Ayurveda is the ancient Indian traditional medicine which still exists prominently today. The raw food diet is the modern take on primitive living whereby one will only consume uncooked foods. However both these practices have much in common from their aim to prevent rather than treat disease and using the holistic approach of connecting the mind, body and spirit. Let’s get a taster in today’s episode about both. Leave a voice message with your questions and feedback: https://anchor.fm/radicalrads/message

In today’s episode, Rads talks about just one of the many changes she made to her diet and the dramatic effects that had. Her health journey is ongoing and she will continue to share the results of her experiments so that you can skip straight to reaping the results! Listen to the first episode of Series 1, if you haven’t already, to help put this episode into context: https://anchor.fm/radicalrads/episodes/Introduction-to-Medicine-Unravelled-e1q1b4t. Leave a voice message with your questions and feedback: https://anchor.fm/radicalrads/message

Far too often we find ourselves saying we’re bored and stuck in a rut whether it’s at work, a relationship or just your day-to-day routine. Feeling stuck not only ruins our mood, but stops us from being able to grow and enjoy life. Life IS growth. So if we stop growing then we’re basically no longer living. So let’s look at how we can make Toby daily changes to spice things up in our life to keep us curious, active and growing.

Is optimism truly what helps the world leaders and high fliers reach their goals, attract success, be happier, healthier and inspirational? Today we’ll discuss the key differences between a pessimist and an optimist- mindset. It isn’t all about ‘thinking positive’. Although that plays a part, there is much more we can do to revert to a habit of optimism to help us live our optimal life! Remember to subscribe and leave any feedback or questions in the comments.

What is period poverty? Is it only a problem of developing countries? So far this week, we have spoken about the luxuries of tracking your periods, synching with your seasons and optimising your diet and exercise. However, all of that is irrelevant when you’re struggling to meet your basic hygiene needs during the period itself. Globally, the social and cultural stigma around periods remains strong. What is a natural and beautiful process without which our race would not exist, has been made into an impure, unsociable and “for women’s ears only” experience. Periods must be normalised and this is only achieved through education and sharing of ACCURATE facts surrounding menstrual cycles. This will then enable societies to understand the need for girls to be provided sanitary products and proper toilet and hand washing facilities at schools. There countless charities helping empower girls by ending period poverty with reusable sanitary products. I have linked a charity I personally support in Sierra Leone. We can start helping today by informing ourselves and spreading the word. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/agirlatatime-dignitykits?utm_term=ebvAeM5R8

A large proportion of females are either on or have been on a hormone contraceptive pill for a variety of reasons. Many who have used them from a young age and/ or for a long time without fully understanding the repercussions on their body. This episode advises on how to optimise your health no matter what your pill taking status is. SHOW OUTLINE: 00:46 introduction. 01:14 How does the Pill work? 02:20 the 2 types of oral contraceptive pills (OCP). 02:56 Systemic effects of OCP. 03:28 Necessary nutrients. 04:35 What to avoid. 04:49 Hormone clearance. 04:59 Liver clearance. 05:13 Gut clearance. 06:09 Lifestyle changes. 06:20 Track your cycle. 06:40 Ask questions. 07:20 Tomorrow’s episode. Please leave any feedback and questions in the comments or message me directly via my FB page: https://m.facebook.com/732130538/ . To recap the menstrual seasons listen to episode 16- A Week for the Ladies: Finding your Menstruality. To recap on the effects of excess oestrogen listen to episode 17- A week for the Ladies: Your unique experience.

We all experience our periods differently. Although we may use the same words for many of the symptoms we get, the way we perceive those for ourselves are unique to us. We have normalised so many of these symptoms such as period pains, mood swings and bloating, that we don’t even consider if it’s normal and healthy or not. Today Rads will go through some of the common symptoms experienced during our cycles, what can cause them and how we can naturally manage them. Please leave any feedback and questions in the comments or message me directly via my FB page: https://m.facebook.com/732130538/ . Show outline: 00:50 Introduction. 01:16 Our unique experience. 01:30 Period pain. 02:50 Reducing prostaglandins. 03:06 Anti-inflammatory foods. 03:37 Benefits of Magnesium. 04:05 Benefits of exercise. 04:42 Abdominal massage. 05:12 Combat the Root cause. 05:42 excess oestrogen. 06:12 What causes PMS? 07:02 Fatigue and emotional turmoil. 07:26 Cortisol. 09:03 Get in touch. 09:18 Tomorrow’s episode. Yoga videos: https://youtu.be/oZl9MZPncBM. And https://youtu.be/awrZtZ49_bg. Leave a voice message with your questions and feedback: https://anchor.fm/radicalrads/message

Have you had days with abundant energy and extreme productivity only to be followed by days of extreme exhaustion? This can be completely normal, as we’ll see in today’s episode. Today Rads explains how the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle (Menstruation, follicular, ovulation and luteal) can be mapped to the 4 natural seasons. Knowledge of this will help you understand your energy, mood and focus at different points in your cycle and be able to take advantage of them. Please leave any questions in the comments or contact me on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/732130538/. Show outline: 01:00 Introduction. 01:20 What is Menstruality? 02:19 Winter. 03:07 Spring. 03:58 Summer. 05:23 Autumn. 06:33 Implementation tips. 07:33 How to reach out with questions. If you’d like a recap of the phases of the cycles, go back and listen to the previous episode (#15) and then return to this one. Leave a voice message with your questions and feedback: https://anchor.fm/radicalrads/message

Today’s episode is more of a revision and laying of foundational knowledge in preparation of upcoming episodes. We’ll go through the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle, the 4 main female hormones and the 2 entities interact. Show outline: 00:48 Introduction. 01:20 What is the Menstrual cycle? 01:57 The 4 Phases of the cycle. 02:12 Menstruation phase. 02:29 Follicular phase. 02:44 Ovulation. 03:00 Luteal phase. 03:21 The 4 main hormones. 03:44 FSH. 03:57 LH. 04:08 Oestrogen. 04:25 Progesterone. 04:39 Bringing it all together. 04:59 Tomorrow’s episode. 05:34 How to reach out. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave any questions and comments below.

This week on Medicine Unravelled, Rads is focusing on Women’s reproductive health and especially on periods. Periods are something many women would love to live without, others would love to have more of and that men strive to understand. Throughout the week, you’ll gain a different insight into the menstrual cycle, the truths about the effects ‘the pill’ has on your body, managing period pains and PMS and much more. By the end of the week you will be truly empowered and proud to be or become a naturally menstruating woman.