You can’t scroll Instagram without someone sharing their perimenopause story, but there’s still a lot of confusion. Hormone and gut nutritionist Christiana Velis answers the pressing questions. 
 
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You can find Christiana @christianavelisnutrition or see her site here. You can listen to her last Healthy-ish episode on gut health & hormones here. 
 
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Why are we so confused about perimenopause?

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So, what does it take to get a strong body? High performance coach and motivational speaker Alexa Towersey discusses how to let go of body ideals and build full-body strength. 
 
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You can follow Alexa @actionalexa or see her site here, or catch her podcast How Fitness Saved My Life here. 
 
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How to get strong (& stay strong)

This Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's digital editor Holly Berckelman chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their fresh juice. Or wine. This week, they chatted about the little known condition of vaginismus (see story here); colostrum supplements; best food to lower cancer risk (see story here). 
 
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Food to lower cancer risk; colostrum supplements; vaginismus

Renowned cardiologist and author Dr Ross Walker discusses the six most important things you should do to maintain good gut health, and what to keep in mind next time you search #guttok.
 
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Find more out about him here or @drrosswalker, or see The Gut Foundation here. 
 
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On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. 
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Dr Ross Walker on six essential habits for a healthy gut

Are you stressed about money? Join the ever-growing club. Financial educator Lacey Filipich shares her advice on how to relieve the money stress and build a future “sleep well” buffer. 
 
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Find out more about Lacey @moneyschoolorg or see Maslo here. 
 
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Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.
On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. 
In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beat Money Stress (& Boost Your Bank Balance)

Stanford University psychiatrist Dr David Spiegel is the world’s leading clinician into hypnosis and joins us to share how to tap into self-hypnosis for better focus. 
 
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David is offering Healthy-ish listeners a special offer for his app, Reveri - see here for more details. For more on David, see here or @reveri. 
 
WANT MORE BODY + SOUL? 
Online: Head to bodyandsoul.com.au for your daily digital dose of health and wellness.
On social: Via Instagram at @bodyandsoul_au or Facebook. Or, TikTok here. Got an idea for an episode? DM host Felicity Harley on Instagram @felicityharley. 
In print: Each Sunday, grab Body+Soul inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are we so confused about perimenopause?

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