Leah Hechtman, well respected naturopathic practitioner, and reproductive health expert, explores the pain associated with endometriosis and the emerging understanding of adjusted neurological pathways through a woman’s life experiences that can shapes her perception of pain. She is joined by FX Medicine ambassador, Emma Sutherland, who delves into the concepts of the neurocircuitry that occurs in women with endometrial pain, and explores why some women may or may not feel pain depending on the physical severity of tissue proliferation. There’s a deep connection between lived experiences, emotions and trauma which impacts a woman’s feeling of safety, self-worth and empowerment which requires ongoing work to untangle in order to recover from experiencing ongoing pain - even when the clinical signs of endo have ceased.

The importance of support and providing a safe space for women to discuss all the underlying factors to their pain is emphasised. Importantly, knowing when to refer is explained, particularly if there are aspects of psychological, physical or sexual health that requires another experts skills to facilitate the road to recovery. Emma and Leah discuss various tests that prove to be valuable for measuring inflammatory and coagulation makers, both hallmarks of endometriosis, the use of medications and how they assist with management.

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With our ambassador, Emma Sutherland, Andrew describes the challenges in obtaining an endometriosis diagnosis for patients, and provides us with the clinical signs he attributes to endometriosis.

Andrew describes the challenges endometriosis patients may experience in finding appropriate pain relief, and of the many causes of pelvic pain often attributed to endometriosis. We hear Andrew’s preferred holistic strategies to support an endometriosis patient, and of the importance of a collaborative care model to support the complexity and individualistic nature of endometriosis.

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In part two of our series on endometriosis, Professor Jon Wardle provides us with an update on endometriosis research including his work on the Endo at Work project, designed to identify the challenges faced by endometriosis patients in the workplace.

Jon shares his motivations for transitioning into endometriosis research and how it aligns with his naturopathic approach to healthcare. Our ambassador Emma Sutherland and Jon discuss the opportunities complementary health practitioners have in supporting patients with endometriosis and the challenges faced by these patients in both the workplace and the healthcare system.

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In this week's podcast replay Ambassador Emma Sutherland speaks with Natarsha Terreiro, an endometriosis patient, endo warrior and New South Wales coordinator of Endometriosis Australia, about her personal experience with endometriosis. Natarsha shares her symptoms, the process to diagnosis and how she manages her flare up. Importantly, Natarsha shares her experience with the mental and emotional load of living with a chronic disease and how others can provide support to patients with endometriosis.

This is part of a podcast series on endometriosis where we hear from the patient, the researcher and the specialist on the impact of endometriosis.

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In this week’s podcast Dr Arun Dhir, a gastroenterology surgeon, clinical researcher and author of Happy Gut, Healthy Weight, joins Dr Michelle Woolhouse as they delve into the crucial connection between gut health and various chronic conditions, including Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and its links with obesity.

1 in 5 people experience GORD on a weekly basis and in this episode, Dr Arun discusses his algorithm for investigating an individual presenting with GORD. Dr Arun also talks to the challenges of diagnosing conditions like hiatus hernias and the importance of comprehensive investigations, while offering practical advice on improving gut health through diet, stress management, and complementary therapies. 

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Join Dr Kristina Harris Jackson, omega-3 specialist, and fx Medicine by BioCeuticals ambassador, Emma Sutherland, as they deep dive into fish oils.

As healthcare professionals we understand the value of omega 3s but having a full understanding of their origins, quality, specific functions, optimal dosing and safety during various life stages can be confusing. This podcast covers all of those aspects – backed up by some impressive research. Dr Harris and Emma discuss the GOED’s stance of fish and fish oil accessibility, quality and safety for global health, the differences between ALA, EPA and DHA, the importance of red blood cell omega-3 levels and testing, and finally Dr Harris’ specialty: omegas for pre-, pregnancy and post-natal health to help expand current understanding of the essential omega-3s.

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In this week’s podcast episode, join physician and educator, Dr Terry Wahls who shares her compelling health journey with multiple sclerosis and how she targeted her mitochondria with the use of functional medicine interventions, to intervene in the disease progression.

Dr Terry Wahls joins fx Medicine by BioCeuticals ambassador, Dr Michelle Woolhouse to share her personal story from diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative decline, and the amazing impact that taking control of her own healing through dietary, lifestyle and supplemental interventions has had on her recovery.

Dr Wahls shares her inspiring story about her journey to health, and the profound effect her personal motivation to heal had on her neurodegenerative symptoms.

She shares the key dietary interventions she advocates for in managing neurodegenerative disease, and optimising mitochondrial function, as well as the impact nutritional supplement can have in providing the tools the body needs to heal. Dr Wahls also shares why lifestyle interventions are key in optimising health outcomes for patients managing neurodegenerative diseases.

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In a world that has felt weighty in recent times, we shift the discussion towards the pursuit of happiness as Dr Timothy Sharp shares his knowledge on the principles of positive psychology.

Tim shares his CHOOSE acronym with our ambassador, Dr Adrian Lopresti, that is designed to support you and your clients to not only reduce stress, anxiety and negative thoughts, but also to elevate their mood and outlook to one of positivity and happiness. Tim describes the importance of optimism based on reality.

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This is a high energy conversation with renowned preventative cardiologist Dr Ross Walker and fx Medicine by BioCeuticals ambassador Dr Michelle Woolhouse. Dr Walker makes the specialist field of preventative cardiology accessible; he does this through his use of insightful explanations and well-crafted analogies from his 45 years of practice.

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and its active form ubiquinol, take centre stage in this discussion, including Dr Ross Walker’s use of ubiquinol in cardiovascular disease (CVD), how ubiquinol can be used to reduce the side effects associated with statins, and the research showing CoQ10/ubiquinol to decrease all-cause mortality.

Dr Walker talks much more than just ubiquinol, including the importance of measuring calcium coronary artery score in assessing cardiovascular risk, his well-tested protocol for lipoprotein (a), diabobesity and the impact of insulin resistance, and his not to be missed five keys of being healthy.

There are practice pearls a plenty: when statins are necessary, the importance of lifestyle and diet interventions for heart health, and the real pandemic of our time; diabobesity.

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Naturopath and herbalist Sandra Villella and fx Medicine by BioCeuticals ambassador Lisa Costa-Bir explore the case of the lean polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) patient.

Sandra shares her clinical expertise in the management of the lean PCOS patient, offering insights into the differences between the classic PCOS phenotype. Join the two naturopaths as they discuss differential diagnoses, signs and symptoms, comorbidities, and risk factors as well as relevant pathology testing to provide patients with an individualised, targeted treatment plan using nutritionals, herbs, and dietary interventions.

Full of clinical pearls, this episode is for practitioners looking to better identify the PCOS patient and broaden their understanding of this complex condition.

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