The Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your health

Today I am joined on the podcast by Dr Debie Rice. Debbie  is the Director of Clinical Education at Precision Analytical Laboratory. She gr aduated from NCNM (NUNM) after falling in love with Naturopathic Medicine and pursuing her passion for access and advocacy for health care. She was introduced to Naturopathic Medicine through her own health struggles and after much investigative work, she became a fan of lifestyle evaluation and treatment. 
 
She has worked with communities in need, supporting Natural Doctors International in Nicaragua, as well as the Peace Corps prior to medical school. Given her experience, she also obtained an MPH from Grand Canyon University for a broader understanding of the global health impact. She has worked in many diverse environments including private practice. She is a trained midwife and loves working with hormones and hormone balance. When not digging into the literature with her team at DUTCH, she can be found either in the sun or the river, snuggling her animals, or lying in a blissed out shivasanah after a great yoga practice. 

In today’s episiode, we cover  

1. What is a DUTCH test? 
2. When and who to test? 
3. Is the DUTCH test appropriate if we don't have regular periods? 
4. What the DUTCH test can tell us about metabolism of hormones 
5. Estrogen metabolites – good vs bad 
6. What is oestrogen dominance?  
7. Symptoms related to high oestrogen? (pro inflammatory) ? histamine response? 
8. Where people can get a DUTCH test from? 
9. How can we find a provider? 

You can find Dr Rice on instagram as @drrice.debbie and you can find more information on DUTCH testing on https://dutchtest.com/ 

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

 In today’s episode, I am joined by Janice Clyne.  

 Janice is a former research food scientist (BSc Hons, MSc), mum of 4 girls, a passionate foodie, blogger, obsessive fermenter, forager, educator, teacher and advocate of fermented foods and a plant based diet. She founded Nourished by Nature, a space to share unbiased nutrition and health information, empowering people to make better informed choices for their own health. She runs workshops, talks and events on all aspects of fermenting and gut health. She also has a Youtube Channel, plus active Instagram and Facebook accounts. She recently launched her membership website The Wellness Hub and is actively growing an online community of empowered, engaged, informed and inspired people on a personal journey to their best health.

In today’s episode, we cover 

1. What are prebiotics and probiotics  
2. What are fermented food?   
3. Why are fermented foods so beneficial   
4. What can we do at home? How can we ferment?  
5. Sourdough bread?  Why is it so good – is a postbiotic? What does this mean   
6. Foraging – what are the benefits   
7. Farming practices in this country and how this has affected our health and gut microbiome   
8. Top tips to improve our gut health and diversity  in our lifestyle  
9. Why is it important to eat in season    

 You can find Janice on instagram as @benourishedbynature and on her website https://www.nourishedbynature.uk/ 

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

In today’s podcasts we talk about the gut microbiome and I am joined by Dr Emma Short. Dr Short is a Consultant doctor in the NHS doctor specialising in gastrointestinal and soft tissue pathology. She also has a PhD in cancer genetics. 
  
As a pathologist, Emma spends many of her working hours diagnosing chronic diseases such as cancer. Many of these diseases are preventable. Every day, she sees the effects that people's lifestyles have on their health and wellbeing. As a result, Emma has become passionate about health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based lifestyle interventions. 
 
 Emma is a qualified fitness instructor, personal trainer and run leader. She has a keen interest in the interaction between the mind and the body, and the impact that mental wellbeing and social connections have on health. Emma is a qualified meditation teacher and is a great advocate of showing kindness in all spheres of life. She loves exploring different aspects of holistic wellbeing and has diplomas in Mindful Nutrition and Shrinrin Yoku. She has written or edited three books about health and wellbeing. 

 
Today we cover  

1. What the gut microbiome is 

2.Why is it important? 

3. What is the estrobolome and it’s role 

3. What health conditions is gut dysbiosis linked with and potential reasons why?  

4. What are prebiotics? 

5. What are probiotics? 

6. What can we do to help and improve/nourish our gut biota? 

7.Why is this a hot topic at the moment? 

 you can find Dr Short on instagram as @dr_emmashort 

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

In today’s podcast show I was joined by the esteemed Stacy Sims.  

STACY T. SIMS, MSC, PHD, is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women. 

She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and the University of Waikato, focusing on female athlete health and performance and pushing the dogma to improve research on all women. 

With the unique opportunities, Silicon Valley has to offer, during her tenure at Stanford, she had the opportunity to translate earlier research into consumer products and a science-based layperson's book (ROAR) written to explain sex differences in training and nutrition across the lifespan. Both the consumer products and the book challenged the existing dogma for women in exercise, nutrition, and health. This paradigm shift is the focus of her famous "Women Are Not Small Men” TEDx talk. 

