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The Sacred Medicine Podcast

Welcome to The Sacred Medicine Podcast where we explore how to overcome chronic illnesses using functional medicine. Your host, Margaret Romero NP-C, is a Columbia-trained functional medicine nurse practitioner who overcame lupus nephritis using functional medicine and hasn't had a flare in over a decade. She shares tips and advice that won't be found in a conventional medicine setting. Her passion is to guide women in overcoming lupus and empowering women to lead their healthiest lives. She also loves sharing about sacred rituals and spirituality to help de-stress and encourages women to tap into their intuition.
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Now displaying: May, 2018
May 30, 2018

Dr. Carrie Jones is back! This time she giving us the downlow on hair loss. She is a functional medicine hormone doctor, Medical Director at Precision Analytical, Inc. and actively promotes women’s health and hormone education. In today’s episode, we talked about the sensitive issue of hair loss. This seems to be common among women in their 30-40's and beyond. This episode will give you some insight into the issues surrounding hair loss in women and offer some suggestions on what you might be able to do to overcome it.

We jammed on:

  • Reasons behind hair loss
  • One thing you can change nutritionally to stop hair thinning
  • Important labs your doctor needs to do
  • Side effects from common OTC treatments
  • Learn the different vitamins and supplements your body needs to reverse hair loss
  • What to do with elevated testosterone levels

Show notes: http://margaretromero.com/episode80

 

May 24, 2018

Dr. Stefani Reinhold joins me on this week’s episode of The Sacred Medicine Podcast. Stefani is a Christian, Doctor, Board Certified Psychiatrist, Army wife, and mother of two. If that’s not enough, she is also an author and the host of the podcast Not The Typical Mom Show. In this episode, we speak on a topic that affects a growing number of women, postpartum depression. Whether you are a first time or 3rd time mom, postpartum depression can still affect you. This episode will give you the tools to managing this, at times, debilitating mental health issue.

We jammed on:

  • Some common symptoms of postpartum depression
  • The risks of depression on the baby
  • One of the easiest ways to handle mild depression
  • Various medications that may be needed
  • How your thyroid could be affecting postpartum depression
  • Which supplements can be useful

Show notes: http://www.margaretromero.com/episode79

 

May 10, 2018

Liyana Silver, my new soul sister, brings so much wisdom to this interview. She is the author of, FEMININE GENIUS: The Provocative Path to Waking Up and Turning On the Wisdom of Being a Woman. She is also a coach, teacher, and torch-holder who helps women find the full expression of their feminine strength in work, love, and life. In this episode, Liyana and I had so much to share about bringing the feminine back into our daily lives.

We jammed on:

  • What exactly is the feminine genius and why it’s so vital
  • How to harness and develop our intuition
  • How to turn on our feminine genius
  • How to connect with our sensual nature
  • What to do when you feel depleted and dull

Show notes: http://www.margaretromero.com/episode78

 

May 4, 2018

In this week's episode of Wisdom for the Weekend, I have a mini assignment for you! I talk about one of my own daily rituals and a beautiful way to start you day.

May 2, 2018

This week’s episode of the Sacred Medicine Podcast, I share my Lupus journey. Plus, I launch my 7 Day Lupus Challenge following the airing on this podcast!

11 years ago I was diagnosed with Lupus Nephritis. And, in honor of Lupus month, I wanted to share my story with you. In this episode I talk all about my diagnosis, my hospital disasters, an emergency medi-flight, and how I am living life, today. This is the first time I publicly share these events, as well.

Join me for a 7 Day Lupus Challenge and a peek into what I do and recommend for Lupus sufferers.

http://www.margaretromero.com/episode77

 

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