Talking Points with Nick and Jane

By Nick Conquest & Jane Ferguson

Nick and Jane are acupuncturists and Chinese medicine herbalists, who are based in Melbourne. They love what they do and they interview people who love what they do too.... more

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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.

Talking Points with Nick and Jane episodes:

June 27, 2022Talking about parenting hacks with Jane Ferguson
Nick and Jane have some guest issues, so this week Jane shares some tips and tricks for parenting babies and toddlers.

Nick is loving Stranger Things and reliving his childhood memories of scary movies
Nick is not loving his new shed door
Jane has a mouse in the house
Jane's getting her waffle on
Frozen peas cool a meal down quick, quick, quick
5 x comforters
Grocorp backsaver cot.

You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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17min
June 15, 2022Talking about fertility and basal body temperature charting with Liah Tsotros
Learning that taking your temperature can help track your menstrual cycle and let you know when you are ovulating and many other things.

Nick has a romantic getaway to Daylesford and has the BEST restaurant experience of his life.
Jane complains about flight changes
Liah recommends The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Nick recommends The Rest is History Podcast on childbirth
Basal body temperature charting for ovulation, pregnancy, endometriosis, PCOS.

You can find Liah @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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25min
June 08, 2022Talking about eating, moving and meditating with Freya Bennett-Overstall
Talking about Freya's new book which is called Wonder Full Women. Attune & Bloom. Eat, move and meditate with the seasons.

Topics discussed in this episode:
Goats and donkeys
Wim Hof
Seasonally living
Growing your own vegetables before it was cool
Yoga
Rumi
Period Power by Maisie Hill
Freya's free meditations on insight timer
Freya's amazing seasonal signs tea towel
You can buy Freya's book here
You can find Freya @ freyabennettoverstall.com or on instagram
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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37min
October 24, 2021Talking about resistance/strength training with Durham McInnis
Nick and Jane talk with Durham McInnis about resistance/strength training.
**Audio is terrible, recorded in lockdown. Please forgive us.
Topics discussed in this episode:
Nick's house is pumping Daft Punk, Jane's is pumping German nursery rhymes.
benefits of strength training is to increase strength but how can it help our metabolism
Durham talks about: how to eat doughnuts, how to hang onto your muscle and avoid skinny fat.
Resistance training: push ups, squats, calf raises, pull up, rowing. It doesn't take much.
Cycle sisters, women's menstrual cycle and training.
Dosing of exercise- how to get it right.
Do simple things, really well.
Do your calf raises!

You can find Durham McInnis @ Durham McInnie
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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32min
September 21, 2021Talking about cooking oils with Margo White
Nick and Jane chat with Margo about what oils we should use when cooking.

Topics discussed in this episode:
Nick chases his chicken and does exercise in his backyard
Lockdown continues
Jane doesn't have a backyard and wants to swim = struggles are real
Spring has sprung
Jane's baby girl is no longer breech
Margo explains the refining process and how it affect oils
Margo tells us what is the best oil to cook with
Margo tell us how we should store our oils.

Margo's links:
https://dietitianconnection.com/news/clinical/myth_behind_cooking_with_evoo/
Check our instagram for the infographics

You can find Margo White @ Margos_Wholebodynutrition
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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28min
September 05, 2021Talking about pelvic health with Taryn Gaudin
Nick and Jane talk with Taryn Gaudin about pelvic health
**The start of this episode was pre recorded back in May.

Topics discussed in this episode:
Nick is cool and buys some records at a record fair
Nick turns the temperature up and can have hot showers again (good for his old bones)
Jane went out to dinner and has a working bees
Taryn recommends her new Kuan Yin Oracle deck
Taryn's Body Conscious Book

You can find Taryn Gaudin @ Taryn Gaudin
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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36min
August 28, 2021Talking about supplements with Tracy Kilburn
Nick and Jane chat about supplements with Tracy Kilburn from Metagenics.

Topics discussed in this episode:
Why should women trying to conceive take a practitioner only supplement vs something bought over the counter at the chemist
Safety, efficacy & quality.
Iron supplements
Why a good quality fish oil supplement is so important
Magnesium is very commonly taken, what are the different types
Vitamin D, should we all be taking it?

You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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23min
August 19, 2021Talking about perimenopause with Nick Conquest and Jane Ferguson
Nick and Jane chat about menopause and perimenopause.

Topics discussed in this episode:
Nick shares his vacuuming techniques and goes green and gets solar
Jane encourages us all to practice gratitude each day and do one nice thing for someone else
What is menopause
What is perimenopause
How is it treated
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond blue: 1300 22 46 36
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
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28min
August 12, 2021Talking about premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) with Dr Natalie Seiler
This week Nick and Jane are joined by Dr. Natalie to talk about PMDD.

Topics discussed in this episode:
Nick has a new clinic and if fully vaccinated.
Jane snuck in a holiday before lockdown and learns about flying with a toddler (and why she should consider screen time).
What is PMDD
What are the symptoms
What causes PMDD
Is there any way to test for PMDD
How is it treated

Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond blue: 1300 22 46 36

You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
...more
31min
July 22, 2021Talking about yin yoga and sound healing with Grant Smith
Nick and Jane talk with Grant Smith about yin yoga, sound healing and much more.
**This was another lockdown recording, so sorry about the audio!

Topics discussed in this episode:
We learn that Nick buys expensive special bread
Nick makes moist coconut flour pancakes
Jane's toddler now has running water in his play kitchen but Jane now has two kitchen's to clean
Grant Smith recommends having two books on the go. At the moment he is reading: Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine and Core Elements of Materia Medica of the Mind by ANANDA ZAREN
One hour of yoga nidra practice is equivalent to four hours of sleep
Sound healing 101

You can find Grant Smith @ Smith Street Yoga
You can find Nick Conquest @ Gardenvale Chinese Medicine
You can find Jane Ferguson @ Acupuncture Fitzroy

Website: talkingpointswithnickandjane.com
Facebook: Talkingpointswithnickandjane
Instagram: @talkingpointswithnickandjane
...more
33min

FAQs about Talking Points with Nick and Jane:

How many episodes does Talking Points with Nick and Jane have?

The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.