Women’s health podcast sharing natural and holistic solutions to chronic health issues
Episodes
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Today, I'm repurposing an episode from the 'Metamorphosis with Michelle' podcast where I was the interview guest for a change! We talk all about my own health struggles and how I overcame them, the truth about birth control pills and how to better understand the menstrual cycle.
We discuss:
My story of how I conquered my health issues
Mold illness and how to be proactive on avoiding mold
Stages of the female hormonal cycle
The truth about birth control
What your Dr's don't tell you about the pill
Low progesterone and how to deal with it
Syncing with your cycle
Mentioned:
Air Doctor
IQ Air
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Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Stephanie Greunke
Stephanie Greunke is Whole30’s in-house Dietitian and Education Manager. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two sons. Stephanie specializes in prenatal/postnatal nutrition, behavioral psychology, and holds additional certifications in perinatal mental health and fitness. She's the creator of Postpartum Reset, an online program and community dedicated to helping moms nourish their body, mental health, and relationships after baby. She’s also an internationally recognized speaker and the co-host of the “Doctor Mom” Podcast. Stephanie is committed to building a community of parents who encourage each other and share their own experiences so they know they’re not alone and have resources to feel empowered.
We discuss:
Tips for staying healthy during pregnancy (particularly during 3rd trimester)
Ways to prepare for postpartum
Signs to look out for in moms that indicate thyroid issues/depression
Causes/risk factors for mental health issues postpartum
Specific nutrients important for brain health in moms & baby
Importance of community for new mothers
Mentioned:
“Doctor Mom” Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/doctor-mom-podcast/id973303969
Episode with Lily Nichols on Pregnancy Nutrition
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000441010646
Whole 30
Padre Cadre
MealTrain
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support Checklist
https://www.postpartum.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021_05_21-Discussion-Tool-ENGLISH.pdf
The Motherhood Centre (NYC)
https://www.themotherhoodcenter.com
Meal Delivery Companies (USA):
Model Meals
Territory Foods
https://www.territoryfoods.com
Meal Delivery Companies (UK):
Ritual Meals
https://ritualmeals.com/products/postpartum-program
New Mum & Dad Food Box
https://www.chefonboard.com/new-mum-gifts/first-week-food-box-for-mummy-daddy
And Breathe Parent Food
https://andbreathewellbeing.com/parentfood
Stephanie's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stephgreunke/
Stephanie's Postpartum Reset
https://www.postpartumreset.com
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Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
DR BROOKE KALANICK
Dr Brooke Kalanick is a licensed naturopathic doctor and women’s hormone expert. She is the co-author of Hangry: 5 Simple Steps to Balance Your Hormones & Restore Your Joy and the host of the popular podcast the Dr Brooke Show.
Dr Brooke specializes in PCOS, menopause, thyroid conditions, autoimmunity and various women’s hormone issues. She helps her patients get to the root cause of their hormonal imbalances and get back to feeling better with targeted diet and lifestyle habits. She teaches women how to understand their own hormone talk so they can finally work with their bodies, metabolism and hormones instead of being in a constant fight with themselves. She lives in NYC and when she’s not busy in her practice or as a mother and wife you can find her on a #mantrawalk or lifting weights.
We discuss:
The biggest factors contributing to female hormone imbalances
The ‘Hormone Hierarchy’ and why the order you treat imbalances is so important
How blood sugar dysregulation affects hormones
Cravings - how to tell the difference between a true message from our body that we need carbs or sugar and hormonal imbalances
What different cravings can tell us about our health and hormones
Exercise - the importance of strength training & daily walking in particular
Mentioned:
Previous Episode on Histamine Intolerance & MCAS
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000482771815
Blog posts on Histamine Intolerance:
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/histamine-and-your-hormones
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/natural-solutions-for-histamine-intolerance
Dr Brooke's NEW Book 'Hangry'
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hangry-Hormones-Including-Customizable-Mediterranean-ebook/dp/B07D2BDKXV
Dr Brooke’s Website
Dr Brooke’s Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/betterbydrbrooke/
Dr Brooke’s Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/betterbydrbrooke
Dr Brooke’s Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dr-brooke-show/id1124755635
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Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Phoebe Lapine is a food and health writer, gluten-free chef, speaker, and the voice behind the award-winning blog Feed Me Phoebe. Named by Women’s Health Magazine as the top nutrition read of 2017, Phoebe’s debut memoir, The Wellness Project, chronicles her journey with the autoimmune disease, Hashimotos Thyroiditis. She is the host of the SIBO Made Simple podcast and author of the forthcoming book by the same name which helps those newly diagnosed or chronically fighting small intestine bacterial overgrowth. Phoebe’s work has appeared in Food & Wine, Marie Claire, SELF, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Mind Body Green, who named her one of 100 Women to Watch in Wellness. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and beagle.
