High Vibe & Healthy: Gut Health | Functional Nutrition | Whole Foods

By Fran DargavilleMedicine Alternative Health Health & Fitness Nutrition

High Vibe & Healthy: Gut Health | Functional Nutrition | Whole Foods episodes

September 21, 2021 #86: Getting to the Root Cause of Hormone Imbalances
In this episode, I’m walking you through my process for getting to the root of hormonal imbalances.
So, whether your cycles are irregular or missing, or you’re experiencing hormonal symptoms like PMS, period pain, mood swings, breast tenderness, acne -- this is for you.
Here’s what I cover in the episode:
• How to get started with balancing your hormones
• How to manage uncomfortable symptoms while working on finding the cause of the symptoms
• The two most common things at the root cause of hormonal imbalances
• The lab tests that can help us find out exactly what’s going on with your hormones (even if your conventional lab tests come back “normal”)
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Links from today’s episode
Learn more and enrol in High Vibe & Gut Healthy: https://frandargaville.com/highvibe
Be sure to use the code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off High Vibe & Gut Healthy Self Study.
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram on @frandargaville or by email on [email protected].
10 min
September 14, 2021 #85: The Pill
Are you wondering how the birth control pill may be affecting you?
“The pill”, aka the combined oral contraceptive pill, is the number one form of contraception used in Australia, Two-thirds of Australian women use some form of birth control, and of those women using contraception, 34% take the pill.
Now, the thing is - a lot of women I speak to have been on the pill for years or even decades.
In almost all cases, they’ve experienced some sort of hormonal symptoms, like acne, painful periods or irregular cycles, gone to a GP with their concerns, and been prescribed the pill to “balance” their hormones.
Today we chat all about this form of contraceptive and “hormone balancer”, how it may be affecting you and what to do if you choose to stop taking it.
Here’s what we cover in the episode:
• How the pill works
• Reasons you may want to reconsider taking the pill
• What you need to know if you decide to come off the pill
• Post Birth Control Syndrome and how to get your body back on track after taking the pill
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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!
If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!
Links from today’s episode
Learn more and enrol in High Vibe & Gut Healthy: https://frandargaville.com/highvibe
Be sure to use the code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the HVGH Self Study.
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].
12 min
September 08, 2021 #84: How the Menstrual Cycle Works
Do you find yourself dreading that time of the month, every month? Period pain, PMS, mood swings, energy crashes, weird bowel movements, missing periods or fertility issues… these are all hormone-related symptoms that can make your monthly cycle feel like more of a burden than a blessing. Or maybe you’re on hormonal birth control and have no idea what’s going on with your cycle. Either way, this episode is for you.
In this episode, we’re chatting all about how the menstrual cycle works.
Whether you have plans to get pregnant or not, your period is your monthly report card, and it’s an important piece of the puzzle in helping you achieve optimal health.
Here’s what we cover in the episode:
• How the menstrual cycle works
• The root cause of hormonal symptoms
• “Cycle syncing”, and how to start living in flow with your menstrual cycle
• How to begin to balancing your hormones
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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!
If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!
Links from today’s episode
Learn more and enrol in High Vibe & Gut Healthy: https://frandargaville.com/highvibe
Be sure to use the code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the HVGH Self Study.
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].
14 min
September 02, 2021 #83: The Gut-Hormone Connection
As with so many areas of our health, we've been led to believe our hormones are working in isolation from the rest of our body. They’re disconnected, and somehow hormonal imbalances magically appear.
We may be experiencing gut symptoms, but can’t imagine it could possibly have anything to do with our hormonal issues.
In reality, our bodies are extremely interconnected systems. Our gut impacts our hormones and our hormones impact our gut.
So instead of looking at hormonal symptoms like PMS, menstrual cramps, or hormonal acne in isolation, let’s look at the gut-hormone connection and what’s at the root of your hormonal symptoms.
Today we talk about:
• What is the gut-hormone connection?
• How hormones can impact gut function
• How the gut can affect hormones
• The main factors that can cause an imbalance in the gut-hormone connection
• How to begin the journey back to balancing your gut and hormones
Subscribe & Review
I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!
If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!
Links from today’s episode
Learn more and enrol in High Vibe & Gut Healthy: https://frandargaville.com/highvibe
Be sure to use the code ‘PODCAST’ for 10% off the HVGH Self Study.
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].
11 min
August 25, 2021 7 Key Steps to Fix Your Gut
Exciting news! I’ve just launched my new program, High Vibe & Gut Healthy.
You can learn more here: https://frandargaville.com/highvibe
For the next 6 days, you can get $150 off any of the program options.
