Podcasts about Dysmenorrhea

Where's the strangest place you can find endo? Can you make more money when you're ovulating? And is it heartburn or a heart attack? In this episode we talk to gynaecological surgeon and endometriosis specialist, Dr Amani Harris and learn the telltale signs of a female heart attack. Sign up to the Well Newsletter to receive your weekly dose of trusted health expertise without the medical jargon. Ask a question of our experts or share your story, feedback, or dilemma - you can send it anonymously here, email here or leave us a voice note here. THE END BITS Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok. All your health information is in the Well Hub. For more information on endometriosis, visit Endometriosis Australia. For more information on periods and a pain and symptom diary, Dr Mariam recommends the Jean Hailes website. For more on heart attack signs and symptoms in women, visit the Heart Foundation. Support independent women’s media by becoming a Mamamia subscriberCREDITSGuest: Dr Amani HarrisHosts: Claire Murphy and Dr MariamSenior Producers: Claire Murphy and Sasha TannockAudio Producers: Scott StronachVideo Producer: Julian Rosario Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Information discussed in Well is for education purposes only and is not intended to provide professional medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care professional.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much period pain is normal? Does my weight impact my cycle? And why oh why do we get period poos?!In Mamamia’s brand new podcast Well, co-hosts Claire Murphy and Dr Mariam discuss everything you need to know about periods and bust a few myths along the way. Plus you’ll learn about the existence of a sperm graveyard and whether there is a ‘right’ way for your vagina to smell. Sign up to the Well Newsletter to receive your weekly dose of trusted health expertise without the medical jargon. Ask a question of our experts or share your story, feedback, or dilemma - you can send it anonymously here, email here or leave us a voice note here. THE END BITSFollow us on Instagram and Tiktok.All your health information is in the Well Hub.For more information on periods and a pain and symptom diary, Dr Mariam recommends the Jean Hailes website.Support independent women’s media by becoming a Mamamia subscriberCREDITSHosts: Claire Murphy and Dr MariamSenior Producer: Claire Murphy and Sasha TannockAudio Producers: Scott Stronach and Jacob RoundVideo Producer: Julian RosarioMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Information discussed in Well. is for education purposes only and is not intended to provide professional medical advice. Listeners should seek their own medical advice, specific to their circumstances, from their treating doctor or health care professional.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Sujatha Kekada is the Head Physician and Co-Founder of AmrtaSiddhi Ayurvedic Clinic in Ubud, Bali. In this episode Dr. Sujatha talks with Colette about common menstrual cycle disorders and the possible causes of these disorders, the holistic treatment recommended and how to prevent these disorders with diet, lifestyle and self-care practices. They discuss the following: Signs of a healthy menstrual cycle. Common menstrual cycle disorders:  Amenorrhea - lack of a period Menorrhagia - heavy periods Dysmenorrhea - painful periods Ayurvedic protocol for treatment of these disorders. Ayurvedic herbs which are beneficial for the menstrual cycle. Holistic diet, lifestyle and self-care practices to prevent imbalances. * Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations & Gift Vouchers Next discounted Group Cleanse starts October 4th, 2024 Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Originally Released March 1, 2022Episode Summary:In this episode, we dive deep into the topic of dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, endometriosis, adenomyosis, and other related conditions with Dr. Dan Martin, Medical and Scientific Director for the Endometriosis Foundation of America. We explore the complexities of diagnosing and treating pelvic pain, the importance of patient advocacy, and the societal normalization of pain in women. Dr. Martin provides valuable insights into the symptoms, challenges, and evolving treatments for conditions like endometriosis and adenomyosis, aiming to empower listeners with knowledge and actionable steps for managing their health.Discussion Points:What is the difference between dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain? Dr. Martin explains the nuances between dysmenorrhea and various forms of pelvic pain, highlighting how each condition presents itself and what symptoms to look out for.How can women effectively describe their pain to healthcare providers? Learn about the key descriptors and monitoring practices that can help women communicate their pain more effectively to doctors, leading to better diagnoses and treatment plans.Why do so many women feel dismissed by their doctors when reporting pain? We discuss the societal and medical reasons behind the normalization of pain in women and what can be done to advocate for proper care.What are the common misconceptions about diagnosing endometriosis? Dr. Martin clarifies the challenges in diagnosing endometriosis, including the limitations of imaging and the importance of laparoscopic procedures for accurate detection.When should women be concerned about pelvic pain and seek medical attention? Find out the key indicators that suggest when pelvic pain might require a doctor's evaluation and what the initial steps should be for managing pain at home.How effective are NSAIDs and birth control pills in managing pelvic pain? We explore the roles of NSAIDs and hormonal treatments like birth control pills in managing symptoms and the conditions under which they are most effective.What is the role of laparoscopy in diagnosing pelvic pain conditions? Understand when a laparoscopy is recommended and what it can reveal about conditions like endometriosis and adenomyosis that other diagnostic tools might miss.What are the potential risks and benefits of treatments like Lupron and surgical interventions? Dr. Martin discusses various treatment options for endometriosis and pelvic pain, including the controversial use of Lupron and the considerations for surgical interventions.How do conditions like adenomyosis and uterine fibroids differ from endometriosis? Learn the differences between these common gynecological conditions and how each affects women's health differently.What are the current research trends and future directions in treating pelvic pain and endometriosis? Get an overview of the latest research developments and what they could mean for the future of managing pelvic pain and related conditions.“A lot of that is coming from the normalization of pain in women. Some of this pain is not normal. If the pain is getting worse, if it's severe, it's not responding to medication, that's not normal pain.” - Dr. Dan MartinResourcesResources on EndometriosisLearn about the Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaIf you're passionate about advancing women's...

Up to 1 in 10 reproductive-aged women are impacted by endometriosis. Dysmenorrhea is the most common pelvic complaint of adolescents. While most cases of primary dysmenorrhea in adolescents will be primary dysmenorrhea, Endo remains a possibility especially after 2-3 years of progressive symptoms. Although the true prevalence of endometriosis in adolescents is unknown, at least two thirds of adolescent girls with chronic pelvic pain or dysmenorrhea unresponsive to hormonal therapies and NSAIDs will be diagnosed with endometriosis at the time of diagnostic laparoscopy. Now, as of July 2, 2024, a new diagnostic tool for Endo has received FDA Fast Track designation for development. This is different than FDA APPROVAL, but still represents a novel new option (if/when approved) to make ENDO diagnosis possible by using a molecular/protein ligand tracer. Listen in for details!

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In this episode, we sit down with Abhishek Mohan, the Founder and CEO of Hempstreet, India's pioneering player in the medicinal cannabis sector. With a vast network of 60,000 ayurvedic practitioners nationwide, Hempstreet leads the way from research to retail in this burgeoning field. Our conversation with Abhishek delves into a range of topics, starting with the staggering impact of dysmenorrhea, affecting 83% of Indian women. Abhishek sheds light on Hempstreet's groundbreaking clinical trials, emphasizing their crucial significance in today's landscape. We explore Hempstreet's unique approach of integrating ayurvedic principles into cannabis products, particularly in offering relief for menstrual cramps. Additionally, we touch upon the recent attention surrounding Meftal spas, dissecting the media hype versus medical reality, as well as the concerning lack of menstrual cramp management products available in the Indian market. Abhishek shares his learnings and insights into the changing landscape of women's health. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in understanding menstrual health, dysmenorrhea, the potential of cannabis in women's health, and gaining insights into the Meftal Spas controversy.DISCLAIMER: The content presented in this podcast is not intended to serve as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It's always advisable to consult with your doctor or qualified healthcare provider for personalized guidance. Connect with FemTech India Website: https://www.femtechindia.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/femtechindiaorg/Twitter : https://twitter.com/Femtech_india?t=HIyteldoOxSIAXwsEXYv4w&s=09Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femtechindia_podcast?igsh=bzd4a2ZheXc0cm1sYoutube : https://www.youtube.com/@TheFemTechIndiaPodcast Connect with Navneet Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/navneet-kaur-80109b227/Twitter : https://twitter.com/Navneet_Kaurrrr

Did you know C60 can be beneficial for the health of dogs and other pets just like it is for humans? It should make sense, as, after all, our pet / family members have mitochondria just like us! I've personally been giving my german shepherd some BioC60 in the morning and evening with his meals. But now there is some interesting research demonstrating that C60 mixed in oil can significantly reduce the blood levels of CRP in dogs, which is a blood marker for inflammation. In today's episode, I review that very study on C60 and also discuss how different types of oils (i.e., MCT oil vs. avocado oil vs. olive oil) allow for different concentration levels of C60. Do you know which oil allows for maximal C60 concentration? That same article also looks at C60 for skin health and demonstrates many ways that carbon 60 can augment our integumentary system.I also review two photobiomodulation studies that are hot off the press and published this year: one that looks at how red light therapy can reduce the stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) by 30% and another that provides compelling evidence for red light therapy to reduce pain associated with dysmenorrhea.Lastly, I cover a german​ article published last month that suggests that dysfunctional mitochondria may play a large role in individuals dealing with migraines. And if that is truly the case, it would make sense that methylene blue would have a major role to play by reversing the energy crisis caused by dysfunctional mitochondria​If you found the information in today's episode particularly interesting and/or compelling, please share it with a family member, friend, colleague and/or anyone that you think could benefit and be illuminated by this knowledge. Sharing is caring :)As always, light up your health! - Key points: Discussion on Carbon C60, Bio C60 availability, and Mitochondrial Triad bundle (00:00:01 - 00:01:31)Overview of C60 properties, benefits, and applications, including bundled supplements and red light therapy for mitochondrial health (00:01:31 - 00:04:15)Recap of C60's antioxidant effects and applications, therapeutic potential, and anti-inflammatory benefits (00:04:16 - 00:08:58)Further exploration of C60's properties, sources, absorption options, and personal anecdotes (00:08:58 - 00:15:59)Red and NIR LED therapy benefits in reducing ICU stays and improving muscle function (00:15:59 - 00:22:28)Details of LED therapy application and outcomes; advocating for wider adoption of photobiomodulation therapy in hospitals (00:29:32 - 00:35:13)Research suggesting that mitochondrial dysfunction may be at the center of the energy crisis related to migraines (00:35:20 - 00:39:20)​New research demonstrating benefits for red light therapy reducing symptoms of dysmenorrhea (00:39:22 - 00:42:36) - Articles referenced in the episode: Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects of Liposoluble C60 at the Cellular, Molecular, and Whole-Animal Levels Photobiomodulation therapy (red/NIR LEDs) reduced the length of stay in intensive care unit and improved muscle function: A randomized, triple-blind, and sham-controlled trial   Migraine and mitochondrial diseases: Energy deficit in the brain ​Effect of photobiomodulation on alleviating primary dysmenorrhea caused by PGF2α - BioLight added TWO new bundles so that you can save BIG!1.) The Mitochondrial Triad Bundle   For this bundle, you choose one of each: one BioBlue product, one BioC60 product and one red light therapy product and save 20% on the entire order!   Click here to check it out.     2.) The BioBundle For this bundle, choose your favorite BioBlue product and your favorite BioC60 product and save 15%!You can save an additional 10% buy subscribing to this bundle.That's correct, you can save a total of 25% via the BioBundle!   Click here to check it out. - Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition - To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop - Dr. Mike's #1 recommendations: Grounding products: Earthing.com EMF-mitigating products: Somavedic Blue light-blocking glasses: Ra Optics - Stay up-to-date on social media: Dr. Mike Belkowski: Instagram LinkedIn   BioLight: Website Instagram YouTube Facebook

Are you experiencing chronic pain around your period? Join Dr. G in this insightful episode as he delves into the often-overlooked root causes behind menstrual cramps and explores evidence-based interventions for lasting relief. While conventional medicine often resorts to suppressing symptoms with medications like birth control, Heal Thy Self is here to uncover the underlying issues and offer holistic approaches to healing. Dysmenorrhea, or period pain, affects a significant number of menstruating individuals, with estimates ranging from 45% to 95%. In this episode, we distinguish between primary and secondary dysmenorrhea, shedding light on the prevalence, impact on quality of life, and factors influencing its severity. From hormonal fluctuations to genetic predispositions and environmental exposures, we dissect the multifaceted nature of period pain that conventional medicine may miss. Hear from Dr. G on solutions to heal – from dietary modifications, herbal remedies, nutraceuticals and even acupuncture. Learn how anti-inflammatory diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants can mitigate inflammation and prostaglandin production. Dive into the world of phytotherapy with herbs like ginger, cinnamon, and chamomile. Explore the role of magnesium, vitamin B complex, and other micronutrients in hormone regulation and muscle relaxation. Plus, uncover the benefits of stress reduction techniques, and heat therapy in alleviating menstrual discomfort and promoting overall well-being in this week's episode.  === Puori  Click here https://puori.com/drg and use code DRG for 20% off the already discounted subscription prices. LMNT Visit DrinkLMNT.com/DRG to claim your free sample pack for Heal Thy Self listeners only.  === Be sure to like and subscribe to #HealThySelf Hosted by Doctor Christian Gonzalez N.D. Follow Doctor G on Instagram @doctor.gonzalez https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez/

In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Dysmenorrhea ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠from the Reproductive section. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Medbullets⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/medbullets Instagram: www.instagram.com/medbulletsofficial Twitter: www.twitter.com/medbullets --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medbulletsstep1/message

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Colette continues her discussion on the Ayurvedic view of the menstrual cycle from episode #256 where she talked about the menstrual cycle, the doshas involved at different stages of the cycle and the gunas or qualities that you may experience throughout your cycle. In that episode she also discussed how PMS or pre-menstrual syndrome is a sign of aggravation in the doshas and gunas along with how to use the principle of opposites to pacify any imbalances. In this episode Colette covers other menstrual cycle disorders, including: Hypomenorrhea - regular but scanty or light menstrual flow. Oligomenorrhea - irregular menstrual cycle. Amenorrhea - an absence of the menstrual cycle. Menhorrhagia - heavy menstruation, including prolonged menstruation. Metrorrhagia - bleeding at irregular intervals outside of your expected cycle. Dysmenorrhea - experiencing pain/cramps during menstruation. * Thank you to the sponsor of this episode, Mount Madonna Institute. Receive $100 off tuition when you register for the Ayurvedic Health Counselor Program before November 30th, 2022 with discount code Elements22. Visit mountmadonnainstitute.org for further details. * Do I have an accumulation of ama/toxins in my body? Take this quiz to find out! * Register for the discounted Group Digestive Reset Cleanse starting January 27th, 2023 Visit Colette's website www.elementshealingandwellbeing.com  Online consultations Private at-home Digestive Reset Cleanse tailored to you Educational programs - Daily Habits for Holistic Health Have questions before you book? Book a FREE 15 min online Services Enquiry Call * Join the Elements of Ayurveda Community! * Stay connected on the Elements Instagram and Facebook pages. * Thanks for listening!

Dr Liam McCoy joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs Zainab Doleeb, Jazleen Dada, and Catherine Allaire: “Underrecognition of Dysmenorrhea Is an Iatrogenic Harm" Recorded June 6, 2022  Read the full article here. 

Alright my friends, I can honestly say that magnesium has been a LIFE SAVER for so many years, for a good reason.Magnesium Bolsters Your Biological and Mental HealthOptimal magnesium levels go a very long way when it comes to anything and everything brain-related. Whether you're wanting to wake up feeling alive and energized, focus on the task at hand, remember everything on your daily ‘to do' list, or just get a good night's rest, you need an ample amount of magnesium to accomplish it. In addition to supporting the health of your nerves themselves, magnesium also helps with occasional head tension & discomfort and supports a relaxed mood.  Magnesium is a cofactor in more than 325 enzymatic reactions—in DNA and neurotransmitters; in the bones, heart and brain; in every cell of the body. Unfortunately, a deficiency of this crucial mineral is the most common nutritional deficiency today. Fortunately, supplementation with magnesium is the most impactful integrative supplement  you can turn to, particularly in depression and ADHD.Why is magnesium deficiency so common, and why is restoring the mineral so essential to mental and emotional well-being and behavioral balance? The rest of this dialogue addresses those two questions, and presents aspects of this critical therapeutic approach.Let's Talk Magnesium DeficiencyThe population is deficient in magnesium—found abundantly in whole grains, beans and legumes, nuts and seeds, and leafy greens, as well as cocoa and molasses—for several reasons. 1st: Soil depletion.Intensive agricultural practices rob the soil of magnesium and don't replace it.  As a result, many core food crops—such as whole grains—are low in magnesium. A recent paper put it this way: Magnesium's “importance as a macronutrient ion has been overlooked in recent decades by botanists and agriculturists, who did not regard Mg deficiency in plants as a severe health problem.  However, recent studies have shown, surprisingly, that Mg contents in historical cereal seeds have markedly declined over time, and two thirds of people surveyed in developed countries received less than their minimum daily Mg requirement.”2nd: Food processing. Magnesium is stripped from foods during food processing. For example, refined grains—without magnesium-rich germ and bran—have only 16% of the magnesium of whole grains. [2]3rd: Stress. Physical and emotional stress—a constant reality in our 24/7 society—drain the body of magnesium.  In fact, studies show inverse relationships between serum cortisol and magnesium—the higher the magnesium, the lower the cortisol. Stress robs the body of magnesium—but the body must have magnesium to respond effectively to stress.Other factors. Many medications—such as medications for ADHD—deplete magnesium. So does the intake of alcohol, caffeine and soft drinks.The result: In 1900, the average intake of magnesium was 475 to 500 mg daily. Today, it's 175 to 225 mg daily. Which means that only one-third of adult Americans get the daily RDA for magnesium—320 mg for women, and 420 mg for men. (And many researchers consider the RDA itself inadequate.)  And that magnesium deficit causes deficits in health. Magnesium deficiency has been cited as contributing to brain function, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis and certain types of cancer. But detecting that deficiency in laboratory testing is difficult, because most magnesium in the body is stored in the skeletal and other tissues. Only 1% is in the blood, so plasma levels are not a reliable indicator. That means a “normal” magnesium blood level may exist despite a serious magnesium deficit. An effective therapeutic strategy: Assume a deficit is present, and prescribe the mineral along with other appropriate medical and natural treatments.  That's particularly true if an individual has symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, insomnia and constipation, all of which indicate a magnesium deficiency.I Say We Rename it: The Mind MineralSome of the highest levels of magnesium in the body are found in the central nervous system, with studies dating back to the 1920s showing how crucial magnesium is for a balanced brain…It's known, for example, that magnesium interacts with GABA receptors, supporting the calming actions of this neurotransmitter. Magnesium also keeps glutamate—an excitatory neurotransmitter—within healthy limits. Individuals with higher magnesium levels also have healthy amounts of serotonin - which is all made in the gut.And further, the synthesis of dopamine requires magnesium.  THis is critically important if you have ADHD. In summary, the body needs magnesium to create neurotransmitters (biosynthesis) and for those neurotransmitters to actually transmit. Magnesium also acts at both the pituitary and adrenal levels. In the pituitary gland, it modulates the release of ACTH, a hormone that travels to the adrenal glands, stimulating cortisol release. In the adrenal gland, it maintains a healthy response to ACTH, keeping cortisol release within a normal range. As a result, magnesium is a must for maintaining the homeostasis of the HPA axis. Given all these key mechanisms of action, it's not surprising that a lack of the mineral can produce psychiatric and other types of problems.  A person may have: Difficulty with memory and concentration. Depression, apathy and fatigue. Emotional lability. Irritability, nervousness and anxiety. Insomnia. Migraine headaches. Constipation. PMS. Dysmenorrhea. Fibromyalgia. Autism. ADHD. Fortunately, studies show that magnesium repletion—restoring normal levels of the mineral—produces positive changes in mood and cognition, healthy eating behavior, healthy stress responses, better quality of sleep, and better efficacy of other modalities, such as medications. Enjoy the episode.  If you need support sorting through what brand and product is best for you, please do reach out and I'll walk you through an assesment to determine the best options for you!xo Kassandra

In today's episode I discuss period pain. I go into the most common causes for period pain, and specific steps you can take to reduce and/or eliminate your pain starting today! Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course.  The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now! Topics discussed in today's episode: What is primary dysmenorrhea What is period pain a sign of How period pain is very common but not normal The flow pattern of a normal period Why you should get checked out by your doctor if your bleeding is too light or too heavy How extreme pain with your period can be a sign of endometriosis or other issues Why the pill may manage period pain but does not fix the underlying cause of the pain Other modalities to look at when you have severe period pain Strategies for reducing period pain How processed dairy products can affect women The importance of reducing xenoestrogenic chemicals from your household products or makeup The benefits of acupuncture or abdominal therapies for period pain How vaginal steaming can improve your bleeding issues Supplements that can improve period pain The importance of identifying the sources of inflammation causing your period pain Connect with Lisa: You can connect with Lisa on her Facebook, Twitter, and on her website. Resources mentioned: Conceiving with Fertility Awareness Program The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program Related podcasts & blog posts: [On-Air Client Session] FFP 220 | Managing Intense Period Pain | Maria & Lisa [On-Air Client Session] FFP 186 | Managing Painful Periods | Charting Cervical Mucus | Lisa & Liz FFP 180 | Managing Painful Periods | Dysmenorrhea | Endometriosis | Dr. Lara Briden, ND [On Air Client Session] FFP 151 | Overcoming Period Pain | The Link Between Digestion & The Menstrual Cycle | Lisa & Stacey FFP 138 | Post-Pill Amenorrhea | Why It Took 4 Years For Her Period To Come Back | Andrea Petrus FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim   Join the community! Follow Fertility Friday on Instagram! Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!   Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now! Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship Program (FAMM) This episode is sponsored by FAMM! Are you a women's health practitioner looking for a solid way to incorporate comprehensive fertility awareness chart analysis into your practice? If yes, FAMM is the program you've been waiting for. Click here to apply now!

In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Primary Dysmenorrhea from the Gynecology section. Follow Medbullets on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/medbullets Instagram: www.instagram.com/medbulletsofficial Twitter: www.twitter.com/medbullets

Welcome back to the sixth episode of Hello Uterus! Hope you're hungry! In today's episode, we look at an amazing new product from Intimina, a menstrual cup company out of Sweden. You'll be opening your wallet and mouth for this one! In this week's Hear Me! Hear Me! Q & A segment, we address one of the most common questions regarding the normality of PMS symptoms. Is this normal or is it dysmenorrhea? Could these words sound any weirder? Wait for the prostaglandins! Get these words down and you could find your way to a possible diagnosis! We'll also cover how to take care of your symptoms when it comes to medicating. Not all doctors properly prescribe pain meds, and your liver is the one to suffer! Learn how to double-check your medication doses to keep you and your body happy and pain-free.We end on a high note in the cutest way possible. Find out which endangered species is welcoming a brand new pup to their family! How adorable! Join us back here every Tuesday for all things uterus, in service to you, uterinekind. 

Dr. Dan Martin is the Scientific and Medical Director for EndoFound.  Forty-five peer-reviewed publications on endometriosis are included in his more than 414 publications focused on pelvic surgery for endometriosis and fertility.  The prevalence of dysmenorrhea varies between 16% and 91% in women of reproductive age, with severe pain in 2%-29% of the women studied. We discuss: Endometriosis vs. Adenomyosis vs. Fibroids Causes of pelvic pain Issues with too much estrogen How to be properly diagnosed Treatments you can do at home vs. when it is time to see a doctor All treatment options “If pain is getting worse and not better with medication, it is not normal.”  - Dr. Dan Martin Prefer to read the podcast?  Click here. If you liked this episode and you're feeling generous, don't forget to leave a review on iTunes or Spotify! Check out the Spotify Podcast Playlist on Endometriosis and the webpage with other endometriosis-related resources. And be sure to: Follow Fempower Health on Instagram for updates and tips. Follow the podcast on your favorite player and tell your friends! Shop the Fempower Health store, which has many products discussed on the podcast.   **The information shared by Fempower Health is not medical advice but for information purposes to enable you to have more effective conversations with your doctor.  Always talk to your doctor before making health-related decisions.  May contain affiliate links More about Dr. Dan Martin Dr Martin is Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; a community member of the Virginia Commonwealth University Institutional Review Board; and a life fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He has been Divisional Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Divisional Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Tennessee and Divisional Director of Medical Education at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes. Dr. Martin is Past-president of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists and the Gynecologic Laser Society.

