In today's episode we turn the tables and Elly interviews me on optimizing pathology testing. We cover fasting, hydration, the impact of strenuous exercise, the role of inflammation, supplements, alcohol, hormones, sexual activity, circadian rhythm and so much more. This is a jam packed episode that will change the way you, and/or your clients, prepare for their bloods tests and seriously increase accuracy, interpretation and compliance. Let's dive in.

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In today's episode we are joined by Elly Mclean to unpack alcohol and the unpopular truth that we all need to hear. We explore our personal journeys with alcohol and how this has changed over the decades, the current cultural narrative about alcohol, the role of relationships, alcohol's impact on your metabolic health, your hormones, your sleep, your parenting and your longevity, the why and how to of taking a break from alcohol and so much more.

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In today's episode we are joined by Sheridan Austin, holistic Nutritionist and founder of The Mothers Blend. We explore Sheridan's journey with The Mothers Blend and the challenges she and others, including myself, still face with the myths surrounding vitamin A, liver and pregnancy. We then switch gears to discuss our experiences with weaning and share with you the key nutritional, supplemental and nervous system strategies to support this season, which can be applied to many other hormonal shifts in your life.

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In today's episode we are joined by Luke Hines to discuss the dark side of social media. We explore the algorithm and how it impacts those of us who run their business online, our concerns with how social media has a negative impact on our mental health, our experiences with online bullying, how to create healthy social media boundaries and so much more.

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In today's episode we are joined by Naturopath and Nutritionist Rhiannon Hardingham from RH Reproductive Health. Together we explore your hormones on the journey from your late reproductive years, through perimenopause and menopause, to post menopause. We discuss the four distinct stages, the role of functional pathology testing and interpretation, the issues with extremely medicalised approaches and medical misogyny, MHT, the importance of health literacy and informed consent and so much more.

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In today's episode we are joined by Solaine Douglas to discuss Ozempic – the diabetes drug taking social media and the world by storm, being used off label for weight loss, with seriously concerning side effects. We discuss the issues with Ozempic, including the dangers associated with very low calorie diets, the social implications of food restrictions, how this impacts our thyroid, reproductive and metabolic health, why we need to reframe weight loss as fat loss specifically, and so much more.

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In today's episode we are joined by Ashleigh Warner, family psychologist from Holistic Family Psychologist and Raising Humans Kind. Together we explore what she prefers to call respectful parenting, discussing the roles of attachment, simplicity, connection and co-regulation, the impacts of our modern system and traditional forms of discipline such as time-outs, how to navigate children who hit, her favourite shows for children under seven years of age (and like me, you might be surprised at what shows she doesn't like!) and so much more.

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In today's episode our in-house Naturopath, Steph Pearson, explores fertility through an assisted reproductive lens. We take a closer look at the statistics and the primary drivers of our infertility crisis, the issues with a more conventional approach especially the lack of thorough investigations and a focus on quantity not quality, a "food first" approach and the key fertile foods to consider, the roles of strategic supplementation, stress management, acupuncture and so much more. Conception really is 50/50 and this episode is for anyone wanting to optimise their fertility whether natural or assisted.

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In today's episode we are joined by Elly Mclean to explore all things intermittent fasting and time restrictive feeding (TRF) in women. We consider the existing research, how this applies to women of menstrual cycle age, how to use your menstrual cycle as your monthly report card, who should practice longer fasts and who shouldn't, how to maximise TRF, the power of cycle tracking and so much more.

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In today's episode we are joined by Dr Stacy Sims, international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women, focusing on female athlete health and performance and pushing the dogma to improve research on all women. We have such a wide-ranging conversation under the banner of her famous tagline, "women are not small men", including research, nutrition, training, the menstrual cycle, periods, endometriosis, perimenopause, elite sport and so much more.

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