monohydrate – https://www.thorne.com/products/dp/creatine?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23086295444&gbraid=0AAAAADLUbJURmPCjEkY6SYs_6OpRSvqVw&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm8bTBhDWARIsAC9Hi8kgqbSAZcxZ8atNRkHNTzsf6tnBvARlOFk6rxtKejh4bJAO37tyEA0aAq_BEALw_wcB

📍 Baja Gold Sea Salt and new spice blends – https://bajagoldminerals.com/

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✨ Topics Covered in This Episode:

✔️ Food loads the gun and exercise pulls the trigger, the reframe that changes everything about training stress

✔️ Why fasted workouts hit women differently, and the cortisol to progesterone connection

✔️ What 20 grams of protein and 20 grams of carbohydrate before training actually looks like on a plate

✔️ Why hauling water, kneading bread, and carrying babies was always strength training

✔️ Type one versus type two muscle fibers, and why women lose their power muscles first

✔️ The exercise regimen that heals you is not always the one that sustains you

✔️ Muscle mass as the biggest buffer for your quality of life at 60, 70, and 80

✔️ Getting 12,000 to 15,000 steps a day when you are home with kids, and the walking pad case

✔️ The $50 home gym

✔️ Bringing your kids into your workout

✔️ Creatine monohydrate, protein powder, and why collagen is not doing what you think

✔️ Pelvic floor as a barrier to entry, and what to do when a PT is not accessible

✔️ Cycle syncing, or just a well written program with a de load week already built in

 

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Are you questioning child medication side effects? We discuss finding alternatives to standard pediatric prescriptions.

In this episode, we tackle the difficult reality of navigating pediatric health and the pressure to conform to conventional treatments. We share our personal journey of looking beyond the prescription pad to find sustainable wellness strategies. Whether you are curious about natural parenting or simply looking for a community that prioritizes long-term vitality over quick fixes, this discussion provides a space to rethink your options.

📚 Resources & Links Mentioned:
📍 Dana Kay on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/adhdthriveinstitute/
📍 ADHD Thrive Institute on YouTube –  ⁨@ADHDThriveInstitute⁩ 
📍 Dana's website – https://www.adhdthriveinstitute.com
📍 The Soaring Child Podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soaring-child-thriving-with-adhd/id1619834565
📍 ADHD Thrive Institute Facebook community – https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdhdAnxietyParentSupport
📍 Medicating Normal (our earlier episode on the documentary) – https://youtu.be/4aNoSDf9lYM
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✨ Topics Covered in This Episode:
✔️ Four medications by age five, and the Costco meltdown that became a turning point
✔️ Why Dana sees ADHD symptoms as signals that the body is under stress
✔️ The overdiagnosis question, and how many kids in her program she believes have true ADHD
✔️ What genetic testing actually showed about ADHD tendencies, methylation, and detox pathways
✔️ The trash can analogy, and why cumulative load matters more than any single root cause
✔️ The gut brain connection, and the kids with no digestive symptoms at all
✔️ Gluten, dairy, and artificial colors: the three she sees come up most often
✔️ Blood sugar crashes that look like attitude, and the no naked carb rule
✔️ Why a tired brain can look a lot like an ADHD brain
✔️ Screens, dopamine, and adding brain regulating activities instead of only cutting screen time
✔️ The medication conversation without the guilt, and asking how healthy the body receiving it is
✔️ Skipping the gimmicks and using lab data instead of guessing

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Understanding a women's cycle is a superpower that helps you align your daily energy with your natural rhythm.

 

Most school and work systems are built around a 24-hour productivity model, which mirrors the male cycle. This creates a disconnect for women who operate on a longer, more dynamic internal clock. Learning to recognize how your body changes throughout the month allows you to stop fighting against these shifts and start leaning into them for better performance.

 

We discuss why standard 9-to-5 expectations often fail to account for female physiology and how menstrual cycle awareness can change your approach to daily tasks. By acknowledging these natural patterns, you can plan your workload more effectively and reduce burnout. Integrating cycle syncing into your routine is about working smarter, not harder, by respecting your biology rather than ignoring it.

 

Subscribe for weekly hormonal health breakdowns, and comment below: how do you adjust your work schedule when your energy levels shift?