IUDs. Sex during periods. Pain. Discomfort. The tampon tax and all the other costs associated with our menstrations. Kristy and Angie tackle some burning questions about the ever so enduring, unbelievably persistent, biological event we unwillingly go through - our periods. We hit up our male friends and asked them to tell us something they know about menstruation and then ask something they want to know about menstruation.Takeaways:We need men to do the work to normalize periods for everyonePeriods are expensive, and pads and tampons are just the tip of the icebergsSevere menstrual cramps is debilitating, physically and mentallyJust because we experience periods on a regular (or  not so regular) basis, does not dilute its severity or legitimacy Mentions & Resources:IUD Expulsion: is it as scary as it sounds?Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) Ovulation. Breastfeeding, and Being A Chinese Daughter ft. Georgie MahBuilding Resiliency and Tearing Down Facades ft. Steven NgoWhat is Dysmenorrhea?Effects of Premenstrual Symptoms on BipolarSocial Justice with Your Asian Parents ft. Irving Chong Did you enjoy this episode? The best way to support this show is by listening and sharing with a friend. If you would like to buy a coffee or bubble, we would love that too.---- Connect with us:Website: www.shitwedonttellmom.comSend us an audio message by clicking here!Instagram @shitwedonttellmom Email: shitwedonttellmom@gmail.comSupport us with a bubble tea: www.ko-fi.com/swdtm   ----Interested in creating your own podcast?We use Buzzsprout as our host because they seamlessly link to major podcast platforms and make it really easy to read analytics. They also have an awesome support team. Sign up today and get a $20 Amazon gift card and we get a little something too. Yes this is an affiliate link because we use them too. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/swdtm)

On this weeks episode we welcome Kamila Konieczna to the podcast! Kamila Konieczna is a seeress, intuitive guide, channel, Sirian Starseed, and energy healer. Kamila has intensive training in reading energy and channelling ET & celestial beings. She also has certifications in yoga, meditation, breathwork, shadow work, and manifestation. As a powerful mystic, she can connect with energies beyond the human senses, including communicating with and channelling spirit guides, celestial and cosmic beings, angels, ascended masters, and ancestors. Kamila is currently receiving training and Priestess initiation of the Isis Magdalene lineage through the T⌆ntric Rose Mystery School. Kamila is based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada. In this episode we cover: Feminine reclamation and the power of connecting back to our wombs Healing from dysmenorrhea and PMMD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) What a star seed is? How do you know if you are one? Galactic consciousness; Sirius (A,B &C), Pleiades, Aucturus, Andromedans, Zetas, Reptilians, and so much more! Introduction to the hybrid program Galatic unity If you enjoy the episode we would love to hear from you on Instagram so DM us or tag us in your stories or posts! As always if you enjoy the podcast, let me know by giving the podcast a rate and review on iTunes, it would mean the world to me! Stay connected with Kamila Instagram – @kamilakonieczna Website – https://www.anaphorawellness.com/ Celestial Soul Reading – https://www.anaphorawellness.com/bookings-checkout/celestial-soul-reading/book 2022 Year-Ahead Soul Reading – https://www.anaphorawellness.com/bookings-checkout/2022-year-ahead-soul-reading/book Clarity Soul Reading – https://www.anaphorawellness.com/bookings-checkout/clarity-soul-reading/book Stay connected with me! Download The Ultimate Free Guide to Meditation –https://closetedsoul.com/ Soulfully Aligned Business Reading or Soul Journey – https://closetedsoul.com/services/ Instagram –@closetedsoul Website –http://www.closetedsoul.com Email – closetedsoul@gmail.com Intro and Outro Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Sending you so much love and light, until next week weirdo XX

Dysmenorrhea (aka period pain) affects up to 50-60% of all women with periods.Are you the one waiting for a doctor's note every 4th week? Crawling in bed with a heating pad begging for nature to run its f@#$ing course? Welcome to class. It's time to get down to brass tacks and clarify what's normal vs. what's not when it comes to cyclical period pain. We'll share real data behind the definition of primary vs. secondary dysmenorrhea (and when to consult your physician), along with treatment methods and preventative measures from a medical and holistic standpoint. Lastly, we'll talk new world tech (aka Jovi patch) and old world practices (like vag steaming) to add to the protocol -- you'll thank us later.________Connect with us @thesmvpodcastFind episode details and additional information at https://thesmvpodcast.comShop recommended products by episode at https://linktr.ee/ishavedmyvagforthis________I Shaved My Vag For This? is co-written and co-produced by Dr. Roxanne Pero and Katie Thompson. Edited by Kellen Voss of Kellen Voss Productions. Podcast Theme Song composed and produced by Katie Thompson.

