Ever wondered how to shift your mindset when it comes to health, weightloss or even career changs? This week I chat to Emily Contarino about her journey through an eating disorder, body building, accepting herself at every stage and also about some buisness mindset shifts. 

 

We covered:

• Mindset and ways increase my self worth
• Psychology to create change in weight loss
• Compassion for self
• Sustainable weightloss
• Affirmations - how to use them effectively
• The power of words - negative and positive 
• How do you view yourself?  Unpacking confirmation bias
• The role of exercise and nutrition in a healthy mindset

 

I learnt heaps from this episode, and walked away with lots of practical ways to change my mindset, and truely believe that gut and hormone health steams from the way we view ourselves, and the way we nourish our mindset. 

Website: https://www.coachedbycontarino.com/
Instagram: @emilycontarino
Fakeaway e-book: https://www.coachedbycontarino.com/lead-collection

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Let's chat about pregnancy and how to support your body post-pregnancy! Accredited nutritionist Solaine jumps on the podcast with me today to talk about:

 

• Post birth nutrition
• Expectations vs reality
• Nutrients to focus on
• Major macros? Do we need to eat more?
• Overwhelmed - where do we start?
• Recipes she loved post-birth!

LINKS

Website: https://www.solainedouglas.com 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solainedouglas_nutrition 

Email: [email protected] 

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Grey Area Drinking - What exactly is it and why should we care about it? Today I have the privilege of speaking to Sarah Rusbatch - certified Women's Health and Wellbeing Coach, an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach and a Key-Note speaker sharing her journey to Sobriety and the impact of alcohol on mental health to global audiences. 

 

She is also the face behind Perth’s growing Alcohol-Free Movement. After developing what she describes as 'a dysfunctional relationship with alcohol', Sarah made the decision to remove alcohol from her life in early 2019 and has never looked back. 

 

In this episode, we break down the impact alcohol can have on your life, why women are dependent on it, what exactly grey area drinking is, and why giving up alcohol can help us re-discover ourselves. 

 

Find Sarah here - https://sarahrusbatch.com/

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Weight loss medications - trend or trouble? Let's break down a couple of weight loss medications that are making the round and chat about natural ways to support hormones and address weight loss. 

 

I cover

• Weight loss medications
• Hormones and weight gain
• Cortisol and weight gain
• Blood testing for weight loss
• Supplements for weight loss
• Nutrition for hormones and weight loss

 

LINKS

• Find Switch products here or apply SHEZ at the checkout 
• Assess your gut health in 3min HERE
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Girl, where did your libido go!? So often I speak to women and one of there “other” symptoms is having a low libido… But it doesn't have to be this way! In this episode, I break down some of the hormonal imbalances that contribute to low libido and ways to support a healthy sex drive through nutrition and herbs.

 

I cover

• Why the drop in sex drive over the life span and over your cycle
• What hormones are responsible and why?
• How to balance estrogen, progesterone and testosterone for a healthy sex drive!
• Nutrition for hormones
• Herbs for hormones
• Testing for hormones

 

LINKS

• Find a full thyroid panel here
• Find a full female blood workup here
• Assess your gut health in 3min HERE
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Well this episode took a spin - What was going to be a quick introduction turned into half the episode around Instagram and mental health! I also dive into some of the science around collagen and the two types of collagen I commonly prescribe and work with! If you resonate with this episode please reach out - I love hearing from you!

I cover

• Mental health and how to approach it
• Why we need validation not sympathy
• Collagen in the diet
• Role of collagen in healing
• Gut health and bovine collagen
• Marine collagen and skin health

 

LINKS

• Find Switch products here or apply SHEZ at the checkout 
• Assess your gut health in 3min HERE
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"My blood tests came back normal, but I don't feel right"

 

If you can relate to this you're not alone! It's an all too common complaint I receive from my patients. Standard pathology tests used by GP's will look for significant pathology and identify red flags that indicate more serious disease states - They are a necessary step in your healing journey, however many times standard blood tests don't always give us the information needed to identify why your body functioning at a LESS than optimal level!

 

In this episode, I break down where to start with Functional Blood Work, and why it's so important as a part of your root cause healing journey. 

 

I cover

• What is functional blood work
• How to approach it with a GP
• Private blood testing
• Functional testing
• Hormone, gut, thyroid and immune testing

 

LINKS

• Find a full thyroid panel here
• Find a full female blood workup here
• Assess your gut health in 3min HERE
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STRESS! The word on everyone’s lips… and the reason we are battling so many health concerns! Stress impacts so many areas of our health, and this week I want to break down how this actually impacts our adrenal glands and some supplements that can support a healthy stress response in the body. 

 

I cover

• What is the adrenal glands and why we do we “adrenal fatigue”
• Role of cortisol
• Symptoms of stress
• Supplements to support stress
• Diet strategies for stress
• Thyroid and stress relationship

 

LINKS

• Find Switch products here or apply SHEZ at the checkout 
• Assess your gut health in 3min HERE
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When was the last time you thought “I’m so excited for my  pap smear”.. Probably never!  It’s just that somewhat annoying checkup you have to start doing in your mid-20s that no one talks about!

 

The reality is that the whole cervical screening process seems to be something people avoid thinking about until they hit that 25th birthday milestone - and even then, we may forget to go get one done! And honestly, there is a reason why - the whole process brings images of rubber gloves, cold hands and metal instruments to the front of your mind. 

 

This is something Katie Norbury, the creator of the @getpapped Instagram page and cervical screening advocate, said she noticed when her first pap smear results came back abnormal and she was recommended to see a gynocolgesist for a biopsy.

 

Because of her own experience, she created a safe community for women to share their experiences and access resources on what to expect, including tips on how to find a GP who will prioritise their comfort and safety during the process.

 

I hope this episodes pushes you to go and get your next check up booked in - it sure did for me!

 

Links to Katie / Get Papped

Instagram: @getpapped

Website: https://get-papped.com/

 

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Weight loss is one of the top concerns I see in “healthy women” who are “doing it all”. Despite consciously trying to support their hormones and gut health, they still have gut symptoms, and fatigue and are struggling to drop the last couple of kilos! 

I cover

• Why you can't lose weight
• What health weight loss is
• Adrenal fatigue & weight loss
• Hormones & weight loss (estrogen)
• Gut health & weight loss (testing & foundations)
• Steps and weight loss
• Metabolism & pro metabolic health
• Nutrition & weight loss 

 

LINKS

• Find Saturee Products here and use the code SHEZ for a discount on purchase
• Assess your gut health in 3min HERE
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