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Endometriosis aka endo affects one in nine Australian women - yes, that might be you, your friend or perhaps your partner struggles with it. Intensively heavy periods, pulsing headaches, excruciating abdominal pain and painful sex are just some of the dibilating symtoms. It’s often hard to nail a diagnosis and there is no cure.   Bridget Hustwaite hosts Triple J’s nighttime program, Good Nights, and has just written a book called How To Endo which blends her own experiences with tips and strategies from health experts. After 12 years, Bridget was finally diagnosed with severe endo in 2018.    In this episode, Bridget gives listeners an endo 101, outlines the symptoms and talks candidly about her own journey with the disease.    WANT MORE FROM BRIDGET?   To hear today's full interview, where Bridget talks about sex and endo plus the toll it takes on your mental health...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.    Bridget’s new book, How to Endo, is out now (Allen & Unwin, $29.99). You can follow her on Instagram at @bridgethustwaite or via @endogram    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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You know that sense of calm you feel after meandering along a beach? Well, now there’s evidence proving that being surrounded by water can be wondrous for wellbeing. This area of research into so-called “blue health” is investigating the connection between blue spaces, climate and mental health.   Vikki Weston is a full-time adventurer and entrepreneur, and the founder of She SUPs, an all-women’s stand-up paddleboarding community empowering women and girls. Vikki spends stacks of time surrounded by water - standing on it, swimming in it and witnessing people’s mental health being transformed because of it.    In this episode, Vikki breaks down “blue health” telling us what it is, how the evolution of “green health” has led to interest in blue health, and why water is extra healing in today’s tech-obsesssed world.    WANT MORE FROM VIKKI WESTON?   To hear today's full interview, where Vikki talks more about the health benefits of stand up paddleboarding and her burgeoning business ...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.    Find out more about Vikki via her website. Or follow She SUPs on Instagram @shesups_ or Facebook.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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There’s a substantial increase in hesitancy around the COVID-19 vaccines - last month, a survey by the Australian National University found women aged in their 20s and 30s are the most vaccine-hesitant group (read more here). Now, with some European countries questioning - and banning - the AstraZeneca vaccine, where does that leave us in Australia?   Dr Ginni Mansberg is a highly respected doctor, author of The M Word and a regular on Channel 7’s Sunrise & The Morning Show. Dr Ginni has worked as an advisor on the Coalition's health policy. She is also the founder of Esk Care, a skincare range.    Dr Ginni joins host Felicity Harley to dispel the myths around the vaccines - are they safe? What goes on at a clinical trial? And what side effects can we expect when we finally get the jab?    WANT MORE FROM DR GINNI?   To hear today's full interview, where Dr Ginni discusses how vaccines are approved in Australia and what to say to your vaccine hesitant friends...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.    Find out more about Dr Ginni Mansberg via her site or on Twitter @Dr_Ginni.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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HIIT, or high intensity interval training, is one of the most popular trends in fitness right now, and often the most misunderstood. So, what is it exactly and how can you milk it for max benefits?    To give us a HIIT 101, fitness entrepreneur, Tiffiny Hall, joins Healthy-ish host Felicity Harley. You’re probably familiar with the infectious energy of Tiff, the author, journalist and television personality is about to launch a new activewear range. Plus, Tiff’s online health and fitness program, TiffXO, is packed with HIIT workouts.   In this episode, Tiff talks through HIIT’s main benefits, the best workouts to try from beginners to advanced, and when to give this training method the heave-ho.    WANT MORE FROM TIFF HALL?   To hear today's full interview in all it's glory, where Tiff talks about how she workouts, her new activewear range, and the challenge of being her husband’s PT (FYI: this is funny)...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.    Find out more about Tiff on her website, here, or follow her on Instagram.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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In this episode, Body+Soul’s beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak breaks down the non-surgical therapy called radiofrequency (RF) treatment. What is it? What area of the skin does it best target? What are the benefits? And, yes what we all want to know - does it actually work?    A BIT ABOUT THE BEAUTY EPS...    Each Thursday, host Felicity Harley (who still uses the same cleanser she did when she was 25) and Kelsey (a bonafide expert with years of experience speaking to experts) get together to dissect everything beauty. From the hottest trends to the tried and tested routines, they help you find what works and what doesn’t.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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Left your libido in the last decade? Or perhaps it’s raging like Piers Morgan after a Royal tell-all…but only for today. To help you make sense of - and renew - your sex drive, relationship expert and sexologist Dr Nikki Goldstein popped into Body + Soul HQ.    