Her contributions to the international research environment and the sports nutrition industry has established a new niche in sports nutrition; and established her reputation as the expert in sex differences in training, nutrition, and health. As a direct result, she has been named: 

• One of the top 50 visionaries of the running industry (2015) by DMSE Sports. 
• One of the top 40 women changing the paradigm of her field (2017) by Outside Magazine.  
• One of the top four visionaries in the outdoor sports industry (2017) by Outside Magazine - Genius Issue (no electronic version but here is the proof). 
• One of the top four individuals changing the landscape in triathlon nutrition (2017) by Triathlete Magazine 

Dr. Sims has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers, several books and is a regularly featured speaker at professional and academic conferences, including those by USOC and USA Cycling.  

Stacy currently holds a Senior Research Associate position with SPRINZ- AUT University, supervises PhD students, writes academic papers, and is on the advisory board of some cutting edge companies including Tonal Strength Institute, WILD.AI, and EXOS.  She also has her own business (www.drstacysims.com) where she creates and delivers online learning material focused on women training with their physiology across the lifespan.  

She currently resides at the beach in Mt. Maunganui, New Zealand with her husband and young daughter. 

In today’s episode we cover  

1. Gender bias and why women's health research so far behind men 
2. Why  women have different physiological needs than men 
3. A quick over view of a normal menstrual cycle 
4. How to train and recommendations through our menstrual cycle 
5. How to train and recommendations through our lifespan eg perimenopause, menopause and when on HRT/ contraception  
6. How to fuel our exercise sessions? And does this change through our lifespan 
7. Polarised training  
8. How being on contraception affects training 
9. Fasted training  

You can find instagram at @drstacysims and www.drstacysims.com 

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

In today’s episode, I am joined in the studio by Kristen Holmes 

As Vice President of Performance Science, Principal Scientist at WHOOP, Kristen drives thought leadership by engaging with industry-leading researchers and partners to better understand individual and team biometric and performance data across high-stakes verticals to drive product innovation, strategy, and coaching.
 Kristen blends her academic and applied background in athletics, coaching, performance technology, psychology, and exercise physiology to drive research, partnership, and product development initiatives to strengthen WHOOP as a leader in Human Performance.
 Kristen works with hundreds of the best tactical, professional, surgical teams, corporate, and NCAA Athlete Teams in the world, helping them interpret WHOOP data to optimize training, recovery, and sleep behavior.  Kristen's research focuses on the temporal organization of circadian influences and their effect on physiological and psychological resilience.
 Kristen was a 3x All American, 2x Big 10 Athlete of the year at the University of Iowa, competing in both Field Hockey and Basketball, and a 2021 University of Iowa Hall of Fame Inductee. 7-year member of the U.S. National Field Hockey Team and one of the most successful coaches in Ivy League history, having won 12 league titles in 13 seasons and a National Championship at Princeton University.  
 Kristen has an MIT Sloan Artificial Intelligence Certificate, M.A. Psychology, and Sports Performance, B.A., Political Science, University of Iowa, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Queensland. Kristen serves as a Science Advisor to Levels Health, Science Advisor to Arena Labs, Advisor to Evolve Leadership, a Performance Ambassador to Liminal Collective, and sits on the Tactical Leadership Board of Sports Innovation Lab. 

 In today’s episode we cover 

•  What is WHOOP? What does it do and measure? 
•  What is heart rate variability. 
• The various training zones – what are they and why do they matter? 
• MAF/zone 2 training and autonomic recovery as a recovery tool  
• How should our programmes be balanced and varied to accommodate these zones? 
• In an era with constant digital access – how can we utilise the WHOOP measures to better our recovery and training decisions  
• What can we do in lifestyle to take our fitness abilities to the next level  
• How can we train for longevity  
• Using WHOOP and mapping and tracking our menstrual cycle – has it got a role? 
• Key take home messages to optimise our sports performance  

You can find Kristen on @kristen_holmes2126  

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

In today’s episode I am joined in the studio by Dr Anna Cabeca; a medical doctor, OBGYN, FACOG and is best selling author of The Hormone Fix and Keto-Green 16 and MenuPause. Dr. Anna is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She holds special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She lectures frequently on these topics throughout the world to large audiences and is known nationally as The Girlfriend Doctor and is host of The Girlfriend Doctor show.  She has personally developed natural products to help women balance hormones and thrive through menopause including the highly acclaimed Julva® cream for the vulva and MightyMaca® Plus, a powerful superfood blend.  She now lives in Dallas with her daughters, horses and dogs. 