 

📚 Resources & Links Mentioned:
📍 Hilda Labrada Gore on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/holistichilda
📍 Holistic Hilda on YouTube –  ⁨@HolisticHilda⁩ 
📍 Hilda's website – https://www.holistichilda.com
📍 The Mother Code (course + free Sunshine module) – https://www.holistichilda.com/mothercode
📍 Wise Traditions Podcast / Weston A. Price Foundation – https://www.westonaprice.org/wise-traditions-podcast/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=415527510&gbraid=0AAAAADiY3lqR0IYmH9rCmcfU79-qA9AA6&gclid=CjwKCAjwsfzSBhB5EiwAOGyqSWqstm-iv73YF5g7c7dxgVBC2hQLfCJrdo5Zcw4Jq853PMUM1JCM4RoCAi8QAvD_BwE
📍 Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston A. Price – https://www.amazon.com/dp/0916764206?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback
📍 Farm Match (find local farms near you) – https://www.farmmatch.com/
📍 Dr. Jack Kruse (quantum biology) – https://jackkruse.com/
📍 Knead Your Cure Conference, Mississippi, August 14 to 15, 2026 – https://www.kneadyourcure.com/general-8
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✨ Topics Covered in This Episode:
✔️ Why mothering across generations, not just with same-age friends, is the village we are missing
✔️ Doing less in a healthier rhythm, and releasing the pressure to perform
✔️ Sunrise before screen rise, and getting outside before you touch your phone
✔️ Polyphasic sleep, and why broken nights can still be restorative
✔️ Light hygiene after dark: red bulbs, blue blockers, and candlelight rhythms
✔️ Becoming a qualitarian and eating the LOST way: Local, Organic, Seasonal, Traditional
✔️ How "nutrient dense" got hijacked, and how to find real nutrient density
✔️ Trusting your body over the endless food trends and the algorithm
✔️ Living cyclically as a woman in a world built around a 24-hour "man's cycle"
✔️ Getting ahead of the meltdown with mealtime rhythm and family routine

 

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📚 Resources & Links Mentioned:

📍 Dream Walkers glasses & circadian lighting – https://dreamwalkerz.ai/ (code: MAM10 for 10% off)

📍 Dream Walkers on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/dreamwalkerzai

📍 Primal Hacker on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@primalhacker

📍 The Ketogenic Hibernation Diet by Thaddeus Owen – https://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Hibernation-Diet-survival-anti-aging/dp/B0BSFYR3MQ/

📍 Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival by T.S. Wiley – https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Sleep-Sugar-Survival/dp/0671038680

📍 The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore – https://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Days-of-Night-audiobook/dp/B01JSJ6QJW/

📍 f.lux blue light software (free) – https://justgetflux.com/

📍 GembaRed red & infrared light panels – https://gembared.com/

📍 Daylight Computer – https://daylightcomputer.com/

📍 Episode 124 with Heidi Sime – https://youtu.be/KZHAgB6FS9E

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What if the single most powerful thing you could do for your hormones, your metabolism, and your mood is free, takes five minutes, and is waiting outside your front door every morning?

 

Corey and Christine sit down with Thaddeus Owen, co-founder of Dream Walkers and the other half of this two-part husband-and-wife series. Thaddeus is a chemical engineer who spent seven years in pharmaceutical research before walking away from the industry, then earned a master's in holistic nutrition while trying to solve his own decades-long insomnia and anxiety. Nothing worked until he put on a pair of blue-blocking glasses in 2009 and got his light environment right. He has been teaching light, EMF, and cold since 2015, and between him and Heidi they have raised six kids. In this episode he makes the case that light is not just something you see. It is an actual drug your body is metabolizing all day long.

 

✨ Topics Covered in This Episode:

✔️ Why the first hour after sunrise turns on testosterone and estrogen

✔️ How dawn light sets your metabolic rate and your cravings for the entire day

✔️ Why blue light at night tells your body winter is coming, so store fat

✔️ "Malilluminated" and why we do better lighting for tomatoes than for humans

✔️ You do not have to see the sun, or even have clear skies, for morning light to work

✔️ Why sunglasses, contacts, and some eye surgeries block the signal your body needs

✔️ Biphasic sleep, the Prussian school system, and who really invented Daylight Saving Time

✔️ Sleeping less in summer and more in winter, and why that is biologically correct

✔️ Nightlights, teenagers, screens, and what parents can realistically do

✔️ Rolling down your car window on the school run actually counts

✔️ Why working out at 5am under artificial light may be working against you

✔️ Meals at dawn, noon, and sunset, and letting the sun program your amino acids

✔️ How to wear blue blockers in public without feeling like a weirdo

✔️ The red refrigerator, revisited, and why never to put red bulbs in your kitchen

 

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