Holistic nutritionist and author Tahlia Mynott understands the importance of nourishing the mother through every phase of the birthing journey; So much so, that she has dedicated her career to it, along with women's health. In this very special Women's Series episode, Tahnee and Tahlia (both mothers) take us on a journey through the beautiful expanse that is motherhood. From the highs of postpartum oxytocin joy to the depths of menstrual healing and processing miscarriage (a topic that isn't talked about enough). In 2021 Tahlia self-published her first book, Nourishing Those Who Nurture, co-authored with doula and trauma-informed kinesiologist Caitlin Priday; The book is both a bible and an accessible guide for all women, regardless of their circumstances. The beautiful intention behind Nourishing Those Who Nurture is to take the overwhelm out of the postpartum rollercoaster through easy, nourishing, warming recipes (tailored to the needs of the postpartum mother) and preparation guidance for managing the massive shifts mother's traverse in their postpartum period. Tahlia and Tahnee dive deep into prenatal preparation, PCOS and menstrual cycle healing, the power of food as medicine, restoring the integrity of the pelvis after birth, postnatal care, and the emotional/physical complexities that come with experiencing a miscarriage. Tune in!   “I think it's important to be real that it does happen and that there's a spiritual aspect to miscarriage as well. You can be totally supported in what you've done, in terms of detoxing, nourishing, and it could still happen”.    - Tahlia Mynott     Host and Guest discuss: Healing PCOS. Dysmenorrhea. Preconception. Miscarriage and healing. The Postpartum phase. Restoring the pelvic floor. Seed Cycling for hormones. Healing the menstrual cycle. Phases of the menstrual cycle. The transition from maiden to mother. Supporting hormonal health through food.   Who is Tahlia Mynott? Tahlia is a Mother of two beautiful boys, Luca Mayar and Oka Sol. She birthed both of these beautiful beings into the world at her rainforest home at the base of Wollumbin. Tahlia is a clinical nutritionist specifically interested in women's health; however, she brings much more than nutrition information to her clinic. She conducts her work through her online clinic and workshops, online booklets, and podcasts with both her businesses Luna Holistic Nutrition and Living Hormoniously. In 2021, Tahlia released her first book, "Nourishing Those Who Nurture" - More than A Food Bible for New Mums.   CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ON APPLE PODCAST    Resources: @livinghormoniously @lunaholisticnutrition @nourishingthosewhonurture www.lunaholisticnutrition.com Reishi for helping heal PCOS Schisandra for preconception Seed Cycling for hormone balance Nourishing Those Who Nurture Book Mothering From Your Center Book Brighton Baby book by Roy Dittmann Spirit Babies book by Walter Makichen Pregnancy Preparation with Tahnee (EP#14)     Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast?   A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We'd also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or  check us out on Stitcher, CastBox, iHeart RADIO:)! Plus  we're on Spotify!   Check Out The Transcript Here:   Tahnee: (00:00) Hi, everybody. Welcome to the SuperFeast Podcast. I'm here today with Tahlia Mynott, and she's the mama of her two gorgeous boys, Luca and Oka, who were birthed up near our magical local mountain, Wollumbin. Tahlia's a clinical nutritionist and she has a special interest in women's health. She's bringing all of this work that she's done in clinic but also her work that she does workshops and offers a lot of support and coaching through her partnerships. You do some yoga stuff. You do a whole bunch of awesome things.   Tahnee: (00:32) Now she's an incredible author of this book, Nourishing Those Who Nurture, which I'm really happy to have beside me and I've just finished reading this week. We're going to talk a little bit about the book today and about Tahlia's journey toward health and wellbeing, so thanks for having us here. I'm saying that backwards. Thanks for being here.   Tahlia Mynott: (00:50) Thanks for having me. I know, that was a lot. I mean, my bio, there's a lot going on in my life at the moment. So when I hear it, I'm like, "Whoa, there's little bits and pieces everywhere."   Tahnee: (01:01) I always feel like that too. I'm like, "I've done a thousand things." But I really love you guys. You had your really beautiful business made with your love and you brought that sort of clinical nutrition aspect to crafting product. And now you're more supporting women, so I think there's this really beautiful journey you guys have been on and now being a mummer of two.   Tahnee: (01:22) Yeah. Tell us a little bit about how did you come to be a clinical nutritionist and how did you end up being where you are right now talking to me? How did we get here?   Tahlia Mynott: (01:30) Yeah. Cool. Love this. I actually, well, I say I was gifted or blessed. Because well, I chose, I guess, and they chose somewhat to be in a family that was quite health conscious. So growing up, particularly my mom, and that's because of a story that she's had with the medical system in her life. She had something happen there that was quite intense, so then she went down a more natural course herself.   Tahlia Mynott: (01:59) When she had me and my two sisters, she brought us up really natural. We had a lot of homoeopaths and naturopaths and all those awesome things that I'm so grateful that I was introduced to so early. I actually did my first liver cleanse, which is hilarious, in year 10.   Tahnee: (02:19) Oh, no.   Tahlia Mynott: (02:21) Which is so funny. At the time it didn't seem that big, but when I look back on it, I was like, "Wow, so I did my first liver cleanse in year 10." Probs didn't need it, but it was a thing we did as a family. That's, I guess, a little bit of background of my growing up. When I went to uni, it just made sense. I actually first started studying psychology and, oh gosh, I can't even remember the name of it. I think it was neuropsych, so a lot of brain stuff.   Tahlia Mynott: (02:50) But I just still had so much interest in health and nutrition, so I actually switched degrees and actually did a double degree in psychology and nutrition thinking that I was going to finish and work with eating disorders, which I did do a little bit of work with, but it definitely wasn't where I saw myself. It didn't fit. I went there, did a little bit of work there and it didn't quite fit. Actually, in relation to women's health, it wasn't until about six years ago. So I actually graduated in 2018, which seems like aeons ago now. No, 2008. Sorry, not 2018, 2008.   Tahlia Mynott: (03:33) It wasn't until roughly five or six years ago that I actually found the niche with women's health. The reason I found it is because I had suffered through my menstruating years a lot with dysmenorrhea, which is a really painful periods. And I also had amenorrhea for years, so that was absence of a cycle for... probably actually was more than a year. It was probably closer to 18 months. I was diagnosed with PCOS in my early 20s. And then around about the time that I really stepped into this work, I was going on my fertility journey. So I had started my preconception journey around that time, and I was just... I guess I wanted to heal parts of my menstrual cycle and then the things I was learning, I was just like, "Oh my gosh, how is this not taught to us? How as women do we not know these?"   Tahlia Mynott: (04:22) I remember being with my mum one day walking, and I was like, "Mum, did you know there was four phases to women's menstrual cycle?" She was like, "No, I had no idea." I'm like, "How? How are you a 50-year-old woman and you have no idea about this?" I was like, "Okay, this is it." I was just so passionate about it that I was like, "This is where I'm meant to be.   Tahlia Mynott: (04:46) Once I get passionate about something, I'm in. I'm all in. It was like podcasts, books, scientific literature, everything I could possibly read and get stuck into. It was my life. Yeah, I guess that's where I'm at today in many little facets, like you said. I do workshops with living harmoniously and also I do postpartum workshops with Esther, a friend of mind, but then I also have my clinic, which is Luna Holistic Nutrition. Now I have a postpartum book that I've co-authored, Nourishing Those Who Nurture. I mean, I guess there's a main section there, but there's all these little divots, which if I look back in my life, it's how my life has always been.   Tahnee: (05:33) Yeah. I think it's so funny, though, every time I talk to people, I see this tapestry of... You can see the dots that connect when you look back, but when you're in it, I mean, I know for me it's like, "I don't know where I'm going." Then you turn around and you're like, "Ah, that led to that, which led to that." You know?   Tahlia Mynott: (05:51) Totally.   Tahnee: (05:51) I think I just see that in your journey. You've had that background in health, but then you still had some things to work through. And so you've used that kind of catalyst to develop your own offerings. Yeah, it's really beautiful. Because coming full circle like you've had to, really healthy boys, and you've got this gorgeous book and you're working with all these women. It's just yeah, it's a really exciting time for you, I think.   Tahlia Mynott: (06:14) Yeah. Lots of birthings.   Tahnee: (06:17) Yeah. I feel like you spoke a little bit about preconception there and it's a question we get asked a lot at SuperFeast. I had my own journey with that, but I'm curious, for you, how long was that period of time and what did you really focus on in terms of your preconception? Was there sort of a practise or protocol you followed, or was it just a bit more intuitive? How did you navigate that?   Tahlia Mynott: (06:39) Yeah. I've actually listened to your... Was that one of your first podcasts that you did?   Tahnee: (06:43) I think it was my first ever podcast.   Tahlia Mynott: (06:45) Yeah. I loved that.   Tahnee: (06:46) The weak and worst into it.   Tahlia Mynott: (06:48) I actually think I've listened to that podcast twice. For those of you who haven't listened, if it's still up, it's amazing.   Tahnee: (06:55) We will link in the show notes.   Tahlia Mynott: (06:57) Yeah. I actually think I had quite a similar preconception journey to you and even the same book was gifted to me, so the Brighton Baby Method. I hope I've said that correctly. It's been a while since I've looked at it. I guess a little background. I was in my late 20s, early 30s, when I really decided that I wanted to have kids.   Tahlia Mynott: (07:22) Pre-that, I actually wasn't sure that I wanted to have children. I didn't know if it was going to be part of my journey. But my partner who I'm with now, we actually thought we were pregnant very early on in our relationship, and the pregnancy test came back saying negative. The feeling I had was like a disappointment was the initial first feeling that was like, "Okay, I actually want to have kids."   Tahlia Mynott: (07:50) I'd grown up really healthy, but I definitely had gone through my 20s with some partying, which was really fun at the time. But I knew there was a bit of detoxing to do. For me, the Brighton Baby Method was a beautiful book but a little bit overwhelming. It's quite in depth. So I guess I did gentle forms of that, I would say. It was around about 18 months, the whole preconception journey for me, 18 months to two years, roughly. I did a bit of gentle detoxing of the liver, a little bit of the kidneys, and then I did some focus on my colon as well and my gut health because they were places that were quite sensitive for me.   Tahlia Mynott: (08:38) Oh, and something that's really important, I definitely did some heavy metal detoxing. But I guess the biggest thing for me was actually learning how to chart my cycle and learning much more in depth about the phases of my cycle and how to support those phases in terms of nutrition and movement and emotionally and just knowing exactly when I ovulated each month and knowing how long my phases were and supporting my hormones through those phases was probably... Well, I mean, I guess every element was big, but that was probably the biggest element for me and really healing those parts of my menstrual cycle that I'd had issues with previously.   Tahlia Mynott: (09:21) I'd say I first got my first bleed when I was around about 15. I would say pretty much every bleed I had, so I never went on contraception because, thankfully, looking back, I actually turned into an absolute psycho when I was on it. I did try it, but mentally, it just didn't work for me so I actually didn't do it. I think every bleed I had up until I started healing was probably extremely painful. I had dysmenorrhea the whole way through. It would be really foreign to have a monthly bleed that didn't cause me pain.   Tahlia Mynott: (10:01) In terms of the pain, it was like I'd have to take a day off work, for sure. There would be sometimes I vomited, but that wasn't often. But definitely enough pain to just keep me bedridden. So I knew that there was something not quite aligned, but I hadn't really had the support from doctors and I guess the people that I was seeing. I actually worked really closely with an acupuncturist and that was definitely just working out my hormones and my gut health and all of those things that were, I guess, the root cause of that was really pivotal for me.   Tahnee: (10:38) I mean, in terms of did that resolve before you conceived or was it something...   Tahlia Mynott: (10:44) Yes, yeah. I think, gosh, it's a while now ago before my first conception. Because my first conception too, I actually did miscarry, so that was around about five years ago, I think. I think I roughly had pain-free cycles for one to two years, which was incredible for me because I had gone around 14, 15 years of quite debilitating pain.   Tahnee: (11:11) Yeah. It's one of these things I'm super passionate about communicating to women is you don't have to be in pain. But I also really appreciate the effort and the energy involved in transforming that, and it's this touchy subject, I think, because you don't want to be like, "You don't have to bleed and suffer. I don't bleed and suffer." I'm not trying to be a patronising pain in the ass, but it's an option to dig really deep and work out what's going on.   Tahlia Mynott: (11:39) It's such and important thing you've said there too, because for many of those years too I thought it was normal. Because it's almost considered to be a normal aspect of your menstrual cycle, and it simply is not. It's okay to be having probably 30 to 60 minutes of very light cramping at the start where the uterus is starting to contract and the lining is shedding, but that really significant pain which quite a few women experience is simply not normal. We shouldn't be putting that in that category at all.   Tahnee: (12:15) Yeah. You're absolutely right in terms of how we culturally... It's such an interesting thing because you see... I remember tampon ads growing up and these girls like, "Woo," with their tampon or whatever. But then also, the flip side of that is all of my friends, my mum, everyone bitching about their period, how much pain they're in, their emotional state. It's like you grow up in this context of suffering and even the monthly curse and all of this is a narrative, certainly for me in the '90s.   Tahnee: (12:47) Then I get to university to study biology and the lecturers are telling us, "You don't need to have periods. Just use the pill to stop them." It's this really kind of interesting cultural thing around periods being so negative. And then full circle, here I am in my mid-30s going like... When my period came back after, I was like, "Oh. Hello, old friend." It's this really welcome visit.   Tahnee: (13:14) For me, it's become so much of a, Lara Briden uses the term report card, but it's this sense of if I get my period and I'm angry or I'm feeling stressed or I get a headache or something, I know I've pushed myself too hard the month before. And I know that I've overdone it, and it's just a reminder for me that this is coming up for me and I need to address this with my next cycle. I've found that to be such a useful kind of personal development tool, I suppose, in just being really conscious of those warning signs. I've never had worse than a headache, and I think it's such a helpful thing to know how to come back.   Tahnee: (13:55) So you did acupuncture. Were there other things? Like, you said you addressed your gut health, those kinds of things. What else was there that helped, do you think?   Tahlia Mynott: (14:05) Yeah. I think that in terms of are you speaking just in relation to my menstrual cycle or the preconception more so?   Tahnee: (14:11) Yeah. More the menstrual cycle healing. I guess I'm just really interested in if you have any tips or-   Tahlia Mynott: (14:18) Definitely, I mean coming from a background of nutrition as well, definitely the food aspect was really important for me. I had been vegetarian for about 20 years, maybe slightly less, and also vegan and raw vegan for around five or six years, so raw vegan for about 12 months of that. I started introducing animal foods back into my diet, which was definitely really important and quite gradual for me. First fish, then eggs, then liver capsules.   Tahlia Mynott: (14:52) Then actually not until I was pregnant with my second child did I actually start actually consuming meat, but that was definitely really supportive of my hormonal system just for me as an individual. I know that's really important to state probably while we're chatting is that everyone's very different. So for me as an individual, that was really supportive for me. Also, just specific foods that are in relation to hormones. It's just amazing. I'm always so amazed with myself and with clients and friends and all of that how powerful food as medicine is.   Tahlia Mynott: (15:32) There were specific herbs that I was taking. Specifically, Schisandra I found to be really incredible, and I got quite into all the medicinal mushrooms, which is actually how you and I first met many, many years ago. They definitely, particularly reishi, there's been a lot of studies around reishi and PCOS. Which just quickly on that topic, I didn't have any PCOS symptoms for around about two years prior to conceiving as well, so I believe I completely healed all of that as well.   Tahlia Mynott: (16:11) Some of the really amazing foods that I recommend for a lot of my clients are cruciferous vegetables in relation to hormonal health and always having them warmed or heated, cruciferous vegetables, trying never to have them raw. So things like broccoli, kale, cabbage, mustard greens. I know I'm missing some.   Tahnee: (16:32) Cauli.   Tahlia Mynott: (16:34) Yeah. There's such a big list of them. You can simply Google cruciferous vegetables. So ensuring that I had at least half a cup of cooked cruciferous vegetables daily and then also using specific seeds, which you would probably know about seed cycling. I actually have found that in my journey to be a really supportive tool too. So using specific seeds in the first two stages of the cycle and then others in the second two stages of the cycle to support both oestrogen and progesterone.   Tahlia Mynott: (17:07) For me, I had, which is quite common, I had more of an oestrogen dominance so I focus more on supporting progesterone and ensuring that I had really good luteal phases, which is that phase just before the bleed. Because if that phase isn't supported, then conception is really challenging. Also, you want it to all be in flow as well, but specifically for the preconception journey, it was important for me to have that phase really supported.   Tahnee: (17:38) Yeah. Seed cycling is sunflower seeds and pepitas. Actually, I've never personally done it, but I've read about it. But yeah, does it vary depending on the hormonal profile or is it pretty standard for the two phases? Or how do you approach that?   Tahlia Mynott: (17:53) No. It's standard for the two phases, and I hope I get this right.   Tahnee: (17:56) I won't hold you to it.   Tahlia Mynott: (18:00) I'm pretty sure and you could Google seed cycling. It's flax seeds and pepitas for the first phase, which is more about oestrogen support. And then it's sunflower and sesame seeds for the second phase, which is more about progesterone support. It's such a simple... I recommend usually a tablespoon of ground seeds per day and a mix of both of those.   Tahlia Mynott: (18:25) I say to my clients, "Just get a jar, roughly a 50/50 mix of your flaxseeds and your pepitas. Ground them up and then every day for those first two phases, so the follicular and the ovulation phase, be having a tablespoon of those seeds in whatever you can." Then similar with the sesame and sunflower in the progesterone supporting phase. So in your luteal and your menstruation phase, have a tablespoon of those ground every day.   Tahnee: (18:53) Typically, if people have longer luteal phases or whatever, it doesn't matter? They're just still carrying on with that process through the whole time?   Tahlia Mynott: (18:59) Yes. I still usually get them doing those things just because they're supportive overall anyway of colon health and zinc levels, which are really important for the menstruation cycle as well. Yeah, generally speaking, I would have them doing that whichever way their hormonal profile is going.   Tahnee: (19:20) Yeah. I think seeds are such an underrated superfood. We're all into these bougie and expensive things, but it's like you've got this incredibly nutritious, easy to obtain, quite cheap products there. Yeah, really excited to talk about those. One thing, I mean, I really got out of your book is the simplicity of, and I don't mean this in a negative way, but I mean it in a, thank God, I don't have to spend hours in the kitchen kind of a way.   Tahnee: (19:50) But I think being a mum yourself and actually, yes, you're a clinical nutritionist, but you know what it's like to be busy and you know what it's like to have a business and kids. It's like there was a real sense of reality in the book. Everything I could make and I could see myself making. I'm a good cook, but I'm like, "I don't have time." I get home at 5:00 and I have to have dinner on the table really fast. Yeah, is that something you've picked up from clinic is that you have to be realistic about what people can achieve?   Tahlia Mynott: (20:20) 100%. Honestly, it starts with yourself, right? So even myself, I'm very similar to you in that it's like I don't have the time to be creating extravagant meals. And if I'm frank, I actually don't enjoy it. I would prefer to be reading a book, doing some yoga, going for a swim in the beach, all those types of things rather than just spending hours in the kitchen. I mean sure, every now and then I love spending it, but on a daily basis that's not where I want to be focusing most of my time.   Tahlia Mynott: (20:50) I'm so glad that you found that with the book. Because that was something that was really important to both Caitlin and I, who wrote the book, was that the meals, although we ensured that the nutrition profile was there and that the meals, they have the ingredients to support the postpartum phase, we wanted to ensure that they were simple and the ingredients were easy to obtain. And also, that they wouldn't take long in the kitchen and yeah, so that they weren't overwhelming because I think that's really important during this time.   Tahlia Mynott: (21:24) You don't want to be opening a book, and any time in a mother's life, you don't want to be opening a recipe book or any type of book and looking at the recipe and just feeling totally overwhelmed by 20 ingredients and a method that goes over three pages. And you're just like, "Oh my God."   Tahnee: (21:42) I mean you've had the raw phase, I've had the raw phase, the sprouting. God bless us and I mean, I still value that kind of food. We eat sprouts and things, but we do tend to buy them more these days. But I think there's just this reality around how much time food prep can take. The thing I liked is everything's really nutritionally dense. It's not like it's toast and toast for dinner. But yeah, it's really nutritionally dense.   Tahnee: (22:10) I loved the key that you guys had with anti-inflammatory and all the different things. I thought that was really helpful. And I really liked how you classified the three sections of healing as well postpartum, to get a little bit into the book, but that was something I thought was really smart. Because yeah, there are really quite different phases, and I can even think about them even now. I have had these times where I've been like, "Oh, I'm back in this quite depleted state and I almost need to address myself like I'm postpartum again." Then it's like, no, I'm really abundant and vital and I can be a bit more loose with eating cold foods or whatever.   Tahnee: (22:48) I think it's something people can take into their lives and be like, if you're convalescing or you've just been through some kind of big emotional process, lost somebody, whatever, you can go through using that same structure. Yeah, I thought that was a really cool way and a bit different for me. I've not seen that in other postpartum books.   Tahlia Mynott: (23:05) Yeah. That was... Sorry.   Tahnee: (23:08) How did you get to that? No, no.   Tahlia Mynott: (23:09) I was just going to add to your question without you asking.   Tahnee: (23:11) Well, you're reading my mind, so just go for it.   Tahlia Mynott: (23:17) That's actually Caitlin had thought of that. That was an element that she brought to the book which I really loved as well. Yeah, we talk about four stages of the healing stages of the postpartum over the period over five weeks. Yeah, we've segmented different recipes into each phase as to what's going on during that phase. Obviously, it's amazing that you've actually...   Tahlia Mynott: (23:47) What we were envisioning too is that, of course, this book is for postpartum, but this book can be used at any time that you are feeling slightly overwhelmed or depleted or your immune function is low. Whatever is going on, these types of foods are really supportive of that phase. The reason, I guess, why we segmented it as well was because for me personally, and I don't know if you can attest to this, but in the phase of postpartum, making decisions for self, because we've got so much going on, is sometimes tricky.   Tahlia Mynott: (24:23) Even segmenting it is like, okay, there's not as many recipes so you're not going to open up the recipe part section of the book and be like, "Oh my gosh, there's 50 recipes. Which one do I do?" Each section has, I think it's around 10 recipes in each section, so it also takes a little bit of the overwhelm out of it as well and the decision making. But you can switch to any of those sections and we do say at the start to use your intuition about what you're feeling as well. I don't like being rigid at all, so we're not saying, "Hey, you have to be doing those recipes in that week and then when you switch, you need to be doing the recipes the next week." But if it's supportive of you to actually just be sticking to those weeks and those recipes, then absolutely.   Tahlia Mynott: (25:07) As it gets further on, so in week five we do talk a little bit more about recipes that are a little bit more cooling on the system, like smoothies and salads, which we always say to try and have room temperature. But those types of recipes you probably, majority of people, again not all but majority of people really don't want to be doing those types of recipes in relation to healing and all of that in those first two weeks or three weeks which are really vital for the healing of the body.   Tahnee: (25:36) Yeah. I mean, I picked that up from your book and it's great. There's such an emphasis on it because we both know from all the traditions, staying warm is so important postpartum. Can you speak a little bit to that just from your experience and what you've seen in clients and your own research? What's the meaning of that?   Tahlia Mynott: (25:57) Yeah. It comes from a couple of traditions, mainly the TCM background and the Ayurvedic, which I can't speak to too much because that's definitely not where I've come from in terms of my learnings. But obviously, I've had a browse over them over the years. But all of the traditions just speak of the importance of staying warm during this time, and the reason is to keep the warmth inside the body in relation to healing.   Tahlia Mynott: (26:24) That cool energy can cause, is it vata in the system? I think it's more vata in the terms of Ayurveda. That can be that feeling of feeling quite ungrounded or a little bit sketchy, and that can already be there in that postpartum phase, so you also want to calm that as well. Yeah, it's important for healing not just of the organs and everything that's going on in relation to the uterus and all of that, but it's also really healing in terms of the mental state as well and for production of milk if you are breastfeeding. There's many elements to keeping warmth in.   Tahlia Mynott: (27:05) Obviously, we talk of it in terms of food and in the front section we do talk a little bit in terms of some traditions where they use scarves and beanies and all of that. Obviously, it's relative to your climate. So where we are, it's a little bit more tropical. When I birthed both my boys, it was beautiful spring and summer days. I definitely didn't want to be getting a beanie and scarf on, but I'm sure that I kept warm in terms of...   Tahlia Mynott: (27:32) Actually, even one thing I'd love to chat about is the postpartum pads. Even with the postpartum pads, I see a lot of people talking about them now, which is incredible in terms of using witch hazel and aloe vera, all of these things, which are amazing. But there's quite an emphasis about putting them in the freezer I've seen going around. Even something like that, I think it's really important that women are actually not putting them in the freezer and actually having them warm so that the warmth isn't getting inside the uterus, which then can affect the healing somewhat.   Tahlia Mynott: (28:09) Yeah, you don't necessarily have to be covering yourself up completely but just little elements of your postpartum phase, thinking about trying not to allow coolness into the system.   Tahnee: (28:22) Yeah. I mean, that's a real issue. Even icing of injury is not okay in Chinese medicine, which obviously is really common practise here. They say that it causes chi and blood stagnation, which leads to slow healing. I've had the experience of twisting my ankle, so I didn't ice it. I actually heated it and I had heaps of acupuncture, and it healed really, really fast. We took lots of herbs and all those things. I'm like, really had that experience of the warmth is super important. And like you, I had Aiya in the bloody peak summer. It was impossible to wear clothes, but I did make an effort to still wear socks and stay pretty warm and obviously try to keep the food as warm as possible as well.   Tahnee: (29:04) Yeah, I think it's just I've noticed a huge difference in my digestion from my 20s when I'd drink smoothies at least a couple of times a week, maybe daily, and cold, icy, thick, those delicious smoothies. But yeah, they just ruined my digestion and I'd be bloated. I'd have cold poos. It was just not a good situation. Yeah, I've really noticed a difference with myself. You mentioned that in the book that postpartum is a time of weakened digestive fire, so it's a time of convalescence and recovery. It's not a time to be using your resources digesting or using your resources doing even too much thinking or anything else. Yeah, I think it makes a lot of sense to be mindful of that kind of stuff.   Tahlia Mynott: (29:48) Yeah. It's really like gentle, gentle, gentle with everything is how I think of it. Gentle with the food that you're consuming. Gentle with the visitors that you're allowing. Gentle with the warmth that's around you. Yeah, just keeping yourself in that beautiful cocoon for as long as possible.   Tahnee: (30:07) Yeah. That's actually, non-visitor boundaries were really great and I think a really important one to read to everybody.   Tahlia Mynott: (30:15) That was actually a big learning for me and why I really wanted to add that in there. So yeah, there is a page about visitor boundaries and we make some suggestions and questions in there. Because that was a big learning for me in my journey of postpartum with my firstborn, Luca, where I allowed people. And it was only family, but I did allow family. He was born at 2:00 AM after 30 hours of labour, so I was obviously exhausted but also running on a lot of adrenaline.   Tahlia Mynott: (30:42) I had family come for the next couple of days, and I significantly noticed my depletion more so after having visitors there. I'm a very hostess of the house too, so it was me going up and getting cups of tea and all those types of things. So the second time round we didn't even have really family or visitors for I think around three to four weeks. We had beautiful people dropping food to us, but they rarely came in or we might just say hi through the door. Just looking at both those postpartum journeys and the second one I also had a toddler running around too, but I actually felt so much more supported in that second postpartum journey than the first.   Tahlia Mynott: (31:29) It's a big learning. I went into that first one with... I had read a lot and I had studied a lot around it, so I had some ideas about it. But it's not until you go through it that you actually really understand how significant and dynamic that phase is.   Tahnee: (31:48) I was chatting to Caitlin about that when she came round the other day to drop the books off, your co-author. And I thought, it's beautiful that you have both perspectives. You have someone who's a doula and who cares for women but who hasn't really had the experience, and then you've been through it and you have that lived visceral experience of what's happened. Yeah, I actually think it's a really beautiful combination of energies because you've got that maiden energy in there and then the mother energy. I think it's really special.   Tahnee: (32:18) I think that transition, and you speak to that in the book as well, Caitlin and I were talking about it. It's like you know it's going to be big, but until you actually live it, you don't know how it's going to be big and what's going to show up for you. Yeah, I was surprised. I felt a little grief actually before Aiya was born, not so much when she was born. But I do remember looking at her and being like, "Oh my God, I've signed up for a lifetime of care and maybe I'm not ready for that."   Tahnee: (32:43) I was like, "Ah!" And I didn't have all these blissful... I mean, I had a little blissful feelings, but I wasn't feeling them toward to her at the time. I was like, "Oh my God, this is a big commitment." That shifted over a few days, but I'll never forget that. And I was like, "Well, that's not what I expected when I looked at my new baby." Yeah, I think it's a really interesting-   Tahlia Mynott: (33:09) But it's real and I'm sure that a lot of women experience that too. I actually remember my partner very significantly experiencing that. So like I said, Luca was born at 2:00 AM, and we birthed at home. It was all beautiful and amazing. We blissfully feel asleep. We woke up in the morning and I remember him looking at Luca. I still remember this and Luca's now nearly four, so this was nearly four years ago. He looked at Luca and looked at me and he's like, "Whoa, this is a lot, isn't it?" I'm like, "Um, just processing this now? Great."   Tahnee: (33:49) Well, it's funny because I think too, and I've had a really different journey in each pregnancy and I'd love to hear a little bit about the differences, other things you learned from postpartum that was different for you from Luca to Oka and also your pregnancies. I had such, honestly, blissful pregnancy with Aiya. I was floating around like a fairy the whole time just being like, "Life is so magical." I just was in awe of my body and it was a very psychic experience for me. It was really different.   Tahnee: (34:24) Whereas this one, I've been angry. Physically, I feel fine but I've been an emotional kind of machine of rage. Yeah, it's such a different pregnancy for me so I'm curious for you, how did those pregnancies alter your perspective and clinical practise and what you're sharing with us today? How did that change for you?   Tahlia Mynott: (34:44) I'm always so grateful for every experience I have, particularly in this women's health region, because it allows me to have so much more empathy for other women, although I did hit a point a couple years ago where I was like, "Okay, I'm done with the lessons. Let's just stop for a little bit, universe. I think I've got enough empathy right now." But I actually, so I've been pregnant three times.   Tahlia Mynott: (35:09) I miscarried the first pregnancy and that was such a pivotal moment and experience for me, which actually had a really positive outcome. Obviously, at the time there was a lot of grief, but I now can see why that was part of my story and why I needed to have that as part of my story.   Tahnee: (35:29) Do you mind speaking to that a little? I really feel passionately that we don't talk about miscarriage enough, and you don't have to share anything that you're not comfortable with. But it's this one in four women, you say it in your book, experience miscarriage. That's a quarter of us walking around with this story. We don't speak of spirit babies as real babies even though they are. I know in certain circles we do, but it's something I've really observed.   Tahnee: (35:56) I did a women's circle with 60 women last year in November two days before my wedding. I reckon at least 45 of those women had had a miscarriage or some kind of traumatic stillbirth or something that just was huge and so much to carry. I was humbled, really humbled by how common it was and how many women in that room had shared that. I'd be really interested if you could go deeper on that topic. I know it's a bit of a segue.   Tahlia Mynott: (36:30) Yeah, absolutely. I'm very open with my life.   Tahnee: (36:30) Fortunately.   Tahlia Mynott: (36:37) Yeah. You're right, it's not something that's really commonly talked about and happens to so many women and I think something that we need to be more open about and real about. It was actually such a healing component for me was I just remember getting onto the computer and Googling miscarriage stories and trying to find as many miscarriage stories as I could to read. I was ringing friends that I knew who had had it and I also had friends reach out to me who I didn't know who had had it say, "Oh, I had a miscarriage too. I would ring them and just listen to their stories. And actually, having those women and their journeys actually really helped me as well.   Tahlia Mynott: (37:20) I guess it was an interesting time because there it was definitely I had done the preconception journey, so in my head I was like, "Yeah, I've got this. I'm all good. Everything's sweet." Then I actually even got through the first trimester, so I miscarried the baby at 14 weeks so I was just into that second trimester. I guess also I'd hit that point of thinking, "Everything's totally... " The first trimester can be a little bit like, "Oh, I hope it's okay. Yeah, everything's fine." But once you get into that second trimester there's definitely a relief, I guess, or for me a little bit of relief like, "Okay, yeah. Everything should be sweet from here on in."   Tahlia Mynott: (38:02) So miscarrying at 14 weeks was definitely a surprise, but I actually intuitively knew that something wasn't right at about nine weeks. When I miscarried at 14 weeks, they did an ultrasound. And when they did the ultrasound, they actually, the guy said, "Oh, the sac's only actually nine weeks old." It was such an interesting... At the time, obviously I couldn't really focus and think about all that. But looking back on it, I was like, "Wow, I intuitively knew that something wasn't right from that nine weeks."   Tahlia Mynott: (38:35) I started bleeding a couple of days before I miscarried, and I had a bit of cramping throughout that first trimester, which can be completely normal. I actually had quite a bit of cramping with my recent pregnancy, Oka. It can be completely normal, so for anyone listening that's like, "Oh my gosh, I'm cramping," that's okay. I just want to say that so no one's freaking out. But yeah, I had quite a bit of cramping leading up.   Tahlia Mynott: (38:59) Then I remember we were at a friend's house and I'd had a bit of brown spotting. I knew deep down but I was also being optimistic and hoping that it wasn't just my mind playing tricks. I was like, "Oh, maybe that's just a bit of stagnation from my last bleed and that's okay just because there's obviously a bit of weight with my uterus and baby and all of that kind of stuff." Then I remember yeah, being at a friend's house and wiping and seeing the red blood, and I knew. I did have quite a bit of cramping as well, and I knew red blood, cramping, those two together probably not a good sign.   Tahlia Mynott: (39:34) Over the course of the next 24 hours, it did take a while, the bleeding started to intensify. We went to hospital just to confirm that I was having a miscarriage and then went back home. It was actually a full moon the day that I miscarried, which being in this field as well and very connected to the moons and the menstrual cycle, and the full moon is often, as you would know, in spiritual talk the letting go.   Tahlia Mynott: (40:06) It was a full moon and I'd found out that the baby, there was no heartbeat. But my body was still holding on to the baby, so we went to the beach that day and obviously cried and kept setting intentions of... I really wanted to miscarry naturally. I didn't want to have to go to hospital, although I had booked in for a day in say two days later. The doctor really wanted me to book it in the next day because it was actually a Sunday that we went in, so they couldn't do it on a Sunday. I was like, "No, no. I just want to give it a little bit of time and see if this can happen naturally."   Tahlia Mynott: (40:42) So yes, we went to the beach that day, got home that night. Then I really started to bleed quite heavily. There's two really significant parts to it. I still remember bleeding. For some reason, Scott and I had not got pads. Even though we knew I was going to miscarry, we hadn't got pads. So he went out to get pads, and I was sitting on the bed just on some towels. I actually just remember I had beautiful music on and so it was like we'd set up this space for a home birth almost but obviously thinking of it as a miscarriage.   Tahlia Mynott: (41:21) Mentally, we were somewhat prepared. I remember sitting on the bed and when the bleed really came actually feeling a sense of relief and just a real letting go. It happened on that full moon, so letting go and actually felt really at peace with it. I can still significantly tune back into that moment. Most of my miscarriage did happen at home and I passed the sac at home, which was really beautiful that that happened there.   Tahlia Mynott: (41:51) But it did get quite intense and that can be quite normal for... I've forgotten the phrase exactly. Oh, a missed miscarriage is what they usually call it where the sac is actually or the baby has actually passed a lot earlier than what you've miscarried. So there can be a lot of tissue and stagnation and a lot of things happening in the uterus. The bleed was very substantial for me. I was losing clots the size of my hand nearly every 15 to 20 minutes, so we did have to go to hospital. I spent 16 hours in emergency, but that also was a very significant time for me.   Tahlia Mynott: (42:35) I had had quite an aversion to hospitals in general growing up with what my mom had been through. Yeah, I actually felt, anxiety is not something that I really attune to too much, but I actually would have anxiety going near hospitals. When I fell pregnant that first time, I had a planned home birth, but I definitely had this fear around hospitals. And even when I was miscarrying, I really was trying to stay at home, but I did call my home birth midwife and she was like, "Look, you're bleeding a lot, losing these clots. It's definitely important for you to get to emergency now."   Tahlia Mynott: (43:12) My partner was like, "Look, we really need to go." And I was feeling quite light-headed obviously and not amazing. Just even actually going to emergency was a big component for me, but the women that I had, the nurses that I somehow manifested on that night were just the most beautiful women and they were like my mothers. My mum wasn't near. Just my partner was with me at the time. They really, their support was just so pivotal in my journey.   Tahlia Mynott: (43:43) Also, I had quite a significant amount of pain, which can be similar if you've had a missed miscarriage and even for other miscarriages because the uterus is really contracting to get out that stagnation and tissue and all the blood. But I was really rejecting the pain medication. I was like, "No, no, no." And they actually had to transfer me to a hospital because they thought I might have to have a blood transfusion, so they transferred me to the hospital. And during the transfer I had this really beautiful ambulance nurse, doctor, whatever he was, next to me, probably nurse or paramedic. I was breathing through them and I was like, "It's okay." Because I was having almost contractions, and I was just breathing through them.   Tahlia Mynott: (44:28) He could obviously tell I was in some kind of discomfort, and he's like, "Would you like some pain relief?" I was like, "No, no." I still remember this. He said to me, "Look, I understand where you're coming from, but there is a time and a place, and I have a feeling that for where you are now, this would be really supportive of you." I just remember being like, "Okay, yep. I think that the pain relief would be really helpful." I'm so grateful for that because it was really helpful for that, and I went on for another 16 hours of that so it was quite intense. Yeah, it was really supportive of me.   Tahlia Mynott: (45:08) I left that experience with just seeing the way that in crisis the medical system can be really amazing and supportive. I let go of a lot of fear, so I believe that my next two home births were so magical and amazing because I really had dispersed that fear of the hospital system during that miscarriage. So it was such a pivotal component of my entirety of birthing, I believe.   Tahnee: (45:39) Yeah. It's really powerful, I think, and something I pick up a lot on in this community that we're in where there's this right and wrong way to birth or to miscarry or whatever. Really, to actually have the freedom to do the thing, the home birth or whatever, you do need to have, I think, an acceptance of the potential outcomes which might mean transfer and might mean being in a hospital.   Tahnee: (46:08) I know for me, that was a big part of my home birth journey was really sitting in, am I going to be okay in myself if I end up birthing in a hospital? It took me a few days of really sitting with that to get to a place of like, yes, that's a yes for me. Because there was resistance and, I guess, an ego attachment to birthing in a certain way and all that kind of stuff and also not even wanting to let it in because I didn't want to pollute my mind with that kind of thought or whatever.   Tahnee: (46:40) I've spoken to a lot of women that have miscarried, especially in the last 10 years, and a lot of them say that it's more painful than childbirth, which I find really interesting. But I imagine the hormonal cascade is different. There's not that sort of trigger from the baby and all of those other things that happen with birth and how long the process can be and how tricky it can be. It's not always straightforward miscarriage, so I really appreciate you sharing all of that because I know it's a lot. But, yeah.   Tahnee: (47:13) So you had the miscarriage. How much longer after that was Luca conceived? Is it another year? I'm trying to remember your timeline.   Tahlia Mynott: (47:24) I conceived Luca about eight months after that miscarriage. I did another six months of rebuilding myself, so abstained from intercourse for six months and I really didn't want to conceive straight away. But I definitely have many clients and friends, and I have a lot of compassion around this, which again, I'm really grateful for, I can understand why women want to conceive the next month because this bizarre timeframe lapse where you're like, "Oh, I should be 14 weeks pregnant and I'm not pregnant. Oh, I should be 15 now and I'm not pregnant at all." So I have compassion around that, but for me it was really important to wait for...   Tahlia Mynott: (48:11) The egg that is released from the ovary, the largest stage of maturation, is around 90 days, so it was really important for me to wait at least one of those cycles of 90 days. But I actually decided to wait two of those cycles of 90 days. Because I had such an extensive bleed, I actually was anaemic as well, so there was a lot of blood building that I was doing during that time as well. So lots and lots of building in those six months and then yeah, it took about two to three months to conceive Luca.   Tahnee: (48:42) That's interesting. So you've done the preconception and a lot of that is detoxifying and cleansing. And then you've had the miscarriage and then you're rebuilding, so you've had this kind of... Because that's something Mason and I talk about a lot with people, it's like, "Yes, it's great to cleanse, but if you don't have that phase of making sure your tissue's really strong, making sure your nutrition is really high, to go from cleansing into conception can be, I think, not a great thing."   Tahnee: (49:11) Yeah, have you had that experience with... Because I've seen it with a lot of people we know who live a really high alkaline, clean diet, and then have a lot of trouble coming to conception time. I'm like, "Good time to build up some fat tissue and some muscle and reserves."   Tahlia Mynott: (49:28) Yes. That was definitely a component of my preconception was building as well, but I have to admit that definitely I was more focused on the building between those two pregnancies and the importance of that 100% and ensuring fat tissue and iron and blood building and zinc. Yeah, there's so many components of that building that are really, really important, definitely.   Tahnee: (49:58) And do you work with someone or do you do your own care? Because I mean, I'll usually order blood tests and stuff but typically do the interpretations and things myself. What's your approach to that? Do you tend to... Other people love support, so I don't want to say there's a right or wrong. Yeah.   Tahlia Mynott: (50:14) Yeah. I do, absolutely, that. I actually work with an incredible doctor up here. Well, in terms of working with her, I'm not working in clinic with her, but she knows who I am and I send a lot of clients to her. Yeah, we're looking at people's blood profiles and then suggesting from there, so she'll do all the blood profile panels for me.   Tahlia Mynott: (50:34) I think it's important in these phases too, so whether you've had a miscarriage or you're in your preconception phase is actually finding a team of support. I don't think you can support all elements that need to be supported with just one person. I think it's important to have a team of either an acupuncturist or a naturopath or a nutritionist.   Tahlia Mynott: (50:57) Yeah, there's so many elements to this. A lot of women come to me and they want to fall pregnant in the next month. That's not my ideal. My ideal would be probably six to 12 months to work on some things, but you've got to also be supportive of where that person is at as well. Yeah, if they have the time and the space, then having a support team I think is really crucial.   Tahnee: (51:23) Yeah, I agree. I mean, I'm big on having those. Especially body work practitioners and energetic practitioners, I think to me are amazing. I see an acupuncturist fortnightly for this pregnancy and I did similar with Aiya. I guess I'm curious about that with Oka, did you guys do a similar preconception? We were a lot gentler, I noticed, with this baby in our preconception approach that we just really took it a lot easier. I wonder if you guys were the same or if you still had quite an intensive preconception phase?   Tahlia Mynott: (51:54) No. We were exactly the same. I actually was still breastfeeding Luca when I fell pregnant with Oka as well, so there was definitely no detoxifying happening there. But pregnancy and birth is one of the biggest detoxifications of a woman anyway, which is why I really like to support women in trying to do some gentle detoxifying before that. But because I'd had the miscarry as well, I actually felt like, and this might for some people be quite triggering, but for me it was almost a bit of a cleanse as well. Obviously, at the time not so much but in hindsight.   Tahlia Mynott: (52:39) Because I'd had those processes as well, yeah, I was super gentle with Oka. It was more about building because I was still breastfeeding and obviously giving a lot to Luca at that time, which in hindsight, I'm not sure that I would fall pregnant again while breastfeeding because I definitely noticed the difference in my pregnancies. And potentially, I was still slightly depleted from the breastfeeding, so going into Oka's pregnancy, yeah, it was different to Luca's.   Tahlia Mynott: (53:15) Luca's was more like your Aiya's one that you mentioned, so really blissful, felt amazing. Was doing hill walks all the time around our property. Was just in love with life and just actually wanted to be pregnant forever. I was like, "This is incredible. I feel amazing."   Tahnee: (53:29) Right. I know.   Tahlia Mynott: (53:30) Yeah. I actually was worried at the end because he was 41 plus five. I was a little bit concerned that I was holding onto him because I was loving it so much. I was definitely not like those women that are like, "Okay, I'm so ready to birth." I was actually like, "No, I love this. I'm not sure I want to get rid of this."   Tahnee: (53:48) Yeah. Aiya was 42 and I wanted the same. I'm like, yeah, it was such a nice experience.   Tahlia Mynott: (53:55) Yeah. I mean, Luca... Sorry, Oka. Oka still had its beauty, but I definitely felt more tired. And I definitely felt that real hormonal surge at the start, and emotionally that was quite challenging for me, particularly for that first trimester. I didn't have anything severe, but there was definitely a lot more niggles with Oka.   Tahlia Mynott: (54:25) I did prenatal yoga with both my babies, and I remember the first one. Our teacher, Esther, who's incredible, she would go around and just say, "Is anyone experiencing reflux or hip joint pain," or whatever it was. With Luca, I was like, "No, no. I feel great." Then with Oka, I was like, "Yep, yep. Oh, yeah. That's me. Yep, that's me again."   Tahnee: (54:50) All of the above.   Tahlia Mynott: (54:52) Yeah. Very minor but still, there was just a lot more niggles with him. Obviously, the body had done it all before, and I obviously didn't have the strength that I'd had going into Luca's in terms of my movement. Yeah, I'm sure there were many elements to that, and I was a little bit older as well.   Tahnee: (55:12) Did you approach Luca's postpartum with all that in mind? I'm sorry, Oka's postpartum, a little bit more, I guess gently? Because that's something I remember with Aiya, being very aware of all of the should-dos and then still, "But it's such a nice day. I'm just going to go to the beach." Or, "Oh, I'm going to go to the markets and catch up with people." Just letting it slip a little bit because I felt so good and it felt easy.   Tahnee: (55:41) But I think in hindsight, I'm like, we travelled when I was three months for a month and things like that, which they were really exhausting times. I think I'm definitely gearing up to be a lot more low energy this time around, so I wonder if that was the same sort of thing with you?   Tahlia Mynott: (55:57) I absolutely did that and was very similar. We've got very similar journeys. I felt so great with Luca that even when I was having the visitors, I continued to have the visitors because I felt really good. But in hindsight, yeah, it was definitely taking a lot from me. So with Oka, I was much more gentler. We didn't have the visitors. The foods I was consuming were definitely slightly different to what they had been with Luca.   Tahlia Mynott: (56:27) I was asking, so that was a big thing for me, so I really struggled to ask for support from people. But with Oka, I was definitely asking for more support. We actually even got a cleaner, which our house is tiny, so I was a little bit embarrassed by this one. But just the support of that cleaner once a week was really important for us. I just didn't have to do those things and could solely focus on the children.   Tahlia Mynott: (56:52) One thing that was really important for us was just really encapsulating that family unit. And for Luca as well, he'd just become a big brother and I didn't want too many people coming into that energy and space. I really wanted him to feel included and that he was also really important and also for him and Oka to form their bond. So we encapsulated our little space or house for that month. Yeah, that was very different to how I was with Luca.   Tahlia Mynott: (57:22) Even with my movement, I think with Luca, because I felt so amazing, I started not vigorous movement, but I started walking probably a week postpartum, doing walks. It's quite hilly where we are, but with Oka, I was just so much more gentle. I did a lot of five minutes of stretching and yoga, but really hardly moving. Yeah, I noticed such a significant difference in just that, in my movement practises and how that supported me in that second postpartum.   Tahnee: (57:51) It's such a shift and I think I relate to all of that. I've had to let go of how, I guess, pre-children and being a yoga teacher, because I was full time moving seven days a week a lot of the day. It's been full circle for me back to an office job, back to having a kid to run around after but not as much time to practise. It's like I might get an hour in a day if I'm lucky these days. I think it's a really humbling experience and also, yeah, recognising how much the body changes after birth.   Tahnee: (58:24) I loved that you guys address that in the book where you speak about closing the bones and how important that is. Because that was one of the things for me, I think my pelvis changed dramatically after having Aiya, and I just think those things, they're not addressed enough in our culture around... You guys emphasise this a lot. It's like birth and the child and the baby is really emphasised, but there's culture in France where they give women pelvic floor rehab for, I think it's six sessions for free as a part of their government healthcare. It's like I've had to pay for that. It's fine, but it's like, that's not cheap.   Tahnee: (59:02) It's made a huge difference to my overall wellbeing, but it's like if I didn't have that education and know to seek out that care... I have friends that have whispered to me like, "Oh, yeah. I'm 45 and I still wet my pants most of the time." It's like, why aren't we talking about this? You can't go back and jump up and down at the gym without a pelvic floor. You need to restore that tissue. Yeah, I think it's a really big and challenging conversation.   Tahnee: (59:29) But yeah, a lot of the stuff you speak about, the rebozo, which I hadn't actually heard of, that sounds cool. These things are all designed to restore the integrity of the pelvis and the SI joint and to help to start to bring that pelvic floor tissue back into place.   Tahlia Mynott: (59:44) There are so many amazing supportive tools from many traditions and even what's available here. But yeah, many women aren't really aware of all these supportive tools, so we definitely have tried to encapsulate them in the front section of the book. I'm sure we've missed something. I'm sure there's other amazing supportive tools, but they're the ones that we know of. Yeah, it's so important.   Tahlia Mynott: (01:00:08) It's that whole concept too of a nourished mum nourishes her family and children. Yeah, I just want to scream that every day. I just think that's so important to ensure that the mother is nourished. It's not just about what food she's eating. It's about the people that are around her and it's about her body, which you would know more about than me with your line of expertise. But yeah, all those elements are just so significant and so important.   Tahnee: (01:00:36) I think that's what I really enjoyed about your book was yeah, I guess I had read a lot of postpartum books and they're either a lot of theory, which is really great, or they're sort of... But it's almost yeah, it's written by women who know it, who've been through it. And I think the things you've chosen and highlighted are really, like belly binding, those kinds of things, they're really accessible. Abhyanga postpartum, really accessible. These are all things that you don't need to spend a lot of money on. You can tend to yourself or have someone tend to you easily at home. Yeah. I'm really happy for you guys.   Tahlia Mynott: (01:01:13) Thanks, darling. Hopefully, all those things are really simple too. That was a really important... along with the recipes. All of it, you can go into so much detail in all these areas and aspects of everything we talked about today, but I don't actually like to do that. I don't like going into such detail because I sometimes believe you're speaking to the minority when you go into all that and it can be a little bit overwhelming.   Tahlia Mynott: (01:01:37) So I like to take it back to what's really, really simple, and that's a lot of the basis of the book too. I hope that all these things are accessible and simple because the last thing we want to do is overwhelm any woman with these tools and practises and food.   Tahnee: (01:01:53) Yeah. No, I definitely feel that. It's in depth, but it's an easy read. It's digestible. It's not, like you were saying before we got on this call, often you get a postpartum book and it's like, "Wow, that all looks amazing, but I'm not going to do any of it." I'm sitting here with a baby and I can't move for the next two hours.   Tahlia Mynott: (01:02:16) Totally.   Tahnee: (01:02:17) Yeah. Gotta keep it realistic, I think. Yeah. So, where can people get a copy of this? Because you guys self-publish, which is awesome and the way of the future for someone who's from publishing.   Tahlia Mynott: (01:02:28) Which is quite a journey in itself, which you obviously know, but an incredible one. We learn a lot of lessons on the way. We're still learning all the time. But you can purchase it via our website, which is www.nourishingthosewhonurture.com. We've had such an overwhelming amount of support, which has been absolutely beautiful, so we've actually had a few wholesalers take us on. Yeah, which is incredible.   Tahlia Mynott: (01:02:58) We actually haven't reached out to anyone because we've just been overwhelmed by all the support we're getting. There's a few fertility practitioners and actually TCM practitioners and a few other places you might see us, but mainly via our website at this point.   Tahnee: (01:03:15) Yeah. That's so great. And you guys are on social media. I'll link to all of your different platforms, but, so your work, if people want to talk to you about your nutrition work, that's through Luna Holistic, yeah?   Tahlia Mynott: (01:03:27) Yeah. That's @lunaholisticnutrition. I've actually in my bio got all my other little avenues in there as well, so you can link to me through all those spots. Yeah.   Tahnee: (01:03:38) Okay, awesome. Yeah. Well, I think we're going to have Caitlin on the podcast as well because-   Tahlia Mynott: (01:03:42) Amazing.   Tahnee: (01:03:42) ... she's got her own crazy journey to share.   Tahlia Mynott: (01:03:45) And she is so incredible, Caitlin, who I co-authored it with. She's just, you know those women who

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In this episode, Dr Vignesh Devraj is Dr Vaishali Shukla, an Ayurvedic physician who specializes in menstrual health, gut health and fertility problems. This episode discusses the low awareness around dysmenorrhea, normalisation of menstrual cramps, and risks associated with this. It also shares information on how to deal with period pain, and regain menstrual health with Ayurveda. The topics discussed in this episode are: Lack of awareness about dysmenorrhea and normalisation of period pain Understanding the causes of dysmenorrhea Identifying the type of dysmenorrhea The inefficacy of pain killers Ayurvedic management of dysmenorrhea You can reach Dr Vaishali Shukla at Website: http://vedamrithealth.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vedamrit_/?hl=en For further information about Dr Vignesh Devraj, kindly visit www.vigneshdevraj.com and www.sitaramretreat.com His Instagram handles are @sitarambeachretreat @vigneshdevraj If you are interested in doing one on one ayurvedic consultation with Dr. Vignesh Devraj please find the details in this link - Ayurvedic Consultation with Dr. Vignesh Devraj If you are economically challenged, please use the form provided to request a free Ayurvedic consultation here. We truly hope you are enjoying our content. Want to help us shape and grow this show faster? Leave your review and subscribe to the podcast, so you'll never miss out on any new episodes. Thanks for your support. Disclaimer: - The content of the podcast episodes is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical procedures, consultations, diagnosis, or treatment in any manner. We strongly do not recommend using the content of these episodes as medical advice for any medical conditions for you, others, or for treating your patients.

