Today, I'm repurposing an episode from the 'Metamorphosis with Michelle' podcast where I was the interview guest for a change! We talk all about my own health struggles and how I overcame them, the truth about birth control pills and how to better understand the menstrual cycle.

We discuss:

My story of how I conquered my health issues

Mold illness and how to be proactive on avoiding mold

Stages of the female hormonal cycle

The truth about birth control

What your Dr's don't tell you about the pill

Low progesterone and how to deal with it

Syncing with your cycle

Mentioned:

Air Doctor

https://airdoctorpro.com

IQ Air

https://www.iqair.com

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Stephanie Greunke

Stephanie Greunke is Whole30’s in-house Dietitian and Education Manager. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two sons. Stephanie specializes in prenatal/postnatal nutrition, behavioral psychology, and holds additional certifications in perinatal mental health and fitness. She's the creator of Postpartum Reset, an online program and community dedicated to helping moms nourish their body, mental health, and relationships after baby. She’s also an internationally recognized speaker and the co-host of the “Doctor Mom” Podcast. Stephanie is committed to building a community of parents who encourage each other and share their own experiences so they know they’re not alone and have resources to feel empowered.

We discuss:

Tips for staying healthy during pregnancy (particularly during 3rd trimester)

Ways to prepare for postpartum

Signs to look out for in moms that indicate thyroid issues/depression

Causes/risk factors for mental health issues postpartum

Specific nutrients important for brain health in moms & baby

Importance of community for new mothers

Mentioned:

“Doctor Mom” Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/doctor-mom-podcast/id973303969

Episode with Lily Nichols on Pregnancy Nutrition

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000441010646

Whole 30

https://whole30.com

Padre Cadre

https://www.padrecadre.com

MealTrain

https://www.mealtrain.com

Postpartum Support International

https://www.postpartum.net

Postpartum Support Checklist

https://www.postpartum.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021_05_21-Discussion-Tool-ENGLISH.pdf

The Motherhood Centre (NYC)

https://www.themotherhoodcenter.com

Meal Delivery Companies (USA):

Model Meals

https://modelmeals.com

Territory Foods

https://www.territoryfoods.com

Meal Delivery Companies (UK):

Ritual Meals

https://ritualmeals.com/products/postpartum-program

New Mum & Dad Food Box

https://www.chefonboard.com/new-mum-gifts/first-week-food-box-for-mummy-daddy

And Breathe Parent Food

https://andbreathewellbeing.com/parentfood

Stephanie's Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/stephgreunke/

Stephanie's Postpartum Reset 

https://www.postpartumreset.com

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DR BROOKE KALANICK

Dr Brooke Kalanick is a licensed naturopathic doctor and women’s hormone expert. She is the co-author of Hangry: 5 Simple Steps to Balance Your Hormones & Restore Your Joy and the host of the popular podcast the Dr Brooke Show.

We discuss:

The biggest factors contributing to female hormone imbalances

The ‘Hormone Hierarchy’ and why the order you treat imbalances is so important

How blood sugar dysregulation affects hormones

Cravings - how to tell the difference between a true message from our body that we need carbs or sugar and hormonal imbalances

What different cravings can tell us about our health and hormones

Exercise - the importance of strength training & daily walking in particular

Mentioned:

Previous Episode on Histamine Intolerance & MCAS

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000482771815

Blog posts on Histamine Intolerance:

https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/histamine-and-your-hormones

https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/natural-solutions-for-histamine-intolerance

Dr Brooke's NEW Book 'Hangry'

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hangry-Hormones-Including-Customizable-Mediterranean-ebook/dp/B07D2BDKXV

Dr Brooke’s Website

https://betterbydrbrooke.com

Dr Brooke’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/betterbydrbrooke/

Dr Brooke’s Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/betterbydrbrooke

Dr Brooke’s Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dr-brooke-show/id1124755635

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Email

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Phoebe Lapine is a food and health writer, gluten-free chef, speaker, and the voice behind the award-winning blog Feed Me Phoebe. Named by Women’s Health Magazine as the top nutrition read of 2017, Phoebe’s debut memoir, The Wellness Project, chronicles her journey with the autoimmune disease, Hashimotos Thyroiditis. She is the host of the SIBO Made Simple podcast and author of the forthcoming book by the same name which helps those newly diagnosed or chronically fighting small intestine bacterial overgrowth. Phoebe’s work has appeared in Food & Wine, Marie Claire, SELF, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Mind Body Green, who named her one of 100 Women to Watch in Wellness. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and beagle.

