Killer Boobies Podcast
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsOver 1000 women get breast implants in the US every single day. At the same time, more and more women are having "mystery symptoms" and autoimmune issues that leave doctors scratching their heads. Listen to how both women and medical professionals are starting to put the pieces to the puzzle together You'll gain insight, tools, and protocols to help those you love reclaim their health and lives again.
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The Missing Link to the Healing Equation in Breast Implant Illness
August 10, 2023 23:23 - 37 minutes - 84.7 MBFour years ago, I wasn't able to get out of bed. I was in complete pain from head to toe, and losing hope, stamina, and in all honesty....time. I knew I was dying. And I knew if I didn't find the answers soon- I wouldn't be here much longer. Thank goodness I discovered the missing piece by discovering breast implant illness. Thank the heavens above that I was able to get my implants out within 11 days of discovering the truth. This started the domino to healing. ...
Paying It Forward After Healing From Breast Implant Illness with Minda Pacheco
October 09, 2022 13:59 - 58 minutes - 39.1 MB3rd Explant-Versary Bonus Episode! Today is my third actual birthday. Today is the day I removed the toxic old and began a new life. Today was the day I removed my breast implants after almost literally dying. This year...I get to celebrate this monumental day with a re-introduction to a dear friend in this lifetime....Minda Pacheco. I met her at a business conference. A conference she helped to produce and where she bravely shared her story on the stage. When we met she di...
Heal Yourself Finally By Changing Your Story
October 15, 2021 21:51 - 38 minutes - 34.2 MBThis is my 2nd Explant-versary week! This episode is all about how I felt very very frustrated with the lack of progress my body was having after the first year- and this one secret sauce step was what it took to catapult me to the next level. Don't miss this one folks!
Healing Sexually and Stepping into Divine Femininity after Breast Implant Illness
September 09, 2021 16:14 - 44 minutes - 39.8 MBYep- we are going there. Why? Because the majority of women that choose to get breast implants have had some sort of sexual trauma or other physical traumas that led to their decision. This episode is seriously one of my favorites of all time- because my own personal healing has changed....well everything. This could be the missing piece of your own healing journey. As promised- these are two links that Laurel shares on this episode. Don't miss this one- you are going to fall in love with...
One Year After Explant- the Journey Unedited
October 01, 2020 20:06 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBOctober 9, 2019- that was the date of Wendy Bunnell's explant. What is it like one year later? Was it really worth the effort, the surgery, and the change in her body? Listen to find out the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Healing Your Gut after Breast Implant Illness
September 25, 2020 01:11 - 49 minutes - 43 MBGut health is probably the most common symptom women with BII seem to have across the board. So you can imagine that this topic is one that we have been dying to "sink our teeth" into. And I couldn't think of someone more powerful and versed not his subject than Dr. Aaron Schneider. Dr. Aaron Schneider is going to walk us through why we all share this problem, how the gut works, and what we can do to repair it!
A Certified Health Coach Talks About Breast Implant Illness and Nutrition
September 10, 2020 23:12 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBHave you ever wondered how nutrition plays a role before and after explant surgery? Today, we will dig in and learn about nutrition pre and post explant surgery. In this interview Andrea Koehn a certified Health Coach who studied at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, teaches us how dietary changes can make all the difference in your healing process especially after breast explant surgery. Health Coach services with Andrea: www.healthbydesignfl.com Andrea's Instagram: www.instagra...
When Your Young Energetic Wife Becomes Chronically Ill- A Husbands Story
September 03, 2020 20:57 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBDo you ever wonder what the breast implant illness journey is like from a husband’s perspective? Well, today you will gain a glimpse of what it is like. We are thrilled to have Blake McCoy with us for this episode. Blake is a loving husband to his wife Candy and father of two young boys. The McCoy family was significantly impacted when Candy had breast implant illness. Tune in to hear Blake’s perspective as he navigated life with his wife suffering with BII.