Today’s episode is a replay of my recent webinar, 7 Key Steps to Fix Your Gut.
This will only be available for a limited time.
Here’s what I cover:
• The most common gut healing mistakes people make 
• The 7 key steps to fix your gut (so you can finally feel better!) 
• Some quick tips to beat the bloat 
• And I give you the details of my new program 
If you’d prefer to watch the video version of this training, head to https://frandargaville.com/replay
38 min
August 17, 2021 #82: Meal Spacing for Gut Health
I have spoken a lot about what and how to eat on this podcast, but I haven’t spoken about when.
The thing is, you could eat the perfect diet, meditate every day, be taking the right supplements for what’s going on in your gut, but if you’re not eating at the right time — this could be holding you back from making progress!
In this episode, I discuss how eating too often and too infrequently can impact your gut health, and help you figure out the best way for you to approach meal timing and spacing that’s right for YOU!
We talk all about:
• Why it’s important to allow spaces between meals and snacks for your gut health
• What the Migrating Motor Complex is and why it matters
• How to know whether meal spacing and intermittent fasting is right for you
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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!
If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!
Links from today’s episode
Register for the free webinar: https://register.frandargaville.com/
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].
12 min
August 10, 2021 #81: Which Probiotic Should You Take?
Does the word “probiotic” open a whole world of confusion? Between Lactobacillus and Saccharomyces boulardii and all the other impossible-to-pronounce names, it can be difficult to know which one to take, let alone if they will actually help.
In this episode, we’re chatting about probiotic supplements, and I’ll help clear up any confusion so you know which ones are best for you!
Here’s what I cover:
• The different types of probiotics and their benefits
• When should you consider taking a probiotic
• How to choose which probiotic supplement to take
• Why quality matters when it comes to choosing probiotics.
This episode has a specific focus on probiotic supplements - if you want more of an overview about probiotics and prebiotics and what they actually are, click here to listen to Episode 53 of this podcast.
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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!
If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!
Links from today’s episode
Register for the free webinar: https://register.frandargaville.com/
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].
11 min
August 04, 2021 #80: Stress and Your Gut
Let’s talk about STRESS!
There are lots of different things that can be at the root cause of your symptoms -- whether you have digestive symptoms like bloating, burning and belly pain, or other symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, PMS and menstrual cramps.
Stress is a very common root cause.
In this episode, I discuss:
• Our body’s stress regulation system and how it works
• The key factors that cause stress (hint: it’s not just emotional stress we’re talking about here)
• How stress impacts your gut
• How to manage stress to support a healthy gut
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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!
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Links from today’s episode
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].
12 min
July 28, 2021 #79: Jab Judgement - Finding Balance in a World of Extremes
Do you feel like social media has been super intense lately, especially in relation to COVID and the vaccine?
Do you feel like you’ve got people from both extremes sharing all kinds of negative and stress-inducing opinions?
Let’s talk about strategies to reduce stress and get through this phase in our lives in a more positive and empowered way.
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I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!
If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!
Links from today’s episode
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].
13 min
July 20, 2021 #78: When Your Lab Results Keep Coming Back Normal
Do you feel like you’ve been tested for everything under the sun, looking for the reason you just aren’t feeling well?
Do you feel like you’ve been to so many specialists and spent a small fortune (not to mention all the hours spent driving to and from appointments and sitting in waiting rooms), but none of them seem to have any answers?
Let’s talk about what to do when your lab tests all come back normal and you’re still feeling like 💩.
We talk all about:
• The importance of not feeling helpless and powerless
•   Why you need to go through the medical process
•   What to do if you don’t get any answers
•   The things you can do daily to help regain your health
• How to start feeling empowered and healthy again
Subscribe & Review
I’d absolutely love for you to subscribe to my podcast so you don’t miss an episode! I’ll be adding a new episode each week, and if you’re not subscribed you might miss out. Click here to subscribe in iTunes!
If you have a few minutes to spare, I would be so grateful if you left a review over on iTunes. These reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also so much fun for me to read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what you enjoyed about the podcast. Thank you!
Links from today’s episode
Click here to book your Free Strategy Session with Fran.
Got a question you’d like answered? Contact Fran via Instagram @frandargaville or email [email protected].
7 min