The Wellness Mama Podcast

Did you know 80% of all autoimmune diseases and 90% of fibromyalgia diagnoses are in women? And (less surprisingly) that women experience more anxiety and PTSD than men? This episode separates fact from fiction when it comes to how men and women differ on the physiological, limbic, semantic, biochemical, and physiological levels. Sara Gustafson is a holistic tech practitioner and a women’s health researcher from Austin, Texas. She has a lot of expertise in many areas, but today we’re digging into tough questions like why medical studies focus on men, what factors in our modern world affect women more than men, and how to use this knowledge for better health. Episode Highlights With Sara Gustafson The problems that arise when studies look primarily at men but women receive the same treatments A fascinating hormonal difference that affects how women respond to viruses The surprising reason so many Alzheimer’s patients are women Two items that we use on a daily basis that were designed on the