18 Yr Old Received Implants in a Clinical Trial. Years Later She Tells All.
August 26, 2020 01:31 - 37 minutes - 35.9 MBImagine having a medical condition where it only makes sense to get plastic surgery to create the change necessary, and even better yet- that a clinical trial could allow you to get them affordably- you'd jump at that right? Well Ms Candy McCoy did just that at the ages of 18, and what a story she has to tell through that one major decision. Incredible story of the breakdown, the breakthrough, and the courage and strength to reclaim her health, her family, and her life! You don't wan...
The incredible Dr. B talks all things BII
August 06, 2020 18:22 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBOn this episode of Killer Boobies, we have the amazing Dr. Buinewicz, also known as Dr. B. He is very well known and loved. Many women in the breast implant illness groups say Dr. B really understands and believes in BII. He is an incredible doctor who really cares and supports his patients. Dr. B is triple board certified and has over 23 years of experience in plastic surgery. At his practice their mission statement is, “one surgeon, one team dedicated to you, the patient”. Dr. B’s patien...
Discovering the Power of Essential Oils to Help Women With Breast Implant Illness
July 21, 2020 17:03 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBHow in the world could essential oils help someone experiencing breast implant illness? Aren't they only for aromatic qualities and to make a room smell fabulous? No!! Essential Oils are powerful plant medicine that can help with a myriad of issues. In this episode we discuss ways to use them for the top 4 most common complaints that women have that experience breast implant illness. Power packed with information- get your pens and notebook handy!
Fresh Out of Surgery- Tess Scott's Recovery Report
June 25, 2020 14:23 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBDid you know some miscarriages are reported as a complication to breast implants? This was something Tess Scott discovered when she was learning about breast implant illness. Tess decided to get breast implants when she was 22. She had them for five years and a week ago, she explanted. This episode will talk about Tess’s journey with breast implants and recovery after she explanted. Some of the discussion includes, how she learned, after having a miscarriage, that breast implants are ...
A Chemist's Experience in Having Breast Implant Illness
June 13, 2020 03:49 - 45 minutes - 39.8 MBA Chemist's Story of Breast Implant Illness. Carrie Dyjak had her breast implants inserted as soon as she could possibly afford them in her early 20's. She was excited to finally have the body she had always dreamed about, until her chemist background allowed her to put the puzzle pieces together and realize that her health was worth much more than the shape of her body. Carrie has such a vast knowledge of the components of what really makes women sick, you won't want to miss this episode!
History of Breast Implants and the Autoimmune Problems Associated with Implants
June 04, 2020 22:29 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBHave you ever wondered how breast implants became so dominate in the market? Today we are excited to have Dr. Ryan Spivak back on our show to discuss the history of breast implants and the autoimmune problems associated with implants. Dr. Ryan Spivak is an amazing plastic surgeon from Los Angeles who was one of the founders of Squlpt Body Shaping. Dr. Spivak is a huge supporter of BII movements and helping women with breast implants find better alternatives.
Tapping for Breast Implant Illness
May 29, 2020 03:53 - 38 minutes - 29.3 MBTapping also known as the Emotional Freedom Technique, is gaining more and more traction as people are finding out how powerful this tool is to help with emotional, physical, and mental pain and trauma. Wendy Bunnell- one of Killer Boobies hosts, is certified in EFT and shares how to use this amazing tool to help while dealing with breast implant illness, during, and after to help speed up physical and emotional recovery.
Give Yourself Space to Heal Emotionally
May 22, 2020 17:48 - 43 minutes - 43.6 MBHave you ever felt the emotional roller coaster that comes along with breast implant illness? Today, we unravel the emotions associated with BII with the amazing Sarah Anne Stewart. Sarah Anne Stewart an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach (AADP), who runs a leading private coaching practice. Sarah is a breast implant illness survivor and understands very well the emotions and fears that come up when facing breast explant surgery. In this episode she addresses the fears that may hold...
