Wild is Wise
Welcome to Wild Is Wise, hosted by Sara Estes, writer and founder of the women’s wellness brand Sarenova. On this podcast, Sara breaks down the complex, sometimes confusing world of women’s nutrition and physiology into clear, research-grounded insights that help you better understand your body and make informed choices.
Presented by Sarenova.
Episodes
17 episodes
Inside Formula No. 06: The Gut-Energy Connection Women Need to Understand
The afternoon crash is not always about sleep, and the bloating is not always about food. For many women, these two symptoms show up together but get treated like separate problems. More coffee for the fatigue. More probiotics for the gut. More...
The Real Case for Organ Supplementation
Every wellness podcast has told you about adaptogens. Almost none have told you about liver.In this episode, Sara makes the science-forward case for organ supplementation as the missing category in women's wellness. A women-first transla...
Why Mom Burnout Might Actually Be Low Ferritin
Your ferritin might be lower than your doctor tested for. If you've been told your labs are "normal" but you still feel exhausted, this episode names the thing most annual exams miss: low iron stores.Sara breaks down why ferritin matters...
What Your Hair, Skin, and Nails Are Actually Telling You
You've tried the biotin gummies. The collagen powders. The expensive serums. But your hair is still thinning, your skin looks tired, and your nails won't stop peeling. What if the problem isn't what you're putting on the outside, but what's mis...
GLP-1s and How to Protect Your Energy
GLP-1s can make weight loss look simple. Eat less, lose weight, move on. But for many women, what starts as progress can slowly turn into something that feels harder to explain. The scale may be going down, yet energy feels off, workouts feel h...
Why You’re So Tired in Your 40s (and How to Change It)
Midlife fatigue often shows up in familiar ways, an afternoon crash, brain fog, low patience, slower recovery, and sleep that does not really help. What gets blamed on aging is often something the body is missing, like iron, B12, vitamin D, or ...
The Hormone Disruptor Hiding in Your Favorite Products
That tiny word “fragrance” on your lotion, candles, and laundry detergent label sounds harmless, but it can hide dozens of hormone‑disrupting chemicals tied to fertility problems, thyroid issues, perimenopause symptoms, and hormone‑sensitive ca...
The Meal Formula for Steady Energy and Hormone Balance
Most women have been told to “eat better” for their energy and hormones. So they try. More greens, more protein, maybe a multivitamin on the counter. And yet the afternoon crash still hits, brain fog lingers, and the advice online only seems to...
5 Superherbs That Support Gut Health
Many women deal with gut symptoms that never fully seem to resolve. Bloating, reflux, cramping, or unpredictable digestion. You might try cutting foods, taking probiotics, or using medications, yet your gut still feels irritated and out of bala...
How to Boost Your Immune System (It's Not Panic-Buying Vitamin C)
If you've ever panic-bought immune gummies or orange juice the second you felt a cold coming on, this episode is for you.Most of us treat immune health like a fire we only try to put out once the smoke starts. But building a strong immun...
Why Perimenopause Fatigue Feels So Different
Perimenopause can leave women feeling tired, bloated, and mentally foggy without a clear reason why. Energy drops in the middle of the day. Digestion feels slower. Food that once worked fine now feels heavy. It’s frustrating, especially when no...
Can Touching Grass Calm Your Nervous System?
Modern women are living with constant stress, and many are looking for simple ways to calm their nervous systems. One practice getting new attention is grounding, also called earthing, which simply means placing bare skin on the earth. It sound...
Why Your Doctor Doesn't Ask About Food
Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of pregnancy loss.Doctor visits often focus on tests, scans, and what to do next. Food rarely comes up. Even when symptoms like fatigue, hormone problems, or fertility struggles continue...
The Cost of Ignoring Your Body’s Hardest Working Organ!
One of the most important organs in the body is also one of the most ignored. It performs more than 500 essential jobs every day, yet most people know almost nothing about what it actually does. This organ controls how energy is stored and rele...
Energy is a Gut Issue! How to Fuel Your Body From The Inside Out
Fatigue has become common, but it shouldn’t be. Energy is meant to come from food, move through the body, and support clear thinking and steady focus. Instead, many women rely on caffeine and supplements that never seem to help for long. The ad...
Why Your Body Isn’t Absorbing the Vitamins You Take
You take the vitamins. You read the labels. You follow the rules. And yet you still feel tired, foggy, or off. For many women, supplements promise energy but don’t deliver it. We’re taught that if a pill contains enough of a nutrient, our body ...