In this episode will conclude our discussion of primary dysmenorrhea. We will focus on non-hormonal and non-pharmacological alternatives for management of primary dysmenorrhea (Part 2; ABOG MOC).

Our understanding and management options for primary dysmenorrhea have evolved over the years. In this session, we will review the pathophysiology of primary dysmenorrhea and summarize the first-line treatment options for the condition. The information for this podcast comes from the ABOG MOC reading list for 2021.

1 in every 9 women are diagnosed with Endometriosis. Thousands more go undiagnosed while struggling with debilitating pelvic pain and main other symptoms related to their menstrual cycle. Meanwhile, these women are told their symptoms are “normal” and that the only treatment is to take synthetic hormones (a birth control pill).    I'm outraged about this – as a naturopathic doctor and as a woman who also experienced severe menstrual cramps for over 15 years of my life.     It's time that women are acknowledged for the pain – physical and emotional – they experience and receive REAL help, and hope, to feel better. Not only that, but to receive support with fertility, which is often compromised by this condition.    Cindy Dabrowska, R.D., the Endometriosis Dietitian, agrees and focuses her work on helping women in this way. With her background in nutrition, she guides women to make changes that can transform their bodies and get them out of pain. She does this without overly restricting food choices, and by helping women to understand their bodies.     Cindy and I discussed how it's possible to support your ovaries to makes hormones in a balanced way, and to support your liver to detoxify those hormones efficiently and effectively. It's also important to support healthy digestion of food, absorption of nutrients, and balanced/optimized gut bacteria.    We talked about the testing we both use to show us what's out of balance and needs support. And how we can use nutrients, herbs, diet changes and stress reduction to rebalance and how to maintain over time and stress exposure.    In this episode we cover:    Cindy's health story that inspired her to help other women with pain  Common symptoms associated with Endometriosis  Why it is so difficult to get a diagnosis  Theories of the underlying cause of Endometriosis  How to think about heal Endometriosis, starting with digestion  How blood sugar levels and gut bacteria affect estrogen  Other possible triggers or underlying causes of Endometriosis  Diet changes Cindy suggests from the start  The power of the right kinds of fats to decrease inflammation and pain    Too often I hear from women that they feel alone in their pain, and as though they hit a dead end in terms of the options available through standard medical options.    I shared about some of the things that helped me get out of pain, and what I've seen help my patients over the years. Dysmenorrhea (severe menstrual cramps) and the associated symptoms, including migraines, PMS/PMDD, and fertility issues can be addressed using natural approaches that are effective and lasting.     It's one of my favorite things to help, because it can make such a difference to get out of pain. This is why I'm so glad to introduce you to Cindy, who is an amazing and supportive resource.    If you are struggling with Endometriosis – or severe menstrual cramps – and would like more help, please reach out to me and Cindy so we can help you.     Connect with Cindy  www.endometriosisdietitian.ca  Social media links: www.instagram.com/endo.fertility.dietitian    Connect with Dr. Doni:    Facebook HTTPS://FACEBOOK.COM/DRDONIWILSON   Instagram HTTPS://INSTAGRAM.COM/DRDONIWILSON   YouTube HTTPS://YOUTUBE.COM/USER/DONIWILSONND   Weekly Wellness Wisdom Newsletter: HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/WWW     Special Link:    What Is Endometriosis (FREE)  https://doctordoni.com/2021/07/what-is-endometriosis/    Books and Resources:    Stress Warrior Book (FREE)  HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/STRESSWARRIOR      Stress Warrior Stress Resiliency Facebook Group (FREE)  HTTPS://FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/STRESSWARRIOR     7-day Stress Reset (FREE)  HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/STRESS-RESET     HPV & Cervical Dysplasia Guide (FREE)  HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/HPV-AND-CERVICAL-DYSPLASIA-GUIDE/       Personalized Solutions:    If you'd like to meet with Dr. Doni one-on-one for your health, request a Health Breakthrough Session: HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/BREAKTHROUGH     To get an idea of more comprehensive options, read about Dr. Doni's Signature Consultation Programs: HTTPS://DOCTORDONI.COM/SERVICES

Cynthia is a Registered Dietitian in the US with a Master's of  science in Nutrition and has been a Registered Dietitian for over 10  years. Cynthia is a non-diet dietitian and believes in Health at Every Size. Helping women recover from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (no period)  & find food & exercise freedom is a speciality area of hers. Due  to her own struggles with HA, disordered eating & infertility,  Cynthia was driven to specialize in HA. Throughout the years, Cynthia has worked in various areas in the field of nutrition which has led her  to where she is today operating her own virtual practice & working  with women across the world helping them recover their period and find  balance with food and exercise. Today Cynthia shares her experience with HA and how it changed her practice (to focus on HA with her clients). Today's episode is sponsored by Tempdrop! Tempdrop gives you everything you need to effortlessly track your fertility. Wear the Tempdrop sensor  while you sleep  for accurate basal body temperature readings without the stress of early morning wake ups. Tempdrop's accompanying app enables you to chart an array of symptoms alongside your BBT, including cervical mucus and OPKs. Combine these fertility signs all in one place to identify your fertile window and confirm ovulation. Whether you are trying to conceive, are avoiding pregnancy or want to chart for health reasons, Tempdrop makes fertility awareness accessible to all women - even if you don't have regular cycles or sleeping patterns. Identify your fertility window, in real time with Tempdrop. Follow this link to buy now!  And use code coupon code: FERTILITYFRIDAY at checkout for a 10% discount when your order! Topics discussed in today's episode: Cynthia's HA misdiagnosis and her experience How old Cynthia was when she got her first period and if she ever used birth control The common misdiagnosis of PCOS and HA The difference between HA and PCOS The similarities in symptoms of HA and PCOS How the diagnosis for PCOS and HA differ The challenges women face getting the correct diagnosis Cynthia's, body size, eating habits and workout routine that contributed to her late menstrual cycle start Connect with Cynthia: You can connect with Cynthia on LinkedIn and Instagram. Resources mentioned: The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 353 | Myths & Facts About Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Dani Sheriff FFP 349 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Samantha Kellgren [On-Air Client Session] FFP 275 | Recovering from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Lisa & Catherine FFP 270 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | How Laura Got Her Period Back 5 Years After Coming Off The Pill | Laura Bruner FFP 223 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | No Period. Now What? | Dr. Nicola Rinaldi, PhD FFP 173 | Reclaiming Menstruation | The Wisdom and Power of Your Menstrual Cycle | Lara Owen FFP 141 | Surviving Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Getting Your Period Back Without Fertility Drugs | Nicola Rinaldi [On-Air Client Session] FFP | 113 Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Making Fertility Awareness Work for You | FAM & Breastfeeding | Managing Your Fertile Window | Sarah, Lisa, & Rose Yewchuk FFP 086 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Period Repair Manual | Healthy Hormones | Dr. Lara Briden FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now! The Fertility Awareness Charting Workbook This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Dysmenorrhea is a common condition associated with painful cramping in the uterus. 75% of people who menstruate experience painful periods. There are two types- Primary Dysmenorrhea is a condition where periods are painful but not linked to other gynecological concerns, and normally start right at the beginning of menses. Secondary Dysmenorrhea is the presence of pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis or another reproductive health issue and would have me considering a differential diagnosis. Dysmenorrhea is caused by an increased amount of prostaglandins in our menstrual fluid.  When tissue is damaged or infected, prostaglandins are the hormones that cause a reaction like pain, inflammation and fever. Normally, this would spark a healing process in the body, but during menstruation, it sparks a constant feedback loop of pain.Health Topic: Dysmenorrhea / Painful PeriodsWhat is it?: Primary dysmenorrhea is the presence of painful cramping during menstruation with no other obvious underlying health concerns. Secondary dysmenorrhea is the presence of painful cramping but with the presence of other reproductive health issues. Symptoms: Painful cramping, nausea, headaches, dizziness, mental distress, muscle cramping etc.Causes and Risk Factors: Having female reproductive organs, stress, prevalence of prostaglandins in menstrual fluid. Diagnosis and Treatment: Often diagnosed by a medical doctor. Conventional treatment would include pain killers and hormonal contraceptive pills. Manual therapy, visceral manipulation, stress reduction and manual therapy techniques. Tips from an Osteopathic Perspective: With the use of osteopathic manual techniques and by adopting its principles into my approach, I am able to reduce overall pain and discomfort during menstruation. You do not need to suffer in pain every month due to your gynecological conditions. Visceral manual therapy can be an effective and gentle way to help improve the structure and function of your pelvic organs.THE TAKE AWAY:There are massive gaps in our healthcare system. When people presenting with female reproductive organs try to discuss their health concerns with their medical doctors, they are often gaslit or passed onto some specialist who also has no idea how to manage or treat their concerns. We are left feeling ill, confused and hopeless. I can count on two hands the number of different gynecologists this 33 has seen in her life, with no help or positive outcomes. I am grateful that manual therapy provides options for people who are struggling with pain.Contact Nicole Settimi, DOMP, RMTwww.onebodywellness.canicole@onebodywellness.caFollow us on instagram @one.body.wellness for more health and wellness information and start a conversation with Nicole! If you have a specific health concern you'd like me to address on my podcast, or you'd like to be a guest, email me.__Nicole Settimi is a solo mom, an entrepreneur, manual osteopath and registered massage therapist. She built a successful health clinic in Ottawa, Ontario's downtown core, where she provided healthcare services and a gentle escape from the stressors of daily life. While on maternity leave with her daughter, Nicole has decided to share her knowledge and clinical experience with the podcast world to help empower others to develop a strong sense of awareness and respect within their one body. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Excruciating pain, heavy bleeding, nausea and vomiting are all symptoms many of my clients first come to me with. Whilst I first and foremost use nutrition and lifestyle changes to help my clients resolve their endo symptoms, there are also supplements that have been shown to specifically lower premenstrual and menstrual problems such as pain and nausea, and I use a selection of these when necessary with my clients. I’ve seen so much success with these supplements that I included them in the supplement module of my course, Live and Thrive with Endo. In today’s episode I’m sharing another clip from this module, this time focusing on the supplements that help to relieve these specific symptoms. Last week I shared the supplements shown to target endo and some of those supplements have also been shown to alleviate dysmenorrhea and other menstrual issues too, so I would definitely listen to both of these episodes. Also, I want to make it clear that I believe in using diet and lifestyle changes to manage endometriosis, and getting to the root cause(s) of our symptoms. I usually use supplements later in my coaching with clients, to allow them to experience changes in their symptoms from an anti-inflammatory diet, physio, gut healing, etc. but if a client is really struggling then we do bring supplements in sooner. My point is, these shouldn't be used in isolation, but rather in tandem with healthy habits that support you to live well with endo and resolve the root problem behind your inflammation, hormonal imbalances, fatigue, etc. I’ve also distinguished between studies on animals or in vitro in contrast to studies on humans, as of course, for those supplements which haven’t been tested on humans yet, we need more research and larger studies would be helpful for all of these supplements. I also do not advocate for animal testing and so this episode isn’t about promoting or supporting animal testing, but is rather about sharing with you the information that we have so far, whilst acknowledging the gaps in the research and the ethical issues. Here’s the transcript from the module: Disclaimer So before we get started I just wanted to share a quick disclaimer as supplements can occasionally come with side effects and health risks.  So as outlined in the agreement you signed when you enrolled into the course, you should consult with your doctor before starting a new supplement regime, this is especially important if you are on medication as some supplements can change how the medication works. It may also be important to get tested first before taking some supplements, like with vitamin D and iron. I’ll mention this in the slide if this is necessary, though I do generally recommend getting your levels tested either way. This is even more important when you’re trying to conceive or are pregnant, as some supplements aren’t safe during conception and pregnancy.  As you’re aware, I am not a dietician or medical professional. These practitioners are licenced to give specific prescriptive doses to individuals whereas I am not. Instead, these are general yet therapeutic doses (which essentially means effective) for the specific issues I highlight them as useful for in this lesson, provided to you for educational purposes with the intention that you will then discuss these with your doctor or the practitioner you’re working with before beginning. These doses are either from the studies, from my training or from other practitioners and are generally safe to use - if there are any risks, I have highlighted them in the slides.  Finally, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘you can’t out-supplement a bad diet or lifestyle’ and it’s especially true with a chronic condition. You’re not going to reap the full benefits of these supplements if your diet choices and lifestyle are standing in direct opposition to them. I do think supplements play a role with endometriosis, especially as gut health issues, deficiencies and high inflammatory markers and low antioxidant markers are factors we see in our population, but they need to be alongside healthy choices. So keep that in mind as we go through this lesson today. Okay, now that’s the boring bit over! Let’s get to supplements! Period Pain and Associated Symptoms So now let’s move onto some supplements which have been shown to be effective for period pain and associated symptoms like nausea and vomiting.   Magnesium Okay, you know I’m a major fan of magnesium and here’s why: Magnesium supports healthy oestrogen metabolism Supports blood sugar stability by improving insulin sensitivity Lowers inflammation by inhibiting inflammatory prostaglandins and lowering oxidation levels Reduces dysmenorrhea  Supports progesterone production by supporting processes involved in hormone regulation Reduces PMS symptoms Magnesium oxide and citrate reduce constipation Dose wise, if you’re looking to use citrate or oxide for constipation, Dr Allision Siebecker recommends 500mg to 2000mg per night, building up gradually until you get a healthy bowel movement the following morning, and then continue for maintenance or as needed. Do not go straight in at the higher dose as this will cause diarrhea. For pain, you can use 500-600g of Epsom salts 2-3 times a week for optimal absorption or 150mg to 450mg a day (though some practitioners use higher levels). Honestly, most of us are so deficient in magnesium that this should be an ongoing supplement, but for endo pain, try using for a minimum of six months though I expect you’ll see results much quicker. For blood sugar, the recommended dose is 150mg to 200mg of magnesium glycinate or l-threonate two to three times per day. You can use this ongoing.   Ginger Okay another one I love is ginger!  Ginger has been shown to be just as effective as ibuprofen and mefenamic acid for dysmenorrhea, so if you’re looking to get off NSAIDS, this could help. It’s also been shown in multiple other studies to reduce dysmenorrhea. Additionally, it’s been shown in research to aid with nausea. It’s a generally a wonderfully powerful anti-inflammatory and pain reliever, demonstrated in numerous studies. Aid withs migraines and headaches and has been shown to be as effective as migraine medication when taken at a dose of 250mg at the start of the migraine. Ginger is a natural antihistamine, shown to just as effective as loratadine. Dose wise, the recommendation for dysmenorrhea is between 750mg to 2000mg per day, split into doses of around 250-500mg in the lead up to your period and during the first 3-4 days of your cycle. If you wanted to lower inflammation overall for endo, Dr Aviva Romm advises you could also take ginger daily for three-six months (at least) at 1000mg a day, though you could go higher as long as you didn’t exceed 2000mg per day.  I do just want to caution, if you have interstitial cystitis, ginger may be irritating for the bladder. Additionally, high doses in one go can cause stomach upset like diarrhea so always take in divided doses and build up your doses to test your tolerance.   Cinnamon Cinnamon is another lovely supplement which can really help with periods. Cinnamon has been shown to significantly reduce heavy bleeding in people with primary dysmenorrhea.  It also has been shown to significantly reduce nausea and vomiting during menstruation. ·Significantly reduces pain with primary dysmenorrhea.  Very effective for balancing blood sugar by improving insulin sensitivity. The studies of cinnamon for dysmenorrhea used 420mg three times a day or 1000mg three times a day during first three days of the participants cycles.  The dose for blood sugar balance is 3000mg a day, divided into doses and taken with carbohydrate foods, though up to 6000mg has been used in studies. This can be ongoing to support with blood sugar stabilisation or short-term to help you to get on track with your blood sugar. Due to the oxalate and histamine levels of cinnamon, cinnamon may cause bladder irritation to those with interstitial cystitis. Cinnamon extract may be more beneficial because it significantly lowers the histamine and oxalate content, though it’s unclear whether the studies used cinnamon extract or powder, but the extract still appears to be safe in these doses. Of course, consult your doctor and read the label recommendations.  When choosing your product, look for ceylon cinnamon not cassia cinnamon, which contains toxic compounds that can be harmful at high doses. If you have kidney stones, you may need to adopt a low oxalate diet temporarily so consult with a partitioner before taking lots of cinnamon powder.   Vitamin D We all know that vitamin D is an essential nutrient, here some of its super powers: Low vitamin D have been associated with endo, chronic pain conditions, insulin resistance and menstrual disorders such as PCOS. In research, vitamin D supplementation has been shown to significantly reduce pain with dysmenorrhea. It’s also been shown to reduce premenstrual syndrome and the associated symptoms. So in my training we’re taught that a safe maintenance dose that you can take with normal vitamin D levels is 2000IU, though the department of health recommends a minimum of 400IU a day. So you could start lower or just stick to that level if you feel more comfortable dosing at the lower end, however it’s really only enough to avoid deficiency but is not an optimal amount for good health.  In terms of testing, a healthy optimum level of vitamin D is 50 ng/ml or near that number. If your levels are lower then you’ll need to increase your intake. 5000IU daily is the recommendation for low levels of vitamin D but because of the risk of vitamin D toxicity if you take too much, you should work with your doctor to agree on the required dose for you personally and retest between 60 to 90 days after beginning to supplement at these higher levels. Once you’re at a healthy range, you can drop down to a maintenance dose.  Show Notes References Magnesium https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/5/10/3910 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dme.12250 https://drbrighten.com/boost-low-progesterone/ https://www.composednutrition.com/blog/increase-progesterone-naturally https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2675496/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25023192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5112180/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30880352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4847116/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17229895/   Ginger https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23865123/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26177393/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25912592/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.6730 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7171779/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23657930/   Cinnamon https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4443385/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30396627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5220230/ https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/89/3/815/4596714 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30396627/ https://examine.com/supplements/cinnamon/ https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(16)30899-1/fulltext Vitamin D https://endometriosisnews.com/2016/11/11/ovarian-endometriosis-linked-to-vitamin-d-blood-levels-in-study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4427945/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29447494/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6250088/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22371927/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27147120/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/vitamin-d/ https://drhyman.com/blog/2010/08/24/vitamin-d-why-you-are-probably-not-getting-enough/

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Kate Kordsmeier is a writer, educator, and creative entrepreneur. After almost a decade as a freelance journalist, Kate founded Root + Revel, a holistic wellness blog with a focus on mind-body-soul health. Once the blog blossomed into a 6-figure business, she started the The Six-Figure Blog Academy, a digital course dedicated to helping others start their own profitable businesses. Kate is also the host of the Success with Soul Podcast. Her mission is to empower women to create a profitable, purpose-filled online business and build a life of freedom and flexibility, without selling their soul. Today Kate shares her story about overcoming post-pill PCOS. An episode you won’t want to miss! Topics discussed in today's episode: Kate’s menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives history What inspired Kate to start her holistic wellness blog, Root + Revel Kate’s journey coming off of the pill and normalizing her menstrual cycle Challenges with hormonal contraceptives Kate’s experience with her healthcare providers and her diagnosis with PCOS How the pill can relate to gut issues Why healthcare providers always lean on the pill as the cure Kate’s experience with the IUD How Kate heeled her body naturally Kate’s symptoms after getting off the pill that concerned her she had PCOS Kate’s experience and how long it took her to normalize her period How the pill masks female health and cycle issues Kate's life after her menstrual cycle normalized Connect with Kate: You can connect with Kate on Facebook, Instagram and on her website. Resources mentioned: Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship (FAMM) Class of 2021 The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program Related podcasts & blog posts: [On-Air Client Session] FFP 279 | Post-Pill Amenorrhea | Lisa & Jennifer [On-Air Client Session] FFP 278 | Regulating Your Cycles Post-Pill | Lisa & Natalie [On-Air Client Session] FFP 275 | Recovering from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Lisa & Catherine FFP 270 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | How Laura Got Her Period Back 5 Years After Coming Off The Pill | Laura Bruner FFP 223 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | No Period. Now What? | Dr. Nicola Rinaldi, PhD FFP 163 | PCOS & Fertility | Improving Fertility & Balancing Hormones with Diet & Lifestyle Changes | Robyn Srigley [On-Air Client Session] FFP 147 | Managing PCOS Symptoms Naturally | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Lisa & Erica FFP 142 | Endometriosis, PCOS, Acne & Infertility | Getting to the Root Cause | Dr. Pamela Frank FFP 141 | Surviving Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Getting Your Period Back Without Fertility Drugs | Nicola Rinaldi FFP 138 | Post-Pill Amenorrhea | Why It Took 4 Years For Her Period To Come Back | Andrea Petrus FFP 111 | 8 Steps to Reverse Your PCOS | Inflammation, Gut Health, Thyroid Disorders & PCOS | Infertility | Autoimmunity | Dr. Fiona McCulloch, ND [On-Air Client Session] FFP 105 | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Fertility Awareness Method | PCOS | Balancing Blood Sugar | Nutrition for Fertility | Teri & Lisa FFP 103 | Real Food for PCOS | PCOS, Insulin Resistance & Diabetes | Managing PCOS Naturally with Diet |  Balancing Blood Sugar | Lily Nichols FFP 086 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Period Repair Manual | Healthy Hormones | Dr. Lara Briden FFP 022 | What is PCOS? | Healing PCOS Naturally | PCOS Diva Amy Medling FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim FFP 012 | Recovering from Post-Birth Control Syndrome | How to get your period back | Laura Schoenfeld FFP 007 | What the pill really does to your hormones | PCOS & Menstrual Irregularities | Dr Lara Briden Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now! The Fertility Awareness Charting Workbook This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

This week guest Katherine Hayes, MD and host Paul Wirkus, MD, FAAP discuss primary and secondary dysmenorrhea and the initial evaluation and management of dysmenorrhea. Dr. Hayes will answer your questions in week four. Send your questions to questions@vcurb.com.