Let Me Get This Off My Chest- Tara Hopko
May 19, 2020 13:56 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBTara Hopko shares her incredible story of tragedy to triumph with her own breast implant illness story. While this was the greatest challenge in her life, she also describes it as the greatest blessing, where she finds faith, hope, and the ability to see her true magnificent self. Could there be a message behind your own mess or purpose behind your pain? Come find out by listening to this very special episode of Killer Boobies
123 One of the top expert explant surgeons, Dr. Barnett, talks all about BII
May 14, 2020 19:12 - 27 minutes - 25 MBDr. Marguerite Barnett is one of the first surgeons to recognize silicone was making women sick. She is a double board plastic surgeon and has been in practice for more than 30 years. Dr. Barnett is known as the doctor who specializes in breast implant illness and removal. She has preformed thousands of explants.
One of the top expert explant surgeons, Dr. Barnett, talks all about BII
May 14, 2020 19:12 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBDr. Marguerite Barnett is one of the first surgeons to recognize silicone was making women sick. She is a double board plastic surgeon and has been in practice for more than 30 years. Dr. Barnett is known as the doctor who specializes in breast implant illness and removal. She has preformed thousands of explants.
Going from size DD to an A cup
May 06, 2020 02:37 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBJade Root is amazing. Not only is she a Major in the Army but she is a mother, a fitness & life coach, a NQ Bikini Competitor, Mrs. Virginia 2020 Delegate, and also, a breast implant illness survivor. In this podcast episode, Jade talks candidly about going from a DD to an A cup. She acknowledges the fears we all have living with smaller breasts but she gives tips on how to bond with our new body and gives us guidance to create a new sexy body. Through her story, we learn the ...
Dr. Rankin answers your implant removal questions
April 30, 2020 14:19 - 33 minutes - 32.2 MBDr. Rankin is one of the favorite plastic surgeons among breast implant illness warriors, so who better to answer the questions potential explant patients have about explant surgery? Here are just a few of the topics we will cover in this packed episode: proper explant surgery, enbloc, total capsulectomy, J-wrap lift, explant surgery risks, IV sedation and so much more. Dr. Rankin is a board certified plastic surgeon located in Palm Beach County Florida. Aqua Plastic Surge...
Dr. Rankin answers your implant removal questions
April 30, 2020 14:19Dr. Rankin is one of the favorite plastic surgeons among breast implant illness warriors, so who better to answer the questions potential explant patients have about explant surgery? Here are just a few of the topics we will cover in this packed episode: proper explant surgery, enbloc, total capsulectomy, J-wrap lift, explant surgery risks, IV sedation and so much more. Dr. Rankin is a board certified plastic surgeon located in Palm Beach County Florida. Aqua Plastic Surge...
Unsubscribing to the World's View of Beauty after Breast Implant Illness
April 28, 2020 15:34 - 31 minutes - 27.6 MBHaylee Jordan decided to unsubscribe from the cultural view of beauty and "explant" her breast implant illness. In my opinion- having an explant is the ultimate way to flip off the cultural norm in the world. Through her healing process she designed and developed a line of products called the "itty bitty titty goods" for herself but it caught attention of so many that she started an e-commerce store. How can you find your value and identity outside of our bodies? How can we use our nat...
First her breast implants were RECALLED, then she discovered one implant had RUPTURED!
April 23, 2020 18:50 - 31 minutes - 31.3 MBCindy Leach is a competitive bodybuilder and holds two pro titles in body building. She is a fitness model, an athlete and a mother of four children. She had silicone gel implants for 3 years when a recall letter showed up in her mailbox. She was advised after receiving that letter to get a mammogram and then she learned that her right implant was ruptured! "The silicone was everywhere - my surgeon had to clean it out of my ribs." As she looked back on her health she couldn’t help but wond...
Healing after Breast Implant Illness and Explant
April 21, 2020 16:20 - 36 minutes - 26.6 MBAli Gilbert knows fitness. That is her whole life and so when she decided to get breast implants and started noticing things shift- she immediately put two and two together. She has some amazing advice on how to heal after explant surgery- things that many make mistakes about-which actually cause the body to heal slower. You definitely want to check this episode out- plus Ali is so much fun and irreverent that you can't help but enjoy listening!
Fat Transfer instead of Breast Implants from Dr Spivak
April 16, 2020 17:35 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBAccording to Dr Spivak- "implants are on their way out. Things are changing and there are practices that believe in breast implant illness and are actually looking for ways to get women better." Want to learn about other options if you want to add fullness to your breast shape without implants? You want to listen to this!