We discuss:
Phoebe’s own health journey with Hashimotos & SIBO
What is SIBO, common symptoms & root causes
The SIBO/hormone connection
Where probiotics and prebiotics fit into treatment
Low FODMAP diets - helpful or not?
Advice on managing food fears & how to safely reintroduce foods
Mentioned:
Previous episode #35 All about SIBO, Common Root Causes & How to Overcome it Naturally with Amy Hollenkamp
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000449906144
The Probiotic Advisor
https://www.probioticadvisor.com
PHGG - Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum
Megaspore by Microbiome Labs
https://microbiomelabs.com/home/products/megasporebiotic/
Dr Allison Siebecker
Dr Nirala Jacobi
Higher Dose Sauna Blanket
Phoebe’s website
https://www.thewellnessproject.com
Phoebe’s NEW BOOK - SIBO Made Simple
https://www.sibomadesimple.com
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Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
I'm back for another solo episode, sharing the biggest mistakes I've made over the past few years, when trying to heal from chronic illness.
Mentioned:
#111 Reconnecting to Your Feminine Energy with Monica Yates
iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000512966453
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwihTumcMtY
Day in the Life: Healing From Mold Illness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHWX1y9vvY
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Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Brie Wieselman, L.Ac is the medical director of Brie Wieselman Integrative Health, a clinic of integrative practitioners in Santa Cruz, CA.
Prior to founding the clinic, she spent several years specializing in the integrative treatment of infertility and subfertility at IVF centers and fertility practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and also in a local clinic specializing in the Integrative treatment of Hepatitis C.
Her post-degree education in Functional Medicine has been through The Kalish Institute and The Institute for Functional Medicine. She keeps up-to-date with the latest discoveries and innovations by attending various continuing education seminars with some of the brightest minds in Functional Medicine, such as Datis Kharrazian, Ben Lynch, and Dr Dale Bredesen, as well as many others. She also a certified Pilates and Barre instructor, as well as a certified Life Coach.
We discuss:
Brie’s health journey & what made the biggest impact for her
The gut/hormone connection
H.pylori, SIBO & yeast overgrowths
How Eastern medicine views these imbalances
Mentioned:
GI Map by Diagnostic Solutions
DUTCH Complete Hormone Test
Month-Long cycle panels by ZRT
ION panel by Genova Diagnostics
OAT by Great Plains Laboratory
Keto Bread by Base Culture
Book Recommendation:
Chinese Medicine - The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted J. Kaptchuk
Brie's Website
Brie's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/briewieselman/
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Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Courtney Bursich is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, AADP Board Certified Holistic Health Coach, and passionate health hacker who focuses on optimizing female hormones and taking an individualized approach to healing. After facing postpartum health issues and undergoing breast explant surgery, Courtney was able to reclaim her health by becoming her own advocate and finding her bio-individualized path to wellness. As a health coach, she now strives to help other women do the same through her coaching business, functional lab testing, and supplement line, Plant Rx.
We discuss:
Courtney’s health journey & postpartum struggles
Why Courtney decided to undergo breast explant surgery for her health
How breast implants can negatively affect your hormones & gut health
Tips for mums who are stressed/short on time
The importance of high quality supplements to support healing and why Courtney started her own supplement line
Mentioned:
Courtney’s Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/organic_blondie/
Courtney’s Website
https://www.organicblondielife.com
Breast Implant Illness Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Healingbreastimplantillness/
PlantRX Supplements
Book - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson
The Model Health Show Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-model-health-show/id640246578
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Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
Ann Louise Gittleman is a top nutritionist and author who is internationally recognized as a pioneer in dietary, longevity, environmental, and women’s health issues.
Ann Louise is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of over 35 books on health and nutrition including diet, detox, women’s health, men’s health, perimenopause, menopause, beauty and the environment. As one of the world’s foremost experts in functional and integrative medicine, Ann Louise holds an M.S. in Nutrition Education from Columbia University, has the title of Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.) from the American College of Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition. As a nutritional visionary and health pioneer, she has fearlessly stood on the front lines of diet and detox, the environment, and women’s health.
