If you've been wrestling with bloating, brain fog, weird cravings, or gut pain that no one seems to explain, this episode might blow your socks off 🧦. This is the most popular episode thus far and a great replay if you are having guy issues. Don't forget there is a PART 2:

04 (Part 2): Symptoms of Candida Yeast Overgrowth are WHOLE Body & a Step by Step Diet Plan to Relieve Candida, SEEBO, & Leaky Gut

In this episode, Is Candida Yeast Causing Your Gut Symptoms? Natural Healing Insights Inside, I walk you through how a candida yeast overgrowth was quietly wreaking havoc on my body—and how a simple 30-day detox helped restore my energy, clear my brain fog, and even change how I saw God’s hand in my healing.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• What triggers candida yeast overgrowth (spoiler: antibiotics and stress are biggies)
• Why your gut symptoms may be misdiagnosed
• How the "die-off" process works—and why it's worth the struggle
• A faith-forward look at how our bodies are designed to heal

👉 Ready to start your own healing journey? Don’t miss this deep dive into gut healing and God's grace.

NOTES:

🎙️04 (Part 2): Symptoms of Candida Yeast Overgrowth are WHOLE Body & a Step by Step Diet Plan to Relieve Candida, SEEBO, & Leaky Gut

FREE YEAST QUIZ

📚 "Good Energy" by Casey Means Hardcover/Audible/Kindle Book

📚 The Ultimate Candida Diet Program

🛒To purchase FREE Candida Yeast Quiz

SOURCES:

🖥️ https://www.mitchellmedicalgroup.com/services/candida/about-candida/

🖥️https://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/crohns-disease-antibiotics

🖥️https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20700115/

WHERE TO FIND ME:

🌿 Website & Podcast Hub 📩 Email Sign-Up 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Listen on Spotify 📧 Contact Penny ⭐️ Listen Notes Interview

📌 Note: I’m just a girl with a wild story and a passion for sharing what has helped me feel my best during difficult times. I share personal experience, documented research, and a whole lot of heart. Always talk to a professional when making changes to your health routine.

Sunlight Healing: How Morning Light Resets Your Mood, Hormones & Faith

Have you ever wondered if the sun could actually heal you? ☀️ In this episode of Becoming Natural, Penny returns from a summer break to dive deep into something ancient, biblical, and biologically essential: sunlight. Once honored across every culture and faith, the sun has now become something we’re taught to fear. But what if we’ve got it backwards?

In this soul-stirring conversation, you'll discover:

🔍 The history of sun reverence across ancient civilizations

🧬 How UV rays affect hormones, immunity, sleep & mental health

📚 The science behind vitamin D, nitric oxide, and light therapy

🕯 Faith reflections on how light heals spiritually & physically

📝 Practical sun habits that restore balance and boost healing

From heliotherapy to circadian rhythms to Psalm 84:11, this episode reminds us that God gave us sunlight on purpose. It’s not woo—it’s wisdom.

🌅 So grab your morning tea and take this one outside. Let’s soak up the Son. 🙌

RESOURCES:

🧬 Vitamin D & Sunlight Studies

Holick, M. F. (2007). Vitamin D deficiency. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(3), 266–281.

Bikle, D. D. (2011). Vitamin D metabolism and function in the skin. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 347(1–2), 80–89.

☀️ Circadian Rhythm and Light Exposure

Harvard Medical School. (2020). Blue light has a dark side. Harvard Health Publishing

😌 Mental Health and Light Exposure

Lyall, L. M., Wyse, C. A., Celis-Morales, C. A., Lyall, D. M., Cullen, B., Mackay, D. F., ... & Smith, D. J. (2018). Associations between objectively measured physical activity and circadian rhythm and mental health in the UK Biobank cohort. The Lancet Psychiatry, 5(6), 507–514.

🦠 Immune Function and Vitamin D

Aranow, C. (2011). Vitamin D and the immune system. Journal of Investigative Medicine, 59(6), 881–886.

💓 Nitric Oxide and UVA Study

Liu, D., Fernandez, B. O., Hamilton, A., Lang, N. N., Gallagher, J. M., Newby, D. E., ... & Weller, R. B. (2014). UVA irradiation of human skin vasodilates arterial vasculature and lowers blood pressure independently of nitric oxide synthase. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 134(7), 1839–1846.

🧼 Sunlight as a Sanitizer

Raeiszadeh, M., & Adeli, B. (2019). A critical review on ultraviolet disinfection systems against COVID-19 outbreak: Applicability, validation, and safety considerations. Scientific Reports, 9, 15280.

WHERE TO FIND ME:

🌿 Website & Podcast Hub 📩 Email Sign-Up 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts 🎧 Listen on Spotify 📧 Contact Penny ⭐️ Listen Notes Interview

📌 Note: I’m just a girl with a wild story and a passion for sharing what has helped me feel my best during difficult times. I share personal experience, documented research, and a whole lot of heart. Always talk to a professional when making changes to your health routine.

sunlight healing, vitamin D, circadian rhythm, faith and healing, sunlight therapy, natural immunity, spiritual wellness, heliotherapy, sun benefits, light therapy

The Important Hidden Dangers of Looming Antibacterial Overload

Are we over-sanitizing ourselves sick? In today’s Becoming Natural episode, I’m sharing the real risks behind our culture’s obsession with “antibacterial everything”—and how it might be doing more harm than good. We’ll unpack the history of triclosan, hormone disruption, antibiotic resistance, and why dirt might just be your best medicine. I’ll walk you through smart swaps, safe solutions, and faith-filled reminders that your body was designed to thrive in the real world—not a sterile lab. 💛

🔍 Real Talk on Germophobia 🧬 Microbiome Truths You’ve Never Heard 🌿 God’s Design for Your Immune System

RESOURCES

FDA bans triclosan and triclocarban in consumer soaps

The hygiene hypothesis: current perspectives and future therapies

Triclosan Technical Fact Sheet

Antimicrobial resistance

Why dirt may be nature’s original stress-buster

COMING SOON

Triclosan Beware

Homemade Cleaning Spray

WHERE TO FIND ME:

• 🌿 Website & Podcast Hub
• 📩 Email Sign-Up
• 🎧 Listen on Apple
• 🎧 Listen on Spotify
• 📚 Amazon Author Page
• 🗣️ Listen Notes Interview

📌 Note: I’m just a girl with a wild story and a passion for sharing what has helped me feel my best during difficult times. I share personal experience, documented research, and a whole lot of heart. Always talk to a professional when making changes to your health routine.

antibacterial overload, triclosan dangers, natural antibacterial swaps, immune system support, microbiome health, faith-based wellness, hygiene hypothesis, antibiotic resistance, gut health, hormone disruption