We discuss:

Phoebe’s own health journey with Hashimotos & SIBO

What is SIBO, common symptoms & root causes

The SIBO/hormone connection

Where probiotics and prebiotics fit into treatment

Low FODMAP diets - helpful or not?

Advice on managing food fears & how to safely reintroduce foods

Mentioned:

Previous episode #35 All about SIBO, Common Root Causes & How to Overcome it Naturally with Amy Hollenkamp

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000449906144

The Probiotic Advisor

https://www.probioticadvisor.com

PHGG - Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum

Megaspore by Microbiome Labs

https://microbiomelabs.com/home/products/megasporebiotic/ 

Dr Allison Siebecker

https://www.siboinfo.com

Dr Nirala Jacobi

https://www.thesibodoctor.com

Higher Dose Sauna Blanket

https://higherdose.com/products/infrared-sauna-blanket-v3-uk-eu?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3N_uqLG68AIVGqd3Ch3V8Qd4EAAYASAAEgJc5vD_BwE

Phoebe’s website

https://feedmephoebe.com

https://www.thewellnessproject.com

Phoebe’s NEW BOOK - SIBO Made Simple

https://www.sibomadesimple.com

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Email

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I'm back for another solo episode, sharing the biggest mistakes I've made over the past few years, when trying to heal from chronic illness.

Mentioned:

#111 Reconnecting to Your Feminine Energy with Monica Yates

iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000512966453

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwihTumcMtY

Day in the Life: Healing From Mold Illness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHWX1y9vvY

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Email

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Brie Wieselman, L.Ac is the medical director of Brie Wieselman Integrative Health, a clinic of integrative practitioners in Santa Cruz, CA.

Prior to founding the clinic, she spent several years specializing in the integrative treatment of infertility and subfertility at IVF centers and fertility practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and also in a local clinic specializing in the Integrative treatment of Hepatitis C.

Her post-degree education in Functional Medicine has been through The Kalish Institute and The Institute for Functional Medicine. She keeps up-to-date with the latest discoveries and innovations by attending various continuing education seminars with some of the brightest minds in Functional Medicine, such as Datis Kharrazian, Ben Lynch, and Dr Dale Bredesen, as well as many others.  She also a certified Pilates and Barre instructor, as well as a certified Life Coach.

We discuss:

Brie’s health journey & what made the biggest impact for her

The gut/hormone connection

H.pylori, SIBO & yeast overgrowths 

How Eastern medicine views these imbalances

Mentioned:

GI Map by Diagnostic Solutions

DUTCH Complete Hormone Test

Month-Long cycle panels by ZRT

ION panel by Genova Diagnostics

OAT by Great Plains Laboratory 

Keto Bread by Base Culture

Book Recommendation:

Chinese Medicine - The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted J. Kaptchuk

Brie's Website

https://briewieselman.com

Brie's Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/briewieselman/

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Email

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Courtney Bursich is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, AADP Board Certified Holistic Health Coach, and passionate health hacker who focuses on optimizing female hormones and taking an individualized approach to healing. After facing postpartum health issues and undergoing breast explant surgery, Courtney was able to reclaim her health by becoming her own advocate and finding her bio-individualized path to wellness. As a health coach, she now strives to help other women do the same through her coaching business, functional lab testing, and supplement line, Plant Rx.

We discuss:

Courtney’s health journey & postpartum struggles

Why Courtney decided to undergo breast explant surgery for her health

How breast implants can negatively affect your hormones & gut health

Tips for mums who are stressed/short on time

The importance of high quality supplements to support healing and why Courtney started her own supplement line

Mentioned:

Courtney’s Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/organic_blondie/

Courtney’s Website

https://www.organicblondielife.com

Breast Implant Illness Facebook Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Healingbreastimplantillness/

PlantRX Supplements

https://www.plantrxshop.com

Book - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson

https://sleepsmarterbook.com

The Model Health Show Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-model-health-show/id640246578

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Email

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Ann Louise Gittleman is a top nutritionist and author who is internationally recognized as a pioneer in dietary, longevity, environmental, and women’s health issues.

Ann Louise is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of over 35 books on health and nutrition including diet, detox, women’s health, men’s health, perimenopause, menopause, beauty and the environment.  As one of the world’s foremost experts in functional and integrative medicine, Ann Louise holds an M.S. in Nutrition Education from Columbia University, has the title of Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.) from the American College of Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition. As a nutritional visionary and health pioneer, she has fearlessly stood on the front lines of diet and detox, the environment, and women’s health.