This week I am joined by the founder of the Flo Code organization, Lamanda. Flo Code is a non-profit organization in Austin, TX. They offer menstrual products for free, partner with medical professionals to provide education to the community, and advocate against the tampon tax on the local and state level. In this episode we talk about: - Different types of tampons (cardboard, plastic, no applicator tampons, etc.) - Homelessness & menstrual health education - The consequences of dismissing extremely painful cramps as “a part of being a women” - Dysmenorrhea: the medical term for pain with your period (menstruation) or menstrual cramps. - Natural remedies (DIM supplements) VS. Ibuprofen - Making the decision to use mensural cups over organic natural tampons - How Lamanda’s diet directly impacted her period. - Tampon Tax - The benefits of Raspberry Leaf Tea for mensural relief ——————————— Connect with Us: @officalboxowner @fullcourtpumps officialboxowner.com Connect with our guest: www.flocode.org  @lamandamb @flocodexo

Dani Sheriff is an Australian-Born, Austin based digital  illustrator, YouTuber and podcaster. She is the host of The Hypothalamic  Amenorrhea Podcast and founder of The HA Society – a podcast and online community for women who care about getting their periods. Her mission is to free up mental space for people who are caught up  in the diet-hard mindset so that they can do their life's greatest work. In today’s episode we talk about some of the most common myths about HA (i.e. that it can only happen to women who are really skinny) and much more! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship Program!  We start the first week of March! For details and to apply now Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Dani’s period history and birth control use Dani’s personal diagnosis and experience with HA Dani’s experience with telling her doctors about her missed periods The effects of HA on ovulation and progesterone Differences between women with PCOS and HA Dani’s discovery between weight and HA How all women’s bodies differ when it comes to weight loss and the effect on their menstrual cycle The quality of food is more important than the amount of calories you consume How the emotional component of HA is harder to correct than the diet Advice for women who have extreme distortion of their body image Connect with Dani: You can connect with Dani on Instagram and on her website. Resources mentioned: Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship (FAMM) Class of 2021 The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 349 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Samantha Kellgren [On-Air Client Session] FFP 275 | Recovering from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Lisa & Catherine FFP 270 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | How Laura Got Her Period Back 5 Years After Coming Off The Pill | Laura Bruner FFP 223 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | No Period. Now What? | Dr. Nicola Rinaldi, PhD FFP 173 | Reclaiming Menstruation | The Wisdom and Power of Your Menstrual Cycle | Lara Owen FFP 141 | Surviving Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Getting Your Period Back Without Fertility Drugs | Nicola Rinaldi FFP 138 | Post-Pill Amenorrhea | Why It Took 4 Years For Her Period To Come Back | Andrea Petrus [On-Air Client Session] FFP | 113 Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Making Fertility Awareness Work for You | FAM & Breastfeeding | Managing Your Fertile Window | Sarah, Lisa, & Rose Yewchuk FFP 086 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Period Repair Manual | Healthy Hormones | Dr. Lara Briden FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now! The Fertility Awareness Charting Workbook This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

In this episode, we learn the various essential oils that help us with symptoms of menopause during this journey in our life. This episode is sponsored by WYSK Spark Radio, https://live365.com/station/Spark-Radio-a82219. To keep this podcast going please feel free to donate at https://paypal.me/yopistudio?locale.x=en_US If you would like to read more on this topic or any other previous topics, you can do so by checking out our blog at https://yopistudio.blogspot.com/ Feel free to see what we are up to by following us at:  https://twitter.com/Dauricee https://parler.com/profile/Daurice/ https://www.facebook.com/yopistudio/ https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaEntertainmentAssociation/ To listen to the podcast, watch creative videos and skits go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvn6tns6wKUwz9xZw11_vAQ/videos Interested in projects Daurice has worked on in the movie industry you can check it out at www.IMDb.com under Daurice Cummings. Please add us to your RSS Feed, & iTunes, iHeart, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Pod, Sound Cloud, and our favorite Podbean! For comments or questions, you can reach us at yopi@post.com To read more about today’s topic check out the references below. References: http://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/facts-statistics-infographic#2 http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/menopause/basics/definition/con-20019726 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2529395/ http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/lavender https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24802524 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273080525_Effect_of_Iranian_herbal_medicines_in_Dysmenorrhea_phytotherapy http://www.healthline.com/health/menopause/essential-oils-for-menopause#Essentialoils2 https://www.facebook.com/notes/essential-oil-university/essential-oil-myth-18/10154685769848083 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12495555 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024731 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276164789_Comparison_of_the_Efficacy_of_Massage_and_Aromatherapy_Massage_With_Geranium_on_Depression_in_Postmenopausal_Women_A_Clinical_Trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12353616 https://yopistudio.blogspot.com/2021/02/recipes-for-easing-menopause-symptoms.html        

Dysmenorrhea-ou (inými slovami bolestivá menštruácia) trpí 45-90% žien po celom svete a minimálne 10% z nich si musí zobrať deň voľna. Žiaľ bolesť sa berie ako BEŽNÁ súčasť života ženy, ale bolesť nie je normálna. Je to symptóm tela. Čo teda spôsobuje bolesť počas menštruácie? (10:40) Postačí ibubrofen od uvoľnenia bolesti? (15:20) Aké formy bolesti sa ešte objavujú? (18:20) Odpovede nájdeš v dnešnej epizóde spolu s 10 tipmi na zmiernenie bolesti (22:30). Viac o bolestivej menštruácii a ako jej predísť (nie ju len riešiť) nájdeš v zázname webináru "Bolestivá menštruácia". V epizóde som spomenula menštruačné nohavičky sayu.cz (5% zľavový kód: BAGNIARI5), kalíšok fair squared a suplementy z brainmarket.cz, kde máš až 10% zľavu s kódom BAGNIARI10.   

Dysmenorrhea-ou (inými slovami bolestivá menštruácia) trpí 45-90% žien po celom svete a minimálne 10% z nich si musí zobrať deň voľna. Žiaľ bolesť sa berie ako BEŽNÁ súčasť života ženy, ale bolesť nie je normálna. Je to symptóm tela. Čo teda spôsobuje bolesť počas menštruácie? (10:40) Postačí ibubrofen od uvoľnenia bolesti? (15:20) Aké formy bolesti sa ešte objavujú? (18:20) Odpovede nájdeš v dnešnej epizóde spolu s 10 tipmi na zmiernenie bolesti (22:30).Viac o bolestivej menštruácii a ako jej predísť (nie ju len riešiť) nájdeš v zázname webináru "Bolestivá menštruácia".V epizóde som spomenula menštruačné nohavičky sayu.cz (5% zľavový kód: BAGNIARI5), kalíšok fair squared a suplementy taktiež z brainmarket.cz, kde máš až 10% zľavu s kódom BAGNIARI10.  

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Tahnee's back on the Women's Series today, with returning guest Dr. Amanda Waaldyk talking female reproductive health, with a spotlight on endometriosis (endo). Recent figures on the  Endometriosis Australia page show approximately 1 in 9 women worldwide suffer from this at times debilitating disease, that's around 200 million. These are pretty alarming statistics, considering it takes (on average) 7-10 years for endo diagnosis. Amanda has so much knowledge in this space; she is the founder/director of Angea Women's Health Clinic (Melbourne), doctor of Chinese Medicine, acupuncturist, yoga teacher, and energy healer. Being diagnosed and living with endo herself, Dr. Amanda's personal experience has deepened her holistic approach to treating this disease and is helping so many women on their journey of healing. This episode is a must for all women; the ladies get into pertinent aspects of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, the contraceptive pill, and how they're affected by endometriosis.    Tahnee and Dr. Amanda discuss: What is endometriosis, why is it so painful? Endometriosis and the vital role of the liver.  Chinese herbs for treating gynecological issues.  Treating endometriosis holistically. Adenomyosis vs endometriosis, what's the difference? Dyspareunia (painful intercourse) and dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), as common symptoms of endometriosis.  Why painful menstruation is not normal. The genetic link with endometriosis; looking at paternal and maternal family history.  Why is endometriosis often misdiagnosed as IBS?  The DUTCH test (advanced hormone testing) and why it's essential when diagnosing endometriosis.  The benefits of abdominal, Mayan, and womb massage for the female reproductive system.  Understanding endometriosis as an inflammatory condition and foods to avoid.  Yoni steaming.   Who is Dr. Amanda Waaldyk? Amanda is the founder and director of Angea Women’s Health Clinic, an integrative Chinese medicine practice that focuses on fertility, female endocrinology, and supporting women through every phase of life. With extensive experience in reproductive/hormonal conditions, menopausal concerns, endometriosis, and PCOS, Angea clinic is truly a haven for women. Amanda’s practice is soul meets science, guiding her patients to ultimate health by providing a whole-body approach. Amanda is a Doctor of Chinese medicine, yoga and meditation teacher, acupuncturist, hormone expert, and energy healer. Amanda empowers and educates her clients to reconnect with their inherent body wisdom, navigate their way back to balance (naturally), and live the happiest and most thriving version of their lives.    Resources: Angea Clinic Angea Instagram Angea Facebook  Women's Yoga Training Holistic Fertility with Dr. Amanda Waaldyk (EP#35) I Am Gaia (the SuperFeast Nourishing Women's Blend) read about it here   Q: How Can I Support The SuperFeast Podcast? A: Tell all your friends and family and share online! We’d also love it if you could subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes. Or  check us out on Stitcher, CastBox, iHeart RADIO:)! Plus  we're on Spotify!   Check Out The Transcript Here:   Tahnee: (00:00) Okay. Hi everyone, and welcome to the SuperFeast podcast. Today I am here with Dr. Amanda Waaldyk from Angea, which is this incredible space down in Melbourne, and I can't wait to go there as soon as I'm allowed. She's the founder and director of Angea Women's Health Clinic and she has an integrative Chinese medicine practise that also weaves in traditions like yoga and abdominal massage, which I hope we get to touch on a little bit today. And she works a lot with fertility and female reproductive health.   Tahnee: (00:34) So, we're here to talk about endometriosis today, which I'm really excited about, but I wanted to welcome Amanda back, because we have had her on the podcast before and she was very, very popular amongst our community. So thank you for coming back again, Amanda.   Dr. Amanda: (00:48) Oh, thank you for having me. I've been so excited to chat about this today.   Tahnee: (00:52) Yeah. Such a great topic, and I mean, such a relevant one right now. Something we're hearing a lot through our communication channels at SuperFeast. It's one that women are really enduring. So I wonder, could you tell us a little bit about how you got to be working in women's fertility, and your journey toward becoming this expert on endometriosis?   Dr. Amanda: (01:14) Well interestingly, I am an adenomyosis and endo as well myself. So it's something that I've been really interested in back in my university days. I did an assignment on liver function and looking at endometriosis and the role of the liver and endo together. So that sparked a little bit of an interest. And then also, to just with the magnificence of Chinese herbs, how well herbs can actually treat gynaecological issues for women. And I did study four years of Chinese medicine, specifically herbs, and then did two years after with an acupuncture degree.   Dr. Amanda: (01:55) So, I was always into sports, I think, and when I finished university I went over to China and lived in China and studied in China for a year. Did a lot of gynaecological training over there. And was going to come back and set up a sports clinic, but of course, the universe had other things in store. And women just kept appearing at my door. So from there it's just organically grown, and I think because I've had so much trauma in my life, how much that actually I can support on a holistic perspective, not only physically, but also through the use of acupuncture, but also emotionally as well.   Tahnee: (02:38) Yeah, because we were first connected by Farley who's one of our staff, and that was her experience, being treated by you was not just about receiving Chinese medicine treatment, it was on this multi-dimensional level that you were really supporting her. And she still raves about that experience, and I think she's still looking for someone like you up here.   Tahnee: (02:59) But yeah, I think it's like you were saying before we jumped on, a huge amount of women coming through your clinic are suffering from endometriosis. So do you know anything around the statistics of how many people are suffering from the condition in general? Or is that hard to gauge?   Dr. Amanda: (03:17) Yeah, it's an epidemic. Statistically worldwide there's 176 million women been diagnosed with endometriosis. So if we think about those numbers, there's probably a higher amount as well, considering the ones that go undiagnosed. Because unfortunately it takes around seven to 10 years for women to be diagnosed. A lot of women often go misdiagnosed as irritable bowel or just heavy periods.   Dr. Amanda: (03:43) It's just part of the female normal existence, and that's part of, I think, where this podcast is so important, because it's creating an education piece for women to really understand their bodies more, but also their menstrual cycles. I think in Australia it's about 600,000 women have been diagnosed with endometriosis, and one in 10 women have endo.   Tahnee: (04:08) Wow.   Dr. Amanda: (04:10) And also too, the statistics now are that 42% of women that have been diagnosed with adenomyosis are also diagnosed with endometriosis. So it's huge, and for some women it can be a very debilitating condition that they're living with, not only daily but monthly. And having those constant reminders of being in excruciating pain and then being told that, sorry, there's nothing that we can do for your pain, I think is extremely frustrating. Because women are so intuitive, and we know when there's something wrong in our bodies, don't we?   Dr. Amanda: (04:45) So when we notice that something's wrong, we seek out answers. And then we'll go and see our GP or our healthcare provider. And if those symptoms are dismissed, then the dialogue starts to create of, "What's actually wrong with me? What's wrong with myself and my body?"   Dr. Amanda: (05:06) A lot of common symptoms that we see with women with endometriosis is dyspareunia. Dyspareunia is painful intercourse. Dysmenorrhea which is painful periods. And we have a rating at work, we often have a scale of one to ten. So if any women are experiencing pain up around the eight, nine, ten mark, that requires an investigative process. Because if you're having to take days off school or having to take time off work when you're having your period, we just want to assure you that that's actually not normal, and painful periods are not normal.   Dr. Amanda: (05:42) Then also, too, menorrhagia which is heavy bleeding. And also too pelvic pain is part of that presentation. Abdominal bloating. Nausea, vomiting, clotting. So you can see it's quite an extensive list, and if I've missed something all, I think I've managed to catch it all.   Tahnee: (06:04) Well, it's something that when you say that, that sounds like what a lot of people endure just with periods. And one of your big topics is always around painful periods aren't normal. I appreciate your social media so much for flying that flag all the time. It's your right to have a healthy menstrual cycle.   Tahnee: (06:22) So if you're saying it takes seven to ten years to be diagnosed, are you saying that women are suffering for seven to ten years waiting to find someone who can diagnose them? Is that basically the problem? It's common?   Dr. Amanda: (06:34) Yeah, yeah.   Tahnee: (06:34) Yeah. Okay.   Dr. Amanda: (06:37) I guess what happens is, I mean, it is an invisible condition in the sense that if you were to go and see your GP, you were complaining of painful periods, and they sent you off for a pelvic ultrasound, and that pelvic ultrasound showed that there was no endometriomas or no endometriotic tissue then that would come back and they'd say, "Well, you're fine. There's nothing there."   Dr. Amanda: (07:02) Also, too, it's genetically linked, so it's really important, and I think this is what's great about the Chinese medicine, is that when we go back to the history of what was your mother's menstrual cycle like? What was your grandmother's menstrual cycle like? Because it can come from both the genetic link of paternal and maternal sides.   Dr. Amanda: (07:20) For young women that are going through puberty, it's that if their mothers had a hysterectomy or if they had endo, because a lot of it went misdiagnosed back in our parents' generation, because they were all having children younger, and that's why it's called the career women's disease because now we're forging on our careers and having children later, is that painful periods will often start for those pubescent girls when they have their first menstrual cycle.   Dr. Amanda: (07:47) So, for all our young listeners out there, if you're having painful periods and heavy periods and you're needing to take time off school, and your mother's had a history of heavy periods, then please find someone that you can actually work with. A GP or a healthcare provider, that can offer you some support. Because sometimes women have to have laparoscopic surgery in their teenage years because their periods are so debilitating.   Tahnee: (08:15) Yep. Just if people don't know exactly what we're talking about, one of the main things that occurs with endometriosis is that the lining of the uterus, the endometrium, actually exists outside of its normal habitat, right? Is that the diagnosis?   Dr. Amanda: (08:34) Yeah. You're exactly right, but it's so interesting, because there's a lot of women out there now, I guess, that are celebrities, that are actually creating a greater awareness for endometriosis. But the actual definition is, it's not actually the endometrium that lines our uterus that we shed each month. It's a different type of tissue. It's called epithelial glands, and the endometrial stroma, that basically it migrates to areas within our uterus, to essentially the pelvic organs, the pelvic reproductive organs.   Dr. Amanda: (09:16) So the tissue will migrate, it'll implant around the ovaries, it could implant into the fallopian tubes. It can also go into the muscle layer of the bowels. It can be found in our pouch of Douglas, our uterine ligaments, and then also, too, in extreme cases, lungs and liver, and it can also migrate to our bladder. So you can just get that constant irritation when you're having your period of feeling like your bladder's full all the time and that you need to go.   Dr. Amanda: (09:48) The issue is, is that the tissue still responds to the same hormonal fluctuations that our menstrual cycle relates to, so your oestrogen and progesterone. So the tissue still responds in that way, so every time you're about to get your bleed, is that tissue will start to respond because it's got prostaglandins. Prostaglandins line endometrium, and so if we've got endometriosis, we know that it's an inflammatory condition, and the research also shows that prostaglandins are actually elevated for endometriosis.   Dr. Amanda: (10:26) I've done so much study into the endometrium. I love it, because it's its own endocrine gland, and it forms in spirals. I always like to say you imagine a DNA helix. Endometrium forms in spirals. It has prostaglandins. The prostaglandins' role is to essentially create a gentle uterine cramp, so as the oestrogen and the progesterone drop, it signals the endometrium to start to shed, to start to bleed. So it creates this gentle, mild cramping so the lining can start to shed.   Dr. Amanda: (10:57) Can you imagine, if we've got endometriosis, we've got high amounts of inflammation, is that that tissue has a wringing. Imagine a towel wringing out, right? And that's going to cause extreme amounts of pain, because I'll go on a divergent here. In Chinese medicine we know that the liver meridian comes up through the medial aspect, it circulates around our reproductive organs, finishes at our breast tissue. You know the liver, the liver's role is to ensure the smooth flow of chi and blood.   Dr. Amanda: (11:25) So the heart being the empress at the time of the period says to the liver, "Okay, General," which it should be a woman, "It's time to release the blood. So let that blood flow." And so when the liver is impacted, which we know that it is, because endometriosis is an oestrogen-dominant condition, and the liver's role within Western medicine is to be able to metabolise our estrogens through the right pathways. So that chi and blood then becomes impeded, and starts to form pockets of blood stagnation, because the blood can't empty properly.   Dr. Amanda: (12:17) Because the first thing that we're taught in Chinese medicine in our gynaecological classes is that the period has to empty completely so you can start afresh with a new cycle, new, fresh blood flows, and endometriosis is called [foreign language 00:12:33] in Chinese medicine which essentially means big stagnation.   Tahnee: (12:36) So there's pain as well, when you have stagnation.   Dr. Amanda: (12:43) Yeah. All that pathology.   Tahnee: (12:46) Yep. Because one of the things blood stagnation causes is pain, because it's a bruise or something, right? You touch it and it hurts. Is it throughout the cycle that there's that stagnation feeling as well?   Dr. Amanda: (13:00) Yeah, absolutely.   Tahnee: (13:01) Yeah.   Dr. Amanda: (13:02) Yeah. Because the liver attacks the spleen, so you've got an inflammatory response condition happening the whole time. And some women experience, throughout their entire cycle, that pain and stagnation. Because also, too, if their bowels involved, most of the time it gets diagnosed as irritable bowel, is that when they're trying to have a bowel movement is that they're getting a lot of constipation. So that whole peristalsis action becomes impeded as well, so you get blocked bowels. You're alternating from constipation sometimes to diarrhoea.   Dr. Amanda: (13:42) So when you've got that pressure... Because if we think anatomically, girls, if you imagine that you've got your bladder and then you have your vagina next to your bladder, and then at the back you've got your rectum. And then in between the rectum and your vagina you have the pouch of Douglas. And the pouch of Douglas is where a lot of endo tends to hide, goes into this... It's like a deep, dark crevice, right? And so that then pushes onto the bowel. So that's where you get even more stagnation. So you just think, because [foreign language 00:14:20] as we know, what's the role of the [foreign language 00:14:23] 00:14:24] it's that water element.   Tahnee: (14:25) Exactly.   Dr. Amanda: (14:26) To keep everything in flow. So nothing's in flow. The liver's not in flow. Everything's becoming stagnant, tight, and so blocked, and then you just start to get all this pathology.   Tahnee: (14:40) So I'm thinking immediately we've got spleen and liver involved and then kidney, because you're sounding like there's this genetic link as well. Is that where you're looking mostly when you're treating women? It's a combination of those organs that you tend to see dysfunctional? Or is there more going on? Because I've also heard it's positive as an autoimmune kind of thing, but is that more the inflammatory response, that the tissue's in the wrong place and the body's attacking it? Would that be more what that would be pointing to?   Dr. Amanda: (15:13) No. You're absolutely right. There is an immune condition as well, from the research they've found that there is an immune response which is also linked to that inflammatory response. So you have multiple organs involved. But it's also too, so much of that is the liver.   Dr. Amanda: (15:34) That's why I always recommend my endo patients to have the Dutch test, and the reason being, because if they have to go and have a surgery, because once they've had excision surgery, and we'll come back to that, is that you want to make sure that the endometriosis is being completely removed with the scissors and cut out. Because that way, it reduces the chances of that endometriotic tissue growing back. And so, by doing the Dutch test, we can see which pathway is our liver metabolising the estradiol properly. Because then we know we've got the 2-OH pathway, and that's the way that we can metabolise that oestrogen out properly, and then with endometriosis sometimes we can have high amounts of estrone, which is the 16-OH pathway, and then estriol, which does the 4-OH.   Dr. Amanda: (16:23) They're the ones that are more prone to breast cancers, to ovarian cancers, so this is where it's really important to find out that whole history of your family. So when I did my Dutch test, I found out mum's got breast cancer, ovarian cancer, so I was very high on that estrone. So my liver wasn't metabolising my oestrogen properly. So by finding that out, then you can support it, supplement foods, to make sure that you're able to metabolise it. And of course your gut health as well, to metabolise your excess estrogens and make sure you're getting the conversion into estradiol that can then be metabolised out through your liver correctly.   Dr. Amanda: (17:06) I think there's actually, if anyone's out there, just putting it out there if anyone's up for doing a study on that, I actually think it would be great research.   Tahnee: (17:19) For sure. Well, because I think that's the thing, like we were talking before we turned on the recording, but about how people are prescribed the Pill. I'm thinking if you've already got a liver that's not functioning well and then you're putting a synthetic oestrogen or a progesterone or something in there, that's going to make the liver suffer more. It seems like you're just building up for more problems later on down the track, right? Is that what you see?   Dr. Amanda: (17:47) Babe, yes, you're so right there. Because I would actually love the medical community to go, "Okay, we've got a young girl who's Stage Four endometriosis, and if she's had surgery I need to make sure this grows back quite quickly." There sometimes these women are candidates for the contraceptive pill in terms of just management, because sometimes these are the options that are available, particularly for those really difficult cases.   Dr. Amanda: (18:22) But then, to see if they did go on the contraceptive pill, to perhaps go back and do a surgery in two years to actually see if the endometriosis had grown back. Or had the pill actually stopped the growth of endometriosis? Because we know that women that go on the Pill that come off the Pill then have to have laparoscopic surgery. The endo's still there. And then like you said, because if your whole liver pathway's this synthetic oestrogen, I see it as synthetic oestrogen liver can't metabolise, you're therefore then increasing that estradiol which is then going to amplify the endo anyway.   Tahnee: (19:07) Which sounds like maybe a band-aid solution for short-term results. So, I mean, I've heard of people having improvements with pregnancy. Is that something you see clinically as well, or is that more of an anecdotal thing?   Dr. Amanda: (19:22) What was that? Say that again. It cut out a bit.   Tahnee: (19:24) I've heard of people having improvements with pregnancy. Is that something you see clinically?   Dr. Amanda: (19:34) Doctors will be like... I had a patient the other did, she said, "The doctor said to me after my surgery that I should get pregnant, because pregnancy essentially cures endometriosis."   Tahnee: (19:43) Yeah, but then you have a child.   Dr. Amanda: (19:45) I thought that was...   Tahnee: (19:49) Oh, my dear.   Dr. Amanda: (19:52) No. So in terms of, absolutely, it's like a Band-Aid, isn't it? It solves a problem for a short period of time. But I think that's where we absolutely have control of being able to support our health by doing all the right things to minimise that endometriosis from growing back, which is diet, nutrition, all your lifestyle factors, and then your supplements, acupuncture, exercise, pelvic floor, physiotherapist. So having a real holistic approach to it.   Tahnee: (20:33) Because you offer abdominal massage in the clinic, and is that something? Because I often think with these inflammatory things, is it beneficial to manipulate that tissue, or do you have any experience with that in terms of women doing self-massage and those kinds of things? Because I mean, I'm always an advocate for it just in terms of connecting to your body. It's such a great way, I think, to get in touch with learning where all the bits are and all that kind of thing. But yeah, I'm just wondering as a clinical treatment, I imagine it would help relieve some of the stagnation and pain.   Dr. Amanda: (21:06) Yeah. Absolutely. Like you said, it's the best way to be able to reconnect into your body and develop a loving relationship. Because for a lot of women that have endo, you hate your body. You hate it, because you're experiencing so much pain. Because tissues have issues, as we know. Tissues have imprints of everything. They hold our whole life story. It's a web. So by doing abdominal massage, absolutely. Because then, you're starting to create healthy blood flow through your reproductive organs and through your abdomen. So then you start to break out some of that tissue as well.   Dr. Amanda: (21:51) We know that for women that have had laparoscopic surgery, or haven't, is scar tissue. So what does scar tissue look like? When tissue meshes, it meshes in together like there's a synergy, where it just folds in together. But with scar tissue, it's all just hacky. Hacky tissue, that's formed together in these weird, web-like structures. So by doing gentle abdominal massage, we're starting to create a beautiful flow. And we know that when tissue's in flow that it brings in chi, it brings in energy, allows the blood to flow.   Dr. Amanda: (22:26) So absolutely, abdominal massage, Mayan massage, womb massage. Because you're going deeply into the layers of that connected tissue and the reproductive organs are part of the fascial planes, as we know, embryonically that form when we're embryos. And there's a body of research that says that endometriosis is formed actually when we're in utero.   Tahnee: (22:51) Wow. Okay. Is that pointing to then something genetic? Or is it pointing to something going on in an epigenetic sense? Do you have any sense of what that might be?   Dr. Amanda: (23:04) I would say genetic, absolutely. And then also too epigenetic, isn't it? Because when we're an egg in our grandmother's womb, forming in our mothers, so you think about that.   Tahnee: (23:16) Wow.   Dr. Amanda: (23:19) And trauma. Trauma. So much trauma. I mean, I got only diagnosed with endo at 41. I'd never had painful periods. I've had multiple traumas. I was raped a couple of times, and I think that that definitely... It's our sacred chakra. It's our pleasure centre. So if someone has entered without permission, that causes a stagnation and a trauma, and that then develops into a pathology. So I think there's so much stuff around trauma, and I see a lot of women in clinic with a link between sexual abuse experiences. First-time sexual experience trauma, whether that's physical abuse, emotional abuse, even women working in male-dominated industries where they've not been able to be their expressive selves.   Tahnee: (24:22) Well, that ties into what you're saying about that idea of being a career woman, too, and almost in a more masculine setting. It could be some suppression of that feminine, creative expression. Because you really think about that lower area as that Shakti, it's that feminine, creative space, and so if it's not fully expressed then yeah, you're going to see stagnation of that energy. And over time, that's one of the things Chinese medicine teaches us, is over time that energetic stagnation causes a physical transformation or changes a tissue in some way. That's how we end up with the disease process.   Tahnee: (24:57) I mean, it's sounding like if someone's got endo, it's a bit more complicated, I guess, than just focus on one thing. So you're normally getting people to do Dutch tests and I guess, working with herbs, and acupuncture, and emotionally. Are there other areas people should look at if they've been diagnosed and they're not sure how to go forward? Is healing possible? Is it something you see where women can really transform this?   Dr. Amanda: (25:23) Yeah, absolutely. And I think it's also, to put a point in there, is it's really important to know as a provider ourselves, is that we're limited to what we can do. I always say, if women come in and they have no relief from Chinese medicine, acupuncture, womb healing, Moksa, and being on the correct diet, Dutch test, is that that's when we know that they actually need to have surgery.   Dr. Amanda: (25:51) Then it's being able to work with a surgeon, and I would say, ladies, do your research here. Really important to find an endometriosis specialist surgeon. Not just a gynaecologist, gynaecology, fertility specialist, an endo surgeon, because they've dedicated their life to mastering how to be able to excise the tissue. Because that will therefore then, it extends your anatomy, your fertility as well, and then you're not having to go back for repeated surgeries. And I think I'm a good test case.   Tahnee: (26:33) Of course you are.   Dr. Amanda: (26:33) Look, I'm hoping. I've got adenomyosis, which is even... You know, they're just as bad as each other. Adenomyosis is endo's mean stepsister. Mean sister, mean cousin.   Tahnee: (26:49) She's a bitch, that's what she is.   Dr. Amanda: (26:50) She is a bitch.   Tahnee: (26:54) Would you want to touch a little bit on that? Because if you're saying 40% of people have both of these conditions, what's going on there? What's the causality, do you think? Or what's the relationship between them?   Dr. Amanda: (27:08) They say it's retrograde menstruation where the blood goes outside the reproductive organs. So the tissue essentially migrates into your myometrium. So I always use the analogy in clinic is that our uterus is a beautiful garden. Underneath we have our irrigation, which is all the uterine arteries and veins. We need to have a beautiful, healthy vascular blood flow through there as well to help create a nice soil, a fertile soil, an endometrium. And then we have the myometrium, which is the muscle layer. That's the terrain that supports our garden.   Dr. Amanda: (27:42) So when we've got endometriosis, it's a weed. The endometriosis grows in and around, so essentially it's disease tissue. If we've got fibroids, fibroids move into the myometrium. They're like a boulder. So endometriotic tissue migrates into the myometrium, which is the muscle layer of our uterus. So then you've got tissue migrating into this muscle layer, and you imagine that's a smooth muscle.   Dr. Amanda: (28:09) So when we have our babies, that muscle grows and grows and grows, and we have an expansion of our uterus. It also releases oxytocin at the time of birth. So the myometrium, you've got this endometriotic tissue migrating, and it starts to change the shape of the uterus because you've got this heavy cramping into smooth muscle each month when you're bleeding. So over time, this starts to change the shape of your uterus. So when you go for a pelvic ultrasound, it can be seen on a pelvic ultrasound, and it's normally described as a bulky uterus.   Dr. Amanda: (28:42) With that, you get lots of diaphragmatic pain up in your upper rib cage. Heavy bloating, feeling like you're distended, feeling like you're six months pregnant. Really heavy periods or just periods that just don't bleed properly, like really lots of stagnation, clots. And then issues with your bowels as well. So that one's hysterectomy. You need to have a hysterectomy. So there's no way I'm having a hysterectomy. I'm not on the Mirena. I'm just dealing by doing Chinese herbs and all the things that I know to best support the health of my liver, and my uterus, and my menstrual cycle.   Tahnee: (29:25) Well, coming back to the Chinese medicine question, because if you think about the spleen too, it's keeping the blood in the right place, right? That's one of the functions of the spleen. And if you're thinking of soil as well, that soil function is what the spleen provides for the blood. That nutritive function. So I mean, there's got to be a spleen component too. So, diet you were saying before is super effective. What do you see as... Are there dietary themes? Or is it really individualised? Or is there anything you can speak to there?   Dr. Amanda: (29:57) Absolutely. I think looking at the earth, what is the earth element? The earth is our centre. It's ability to be able to digest, transform and separate the turbid from the pure. So in order to make sure that the body and the spleen function and the stomach's able to separate the pure from the turbid, then you're actually able to absorb all your nutrients through your gut. And interestingly enough, there's been a link between estrobolome and estrobolome is... Okay, I'm just going to read.   Dr. Amanda: (30:32) Basically, of course, gut health being the spleen is really important, so we know how much a healthy microbiome influences our digestive function. So with endometriosis, there's been research that shows we are lacking in lactobacillus. We're lactobacillus deficient. And also, our vagina has its own ecosystem as well. And women who have endo have lactobacillus deficiency. Particularly women over 40 as well. So really important that we have a healthy microbiome.   Dr. Amanda: (31:04) So new research has emerged indicating that the gut microbiome, of course, plays an integral role in the regulation of our oestrogen levels. So metabolism is really important when it comes to endo so we can metabolise (as you were saying), those estrogens out.   Dr. Amanda: (31:20) So essentially, when there's too much inflammation in our gut it causes a gut dyssymbiosis, and that starts to wreak havoc, creating more of an inflammatory response in through our gut. So when we have that, the body can't metabolise the oestrogen out properly. So we just have more oestrogen circulating through our bloodstream. So, what it does is the estrobolome comes in. Estrobolome is a term used to describe the collection of enteric gut bacterial microbes. Their job is to essentially metabolise the oestrogen. And these microbes, the estrobolome, produce beta-glucuronidase, sorry about the pronunciation there. This enzyme alters oestrogen into its active form which binds to oestrogen receptors and influences oestrogen-dependent physiological processes.   Dr. Amanda: (32:12) Essentially, basically, the more your gut is out of balance, the more beta-glucanase is produced and the less oestrogen is excreted out of your body. So the research has shown that women that have high amounts of beta-glutinase bacteria leads to higher amounts of oestrogen circulating, in a roundabout way. Sorry about that.   Tahnee: (32:32) No, yeah. So basically, gut dysbiosis is leading to higher circulating estrogens in the body, and that's effectively on account of, for whatever reason, from a TCM perspective, the spleen function isn't there. From a Western perspective, it's going to be maybe intolerances and things like that, or an inappropriate diet.   Dr. Amanda: (32:54) Your sugars, blood sugar. And interestingly enough, what's the flavour of the spleen? The spleen loves sweet.   Tahnee: (33:01) Yeah. Not too much.   Dr. Amanda: (33:05) Yeah. Don't kill it with sweet. So you've got that whole gut thing going on. And some research that I found out was, the body's essentially designed to procreate, right? So when we don't conceive, is the endometrial changes into glucose secretions. So that's why we also, too, as we're losing our blood, the chi and blood come out, we're losing energy. You know when we get into that second half of our cycle and we're like, "Just give me the sugars, give me the carbs." That's because there's actually a physiological function that's taking place with the change in the spiral arteries of the endometrium.   Dr. Amanda: (33:44) Then, that's the spleen, isn't it? The spleen function comes in. We just want those things that are nurturing, like the earth, to support us. Give us all those sweet foods. But it's a perpetuating washing machine, isn't it?   Tahnee: (33:58) Yep. And I mean, I guess our culture's definition of sweet versus a traditional Chinese definition of sweet, which was more your grains and your root vegetables and starchy kind of things, whereas we're talking-   Dr. Amanda: (34:11) Barleys.   Tahnee: (34:12) Yeah. We're talking Mars bars, and that's not really going to be particularly helpful.   Dr. Amanda: (34:19) Sure. And then you think about the liver. What's the emotion of the liver? The liver's anger, frustration, stress. So women that have endo and adeno, how stressed are we? How angry do we become because we're frustrated that no one's listening to us? Our symptoms are being dismissed? That then causes tightness through the actual liver meridian. And what's the pathology? The fascia becomes tight. The fascia becomes restricted.   Dr. Amanda: (34:48) And then you've got the kidneys. If you're losing a lot of amount of blood as well, you become anaemic. So that then therefore affects the spleen, which is production of iron. The kidney function, as women, us being in that male dominant Yang type, living our life out in the Yang, the adrenals then become deficient, don't they? Which then affects the kidneys. And we know how much the kidneys support the reproductive function in Chinese medicine. So it's just this whole cycle. So it's really looking at so much of that holistic approach to supporting endo, through all the organ bodies, through your supplements, to make sure you're getting all your nutrients. Through your nutrition as well, because our nutrition doesn't deliver everything that we need, that our body needs.   Dr. Amanda: (35:41) And then of course, wanting to teach our tissue to love our tissue again. And having a pelvic floor specialist physio to be able to teach you how to switch off your pelvic floor. Because of course, Yang women, hypertonic pelvic floor.   Tahnee: (35:57) Yeah. That is a good visual for people.   Dr. Amanda: (36:03) Sounds [crosstalk 00:36:04]   Tahnee: (36:05) Well, people have been taught, again having done some Taoist study, we're taught to relax as much as we're taught to strengthen. But you go and talk to a Western-trained physio and it's Kegels and all these squeezy-squeezy-squeezies. And it's like, well, no, we need that to be like a diaphragm. It needs to be able to be soft, and it needs to be able to be supple, and it needs to be able to spread, and also to contract when required. So yeah, I think it's that tonus, that ability to be flexibility that we lose.   Tahnee: (36:32) But again, you're looking at the liver, that makes so much sense if there's that rigidity in the tissue, there's going to be that rigidity and that stress in the mind as well. Right?   Dr. Amanda: (36:41) You're so right. It is. It's teaching women how to come back into the essence of being women, isn't it? It's slowing down and really honouring that Yin aspect, which is nurturing and nourishing, because we're very good at having the opposite of that, of constantly doing or overachieving in our careers. Which is a great thing as well, but where's that other half? Where's the duality of bringing the Yin and Yang back in and finding that balance?   Dr. Amanda: (37:10) So self-care, babe, like you were saying. Self-care is so important. Your little rituals, when you're bleeding you might want to bleed into a menstrual cup and then look at your blood when you bleed and honour her. Honour your bleed. And then maybe find a tree and put your blood into that tree, so you're nourishing back into Mother Earth as well with your bleed, rather than looking at your bleed like it's the worst thing possible, as starting to cultivate a really healthy relationship with parts of our body that we don't like. Because when we can start to disassociate from the pain, like in yoga. A witness. We can start to change the neuroplasticity of our brain to our pain. That's so important, too.   Tahnee: (38:01) I can even imagine that fear of the cycle coming would impact the kidney as well, and then you get these perpetual cycles of fear of the pain, the pain itself, and then this... Yeah, must be an ordeal, I can imagine.   Dr. Amanda: (38:16) Yes.   Tahnee: (38:18) Yes, yes. She's like, "Yes, it is an ordeal." So yeah, I mean, if someone's wanting to avoid... Is it the worst-case scenario, hysterectomy is where it goes? Is that the last resort for these kinds of things?   Dr. Amanda: (38:38) Yeah. It is, yes. For some women, one of our patients, she's had a hysterectomy and she said it was the most liberating thing that she ever did. She also had ovarian cancer as well. So for her she said, actually, having not to go through that every month, the pain, to have that liberation, and then to be able to feel like she can function as a woman every month. So she didn't have her ovaries removed, just her uterus removed. So she's still got her reproductive-   Tahnee: (39:15) Cycle.   Dr. Amanda: (39:15) Yeah.   Tahnee: (39:15) Yeah, because that's something I'm curious about, even, because I know that the uterus itself is an endocrine organ and I think you just mentioned that before, with the endometrium having that function as well. And even, I was talking to another integrative doctor the other day and we were talking about how the menstrual blood is actually different to the blood in our veins. Do you know much about that?   Dr. Amanda: (39:44) Yeah. I do.   Tahnee: (39:46) It's cool. I was like, "This is cool. These are cool."   Dr. Amanda: (39:53) Yes. It's so amazing. You're so right. It's just phenomenal how our bodies operate. That whole evolution, isn't it? I still think about when babies formed in utero, how incredibly, highly intelligent that is. There's no science-   Tahnee: (40:10) It's wild. Yeah. It's just like, "Make a human, go." And you're just eating your, I was eating my tamari almonds like, "I'm making a baby right now."   Dr. Amanda: (40:22) I know.   Tahnee: (40:26) It's wacky.   Dr. Amanda: (40:30) It's wild. "I'm growing a heart today. I'm growing the skeletal system." There's 386 different proteins. The endometrial lining is made up of vaginal secretions, the endometrial stroma, the epithelial cells, and then 356 different proteins that help to form that endometrial lining. So it's totally different to the blood that circulates through our veins. So essentially, when we are bleeding each month, and this is what I love, is that it's that whole thing of releasing. They say it's, when we're having a period, that we're releasing the debris. So medical, isn't it? Just releasing the debris.   Dr. Amanda: (41:19) Well, we're releasing cytokines, so if we don't conceive it releases inflammation. We're releasing cytokines, the vaginal fluid. And so that's the process women, of honouring that letting go, we're releasing the old, essentially. The old blood, to make way for the new. So that is that process of releasing, letting go, and then bringing in the new. So when we go into our menstrual cycle, we're going into winter. We're going into that time to slow down, to honour ourselves as women, honour the letting go, looking at those psychological things of potentially what we wanted to let go of through that last cycle so then that way we can bring in the evolution of the new.   Tahnee: (42:05) We were talking about trauma before, and about this stagnation that occurs. Is there a sense of holding on? Is that one of the themes that you see with people? I mean, I guess that's something you need to work through with a therapist, but is there a sense of resisting life in some way? Or I don't want to be rude or anything, but I'm just feeling into that, and it's like, yeah, I could feel like if there was a trauma or something you couldn't handle and you couldn't share, then you would store that in the body and that would manifest.   Dr. Amanda: (42:43) Yes. So every month that's coming up, and it's a reminder as well. So even just deep, cleansing breaths. Using all your tonal sounds when you are bleeding, to soften through all that connective tissue. And then it's also an opportunity to practise the physicality of letting go. I always like to use... And go deep to then where you're softening through your diaphragm, that whole jellyfish analogy, soft through your diaphragm, and allow the blood to release and let it go. So when you're sitting on the toilet, if you're at home and you've got a really heavy cramp, instead of bending over and holding your stomach, you could take a nice deep breath in. And then as you feel the blood pass, and you go... It's no different to giving birth.   Tahnee: (43:38) Like birth. Yeah. It makes a roar.   Dr. Amanda: (43:46) Get your lion out. Women that have, we've got a lot of tight jaws, that connection of tight jaws. So you can soften through. And then when you do that, you can actually feel the blood passing, and the whole pelvis starts to soften, and the whole connected tissue starts to release. And you're like, "Ah." And you can feel the physical body releasing that stress in that moment. So breath, major part of treatments.   Tahnee: (44:15) Yeah. Yeah. And I mean I am curious about things like steams and things. Do you have any experience with those? Because I personally haven't had endo but I've used them for things like, a little bit later than just having given birth, but in my postpartum stage I used them. And yeah, I'm just curious as to whether you've got any evidence of whether they're useful for helping... Because I imagine warmth would really help, something I can imagine.   Dr. Amanda: (44:45) Yeah. Well, no, you know, because in that post-partum period, our uterus is vacious and in Chinese medicine, everything's prone to exogenous, external factors. So when we're losing our blood, the period, the whole menstrual bleed is emptying our uterus, and it's the same after we've given birth. So by doing steams, you've got medicinal herbs that are helping to promote healthy blood flow, warming the uterus, protecting the uterus as well from any external factors from coming in. Because if cold comes in, that's why you should never swim on your period, particularly in Melbourne, because it's so bloody freezing, the uterus contracts.   Dr. Amanda: (45:25) You don't want anything to be causing a contraction, because more contraction leads to more blood stagnation, which leads to more pain, more inflammation. So yeah. And I think as women, we want to explore all the different options that we can. And yoni steaming is one of those. I actually haven't personally tried it myself. Can you share to me, how does it feel? Yeah.   Tahnee: (45:48) I love it. I mean, I don't do it much at the moment really, but I used to do it a lot for self-care before my daughter. I just think it's this really... I usually do it when I'm not bleeding, so just the week before. For me, I guess I'm quite a livery type of person anyway, so it's that pause. It's an intentional pause. You're sitting there for a period of time with all the yummy herbs. I will often use rose and quite beautiful herbs, because I don't have any medicinal problems. Medical problems, I mean. But yeah, and for me that warmth in my lower abdomen is just a really nourishing feeling. It's something that I just find very comforting.   Tahnee: (46:33) And my experience has been, post-partum, that it helps to clear blood. I had some dark, stringy blood at the first bleed, after I finished breastfeeding, so about 18 months. So did steams for the next two or three months after that, and it just seemed to clear it out. The blood became fresh and bright again. It just seemed to clear out any of that lingering stuff that maybe hadn't moved through well after birth, or was remaining from after birth.   Tahnee: (46:59) And I mean, I've had my teacher, she said she passed a mass, a big... She said it was almost a placenta, a big alien clump. I've heard some wild stories. But I think yeah, just as a general thing to try, it's definitely worth it. You've got to be careful not to burn yourself. But it's beautiful. It's a really beautiful therapeutic practise. I love saunas, I love heat anyway.   Dr. Amanda: (47:28) Me too.   Tahnee: (47:29) Yes. It's so nourishing.   Dr. Amanda: (47:31) It is so nourishing.   Tahnee: (47:33) Yeah, yeah. So I just imagine that would be beneficial. And I mean, from an internal perspective, obviously great to see a clinician and work on that level, and I know you've got some things pending which is exciting. So yeah, in general, if people were looking for supplements or herbs or things, are there things that you see working, or again should they just seek individual care? Is there any general things we can talk about? I'm imagining DIM, an estro-block kind of a product? Do you know that product?   Dr. Amanda: (48:03) Yes. I think that's where it's good to do the Dutch test, because sometimes DIM can actually have the opposing effect and it can cause more oestrogen dominance. So I guess, if you are experiencing all that breast tenderness, yeah, all your cruciferous vegetables as we know, because they help to block the oestrogen receptors and to be able to metabolise oestrogen through your stools. And psyllium husks also are a great one to use. Curcumin, there's been some great research there to help reduce inflammation. And also evening primrose oil, evening primrose helps with the elevation of prostaglandins. It also helps with reducing inflammation. So all our essential fatty acids. Basically, no sugar. Definitely no gluten and wheat, are huge proponents for increasing more inflammation, particularly noting if you've got any celiac in your family, because then you'll definitely have a gluten sensitivity.   Dr. Amanda: (49:01) Dairy as well. If you think about what's happening when cows are constantly being milked, in terms of they have to be milked regularly otherwise they get mastitis, they've just given birth. They've got oestrogen circulating, producing hormones, that's going into the milk. So it's just no dairy. Also, too, because dairy creates an inflammatory response through your gut. So if you notice that you're sensitive to dairy, cut dairy out. Farm to plate. Your blend, I love your women's blend. The Gaia.   Tahnee: (49:36) Yeah. Yes.   Dr. Amanda: (49:38) She is beautiful because she's got the [foreign language 00:49:39] and the [foreign language 00:49:41] helps to warm. It also nourishes blood. So after you've had your bleed take your Mother Gaia, because that helps, then you've got your goji berries, so the goji berries are really good because we know that they go to the liver meridian. They also help to support the spleen function as well, and they're red in colour. And they're delicious.   Tahnee: (50:03) Something that's tasty [crosstalk 00:50:06] thank you so much for your time, Amanda. I will create a list of show notes for everybody to access your site, your book, all of your resources, your training, opportunities to work with you, and yeah, I really appreciate everything you've shared. It's been really enlightening and nourishing conversation. So thank you.   Dr. Amanda: (50:24) Thanks, beautiful. Thank you so much.