Getting Insurance to Foot The Bill for Breast Implant Illness
April 15, 2020 00:07 - 51 minutes - 46.4 MBAnne Ziegenhorn has had one of the most horrific stories that I have ever heard about with breast implant illness- and I have heard a LOT. When she reclaimed her health, she found herself in a unique position to help women learn how to navigate the health insurance beast- having a 99% success rate for insurance to cover their explant surgery Come find out how.
Falling in love with your Body after Breast Implant Illness
April 09, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 29.8 MBOkay, what do we mean use breast implant illness to fall in love with your body? Well- every experience gives us an opportunity to either learn and grow or get angry, mad, and to become a victim. What if you could use a really challenging circumstance and to help use it to become more? Christina Rouland can walk us through this process. Get ready to fall in love with yourself- just the way you are.
Using Breast Implant Illness to Fall in Love with Your Body
April 09, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 29.8 MBOkay, what do we mean use breast implant illness to fall in love with your body? Well- every experience gives us an opportunity to either learn and grow or get angry, mad, and to become a victim. What if you could use a really challenging circumstance and to help use it to become more? Christina Rouland can walk us through this process. Get ready to fall in love with yourself- just the way you are.
Motherhood Unstressed- Liz Carlile- Gets Real About Breast Implant Illness
April 07, 2020 15:59 - 27 minutes - 26.1 MBMommy blogger, podcaster, and speaker Liz Carlile, speaks candidly and openly about her journey with breast implant illness. Even though she decided to get breast implants based on other people's feedback, she decided to take back her body and health for her. "I talk about embarrassing things like BII and how I made this decision so I can help someone else and so they can say- 'yeah, I can love myself more too and I can nurture myself more too'- it's never bout me It is about what can ...
Healing Mind Body and Spirit from Breast Implant Illness with Tamra Dae
March 31, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 26.9 MBHealing Mind, Body, and Spirit from Breast Implant Illness with Tamra Dae. Fitness and lifestyle guru Tamra Dae- shares a very personal and upfront interview about her battle with breast implant illness. She doesn't leave anything out- she gets vulnerable and shares the details about how this impacted her mentally, emotionally as well as physically. Now a year out- how did she heal herself? She sums it up by saying it cannot be healed only physically. Sometimes we have to face our demons a...
Trusting the Process- Healing Mind Body and Spirit from Breast Implant Illness with Tamra Dae
March 31, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 26.9 MBHealing Mind, Body, and Spirit from Breast Implant Illness with Tamra Dae. Fitness and lifestyle guru Tamra Dae- shares a very personal and upfront interview about her battle with breast implant illness. She doesn't leave anything out- she gets vulnerable and shares the details about how this impacted her mentally, emotionally as well as physically. Now a year out- how did she heal herself? She sums it up by saying it cannot be healed only physically. Sometimes we have to face our demons a...
How to Avoid a Virus in 3 Easy Steps
March 27, 2020 01:43 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MBHow to avoid a virus in 3 easy steps. Ladies with breast implants or BII take note! We are talking to expert Debi Waldeck who has dedicated over 30,000 hours of her life researching the immune system and has tips you may never had heard that could potentially save your life! This is information that is only here and no one else is talking about it!
A Dr's Guide to Reclaiming Health from a Personal Journey with Breast Implant Illness
March 24, 2020 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBDr Sabrina Solt NMD is a naturopathic medical doctor. In this podcast she shares ideas on how to optimize the immune system since many who suffer from BII are needing to find ways to bolster their immune health. She also shares her personal experience with breast implant illness and talks about the things she has done to help herself on this journey.
Breast Implant Illness- How do I Prepare for Surgery?
March 17, 2020 15:13 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBSo this is it- Brandy is going in for surgery tomorrow. One of the most commonly asked questions women have when navigating through this is- how do I prepare for surgery? What can I expect? How can I speed up my recovery after? How long will it take for me to reclaim my health? Should I take any supplements? Guess what- this episode answers many of those questions and even addresses the emotional and mental part of the equation. Don't miss this one!
