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.
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New Cornell Research: Why "Normal" B12 Isn't Enough for Women Over 40
If your B12 lab came back "normal" but you still feel tired, foggy, and slower to recover than you used to, new research suggests you are not imagining it. Cornell University researchers have been studying vitamin B12 with new tools, and what they are finding is changing what "normal" actually means for women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. The standard reference range was built decades ago to catch severe deficiency. Energy, mitochondrial function, and the way you want to feel on a Tuesday after...
5 May 2026
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 supplements with longer labels and bigger promises. But the body may be asking a simpler question. Can it make energy, and can it absorb what it needs to make it? That is the real conversation inside this episode. In this episode of Wild Is Wise, Sara ...
28 Apr 2026
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 translation of the most nutrient-dense food on the planet, in a form a woman actually wants on her counter. You'll learn: - Why beef liver does sixteen jobs at once while isolated supplements do one - The heme iron absorption advantage your body has been...
21 Apr 2026
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 more than hemoglobin for tired women, why the standard reference range of 15 ng/mL is far below where most women actually feel well, why heme iron from animal foods absorbs two to three times more efficiently than plant iron, and what you can do at your next...
14 Apr 2026
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 missing on the inside? In this episode, Sara breaks down what the latest research actually says about the connection between nutrient deficiencies and the health of your hair, skin, and nails. She reveals why the ferritin level your doctor calls "normal" m...
7 Apr 2026
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 heavier, and your body starts giving subtle signs that something is missing. In this episode, Sara Estes unpacks how GLP-1 medications can create nutrient gaps, and what women can do to protect their energy, strength, and sense of self. She explores wha...
31 Mar 2026
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 ability to absorb nutrients well. Long-term stress can make it even harder for the body to keep up. When the body does not have what it needs to make energy, feeling worn out is not random. What if fatigue is not just getting older, but a sign that ...
24 Mar 2026
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 cancers. In this episode of Wild is Wise, host Sara Estes breaks down the latest research on synthetic fragrances, phthalates, parabens, and even microplastics showing up in women’s reproductive tissues, and explains why this matters whether you’re trying...
17 Mar 2026
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 get more confusing. One expert says cut carbs. Another says eat more fiber. Supplements promise quick fixes, but somehow nothing really seems to move the needle. The real frustration isn’t lack of effort. It’s the lack of clear guidance about what eati...
10 Mar 2026
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 balance. Modern life puts a lot of pressure on the digestive system. Stress, ultra-processed foods, medications, and environmental toxins can disrupt the gut lining and the microbiome that helps keep digestion running smoothly. But some of the most support...
3 Mar 2026
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 immune system doesn't happen with a mega-dose of vitamin C when you're already sick. It happens meal by meal, day by day, long before cold and flu season hits. In this episode, host Sara Estes breaks down the real science behind immune system support: which nutrie...
24 Feb 2026
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 nothing obvious has changed. Hormones are part of the picture, but they’re not the whole story. As estrogen and progesterone shift, digestion can change too, which may affect how well the body absorbs certain nutrients. When nutrients aren’t absorbed effi...
17 Feb 2026
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 sounds almost too easy. Standing barefoot in grass or sand does not seem like a real solution. But as sleep gets lighter, inflammation lingers, and hormones feel out of balance, more women are asking if this small act could actually help. Could reconnecting ...
10 Feb 2026
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, nutrition is often left out. Many people assume that if food were important, it would be discussed. Instead, care often moves straight to medications or procedures without looking at how the body is being fed each day. This can leave a quiet feeling that so...
3 Feb 2026
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 released, how hormones are balanced, how fats are broken down, how toxins are cleared, and how nutrients are used or wasted. It works nonstop, adapts moment by moment, and rarely causes pain when something goes wrong. In the modern world, this system is und...
27 Jan 2026
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 advice is familiar: sleep more, stress less, eat better, yet energy still feels unreliable. The issue isn’t effort or discipline. Energy depends on systems in the body that turn food into usable fuel, and those systems live in the gut. When gut function i...
20 Jan 2026
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 will use it. But that’s not how biology works. Many vitamins never get absorbed in a way that helps your cells. They pass through, and we’re left thinking we need more or that something is wrong with us. What if the real issue is that your body can’t us...
10 Jan 2026
COMING SOON: Wild is Wise
Coming Soon: Wild Is Wise breaks down the confusing world of women’s wellness so you can make wiser decisions about your health. Hosted by Sara Estes, a former private investigator turned wellness entrepreneur and advocate, this podcast explores women’s nutrition and physiology through a clear, evidence-based lens. Each episode unpacks complex topics like energy, hormones, gut health, and supplements and translates them into practical insights you can actually use. Rather than chasing trends ...
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