Samantha is an exercise and mindset coach, helping women take control of their fertility through the mind body connection so they can level up their life. After being diagnosed with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, finding out it’s possible to be too fit to get pregnant, and undergoing IVF to have their son, Samantha made drastic changes to her unhealthy relationship with exercise and healthy eating. She now helps other women through the major mindset shifts it takes to stop overexercising and under-eating so they can regain their cycles and get pregnant without going crazy! In today’s episode, Samantha shares her experience with HA, how she overcame it, and some of the specific challenges women face when dealing with HA. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Mentorship Program!  We start the first week of March! For details and to apply now Click here to register now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Samantha’s personal experience with HA and what led her to focus on this specific area of women’s health Three main characteristics of HA Samantha’s menstrual cycle history when she was on the pill Challenges that women with HA are facing in our medical system Samantha’s experience with her medical doctors and how she was diagnosed with HA The correlation between eating disorders, body image and HA Samantha’s suggestions and advice for women who are going thru the transition period The power of your mind set and its importance to change The word perfect and how it effects on how people measure themselves against the word perfect The effects of HA on your body and how your body has to adapt Samantha’s advice on how to change your mind set on the actual number you weight How do you divorce yourself from your hunger cues Connect with Samantha Kellgren: You can connect Samantha on her Facebook, Instagram, Email and website. Resources mentioned: The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 338 | Lost Period? Get Your Period and Health Back on Track | Laura Schoenfeld [On-Air Client Session] FFP 275 | Recovering from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Lisa & Catherine FFP 270 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | How Laura Got Her Period Back 5 Years After Coming Off The Pill | Laura Bruner FFP 223 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | No Period. Now What? | Dr. Nicola Rinaldi, PhD FFP 173 | Reclaiming Menstruation | The Wisdom and Power of Your Menstrual Cycle | Lara Owen FFP 141 | Surviving Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Getting Your Period Back Without Fertility Drugs | Nicola Rinaldi FFP 138 | Post-Pill Amenorrhea | Why It Took 4 Years For Her Period To Come Back | Andrea Petrus [On-Air Client Session] FFP | 113 Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Making Fertility Awareness Work for You | FAM & Breastfeeding | Managing Your Fertile Window | Sarah, Lisa, & Rose Yewchuk FFP 086 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Period Repair Manual | Healthy Hormones | Dr. Lara Briden FFP 025 | How Much Should Women Exercise During Pregnancy? | The Good, The Bad and the Uncomfortable | Lily Nichols FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now! The Fertility Awareness Charting Workbook This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

In this episode of Michelle's series on pelvic health Lindsey Kaupp, Occupational Therapist explains what painful sex is, what can be done to alleviate or change that, and what is normal versus common and what that difference really is. Together they stress why creating psychological safety is the very first step of addressing painful sex. Lindsey shares red flags to look for that alert someone when to seek out the help of a pelvic floor therapist. "So my very first step, it doesn't matter what client I'm working with, any of the conditions or if it is just a single or a couple of isolated incidents of painful sex, we talk about psychological safety. Until we have psychological safety, we do not have the opportunity to go further. Because our brain is going to still perceive a threat."—Lindsey Kaupp Medical Terms:Dyspareunia is the term for recurring pain in the genital area or within the pelvis during sexual intercourse. The pain can be sharp or intense. It can occur before, during, or after sexual intercourse.Endometriosis is an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus — the endometrium — grows outside the uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves the ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining the pelvis.Adenomyosis is a condition in which endometrial tissue exists within and grows into the uterine wall. It occurs most often late in the childbearing years and typically disappears after menopause. Sometimes, adenomyosis may cause heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, severe cramping, pain during intercourse, or blood clots that pass during a period.Vulvodynia is chronic, unexplained pain in the area around the opening of the vagina. It can be so uncomfortable that some activities can feel unbearable, such as sitting for long periods of time or having sex.Vestibulodynia refers to pain in the entrance of the vagina, known as the vestibule. This is the area where the outside portion of a woman's genitals (the vulva) meets the internal portion (the vagina). The vestibule contains glands that provide vaginal lubrication during sexual arousal. For a woman with generalized vestibulodynia, the pain is constant. A woman with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) has pain when the area is touched. This may occur when she inserts a tampon, has a pelvic exam with her gynecologist, or engages in sexual activity. Pain intensity and type can vary from woman to woman. The area may be sore or tender when touched. There might be a sharp or burning pain. Some women are able to have intercourse. For others, the pain is too severe.Vaginismus is a condition involving a muscle spasm in the pelvic floor muscles. It can make it painful, difficult, or impossible to have sexual intercourse, to undergo a gynecological exam, and to insert a tampon.Interstitial cystitis is a chronic condition causing bladder pressure, bladder pain, and sometimes pelvic pain. The pain ranges from mild discomfort to severe pain. The condition is a part of a spectrum of diseases known as painful bladder syndrome. Resources:https://www.nva.org/what-is-vulvodynia/ Books:  "Better Sex through Mindfulness" by Lori Brotto"Come as You Are" by Emily Nagoski, PhD "Reviving Your Sex Life After Childbirth" by Kathe WallaceProducts:YESOlive & BeeGood Clean LoveOHNUT About Lindsey Kaupp: Lindsey Kaupp is a registered occupational therapist residing in Alberta, Canada. As an Occupational Therapist, she can address the vast majority of the factors that impact a person's pelvic health and daily life, such as physical function, psychological factors, and environmental influences, which enables a truly holistic and individual approach.Lindsey's journey in women's health has come about in a non-conventional way, through her lived experience with pelvic health dysfunction, and her unexpected career in mental health. She is an anatomy and movement geek at heart, so employment in mental health was never a goal of hers, until it happened. Her years working in mental health has been the most rewarding time of her career thus far and has prepared her to work with women from all walks of life, with all different issues and solutions.​E-Motion Therapy was created out of her recognition of a gap, not only regarding women's health services in rural Alberta, but within women's health services themselves. As an occupational therapist, she can address the vast majority of the factors that impact a woman's pelvic health and daily life, such as physical function, psychological factors and environmental influences, which enables a truly holistic and individual approach. Lindsey is comfortable asking the hard questions around topics that we are working hard to de-stigmatize such as sexual function or maternal mental health. Connect with Lindsey Kaupp: Website: https://e-motiontherapy.com/Email:   lindsey@e-motiontherapy.comFacebook: E-Motion TherapyInstagram:  @motherfunction.ca,  @emotiontherapy Connect with Michelle Smith:Website:  BirthEaseServices.comFacebook:   Birth Ease,   The Birth Ease Podcast,  Birth Ease Baby Loss SupportInstagram:    @birtheasemichellesmith,  @birtheaselossssupportYouTube:    Birth EaseLinkedIn:  Birth Ease Michelle SmithShow:  Birth Ease

In this episode of Michelle's series on pelvic health, Lindsey Kaupp, OT shares the whole person approach that a pelvic health occupational therapist takes. Together they discuss stigmas that surround mental health, pain, sex, and pelvic health, as well as the documented correlation between depression &/or anxiety and pelvic floor function. Lindsey explains the five functions of the pelvic floor, how the pelvic floor is a factor in lower back pain, and the impacts of chronic pelvic pain, especially as it impacts our ability to function as a mother. They stress the importance of making certain to replenish and nourish yourself as a parent. "In my opinion, if your menstrual cramps are enough that you're taking more than 1 Tylenol or a small piece of medication, even that, we need to look at ‘why is that?'. That is not normal, it's common. So some cramping is okay, but past that, we want to really look at this is really impacting your life."—Lindsey KauppAbout Lindsey Kaupp: Lindsey Kaupp is a registered occupational therapist residing in Alberta, Canada. As an Occupational Therapist, she can address the vast majority of the factors that impact a person's pelvic health and daily life, such as physical function, psychological factors, and environmental influences, which enables a truly holistic and individual approach.Lindsey's journey in women's health has come about in a non-conventional way, through her lived experience with pelvic health dysfunction, and her unexpected career in mental health. She is an anatomy and movement geek at heart, so employment in mental health was never a goal of hers, until it happened. Her years working in mental health has been the most rewarding time of her career thus far and has prepared her to work with women from all walks of life, with all different issues and solutions.​E-Motion Therapy was created out of her recognition of a gap, not only regarding women's health services in rural Alberta, but within women's health services themselves. Lindsey is comfortable asking the hard questions around topics that we are working hard to de-stigmatize such as sexual function or maternal mental health. Connect with Lindsey Kaupp: Website: https://e-motiontherapy.com/Email:   lindsey@e-motiontherapy.comFacebook: E-Motion TherapyInstagram:  @motherfunction.ca,  @emotiontherapy Connect with Michelle Smith:Website:  BirthEaseServices.comFacebook:   Birth Ease,   The Birth Ease Podcast,  Birth Ease Baby Loss SupportInstagram:    @birtheasemichellesmith,  @birtheaselossssupportYouTube:    Birth EaseLinkedIn:  Birth Ease Michelle Smith

Pain during your menstrual cycle is one of the commonest reported menstrual disorders. More than 50% of women who have period have some kind of pain. So why do we get pain and what can be done about it? Here is some information on menstrual cramping and pain, with your gyno Dr. Mona Kiran. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crowned4success/support

Pain during menstrual period is one of the commonest reported menstrual disorder. More than 50 % women who menstruate have some kind of pain during menstruation. So why do we get pain during our period and what can be done about it ? Here is some information which will help you understand Dysmenorrhea,

On today's show, we have Valerie on to discuss her experience with Dysmenorrhea, Flat Feet, and accommodations within the education system.