We discuss:
Why Ann Louise isn’t a fan of the term anti ageing
What happens physiologically when we age
Factors that can cause inflammation/oxidative stress - the main causes of ageing
How excess iron & copper can age us
Why people in Blue Zones have the longest lifespans
Thoughts on PROLON, stem cells & resveratrol
NEW BOOK out 11th May 2021 - Radical longevity
New rules for longevity
1. Immunity is Everything
2. Take on Toxic Overload
3. Stop AGEs
4. Free up Fascia
5. Activate Cellular Rejuvenation
6. Mind your Minerals (iron overload
7. Optimise gut/brain connection
Mentioned:
First Podcast Episode together #93 - Bile Flow, Omega 6 Fats & Zinc/Copper Balance:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000495205473
Progesterone Cream
https://unikeyhealth.com/products/progestakey
Link to Radical Longevity Book & 3 Bonus Guides
https://annlouise.com/books/radical-longevity/
Vitality C
https://annlouise.com/products/immune-support/
Stem Cell Treatment using Wharton's Jelly
Ann Louise's Website
Ann Louise's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/annlouisegittleman/
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Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
EMMA BESWICK
Emma Beswick is a nutritional therapist and founder of Lifecode Gx®, the leading nutrigenomics testing, analysis and training provider. She is passionate about the power of nutrigenomics to enable personalisation of nutrition and lifestyle to empower individuals to optimise their health. Emma’s focus is on identifying and understanding common genetic variants that can be adjusted, compensated or exploited through diet and lifestyle. Although we can’t change our genetic code, we can change their (our) environment, to benefit our physical, mental and spiritual health.
Emma is a member of the International Society of Nutrigenetics/ Nutrigenomics (ISSN), Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and a regular speaker, presenter and participant at conferences on nutrition, genomics, genetics and epigenetics. She is also the author and presenter of Lifecode Gx’s popular Nutrigenomics In Practice training programme.
We discuss:
Definitions of the terms genetics, epigenetic, homo vs hetrozygous and ‘SNP’
Factors that can affect genetics positively/negatively
Pros and cons of genetic testing & mutations/SNPs
Common SNPs in relation to fertility/hormone health including MTHFR, COMT, SULT, VDR & CYP
Mentioned:
Previous Episode on Sulfur Metabolism with Dr Greg Nigh
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000461646071
Books:
Gene Eating by Dr Giles Yeo
Nutrigenetics: Applying the Science of Personal Nutrition by Martin Kohlmeier
Dirty Genes by Dr Ben Lynch
LifecodeGX
https://www.crowdcast.io/search?q=lifecodegx
LifecodeGX Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/lifecodegx/
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Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee
Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses
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Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
In this episode I've repurposed 2 of my recent IG lives as a podcast, for those who missed them, don’t use instagram or like me, prefer to listen to things on the go at double speed :)
I cover a lot of subjects including my parasite and acne journeys, flaky skin & the fungus/yeast connection, anxiety, vitamin D, heavy/long periods, prenatal vitamins, high B12 levels, hair loss, skincare for acne and detox support for highly sensitive individuals so I’m sure there’s something you will find interesting.
Mentioned:
Cellcore Biosciences
Microbe Formulas
Advanced TRS
MegaMycoBalance from Microbiome Labs
Mold Home Testing:
https://www.buildingforensics.co.uk
https://immunolytics.com/mold-testing/
ERMI Test
HERTSMI Test
Prenatal Vitamins:
https://www.seekinghealth.com/collections/prenatal-vitamins
Mold Remediation & Cleaning:
Ec3
https://www.puremaintenanceuk.com
Podcast Episode on Anxiety with Dr Sara Defrancesco https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000449049810
Dr Pompa Cellular Healing Podcast Episode
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/348-mold-an-epidemic-in-our-homes/id944329294?i=1000495876463
PCOS: Labs Tests to Request FREE download from my website
https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/free-downloads
Cheryl Woodman:
https://www.instagram.com/honestyforskin/
https://www.honestyforyourskin.co.uk
Sara Sumac - Healthy Skin Glows
https://www.instagram.com/healthyskinglows/
Skincare Products:
Cerave Hydrating Facial Cleanser
The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% & Zinc 1%
Avene Tolerance Extreme Cream
Bioderma Micellar Water
Garden of Wisdom Granactive Retinoid
Niod Non-Acid Precursor 15%
MY LINKS:
Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee
Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses
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