Dr Nikki is a credible authority on love, sex, dating, romance and relationships. She appears regularly on Channel Seven, is a contributor to a string of popular publications and radio shows. She authored the book #singlebutdating, has her own podcasts Sex And Life and The Connection, plus an online adult shop.    In this epsiode, she talks about the reasons why we can so-easily lose our sex drive, whether “normal” actually exists, and the best ways to boost it for better sex.    WANT MORE FROM DR NIKKI GOLDSTEIN?   To hear Dr Nikki’s full interview, where she talks sex and hormones, the importance of reconnecting with your partner, and whether oysters really do flick that sex switch...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.    Follow Dr Nikki on Instagram @drnikkig. Or, check out her website.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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Mel Greig recently wrote an article for Body + Soul titled Why I Finally Threw Out My Skinny Clothes (you can read it here) which resonated with many women.    You may remember the 20-year media veteran from that ‘Royal Prank Call’ in 2012 which triggered her battle with deep depression. This was followed by a divorce, she lost her mum to pancreatic cancer, battled endometriosis, but through it all, kept moving forward. She now campaigns for body positivity.    In this episode, Mel and host Felicity Harley unpack Mel’s article discussing the rollercoaster of weight loss, finding confidence in your skin whatever it’s size, and how to look in the mirror and truly love what you see.   WANT MORE FROM MEL?   To hear Mel’s full interview in all its glory, where she discusses how everyone can manage social media’s impact on body image, search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.    Follow Mel on Instagram @melgreig or check out her website, here.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).    [Episode notes Extra Healthy-ish]   Mel Greig recently wrote an article for Body + Soul titled Why I Finally Threw Out My Skinny Clothes (you can read it here) which resonated with many women.    You may remember the 20-year media veteran from that ‘Royal Prank Call’ in 2012 which triggered her battle with deep depression. This was followed by a divorce, she lost her mum to pancreatic cancer, battled endometriosis, but through it all, she kept moving forward. She now campaigns for body positivity.    In this episode, Mel and host Felicity Harley unpack Mel’s article discussing weight obsession and how she - and anyone - can overcome it. Mel is open and honest about her 'ah-ha' moment when she realised the way she looked didn’t make a difference to what she attracted in life.   WANT MORE FROM MEL?   Follow Mel on Instagram @melgreig or check out her website, here.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   

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Feeling overwhelmed, overstressed and overtired? Join the club. It took a car accident for Dr Amy Shah to realise she was too effing tired and something had to give.    As a medical doctor and nutrition expert with training from Cornell, Columbia and Harvard Universities in the US, she devised a program to regain her energy and life, and she wrote a book about it. I’m So Effing Tired - A proven plan to beat burnout, boost your energy and reclaim your life draws on science and her work from helping thousands of her clients.    In this episode, Dr Amy Shah talks about why we’re all so stressed and how to tap into your “energy trifecta” - the relationship between your gut, immune system and hormones to help combat tiredness. Plus, she gives easy tips to boost your energy today. Fist pump.    WANT MORE FROM DR AMY SHAH?   To hear today's full interview - where Dr Shah talks more about how to "energy edit" your day and the complex relationship between your gut and immune system - search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.    Dr Amy Shah’s new book, I’m So Effing Tired, is out now (Piatkus, Trade Paperback $32.99). You can follow her on Instagram @drpoojaamyshah or via her website.    WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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Joe Wicks is fitness royalty. The English PT became an international hero during the world’s first lockdown thanks to his daily PE with Joe classes on YouTube – which received more than 80 million views btw.    The dad of two has just realised The Body Coach app, based on his iconic 90-day plan that aims to transform the way you think about fitness and build healthy habits in life.    After waking himself up with a cold shower, Joe jumped on Zoom from London to chat with host Felicity Harley about motivation, fitness and his all-time best health hacks.    WANT MORE FROM JOE?   To hear the full interview where Joe talks about his tough upbringing and that video of him farting, search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods, like this one.    You can find out more about The Body Coach app here, or join the millions who follow Joe on Instagram @thebodycoach. Check out his YouTube TV channel, here.   WANT MORE BODY + SOUL?    Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.   On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Got an idea for an episode or some feedback? DM us or host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley.    In print: Each Sunday, pick up the latest copy of the Body+Soul/Stellar flipbook inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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From Vogue Australia, hosted by Jesinta Franklin and Remy Rippon, introducing the new 8 part podcast called Baby Steps. Baby Steps is a no-nonsense pocket fertility guide for anyone trying to have a baby. Jes and Remy talk to the experts on everything from obstetrics, fertility, miscarriage, loss and explore everything from IVF to egg freezing. Search Baby Steps Vogue Australia wherever you get your podcasts.

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