Dr. Tiffany Woodus has over 10 years of experience in healthcare. She completed a Doctor of Medicine degree from The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2006. Subsequently, she completed an internship and residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW)/Parkland Health & Hospital System in 2010. She is a women's health advocate and recently established Woodus Obstetrics & Gynecology, In Cedar Hill Texas, to further her commitment to providing ALL women with the rights, respect, and resources necessary to thrive in every aspect of their healthcare. She is truly committed to Improving Black Maternal Health Outcomes. To see what Dr. Woodus is up to on social media, and stay in touch- Instagram, Facebook YouTube Channel. In this podcast episode, we discussed dysmenorrhea (painful periods), fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease, birth control options, and vaginal hygiene. It was such a refreshing conversation, and we also touched on finding balance as a mother, especially in medicine. We also talked about prioritizing our families while navigating busy careers. This conversation is the first of many, and I'm grateful that Dr. Woodus was so generous with her time and knowledge.

Dysmenorrhea. It’s a pain to spell and a pain to endure.More commonly known as menstrual cramps, dysmenorrhea comes in two forms and can be treated with a variety of means, from over-the-counter and prescription medications to certain supplements and lifestyle adjustments. In this episode of the Wellness Wednesday podcast, our own Dr. Susan Rutherford covers all this and more!Tune in and equip your brain… to ease the pain!  

In this episode, Diana Atashroo, MD, a specialist in endometriosis treatment, gives expert advice on how to recognize and treat endometriosis early, before it transitions to daily, chronic pain and a centralized pain state. She also provides recommendations for long-term management and coordination of care. 

Join the expert faculty to learn more about managing pain in primary dysmenorrhea. Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/936755?src=mkm_podcast_addon_936755

Welcome to another Q&A episode! This time I’m going to answer your questions about using the copper IUD, whether it’s safe to eat phytochemicals, what strategies you can implement to deal with period pain, and more. You can find all the info and links about this episode at https://holisticwellness.ca/episode121. Topics Discussed in this Episode: Why the copper IUD is safe Some of the side effects of using the copper IUD Eating soy and phytoestrogens How your menstrual cycle affects your bowel movement Healing the gut What causes dysmenorrhea and how to deal with it   Key Takeaways: The copper IUD is a small t-shaped device that your gynecologist would insert into your uterus through the cervix. It’s non-hormonal so it may be your best choice. It’s 99.2% effective for up to 10 years. With copper IUD, there have been a significant number of women who have found they have really painful periods as a side effect, and sometimes longer periods with heavy bleeding. There’s also an increased chance of bacterial vaginosis when using the copper IU because of the disruption in the vaginal microbiome. There’s a slightly increased risk of pelvic inflammatory disease as well. Xenoestrogens are one of the most abundant endocrine disruptors that mimic estrogen. They are found in tons of different types of chemical products. Phytoestrogens are natural xenoestrogens derived from plants. They are able to bind to estrogen receptors. Soy and flax seeds are the biggest and most well-known phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are much weaker than your own estrogen or any synthetic estrogen. Depending on your individual biology and natural hormone levels, they can have an estrogenic effect or even an anti-estrogenic effect. So when they bind to your estrogen receptors, they can block more potent estrogens from binding instead. This is a good thing for some women because it will reduce symptoms of estrogen dominance. Organic soy consumed in small amounts has been shown to reduce estrogen dominance in some women. For others, even a modest amount of soy might be too much and can lead to significant menstrual problems like longer cycles, heavier periods, and more cramping. Dysmenorrhea can be caused by the following: Endometriosis Benign tumors found in the female pelvis Ovarian cysts Using the copper IUD   Action Step: Consider using the copper IUD instead of the pill or a hormonal contraceptive. Tune in to your body when you decide to take phytoestrogens and be conscious of its effects. Experiment with food and see what works for your body. Just pay attention symptomatically how you feel. Be conscious of how you’re taking care of the gut and what you’re eating.   Samantha said: “It’s not necessarily just about the food. It’s more about the food and the woman -- how is that food specifically working with you -- because it’s not a one size fits all when it comes to hormonal health.” “If your menstruation is intense, heavy, and uncomfortable, and even if you’re fine the rest of the month, still, it shouldn’t be something that is that intense and uncomfortable where it’s totally knocking you out and you’re crying in pain.”   Thanks for listening!   Important Announcements: Don’t forget to connect with me over on Instagram, @holisticwellnessfoodie. Let me know if there’s anything you’d love for me to expand on. It would also mean so much if you would leave us a rating or a review at any podcast platform that you’re listening to us on. Links to things I talk about in the show: Interested in learning more about my ALIGN & LEAD BUSINESS MENTORSHIP Program? Email me at - samantha@holisticwellness.ca   Join me in my FREE Holistic Business Collective FaceBook Group for weekly business and marketing training sessions Save 15% off ALL Organifi products at organifishop.com. My favourites are the Organifi Gold in Chocolate and GLOW. Use code HEALTHYHORMONES   Save 20% off ALL Alitura Naturals SkinCare at https://alituranaturals.comThe Clay Mask is the BEST! Save 20% off Energybits Spirulina and Chlorella at energybits.com. Use code - HEALTHYHORMONES Check out CANPREV products across Canadian Health Food Stores and online at Natures-Source.ca - I personally LOVE their MYCO10 and Collagen powder. They are great to add to smoothies and elixirs. Where you can find me: Samantha’s Facebook Samantha’s Instagram Samantha’s Website Samantha’s Twitter Healthy Hormones for Women Podcast Private Community on Facebook   How you can work with me: 6-Week Healthy Hormones for Women Intensive - Get 60% when you enroll today! Healing & Dealing with Hashi’s

Dr. Sujatha returns to the podcast to answer various questions on women's reproductive health. Colette asks Dr. Sujatha the following questions from the Elements community: The Ayurvedic view on cysts, fibroids & endometriosis. The cycle of the doshas during the menstrual cycle. How dosha aggravations can manifest during menstruation. Conditions that can affect the menstrual cycle: amenorrhea dysmenorrhea metrorrhagia Hormonal contraceptives Ayurvedic guidelines for a healthy menstrual cycle. Visit Dr. Sujatha's website amrtasiddhi.com Check out Colette's website elementshealingandwellbeing.com Support the Elements podcast via Patreon. Join the Elements private Facebook group. Click here to listen to the other podcast episodes mentioned & scroll to the following episode number: episode #5 Ayurveda & Healing in Bali episode #92 Ayurvedic Nutrition of the Dhatus Thanks for listening!

Dealing with painful periods is exactly that. We are learning about the different types of dysmenorrhea, what could be causing you pain during your periods and some tips to help you! This is the third episode in our series about the menstrual cycle.  Schedule your FREE Intimacy Upgrade session HERE! Follow me on Facebook and Instagram Email: JordanDnelle@VaginasVulvasandVibrators.com www.VaginasVulvasandVibrators.com  This podcast is sponsored by Pure Romance by Jordan Jones.

It's menstrual cramp Monday! Join us for this week's episode of Health is PowHer podcast because we know pretty much every woman can relate to this topic. Menstrual cramps! Dr. Anna is going to share the science behind this not-so-lovely monthly occurrence and what you can do about them naturally and effectively! Listen in on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or the Health is PowHer website.

Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a very common gynecological disorder affecting 84.1% of women during childbearing age. The most common symptoms of PD include lower abdominal pain that can radiate to both thighs and/or to the low back. Other symptoms include tiredness, headache, nausea, constipation, and diarrhea. The condition precedes menstruation (in the absence of any organic pathology) and lasts approximately 48-72 hours. Primary dysmenorrhea is the most common reason for absenteeism from work or school, thus interfering with quality of daily life, which is associated with many direct and indirect costs. There have been MANY proposed interventions for PD reported in the scientific literature. Most common are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and oral contraceptives, as both work similarly—they affect the cause of pelvic pain, which is reportedly mediated by the hormone-like fatty acid called prostaglandin factor 2x. However, both approaches carry negative side effects such as bleeding in the gut and hormone issues such as bloating and edema, respectively. Thus, the demand for new and alternative approaches with less associated risks has increased. Spinal manipulative (SM) techniques for PD has been previously studied and proven to have positive benefits on pain perception and menstrual cramps, as well as affecting plasma (blood) levels of some chemical pain mediators. However, there appears to be a lack of agreement on where spinal manipulation should be applied. One study recommended that SM should be applied to the lumbosacral region (L5-S1) for symptom reduction in dysmenorrhea. A more recent study found that “global pelvic manipulation” (GPM) performed on both sides of the pelvis to mobilize the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) and L5-S1 facet joint resulted in improvements related to low back pain and pressure pain thresholds in the SIJ, with a significant increase in serotonin. Doctors of chiropractic specialize in the use of spinal manipulation therapy and are trained in many different techniques of lumbo-pelvic manipulation. For those struggling with PD, including a chiropractor as a member in your healthcare “team” makes perfect sense! www.PainReliefChiroOnline.com

Nicole, also known as the Period Girl, is a certified women's health coach (professional period fixer) and her mission is to empower women to take back control of their hormonal health in a fun and sassy way. She’s outspoken and opinionated about women’s health issues, and believes women have the right to be educated about their bodies. Her goal is to provide women with the tools they need to make radical and long-lasting changes so they can live their best lives. In her new book, Fix Your Period, she shares her 6 week protocol to healthy periods! In today's episode we talk about  histamine intolerance and how it impact's the menstrual cycle, and so much more! This is Nicole's 3rd appearance on the podcast. Tune into our first episode Fix Your  Period here, and second episode, Medical Gas-lighting here. Today's episode is sponsored by my upcoming FREE Masterclass: Introduction to Fertility Awareness Charting. I'll be teaching LIVE on Friday June 5th at 12PM ET. Click here to register now! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today!   Topics discussed in today's episode: How Nicole’s personal period problems as a teacher inspired her to research and spread awareness on the relation between histamines, gut health and your menstrual cycle What led Nicole to writing her book Fix Your Period Why it’s so important in understanding your bodies health cycle and realizing its less complicated and starts with the fundamental basics Understanding the symptoms of histamine issues in the menstrual cycle and how they can change cyclically in your cycle The phases of the menstrual cycle and what occurs in each cycle The importance of what histamines are and what responses they trigger within our immune system Why do some women struggle so much of producing extra histamines and some women do not produce and extra amount of histamines How would one know if they are having issues with histamines and what are the symptoms Determining if histamines are impacting their menstrual cycle If it's possible for someone with adequate estrogen clearance to not be bothered by histamine issues versus someone not clearing as much estrogen What the first steps in determining if your histamines are affecting your menstrual cycle How cutting out high histamine products from your lifestyle can help in finding out if it is effecting your menstrual cycle What is the correlation between Gut Health and menstrual cycles issues and how GI issue play in with histamines Why gut related problems and chronic pelvic pain are linked What is the first step in addressing gut related issues Women should seek help from a professional to dig deeper if you are still not feeling better to see if there is a deeper rooted issue Understanding the importance of researching your body and what’s going on and how it can make you feel better in just a short period of time Connect with Nicole Jardim: You can connect with Nicole on her Website, Facebook, or Instagram. Resources mentioned: Fix Your Period (Book) Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 261 | Medical Gaslighting, Feminism, Reproductive Health, and Abortion | Nicole Jardim FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim FFP 302 | Dirty Genes | MTHFR, Folic Acid, and Your Fertility | Dr. Ben Lynch, ND FFP 283 | Overcoming Period Pain | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 180 | Managing Painful Periods | Dysmenorrhea | Endometriosis | Dr. Lara Briden, ND Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: FREE Masterclass: Introduction to Fertility Awareness Charting Today's episode is sponsored by my upcoming FREE Masterclass: Introduction to Fertility Awareness Charting. I'll be teaching LIVE on Friday June 5th at 12PM ET. Click here to register now! The Fertility Awareness Charting Workbook This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now. Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Kristen Burris, L.Ac, is a nationally recognized acupuncturist and herbalist for women’s health in the Boise, Idaho area. She has a Master’s of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a licensed acupuncturist. Ms. Burris has treated patients at San Diego Hospice, University of California San Diego Integrative Clinic, UCSD Dental Acupuncture Study, and at the leading fertility centers in San Diego.  Patients fondly refer to her as the “Baby Maker” for her unprecedented over 500 infertility successes treating extremely difficult infertility cases with patients locally and those who consult long distance throughout the U.S. You can find Kristen at www.EagleAcupuncture.com, on Facebook @Eagleacupuncture, or Instagram @EagleBabyMaker   Today, Kristen joins us for the second episode in her series to talk about how common women’s health diagnoses, like dysmenorrhea, PMS, PCOS, and endometriosis, can be adjunctively treated with acupuncture and in some cases judicious use of herbs. We dive into how acupuncture can be used to reduce pain, smooth PMS, and stop uttering cramping by increasing blood flow up the reproductive organs. We explain in depth how to reduce bloating, irritability, breast tenderness, and digestive upset, and what this means in terms of improving balance and flow of energy and hormones.   Dr Hammerstedt and her lifestyle coaching team can be found at www.wholisthealth.com and @wholisthealth on Facebook and Instagram as well as the public facebook group Curate Your Health. Wholist helps high performing women and men lose weight for the last time, with an innovative food and mindset coaching program to blueprint YOUR optimal body and mind, with real food, real work, real results… and no products or BS. Come curate YOUR sustainable health future, and personal and professional dynasty.   And remember, Who you choose to be Matters. You are valuable, You are worth this, You are your WholeYou

I love talking to parents and folks that are living the healthy dream and investing the energy into their children to take responsibility for their health. What are the benefits of your kids learning what healthy eating looks like? How does that affect their immune defense? How frequent are they sick? All these are very relevant when you compare with kids that consume the Standard American Diet (SAD). Enjoy the interview with Cathy DiLollo, mother of 5 girls ages 12-22.

Painful menstruation, otherwise known as dysmenorrhea, is a very common medical issue impacting women and young girls throughout their reproductive years. Today, we will be conversing with Dr. Kostov, a family practitioner in Edmonton, about the types of dysmenorrhea that exist, as well as what can be done to reduce pain and improve quality of life for women with this condition. We will also provide an overview of endometriosis, defined as the presence and growth of the uterine lining outside the uterus. Endometriosis can cause heavy, painful periods, as well as infertility and other medical complications. Dr. Kostov will outline how endometriosis is diagnosed, how it is managed, and special considerations to keep in mind (ex. pregnancy). Resources: My Health Alberta - Dysmenorrhea: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=stp1892& My Health Alberta - Menstrual Cramps: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=mencr My Health Alberta - Endometriosis: https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=hw102998 Canadian Women's Health Network - Endometriosis: http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/40779 Summary Sheet: EndometriosisandDysmenorrheaSummarySheet.html

Severe menstrual cramps may indicate endometriosis. Dr. Thomas Fromuth, board-certified physician with UPMC OBGYN of Lancaster, discusses endometriosis.

Today on the show I'm giving you the science and the support to manage your period pain.  What we discussed in this episode:  What causes menstrual cramps and painful periods Nutrition tips for reducing pain associated with your period Why magnesium and omega-3's are some of the best supplements for managing period pain The benefits of movement and exercise & how your period products might be contributing to cramps The Goods:Full Shownotes Book Now  Subscribe to The Superwoman Code Email List Follow @drashleymargeson on Instagram Special Thanks ToProduction: Ben Connolly Supported by Cornerstone Naturopathic Inc

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Pelvic pain most often involves the gastrointestinal or the urinary systems in pre-pubertal girls. However, during late adolescence, gynecologic conditions become more prevalent as etiologies for pelvic pain. Dysmenorrhea and noncyclic pelvic pain are common in adolescents and the management of chronic pelvic pain is often more complex than in adult women. In today’s episode we will discuss how to diagnosis and treat possible gynecologic and non-gynecologic conditions of chronic pelvic pain in the adolescent female with Stephen Scott, MD.  Dr. Scott is the endowed chair of Perinatal Mental Health and a member of the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology team at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Dr. Scott is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.  Do you have thoughts about today's episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org   

Okay guys - I think you’re going to love this episode! It’s super practical and covers a subject a lot of you are curious about: essential oils for endometriosis. Today I am talking to Carine Camara of the Pelvis Wellness Method. Carine is the founder of the Pelvis Wellness Method; which combines the practices of acupuncture, abdominal and pelvic bodywork with energy healing. She’s also an energy body worker, holistic health coach and a licensed acupuncturist - yes, this girl does a lot of things! Carine’s own experience of chronic fatigue, painful periods and cysts led her down the route of Chinese medicine, after two months of dedicated diet changes, herbal medicine and acupuncture resolved her need for surgery to remove a large cyst. She’s since dedicated her life to training in Chinese medicine and is committed to helping others experience the same level of relief that she did. In this episode we’re talking about the home remedies you can try to help manage endometriosis and alleviate pain. We discuss - Self-intuitive massage and how people with endometriosis can incorporate this into their pain management methods. Which essential oils can be safely used in home massage to help with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. Acupressure point for endometriosis. The benefits of caster oil packs and how to do them at home. Herbs for vaginal steaming and how vaginal steaming can be done safely at home for endometriosis. Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook or sign up to my newsletter. My new book This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast: A nutrition guide & cookbook for living and thriving with endometriosis, is out to newsletter subscribers today! Check your email for the secret password to get early access at a special price. My book is out to the rest of the world from Wednesday 20th - get your copy here. This January, I am launching Your EndoLife Coaching Programme. A 1-to-1 three month health and life coaching programme to help you thrive with endometriosis. I have three spaces left and am booking in consultation calls now. To find out more about the programme and to discuss whether it could be right for you, email me at hello@thisendolife.com This episode is sponsored by BeYou. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches and CBD range. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works This episode is also sponsored by my free Endometriosis Diet Grocery List. This pdf list includes all the foods I buy on a monthly basis, categorised into easy sections. I share my personal endometriosis diet plan, free recipe resources, recommendations to help you get started with the endometriosis diet and nutrition tips. Download here.   Show Notes Pelvis Wellness Method website Carine’s download for you guys  

Hands up if you’ve ever had a period. Having a period or menstrual cycle is a natural part of a woman’s life.  Most girls get their first period between 10 to 15 years old and menopause, or the end of the reproductive cycle, ends between the ages of 45 to 50. Bleeding for longer than a week, passing clots larger than a quarter, early menopause an dysmenorrhea are some of the health issues women may face. Having issues with your menstrual cycle may indicate some serious health issues that may or may not be related to your diet.  In todays episode learn: - Signs and symptoms of a heavy menstrual flow - Health problems associated with amenorrhea - How your diet can have with menstrual issues - MORE #happytobleed Music by: Lakey Inspired https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Flakeyinspired&v=0-6NexUAIIo&event=video_description&redir_token=vv7eznQk14fCGk8_iJSQkaBWnYV8MTU3NDExNTA1OUAxNTc0MDI4NjU5)

In today’s episode I discuss period pain. I go into the most common causes for period pain, and specific steps you can take to reduce and/or eliminate your pain starting today! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today! Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobook is finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.   Topics discussed in today's episode: What is primary dysmenorrhea What is period pain a sign of How period pain is very common but not normal The flow pattern of a normal period  Why you should get checked out by your doctor if your bleeding is too light or too heavy  How extreme pain with your period can be a sign of endometriosis or other issues  Why the pill may manage period pain but does not fix the underlying cause of the pain Other modalities to look at when you have severe period pain Strategies for reducing period pain How processed dairy products can affect women The importance of reducing xenoestrogenic chemicals from your household products or makeup The benefits of acupuncture or abdominal therapies for period pain  How vaginal steaming can improve your bleeding issues Supplements that can improve period pain The importance of identifying the sources of inflammation causing your period pain Connect with Lisa: You can connect with Lisa on her Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.   Resources mentioned: FFP 065 | 6 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Xenoestrogen Exposure with Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 127 | What Does a Normal Period Look Like? | How Much Am I Supposed To Bleed During My Period? | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 180 | Managing Painful Periods | Dysmenorrhea | Endometriosis | Dr. Lara Briden, ND FFP 257 | Mercier Therapy for Pelvic Pain and Infertility | Dr. Jennifer Mercier, ND, PhD FFP 018 | Arvigo Abdominal Therapy | Vaginal Steaming | Traditional Maya healing for Fertility and Menstrual Cycle Irregularities| Dr Rosita Arvigo FFP 202 | Vaginal Steaming for Period Problems | Steamy Chick | Keli Garza FFP 273 | The Magnesium Miracle | Magnesium & Your Menstrual Cycle | Dr. Carolyn Dean MD, ND Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility | Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com Related podcasts & blog posts: [On-Air Client Session] FFP 220 | Managing Intense Period Pain | Maria & Lisa [On-Air Client Session] FFP 186 | Managing Painful Periods | Charting Cervical Mucus | Lisa & Liz FFP 180 | Managing Painful Periods | Dysmenorrhea | Endometriosis | Dr. Lara Briden, ND [On Air Client Session] FFP 151 | Overcoming Period Pain | The Link Between Digestion & The Menstrual Cycle | Lisa & Stacey FFP 138 | Post-Pill Amenorrhea | Why It Took 4 Years For Her Period To Come Back | Andrea Petrus FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim   Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic   A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsor: The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.    Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

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Dr. Bridget Ross is a Toronto-based Naturopathic Doctor who is passionate about helping her patients achieve, what she refers to as, 'deeper healing.' In her work with women, men & children alike. She offers a space to explore what is truly behind any symptom or feeling on a mental, emotional, physical & spiritual level. Her greatest intention is for her patients to deeply connect & know themselves. In doing this, her patients are left feeling empowered with the tools to heal themselves. In today's episode, we will explore what deeper healing truly means and how one's emotions and feelings may be communicating through premenstrual symptoms (PMS) or period pain (dysmenorrhea). Dr. Bridget describes her top physical and emotional tips to support your body holistically reducing debilitating period pain by getting to the root cause - emotions! Topics discussed in today's episode: (3:48) Dr. Bridget's background and mission (7:55) What is Dysmenorrhea and is it normal? (11:27) Dysmenorrhea and its mental-emotional connection. Validations of physical symptoms and how to transition to identifying the deeper emotion, energetic or spiritual connection (12:50) Cramping and emotions (12:57) Getting curious about what you are actually feeling in your body (14:12) Strategies to identify the root “word” emotion behind your dysmenorrhea (16:25) What resists persists and what happens when you push emotions deeper instead of addressing them (17:34) The value of rest and your period pain (18:19) Feeling "raw" when your period starts (20:06) How the body uses time of flow to release some emotions (20:28) Next steps to process emotions as they come up from journaling (23:22) What can you expect to see in the next cycle once you have done the work (23: 58) The science behind Psychoneuoloimmunology (PNI) and how emotions affect the psychology (25:51) Dr. Bridget's top Physical tips for supporting dysmenorrhea (30:08) Emotional strategies for supporting dysmenorrhea Connect with Dr. Bridget Ross, ND Website: www.bridgetrossnd.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetrossnd/ Instagram: @bridgetrossnd Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND Website: www.antoinettefalco.com Instagram: @drantoinettefalco Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!