I Think I Might Have Breast Implant Illness- What do I do Next?
March 12, 2020 23:38 - 55 minutes - 39.9 MBKeri McElroy was a vibrant, energetic woman in her 20's when she got breast implants, and that all changed in the next 9 years. When she discovered what happened she decided to pay it forward and help others discover the truth. In this episode- Keri helps shed light on what to do next if you think you might have Breast Implant Illness. If you are asking "Where do I start?" This episode is for you.
Fighting Back Against Breast Implant Illness and Cancer
March 10, 2020 17:57 - 40 minutes - 29.1 MBRobyn Towt is not only a breast implant illness survivor- but also a breast cancer survivor. In her experience, breast implant illness was more painful and challenging than going through cancer. After reclaiming her health she decided to do something about it- on a legislative level. Listen to how one woman- linked arms with many and made powerful changes for the better.
Getting the Right Information on Breast Implant Illness with Dr. Urzola
March 05, 2020 15:46 - 1 hour - 56 MBDr. Victor Urzola is a board certified plastic surgeon based in Costa Rica. He is being sought after by women around the globe with patients from over eighteen countries. Fascinating! He explains why some women get this and why others do not; why some women have thyroid issues while others have gut issues etc. He provides video footage, photographs of his en bloc surgeries for explant patients. In this discussion he explains his perspective on breast implant illness. He also reviews option...
The Other Half of the Story
February 27, 2020 03:50 - 42 minutes - 31.4 MBIt's time to share the other half of the story. The perspective of the caregiver and the person watching their loved one fall apart. We ask Shawn Carter all the questions.... What is their experience like? How did they deal with the realization that their loved one's health was declining because of their breast implants? Was it hard to see them change physically? Did they actually reclaim their health after all of the sacrifices? Let's find out together shall we?
What Happens When Your Implants are Recalled?
February 25, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 29.1 MBFilm Producer and news reporter learns that her breast implants were recalled. Brandy Vega learned about breast implant illness when her friend posted on Facebook about the health problems related to breast implants. This prompted Brandy to do some research about her own breast implants especially since she had some of the same health concerns. The implants have been recalled from the manufacturer because of the links to breast cancer. Knowing that breast cancer runs in her family,...
Boobless and Fabulous
February 20, 2020 04:59 - 34 minutes - 24.9 MBLacey Marie was another woman with another story about breast implant illness. She found loss in every part of her life including her health, relationships, and jobs. However in Lacey's case she decided to not only lose her breast implants to reclaim her life, but her entire breasts and to become completely flat. Listen to how this impacted her life and how she decided to become boobless and fabulous!
Even Ms Universe isn't immune to Breast Implant Illness
February 18, 2020 15:22 - 41 minutes - 31.4 MBNutrition coach Karen Monetti is a former body building champion and winner of the WNBF Universe and World title (World Natural Bodybuilding Federation). Karen had breast implants for 13 years which were slowly poisoning her. Now she is warning women about the dangers of breast implants and serving as a nutrition coach to help women recover their health after explant surgery. Karen boldly shares her story in her documentary: The TRUTH about Breast Implants. You can find this on YouTu...
Food & Lifestyle lose the battle to Breast Implant Illness
February 13, 2020 02:23 - 38 minutes - 38.7 MBLeslie Smoot was a picture perfect model of health. In fact, as a certified health coach she taught others how to have optimal health. That is until she made one decision. This decision would prove that even the most perfect diet and nutrition was no match for the impacts of breast implants.
The Story I Never Wanted to Tell
February 11, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutes - 27.2 MBWendy Bunnell was living the fairy tale- successful, wonderful family, health, flourishing career-until it turned into a horror story. Listen to one of the hosts own personal story of breast implant illness and how nothing would be the same.....ever.
Killer Boobies- Unraveling Breast Implant Illness
February 03, 2020 00:44 - 34 minutes - 25.6 MBMore than 1000 women in the US get breast implants every single day. And yet, more and more women are finding themselves getting "mystery symptoms" and declining health. The doctors and tests can't give them answers....but they are finally putting the puzzle pieces together...come learn how.