We discuss:

Why Ann Louise isn’t a fan of the term anti ageing

What happens physiologically when we age

Factors that can cause inflammation/oxidative stress - the main causes of ageing 

How excess iron & copper can age us

Why people in Blue Zones have the longest lifespans

Thoughts on PROLON, stem cells & resveratrol

NEW BOOK out 11th May 2021 - Radical longevity

New rules for longevity

1. Immunity is Everything

2. Take on Toxic Overload 

3. Stop AGEs

4. Free up Fascia

5. Activate Cellular Rejuvenation

6. Mind your Minerals (iron overload

7. Optimise gut/brain connection

Mentioned:

First Podcast Episode together #93 - Bile Flow, Omega 6 Fats & Zinc/Copper Balance:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000495205473

Progesterone Cream

https://unikeyhealth.com/products/progestakey

Link to Radical Longevity Book & 3 Bonus Guides

https://annlouise.com/books/radical-longevity/

Vitality C

https://annlouise.com/products/immune-support/

Stem Cell Treatment using Wharton's Jelly

Ann Louise's Website

https://annlouise.com

Ann Louise's Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/annlouisegittleman/

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EMMA BESWICK 

Emma Beswick is a nutritional therapist and founder of Lifecode Gx®, the leading nutrigenomics testing, analysis and training provider. She is passionate about the power of nutrigenomics to enable personalisation of nutrition and lifestyle to empower individuals to optimise their health. Emma’s focus is on identifying and understanding common genetic variants that can be adjusted, compensated or exploited through diet and lifestyle. Although we can’t change our genetic code, we can change their (our) environment, to benefit our physical, mental and spiritual health. 

Emma is a member of the International Society of Nutrigenetics/ Nutrigenomics (ISSN), Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and a regular speaker, presenter and participant at conferences on nutrition, genomics, genetics and epigenetics. She is also the author and presenter of Lifecode Gx’s popular Nutrigenomics In Practice training programme. 

We discuss:

Definitions of the terms genetics, epigenetic, homo vs hetrozygous and ‘SNP’

Factors that can affect genetics positively/negatively

Pros and cons of genetic testing & mutations/SNPs

Common SNPs in relation to fertility/hormone health including MTHFR, COMT, SULT, VDR & CYP 

Mentioned:

Previous Episode on Sulfur Metabolism with Dr Greg Nigh

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000461646071

Books:

Gene Eating by Dr Giles Yeo

Nutrigenetics: Applying the Science of Personal Nutrition by Martin Kohlmeier

Dirty Genes by Dr Ben Lynch 

LifecodeGX 

https://www.lifecodegx.com

https://www.crowdcast.io/search?q=lifecodegx

LifecodeGX Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/lifecodegx/

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In this episode I've repurposed 2 of my recent IG lives as a podcast, for those who missed them, don’t use instagram or like me, prefer to listen to things on the go at double speed :)

I cover a lot of subjects including my parasite and acne journeys, flaky skin & the fungus/yeast connection, anxiety, vitamin D, heavy/long periods, prenatal vitamins, high B12 levels, hair loss, skincare for acne and detox support for highly sensitive individuals so I’m sure there’s something you will find interesting.

Mentioned:

Cellcore Biosciences

Microbe Formulas

Advanced TRS

MegaMycoBalance from Microbiome Labs

Mold Home Testing:

https://www.buildingforensics.co.uk

https://immunolytics.com/mold-testing/

https://www.mycometrics.com

ERMI Test

HERTSMI Test

Prenatal Vitamins:

https://www.seekinghealth.com/collections/prenatal-vitamins

Mold Remediation & Cleaning:

https://www.citrisafe.com

Ec3

https://www.puremaintenanceuk.com

Podcast Episode on Anxiety with Dr Sara Defrancesco https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000449049810

Dr Pompa Cellular Healing Podcast Episode

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/348-mold-an-epidemic-in-our-homes/id944329294?i=1000495876463

PCOS: Labs Tests to Request FREE download from my website

https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/free-downloads

Cheryl Woodman:

https://www.instagram.com/honestyforskin/

https://www.honestyforyourskin.co.uk

Sara Sumac - Healthy Skin Glows

https://www.instagram.com/healthyskinglows/

Skincare Products:

Cerave Hydrating Facial Cleanser

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% & Zinc 1%

Avene Tolerance Extreme Cream

Bioderma Micellar Water

Garden of Wisdom Granactive Retinoid

Niod Non-Acid Precursor 15%

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