In today’s episode we cover   

1. The hormone hierarchy and how it works 
2. Early menopause and premature ovarian failure and infertility  
3. Ketosis and the benefits of this  
4. How to increase oxytocin and help reduce cortisol  
5. What maca is and how it can be used  
6. The importance of adrenal health  
7. Hormone replacement therapy 
8. The difference between progesterone and progestins 
9. How the pillars of lifestyle medicine (nutrition, exercise, mental health, sleep) can be how can we try to improve our hormones with lifestyle 
10. What is ketosis and the benefits  
11. The role of MCT, electrolytes and minerals in ketosis  
12. Hormone disrupters and endocrine disruptors 
13. The role of progesterone therapy in those post hysterectomy  
14. The importance of fibre and pre/probiotics when in a ketotic state  

Connect with Dr. Anna Cabeca on her Website / Instagram / Facebook 

Books: The Hormone Fix / MenuPause / Keto-Green® 16 

Try Julva® for FREE at www.dranna.com/JulvaForYou 

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

1. Why is muscle health so important?
2. the benefits of strength training
3. the link between muscle and brain health
4. how to maintain and improve our muscle mass
5. the role of muscle mass in longevity
6. How much protein intake we should have
7. what the difference is between protein/collagen/creatine
8. Supplementation with collagen/protein/creatine

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

In today’s episode I was joined by Dr Amy Gajjar

Dr Amy qualified at the Imperial College School of Medicine, University of London. She worked in hospital medicine and as a GP (family physician) for several years before deciding to experience working and living abroad. In Sydney, Australia, she undertook postgraduate training with ACNEM (Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine), ASLM (Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine) and the IFM (Institute for Functional Medicine). Dr Amy attained her Fellowship with ACNEM and ASLM and is an International Board of Lifestyle Medicine Certified Physician. She is also a Lecturer, Examiner and part of the Education Faculty for ACNEM. 

Dr Amy integrates mainstream and functional medicine with coaching, yoga and an ayurvedic lifestyle. She believes in taking a holistic approach to patient care, embracing all aspects of health – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. 

In today’s episode, we covered -  

1. What is the thyroid gland 
2. What are the main thyroid hormones (T3/T4)  
3. The function of the thyroid gland  
4. Hypothyroidism – what is it? What are the causes and management options  
5. What is hyperthyroidism and the common causes and management option 
6. Listener questions – many related to why people can still be symptomatic despite being on thyroid replacement  
7. What can people do in their lifestyles (e.g diet) to improve their thyroid health  
8. What supplements can be beneficial for the thyroid gland 
9. Why thyroid issues are more common in women especially in the perimenopause and menopause phase  
10. Whether gut health has been implicated in thyroid disease 

Connect with Dr Amy: 

https://linktr.ee/dramygajjar  

Website: www.dramygajjar.com 

Instagram: @dramygajjar 

Facebook: Dr Amy Gajjar- Integrative Medicine 

Medium: http://dramygajjar.medium.com/ 

Twitter: @dramygajjar 

Linked In: Dr Amy Gajjar 

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

In this episode we cover:

1.     What is a hormone

2.     Can hormones effect physical and mental health and multiple systems? C

3.     brief overview of the menstrual cycle phases 

4.     When is best to test and look for hormones in the menstrual cycle? 

5.     What is machine learning and hormone intelligence? 

6.     Can the menstrual cycle be used as an indicator for ill health? 

7.     What is exercise endocrinology? 

8.     What’s the role of hormones in performance? /Which hormones is important for exercise?

9.     What’s homeostasis and misalignment  

10.  What's the endocrine axis, orchestra and network?  

11.  What is relative energy deficiency in sport

12.  What key lifestyle changes can we make to optimise our hormonal health? 

13.  Thoughts surrounding fasted exercise 

14.  How does HRT affect exercise? Should we exercise differently? 

15.  For athletes who are cycling, how should be try to support them during competitions in the luteal phase? 

You can find Dr Nicky Keay on instagram as @drnickykeay  and on her website https://nickykeayfitness.com/

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk

In today's podcast I am joined by Dr Nichola Conlon and we will learn more about NAD is and the enzyme involved in recycling it  

Dr Nichola Conlon is a molecular biologist specialising in the study of cellular ageing. After a career in drug development, Dr Nichola founded Nuchido Laboratories driven by her belief that cutting-edge science should not lie hidden.  Dr Nichola is on a mission to democratise science and has a skill for translating and presenting advanced science in a way that helps to educate and support people to take control of their health.  Dr Nichola is an expert in cellular health, with particular focus on the science of ageing well, helping people to reverse their biological age and improve their healthspan.   

 In today's podcast we cover

1. What the difference between lifespan and health span 
2. How we can slow cellular ageing and preserve youthfulness
3. What is NAD and it's function and benefits 
4. What can negatively impact NAD 
5. Symptoms attributable to low levels of NAD
6. What we can do to boost NAD in our lifestyle 
7. Research in the field of anti ageing and longevity 
8. NAD supplements 

You can find Dr Conlon and her products on  www.nuchido.com and on instagram @nuchido and @drnicholaconlon

 use CODE:  DRMILLI10 - When entered at Checkout at www.nuchido.com, this code will apply a 10% discount to first purchase (either single tub OR 90 day subscription), 

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Disclaimer: This podcast show has the opinions of Dr. Milli Raizada and her guests. The content should not be taken as medical advice and is for information purposes only. Listening to this podcast does not establish a doctor-patient relationship.  If you have any medical questions, please consult your healthcare professional. The opinions expressed in the podcast are our own and whilst we ensure all the information shared is content accurate, any feedback suggestions or comments on errors are welcome. Please contact us on www.drmilli.co.uk