This EndoLife
From the best surgery to natural therapies, This EndoLife Podcast empowers you to live and thrive with endometriosis and its co-conditions through a holistic, functional medicine approach.
I’m covering all the topics that often aren’t discussed in the doctor’s office, whether that’s how to eat well for endometriosis, how to treat the endo belly or just what exactly is SIBO? Come join myself (and my guests!) as we dive into anti-inflammatory nutrition, gut health, hormones, pain science, mental health, sex, energy and living life well with endo.
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REPLAY: How to Minimise Alcohol Impact This Fes...
So, for those of us who feel social pressure or simply enjoy having a drink with friends or family, I wanted to share some tips that can help lessen the impact of alcohol.
12 min
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Dairy and Endo Pain: Can It Help, or Can It Wor...
In this penultimate instalment on our dairy series, I’m going to cover the effects of dairy on pain, and what to be aware of when managing endo. And yes - it’s not straight forward!
20 min
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Maca Can Help With Fatigue, Burnout and Hormona...
Today I want to shine a spotlight on maca, a herb you’ve probably heard lots about in the wellness space, but for those of us with endo, it can be confusing to know if it’s helpful or whether we should avoid it.
13 min
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What Are the Glycemic Load and Glycemic Index a...
Today I want to talk about the glycemic index and the glycemic load of foods, and how you can use these tools to help you manage endo.
17 min
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Dairy and Endo: Does it Affect Hormones?
Okay so today we’re continuing with our series on dairy and endo, and today we’re taking about hormones.
21 min
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Endo Management vs. Endo Maintenance
This week we’re taking a pause from the dairy series to give those who don’t want to learn about diary or who feel distressed by the topic for ethical reasons, a bit of a break, as I appreciate it might be a bit much to go back to back with this topic.
22 min
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Dairy and the Endo Belly: Friend or Foe?
If you’ve been considering eating for endo, or you have been, you may be thinking about or may have already, cut out dairy. But is it necessary to remove dairy entirely for people with endo?
20 min
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Pycnogenol for Endo, POTS, MCAS and Perimenopause
Recently I shared an episode on pycnogenol and the research behind its use for chronic UTIs and interstitial cystitis - and the evidence is pretty impressive. I mentioned in the show that pycnogenol is one of my favourite supplements for us endo peeps, and I thought I should elaborate on some of the key benefits, for those of you who are curious.
15 min
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REPLAY: Three Safe Probiotics for the Endo Bell...
This is a huge topic and there are so many different probiotics out there, which can often just get confusing and overwhelming, so with this podcast my intention is for it to be succinct and easy to digest, with a smaller array of probiotics to start exploring on your initial steps to gut healing.
21 min
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Pycnogenol for Interstitial Cystitis and UTIs w...
For those of you who deal with bladder pain or recurrent UTIs, I’m hoping this episode is helpful.
15 min
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Is Sourdough Helpful or Harmful for Endo and En...
Sourdough bread has been popular in the mainstream for a good number of years now, but I feel like there’s a big focus on it and its benefits in the wellness industry at present.
26 min
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How Can Probiotic and Fermented Foods Raise SCF...
We’ve been talking a lot about the benefits of short chain fatty acids lately, and today, I want to give you another way to raise them.
19 min
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PHGG for Endo Belly, SIBO, IBS and Gut Dysbiosis
Today I want to talk about another short chain fatty acid booster, which also supports long term gut healing and symptom relief, and that’s partially hydrolysed guar gum.
13 min
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Psyllium Husk for IBS and Endo Belly
Today, we’re talking about psyllium husk, and the benefits of this bad boy are many.
16 min
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Propionate and Acetate - Can These Short Chain ...
Today, we’re talking about the two other main short chain fatty acids; propionate and acetate.
21 min
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Butyrate and Resistance Starch - How Can They H...
Last week I talked about short chain fatty acids and their benefits for endo, and why people with endo need to focus on these to help manage the disease. Today, I want to talk about how to boost one of these types of short chain fatty acids, called butyrate.
15 min
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What Are Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Why Do The...
Short chain fatty acids are types of gut friendly fats that are produced when good bacteria in our large intestine eats fibre. So, when healthy bacteria eat let’s say, beans, it will ferment our food, and create gas. Along with that gas, it creates short chain fatty acids. Short chain fatty acids are one of the key reasons gut health is so important to our overall wellbeing.
14 min
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Foods to Eat to Beat Endo Fatigue
Chronic fatigue is one of the biggest complaints of clients and students when they come to see me. But endo isn’t solely responsible for fatigue, there are usually a number of culprits, that can be associated with endo or are worsened by endo.
16 min
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Protein for Surgery Recovery - How Much and Whi...
Today I want to continue on with the theme of foods for surgery recovery. And today, we’re talking about protein.
27 min
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Antioxidants for Surgery Recovery
I’ve had a couple of clients work with me recently ahead of their very first surgeries. We’ve been doing a lot of prep to ensure that they heal well, have an easy recovery, and to minimise the chances of recurrence or severe recurrence, as much as we possibly can.
15 min
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How to Use Kiwis for Constipation with Endo
To follow on with our episode on flax seeds and chia seeds for constipation, I wanted to add another one into the mix.
13 min
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How to Use Flax and Chia for Constipation with ...
Many people with endometriosis, including about 60% of my clients, suffer with constipation. Is this because of endometriosis directly? Not exactly. There are several reasons someone with endo can have constipation, whilst this episode isn’t about that, here’s a quick low down on some of the key causes:
31 min
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Three Non-Food Related Ways to Manage Blood Sugar
Blood sugar is the measurement of glucose in the blood stream at any one time. Glucose comes from complex carbs, like vegetables, beans and whole grains, and simple carbs, like flour, pasta and honey. Complex carbs break down slower in the gut, resulting in a slow but steady drip of glucose to our blood stream, whereas simple sugars break down very quickly and are also typically very high in carbohydrates and so create what we call a blood sugar spike, which simply means your glucose levels in your blood are too high.
25 min
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REPLAY: Using Somatic Therapy to Recover From C...
Dr. Tara Morrison is Birth Trauma Specialist and Holistic Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist who specialises in whole-person care for pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond. We actually met several years ago when we were both training at the Integrative Women’s Health Institute, so it was a real pleasure to have her on the show!
50 min
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REPLAY: The Three Key Causes of PCOS and How to...
Rachel Dutton a.k.a The Period Whisperer is pretty much one of the most knowledgeable women to grace this podcast. She is not only a women’s health coach, but a yoga teacher, reflexologist, aromatherapist and womb massage therapist to name just a few of her credentials. Rachel specialises in women’s health and fertility - including PCOS.
51 min