Today I share an on-air client session with my client Jennifer. It took several months for her period to return post-pill, and in our session she shares what steps she took to bring her periods back and how she is preparing ahead for pregnancy. Today’s episode is sponsored by Fertility Awareness Mastery, my LIVE 10 week group coaching program! We start on October 1st. Will you be joining us? Click here to register now! Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today!   Topics discussed in today's episode: What was Jennifer’s cycle like as a young adult and what led her to using birth control What was Jennifer’s cycle like after she got off birth control How Jennifer ended up working with Lisa Changes that Jennifer made to her lifestyle that helped her period return What is post-birth control syndrome How long does it take for your ovarian reserve to go back to normal post-pill What things can you do post-pill to get your body on track Ways for you and your partner to find a happy balance for charting while preventing pregnancy Benefits and challenges of post-partum charting What is the MTHFR gene mutation and what to be mindful of when pregnant if you have it How the Fertility Awareness program has changed Jennifer’s cycle and health Connect with Lisa: You can connect with Lisa on her Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.   Resources mentioned:  FFP 012 | Recovering from Post-Birth Control Syndrome | How to get your period back | Laura Schoenfeld FFP 021 | What Hormonal Contraceptives Really do to Women | Sweetening the Pill | Holly Grigg-Spall FFP 262 | Should Men Be Equally Responsible For Birth Control? | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 054 | The MTHFR Gene Mutation and Fertility | Recurrent Miscarriage, Nutrient Deficiencies, and Folic Acid | Diane Keddy Dr. Ben Lynch | Dirty Genes Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 270 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | How Laura Got Her Period Back 5 Years After Coming Off The Pill | Laura Bruner FFP 223 | Overcoming Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | No Period. Now What? | Dr. Nicola Rinaldi, PhD FFP 140 | Transitioning From Hormonal Birth Control After Long Term Pill Use | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 138 | Post-Pill Amenorrhea | Why It Took 4 Years For Her Period To Come Back | Andrea Petrus FFP 079 | The Top 10 Unexpected Effects of Coming Off The Pill | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim   Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsor: The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.  Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Dysmenorrhea is the most common gyencologic complaint in adolescent females, affecting more than half of this population. Julie Strickland, MD, Section Chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Children's Mercy, discusses causes, diagnoses and treatment of this painful condition.

Dysmenorrhea is the most common gyencologic complaint in adolescent females, affecting more than half of this population. Julie Strickland, MD, Section Chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at Children's Mercy, discusses causes, diagnoses and treatment of this painful condition.

Female reproductive health is critical in growing girls and young women. Julie Strickland, MD, Section Chief of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, joins us for this episode of Pediatrics in Practice to talk about the need for pediatric and adolescent gynecologists, the conditions they treat and when to refer.

Nicole is a certified Women’s Health Coach and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women to reclaim their hormone health using a method that combines simplicity and sass. Her incredible work has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of women around the world in effectively addressing a wide variety of period problems, including PMS, irregular periods, PCOS, painful periods, amenorrhea, and many more. Nicole is also the co-host of The Period Party podcast. And in today’s episode we dive right into the controversy around diet, women’s healthcare, and abortion. Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now. Topics discussed in today's episode: The side effects Nicole experienced from the pill and how that kick started her profession The problem with birth control being prescribed as the quick fix for period issues Why isn’t there more and better options to treat endometriosis How being on birth control affects all parts of your health and body The importance of listening to your body even when a doctor may tell you nothing is wrong Finding the right diet to support hormonal health from a young age The importance of being aware of your bodies signals after eating and how your cycle responds to what you are eating How Nicole and Lisa individually feels about abortion and laws around women’s healthcare  Connect with Nicole Jardim: You can connect with Nicole on her Facebook, Instagram,Twitterand on her website.   Resources mentioned: Nicole Jardim | Website The Period Party Podcast Fix Your Period Programs FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim PP# 133: The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles and Optimize Your Fertility with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack FFP 102 | Abortion, Menstrual Extraction | Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, Still Birth | Molly Dutton-Kenny The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 255 | Is Questioning The Pill Anti Feminist? | Beyond The Pill | Dr. Jolene Brighten, ND FFP 239 | 6 Ways to Improve Your Menstrual Cycle in 2019 | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 198 | The Balance Plan for Healthy Cycles | Angelique Panagos FFP 143 | Choosing the Right Practitioner | How To Find A Functional Practitioner Who Will Really Help You | Lisa | Fertility Friday FFP 123 | Fertility Awareness Training for Physicians & Health Professionals | What Your Doctor Needs to Know About Fertility Awareness | Dr. Marguerite Duane   Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic   A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsor: The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now. Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!  

On this episode my guest is Dr. Jiling Hu. She is a licensed acupuncturist with an office in West Los Angeles. Dr. Hu has over 30 years clinical experience in gynecology and endocrinology and specializes in treating endocrine issues and women’s reproductive and overall health. She specializes in fertility challenges that are related to immune and endocrine disorders, unexplained infertility, irregular menstruation, PCOS, dysmenorrhea, menopause and other female aging related conditions. Her extensive education in both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine gives her a unique perspective in treating her patients holistically. Dr. Hu had 8 years medical training at Hubei University and Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She received a Master’s degree in endocrinology and immunological disorders, which integrated TCM and Western medicine. After completing her graduate studies, she was an Attending TCM Physician at the distinguished China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing for 4 years before she came to US. Since having relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 from Beijing, Dr. Hu has been teaching at both Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Emperor’s College of Oriental Medicine for over 23 years. Before opening her private practice she was with the Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine in Santa Monica.  Modern science has helped numerous people get pregnant and/or make having a baby possible - however many couples trying to get pregnant find themselves turning to an age-old treatment for help -- one so steeped in tradition it's about as far from life in the 21st century as one can get. That treatment is acupuncture, and today, even high-tech reproductive specialists are consistently looking to Chinese medicine to help those fertility patients for whom western science alone is not quite enough. In fact many scientific studies are concluding that adding Chinese Medicine to a woman’s protocol increases her chances of success significantly. Dr. Jiling Hu can be contacted through her website: www.mind-bodyacupuncture.com

Our Hella Nuts Bay Area Couple speaks on the start of their plant-based journey togetherHow the support of one another helped their successful path Having supportive friendsHow life as a traveling artist can compromise the journeyThe importance of snacksAttempting to eat fish and the resultsAsthmaDysmenorrhea Benefits of Tumeric & GingerHaving energy for work & how the journey has helpedCheating with grandmas pound cakeMiyokos Butter https://miyokos.comSo Delicious http://sodeliciousdairyfree.comLauren Adams https://www.instagram.com/solaurenadams/https://www.instagram.com/soldevelopment/Marylin Zunigahttps://www.instagram.com/marylinzuniga/

Author and natural health lifestyle expert Robyn Griggs Lawrence joins the podcast today. Robyn decided to give cannabis a try in 2009 after her doctor recommended it to treat her dysmenorrhea and mood swings. And while cannabis doesn't make her symptoms entirely disappear, it takes the edge off of them enough that she's able to deal with whatever life throws at her. It was only recently that Robyn realized that the extreme mood swings before her menstrual cycle weren't just PMS; they were Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). We have been trying to get this interview lined up for several months but weren't able to do so until now in April - which just happens to be PMDD awareness month. Sounds like kismet to me! We also chat about Robyn's 2015 book The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook and her soon to be released book, Pot in Pans, on the history of eating cannabis. Enjoy! Relevant Links: Robyn Griggs Lawrence Robyn Griggs Lawrence - Instagram The Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook Pot In Pans - Amazon International Association For Premenstrual Disorders Dysmorrhea - American Family Physician Culinary Libertarian Podcast Today's Sponsor is The Grow CFO. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to episode 2 of the Pelvic Pain Series. In this episode we discuss some causes of that lower midline abdominal pain that some women experience. Now, with that being said there are many possible causes of pain in that location but one that I as an OB/GYN deal with is pain that originates from the uterus!So take a listen as to what some of those causes may be!

After sharing a case study I review differentiation and treatment of Irregular Menstruation, Dysmenorrhea, Amenorrhea and Uterine Bleeding. The Strength of TCM Workbook, along with digital downloads, study charts and practice support are all available at kentonsefcik.com Track by Enigma Beats: https://enigmabeats.bandcamp.com/track/kumoi-jishi

Discussion on Dysmenorrhea

It is that time of the month; Again! The inconvenience of your flow is only the tip of the iceberg. From mild discomfort to debilitating pain, how can you combat dysmenorrhea (painful periods)? In this episode, we discuss the physiology behind menstrual pain, why treatments are prescribed and what other pathology may be in play.

This podcast is a review of the ACOG Committee Opinion 760 from December 2018. Dysmenorrhea, or menstrual pain, is the most common menstrual symptom among adolescent girls and young women. Most adolescents with menstrual pain will have primary dysmenorrhea, but secondary dysmenorrhea (endometriosis) may also occur. This podcast will review symptoms, work-up, and therapy of both primary and secondary dysmenorrhea in the adolescent patient.

I am so excited to share this two-part episode, I have Holistic Nutritionist Tahlia Mynott. Tahlia specialises in Women's Health her focus on Menstrual Cycles, Fertility, Pre Conception Plans, Pregnancy, Fertility Charting, Post Partum Support, Hormone Balancing, Acne, Detox, Digestive Health and Yoni Steaming Tahlia's passion for woman's health stemmed from her own health journey where she suffered from PCOS, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea, Cysts, Miscarriage and Hormonal Acne. Once she started researching to support her own health and healing, she was shocked at what she didn't already know about her own body and equally as shocked by how many women also had no idea about how their bodies worked or how to create balance in them. Tahlia is passionate about supporting teenagers and woman in learning to love their hormones, their body and themselves. This is why I am so excited to have her on the show today. We had so much to talk about that I split it into two easy to digest podcast for your listening pleasure. Some of the things you'll discover in this week's episodes are:   PART 1 + What is yoni steaming and how Tahlia has used it to help with her menstrual issues + How Tahlia's speciality has stemmed from her own health problems and need for answers + What exactly a 'Holistic Nutritionist' is + What things she didn't know about her own body before study and what she learnt about that experience + Why Tahlia spent 2 years preparing for your pregnancy and why preconception care is so important + Advice for couples who want to look at preparing for pregnancy but don't want to wait 2  years + Advice for women who want to get pregnant but are having trouble doing so + Tahlia's thought's on the Placenta capsules making a splash in the market + Tahlia shares a bit about her own experience with miscarriage and how she supports other women going through the same thing + Nutrients, in particular, are important for supporting fertility   RESOURCES + Tahlia does her Workshops through HERE + Menstrual charting apps: Clue and Kindara. + Adore your Cycle ebook by Claire Baker   Books Tahlia recommends in the podcast: + Active Birth - Janet Balaskas + Taking Charge of your fertility - Toni Weschler + Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering - Sarah Buckley + The First 40 days - Heng Ou + Ina May's Guide To Childbirth - Ina May Gaskin CONNECT WITH TAHLIA + Website: www.lunaholisticnutrition.com/ + Facebook: www.facebook.com/lunaholisticnutrition/ + Instagram: www.instagram.com/luna_holistic_nutrition/   REVIEW Your written reviews and feedback inspire me to improve each episode. Plus they help spread it can't be that friggin hard message far and wide. If you love the podcast and the information shared then please leave a review and rating over at iTunes or Stitcher. Don't have an iTunes account??? No worries! Listen on Spotify HERE. I would also really love to hear about your own health journey, what your struggling with and what you'd love to hear covered in upcoming episodes please leave me a comment below or reach out to me at Ashleigh@itcantbethatfrigginhard.com  

I used to be intimidated of Carla Adlawan. Most know her as one of the bubbliest and friendliest people in the world, but my high school memory of her is as the guitarist of the metal band called Dysmenorrhea. Imagine a six foot rocker chick head banging like a possessed demon, while playing a dropped tuning heavy metal guitar. That's how I remember her.   It's no surprise to find her in advertising. Over the course of doing Zerothreetwo Conversations, I realized that many of my friends in music found themselves in creative careers later on in life. But it is a surprise to find her teaching in a university. After talking to her, she sounded a little surprised herself.   In this episode of Zerothreetwo Conversations, before we talked about her experience as a copywriter in advertising, we spent a good chunk talking about her experience in the music scene under a metal band called Dysmenorrhea, and eventually how all that culminated in her teaching.   Enjoy the episode!     SHOWNOTES Kaloy Uypuanco (Zerothreetwo Conversations episode) Rocket One Gig Urbandub White Brick Aubrey Ong Myka Arnado Kathrin Yu Venus Barte Ara Chawdhury Chad Manzo (Zerothreetwo Conversations episode) Powerspoonz Slipknot Deftones Korn The Moffatts Guano Apes Kittie Nu107 Pulp Magazine Slapshock Cheese/Queso Razorback Parokya ni Edgar Backyard Studios Frank/Franco Squall Faspitch Cattski (Zerothreetwo Conversations Episode) The Cranberries No Doubt Alex Phatboy Lim Gabby Alipe Lalay Lim Eating Me by Urbandub Harakiri Mosh Ate Shak Brian Estillore from Powerspoonz Blink182 Coal Chamber OTEP Soulfly Chicosci Pointblank Russell Manaloto ASAP Advertising Kate Uy Hey Whipple, Squeeze This! Punk Marketing Cebu Landmasters Jay Aldeguer The Islands Group Ken Onozawa Steph Tudtud Jude Crisostomo Boysen Cebuano Book Swap 11 Guys You Meet in Cebu Mikel Rama 10 Girls You Meet in Cebu Jude Bacalso PechaKucha 6 Types of "It's Complicated" Karl Lucente Gino Rosales     Where to find Carla? https://www.instagram.com/copycarla/ https://twitter.com/copycarla https://copycarla.com/   If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a 5 star review on iTunes or share this episode on social media. This helps us get more listeners and allows us to make better shows. Music is Piano March by Audionautix.

In today’s FAM Reality Series episode, Heather shares her experience with hormonal contraceptives, painful periods, and why she decided to transition to fertility awareness. Today's episode is sponsored by Steamy Chick. Learn the ancient practice of vaginal steaming to improve menstrual cycle health and fertility. Become a Vaginal Steam Facilitator for only $194 online. Today's episode is also sponsored by my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program. The next session begins in July 2018! You are invited to join us in the Fertility Awareness Mastery program! You'll have an opportunity to master Fertility Awareness, take a deep dive into your cycles, gain confidence charting your cycles, and gain deep insights into the connection between your health, your fertility, and your cycles. Click here to apply now! Topics discussed in today's episode: Heather takes us through her history of hormonal birth control use Managing period pain How is endometriosis diagnosed? Monitoring cervical health through cervical mucus observations Interpreting temperatures on the menstrual cycle chart Timing sex for pregnancy Identifying ovulation on the menstrual cycle chart Cervical position charting Utilizing the menstrual cycle as a vital sign Connect with Lisa: You can connect with Lisa on her Website, on Facebook, and on Twitter. Resources mentioned: Fertility Awareness 101 FREE Video Series Fertility Friday Programs Fertility Friday Facebook Group Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 202 | Vaginal Steaming for Period Problems | Steamy Chick | Keli Garza FFP 180 | Managing Painful Periods | Dysmenorrhea | Endometriosis | Dr. Lara Briden, ND FFP 173 | Reclaiming Menstruation | The Wisdom and Power of Your Menstrual Cycle | Lara Owen On-Air Client Sessions | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Fertility Friday Fertility Awareness Episodes | Fertility Friday Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: Steamy Chick | Vaginal Steam Facilitator Certification This episode is sponsored by Steamy Chick. Learn the ancient practice of vaginal steaming to improve menstrual cycle health and fertility. Become a Vaginal Steam Facilitator for only $194 online and begin offering this service that is quickly growing in demand as women revive this advanced form of women's health. Head over to steamychick.com and click certification for more information. Fertility Friday | 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program This episode is sponsored by my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!  

Dysmenorrhea is the most common pain disorder among women, estimated to affect 40% to 90% of women in their reproductive years. Up to 20% of women report menstrual pain severe enough to interfere with usual activities. As such, it is a leading cause of school and work absenteeism in young women. Despite its high prevalence and negative impact on quality of life, dysmenorrhea remains undertreated and often disregarded by clinicians, researchers, and even women themselves, who may consider it a normal manifestation of the menstrual cycle. However, emerging data suggests that while untreated dysmenorrhea is often a precursor to chronic pelvic pain and other centralized pain conditions, some women with dysmenorrhea already display evidence of centralized pain. Therefore, early and prompt treatment of dysmenorrhea may be an important target for prevention of central sensitization, as well as the progression to various chronic pain conditions. This lecture will provide an overview of the impact of dysmenorrhea on daily function, mood, and quality of life. We will present emerging evidence that dysmenorrhea is not just a localized pelvic disorder, but is associated with central nervous system changes in pain processing. This lecture will then review a systematic approach to the evaluation and management of dysmenorrhea, including the differential diagnosis and treatment strategies of both primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as pain associated with menstruation in the absence of organic pathology, whereas secondary dysmenorrhea is associated with identifiable pathology, such as endometriosis. We will emphasize diagnostic and treatment strategies for the primary care clinician, and when to refer to a gynecologic surgeon or other specialist. (Recorded at PAINWeek 2017)

Dr. Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor with 20 years experience in women’s health, and she is the author of Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods. This is Dr. Briden’s third appearance on the podcast. If you haven’t had an opportunity to listen to the other episodes we recorded together you’ll want to listen to Episode 7 where we spoke about the impact of the pill on your hormones, and Episode 86 where we covered hypothalamic amenorrhea. In today’s show, we will be talking about dysmenorrhea (period pain), heavy bleeding, endometriosis, and addressing the question of what you can do when you experience period pain. My Fertility Awareness Programs are designed to help you to master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles. Gain confidence charting your cycles, and gain deep insights into the connection between your health, your fertility, and your cycles. Click here for more information! Topics discussed in today's episode: How common is period pain among women? What does a "normal" period feel like? Is pain normal? If you have painful periods does it automatically mean that you have endometriosis? How is endometriosis diagnosed? How do conventional approaches to period pain fall short? How to know if your period pain is over and above what is considered normal What is the difference between "run of the mill" period pain and endometriosis? What are some of the other symptoms associated with endometriosis? What steps can you take to reduce period pain? The role of dairy consumption in period pain The difference between A1 and A2 dairy products Nutrients that reduce inflammation and improve painful periods The connection between omega 6 oils, inflammation, and period pain What is histamine and how does it affect your period? The connection between histamine and food allergies and sensitivities When to consider surgery for endometriosis Connect with Lara: You can connect with Lara on her Website, on Facebook, and on Twitter. Resources mentioned: Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods Larabriden.com | Period Repair Manual Larabriden.com | When Period Pain is not Normal  The Efficacy of Zinc Administration in the Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea Fertility Awareness 101 Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 007 | What the pill really does to your hormones | PCOS & Menstrual Irregularities | Dr. Lara Briden FFP 086 | Hypothalamic Amenorrhea | Period Repair Manual | Healthy Hormones | Dr. Lara Briden FFP 173 | Reclaiming Menstruation | The Wisdom and Power of Your Menstrual Cycle | Lara Owen FFP 136 | Endometriosis, PCOS & Fibroids | Surgical Techniques That Preserve Fertility | NaPro Technology | Dr. Kyle Beiter FFP 017 | Natural Treatment for Unexplained Infertility | Treating Endometriosis and Fibroids | Dr. Shawna Darou, ND FFP 145 | Overcoming Endometriosis Naturally | Endoempowered | Melissa Turner Fertility Awareness Podcast Episodes | Fertility Friday Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast on iTunes! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsor: Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here for more information!  

This week on This EndoLife Podcast, I'm talking to herbalist, Natasha Richardson, founder of the gorgeous Forage Botanicals. Forage Botanicals is all about supporting women to have better periods, through herbal medicine and other natural methods of self-care. Natasha has suffered with primary dysmenorrhea for nine years and during this time, she's gone on a journey of trying to mange her pain through herbal and natural remedies and more conventional treatments, like metamorphic acid. As a result of her experiences, her research into the history of women's health and the stories of her clients, Natasha has tailored Forage Botanicals to help women feel empowered about their cycle, to help them to really understand it, work with it and reduce the negative symptoms of conditions such as endometriosis, fibroids and PMS. In this episode, we're talking about why society rejects women's natural hormonal rhythm, how to use our hormones to our own benefit, how natural treatments can help manage endometriosis and why you shouldn't feel guilty for taking a painkiller! Natasha has also kindly offered £100 off her The Joyful Period course with discount code: ENDOLIFE. All you have to do is type in ENDOLIFE at the check out to receive your discount. PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS AVAILABLE IN EUROPE ONLY. If you really would like to attend the course but live outside of Europe, please email Natasha via her website and she may be able to arrange something. Show Notes Forage Botanicals The Joyful Period Course Free Endometriosis and Adenomyosis Guide Let's get social! Come say hi on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook! If you'd like extra 1:1 support with endometriosis, my mentoring and coaching sessions may be helpful to you. Always feel free to drop me an email with any questions.

Painful menstruation, or dysmenorrhea, is the most common gynecological pain condition, affecting 45% to 95% of menstruating women. In spite of its prevalence, it is often ignored and poorly treated because many healthcare providers and patients may consider pain a normal part of the menstrual cycle.

In this episode, I stray from my usual interview format and actually get interviewed for once! Tune into this special edition episode to learn a bit about what happens behind the scenes to make it all happen each week, what I've been up to this past year, lessons I've learned from all of my amazing guests, and what is in store for 2016! Connect with Lisa You can connect with Lisa on the Fertility Friday website and on Facebook and Twitter! Resources mentioned Lisa | Fertility Friday Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control | Holly Grigg-Spall  The Pill: Are You Sure It's For You? | Jane Bennett and Alexandra Pope Justisse Healthworks for Women Top podcasts for learning the Fertility Awareness Method FFP 002 | Fertility Awareness Method Cycle Charting | Rose Yewchuk FFP 003 | Identifying Menstrual Irregularities with Fertility Awareness | Special Charting Considerations | Rose Yewchuk FFP 004 | Using Fertility Awareness with Condoms and Withdrawal | Hannah Ransom FFP 005 | Using Fertility Awareness when trying to conceive | Allison Macbeth FFP 013 | Using Fertility Awareness with Irregular Cycles | Charting your Cycles while Breastfeeding | Justina Thompson FFP 015 | Fertility Awareness Method Cycle Charting Q&A Session | Common Charting Questions | Rose Yewchuk FFP 020 | How to Accurately time Sex to Optimize your chances of getting Pregnant | Why Cervical Mucus is Essential | Dr. Kerry Hampton FFP 033 | Why Having Healthy Menstrual Cycles is Important for All Women | Night Lighting & Cycle Regulation | Electromagnetic Radiation | Katie Singer FFP 037 | Managing Your Fertility Naturally with Fertility Awareness | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack FFP 044 | Taking Charge of Your Fertility | Fertility Awareness Method | Toni Weschler FFP 053 | The Effect of Light on the Menstrual Cycle and Fertility | Sleeping in Darkness to Regulate Menstruation | Natural Family Planning | Joy DeFelice Top podcasts for pregnancy preparation, healthy menstruation, and transitioning from the birth control pill FFP 007 | What the pill really does to your hormones | PCOS & Menstrual Irregularities | Dr. Lara Briden FFP 008 | Trying to conceive after long-term birth control use | Fertility Awareness | Amy Sedgwick FFP 009 | Sacred Fertility Foods | The key to having healthy babies and a healthy pregnancy | Sally Fallon-Morell FFP 012 | Recovering from Post-Birth Control Syndrome | How to get your period back | Laura Schoenfeld FFP 014 | What does a Healthy Menstrual Cycle look like? | The Menstrual Cycle as the 5th Vital Sign | Colleen Flowers FFP 018 | Arvigo Abdominal Therapy | Vaginal Steaming | Traditional Maya healing for Fertility and Menstrual Cycle Irregularities| Dr. Rosita Arvigo FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim FFP 021 | What Hormonal Contraceptives Really do to Women | Sweetening the Pill | Holly Grigg-Spall FFP 022 | What is PCOS? | Healing PCOS Naturally | PCOS Diva Amy Medling FFP 024 | Celebrating Menstruation from Menarche | Embracing your Fertility and your Menstrual Cycle with Fertility Awareness | Jane Bennett Join the community! Find us on the Fertility Friday Facebook Fan Page Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast on iTunes! Sign up for email updates at fertilityfriday.com! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by Sirc of (The Nock)

Today's podcast guest is Nicole Jardim! Nicole is a Certified Women’s Health Coach with a specialty in hormonal and reproductive health. She trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and apprenticed at a women’s holistic health center in New York City. Nicole trained with both with Dr. Sara Gottfried the author of The Hormone Cure and Jessica Drummond, the founder of the Integrative Pelvic Health Institute. During her training, she learned that women can heal themselves from conditions like PMS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Endometriosis, and many other conditions caused by hormonal imbalances, through the use of medicinal foods and lifestyle adjustments. Nicole created her signature “Fix your period” series in 2011 which is a series of programs that empower women to heal their menstrual conditions in a fun and sassy way. Nicole is dedicated to helping women reclaim their hormonal health and feminine vitality naturally! In today's show, we talk about many of the common period related concerns women experience including amenorrhea, i.e. when your period disappears, irregular periods, and painful menstruation. We talk about the signature "Fix Your Period" program that Nicole has developed to help women address these issues naturally, and some of the ways that we can all work towards balancing our hormones and restoring our period health by addressing the root cause instead of masking the symptoms! Topics discussed in today's episode What is amenorrhea? And what are some of the factors that can contribute to the disappearance of your period? What you can do to bring your period back What are some of the factors that cause painful menstruation? What are some ways to address painful periods naturally? Why it is important for women to consider cleaning up their problematic periods well before trying to conceive What is Maya Abdominal Massage? And how can it help with painful periods? How can sugar consumption disrupt the balance of hormones in our bodies and contribute to problematic periods? Why does Nicole call Vitamin D the "period vitamin"? And why is Vitamin D so important for period health? How can taking antibiotics impact your period health? Why it is important for women to know that the pill doesn`t actually address period-related issues, but instead just suppresses your symptoms What to do if you ask your doctor about your period-related issues and you're told "there's nothing you can do" and given a prescription for the pill Connect with Nicole! You can connect with Nicole on her website and on Facebook and Twitter! Resources mentioned Fix Your Period | Nicole Jardim Put Down the Z-Pack! | The Effect of Antibiotics on your Period | Nicole Jardim Vitamin D | The Period Vitamin | Nicole Jardim Get off the Birth Control Pill the Right Way | Nicole Jardim Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by Sirc of (The Nock)

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