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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Listener Question: Are Flaxseeds Bad for Endo?
Listener question: “Is flaxseed good or bad for endo? There is so much mixed info out there about it around increasing / decreasing estrogen. Is there a better type of flaxseed - oil, roasted seeds, ground seeds, tablets high in flax?”
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REPLAY: How Hormones Impact ADHD, and the Link ...
Today I am resharing my interview with Adele Wimsett, who is talking to us about ADHD and the connection with endometriosis. As I have about 60% of clients diagnosed with ADHD, I thought this was worth raising up this feed, in case you’re also struggling.
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REPLAY: PCOS, Blood Sugar, and Endometriosis wi...
As some of you may know, September is PCOS Awareness Month. So, before we move into October, I want to wrap this month up with a replay of one of my favorite interviews with registered nutritional therapist, Megan Hallett.
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Listener Question: Can I Eat Porridge When Eati...
So, as you know, I (and many other practitioners) use blood sugar regulation and anti-inflammatory nutrition to help manage endo. Today’s episode isn’t about that, but to give you context, we do this because blood sugar imbalances drive up inflammation and therefore pain, they can trigger hormonal imbalances and they can worsen fatigue.
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Can Snacking Worsen the Endo Belly?
Is snacking ‘bad’ for endo belly? I had a client recently ask me this and she’s not alone. Many who come to me for chronic endo belly, are worried that their snacking habits are making things worse. So, is snacking a problem? It’s a tricky question to answer… Let’s start with what happens to the gut when we snack.
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My Struggles Travelling with Dysautonomia and MCAS
Today I am sharing a personal experience podcast, in the hopes that it might help you.
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Improving Fertility Outcomes with Endo with Dr....
Today’s episode is all about improving fertility outcomes with endo with Dr. Amy Beckley - PhD scientist and co-founder of Proov, a company dedicated to empowering women at every stage of life to track their own hormones quickly and easily at home.
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REPLAY: 10 Strategies for Painful Sex with Endo...
Today’s episode is a repost as I am off on annual leave this week and a client’s experience with painful sex has inspired me to share this episode with you. TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast contains brief references to sexual trauma.
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Three Essential Strategies for a Healthier Micr...
If you’re a long-time listener of the show, you’ll know that endo belly – that classic bloating many of us get – is not just caused by endometriosis itself, but it is often the result of co-conditions and complications that people with endo face, such as small intestine bacterial overgrowth and microbiome imbalances.
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Three Ways to Avoid a Flare Up on Holiday
It’s August and some of us will be heading off on our holidays, but a big concern for many of with endo, is whether we will have a flare up or our period whilst on holiday.
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Acupuncture for Endo - Can It Really Help?
Today’s short solo episode is another one that I hope will provide you with some practical tools for living well with endo, today I want to briefly talk about acupuncture.
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Three Types of Food to Eat to Support the Liver...
So, if you’ve been listening to my podcast for a while now, you’ll know that the proper balance of oestrogen and progesterone can significantly help manage endometriosis symptoms.
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Are NSAIDs Causing Your Endo Belly?
Many of us with endo have what we call ‘endo belly’, that swollen, distended abdomen. For some of us, endo belly can be constant, or it can come with a flare up and may also be accompanied by IBS issues like gas, nausea, diarrhoea or constipation.
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How to Choose the Right Supplements for Your En...
Something I hear a lot of people struggling with is the overwhelming amount of supplement options out there. Many of us don’t know which ones to choose, which ones can help us personally and how and when to take them, and how long for. As a result, when I meet clients some of them are on double figures of supplements, and others have given up taking any entirely.
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How to Eat Your Carbs Without the Blood Sugar S...
Today I want to talk about a really easy strategy for improving your blood sugar response when eating some of your favourite carbs.
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Try This Super Simple Hack to Lessen Cramping S...
This short episode is a really practical one and full disclaimer, this is one based on personal experience (and clinical experience, with my clients), rather than something that is evidence based and proven.
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Easing Stomach Upset with Dietary Changes: Addi...
This episode is part of a new format I am trying out. These are essentially going to be bitesize podcast episodes with tangible tips for real life, to help avoid overwhelm and to support you to make small, sustainable change.
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REPLAY: Rachael's Endo and PMDD Healing Story
I know a lot of you expressed an interest in hearing more positive and uplifting real life experiences with managing endo, and as I personally found these stories so inspiring, I thought you guys might as well.
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REPLAY: Natural Treatment Options and Self-Care...
Rebecca Sairs is the PMDD health coach helping people with PMDD take back control of their wellbeing with natural methods, self-care and empowering coaching.
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REPLAY: What I Do on My Period to Avoid a Pain ...
Today I want to share what I do on my period to avoid a pain flare. Essentially, what I do on my period that allows me to experience either low pain levels or no pain at all, and if for some reason my levels do start to creep up, how I get them back down quickly and prevent them from getting worse.
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How Does Diet Culture Affect Endo Management an...
Brandee Hommerding is an expert in holistic nutrition and owner of Bee Collective Wellness where she provides 1:1 nutrition coaching with an emphasis on gut and hormone health.
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Understanding Red Meat and Endometriosis with K...
Okay, so before we dive into this episode I’m just going to give a huge disclaimer and trigger warning. This episode is about red meat, breaking down the misunderstanding around red meat for endo and the nutritional benefits of red meat for the endo community.
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The Blood Sugar Connection and Why It's Importa...
Okay so this episode is an exciting one, well at least for me, being a blood sugar and gut health geek.
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Treating Chronic and Hidden UTIs in Endo and In...
Today’s episode we have some returning guests, my friends and co-founders of Semaine, Lauren and Catherine Lee!
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Running a Successful Business with Endo with Lu...
Lux Perry is the Co-founder of somedays and if you aren’t familiar with the brand, I really recommend you check them out. somedays provides natural period pain relief products that are backed by science.
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