Wellness Women Radio

WWR 79: How to survive shift work

Did you know that working shifts, particularly night shifts could be extremely damaging to your health? In fact, shift workers are at a much higher risk of cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disturbances, depression and even certain types of cancer? But don’t worry, it’s not all doom and gloom! 20% of our population are actually shift workers so this episode is for you! Dr Ashleigh and Dr Andrea riff about some of the best, tried and tested methods to maintain your health even while working wacky hours!
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WWR 78: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), it’s a mouthful to say but even more of a pain to experience. This week’s episode is a request from one of our gorgeous listeners! Amenorrhea is a clinical conundrum because it can have so many different causes and stress can play such a big role in a woman’s cycle. Dr Ashleigh and Dr Andrea are diving into the potential causes of HA, all the weird and wacky signs and symptoms you may experience with it and, as always, the holistic solutions to heal your body. If you don’t know what hypothalamic amenorrhea is then you better tune in now!
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WWR 77: Estrogen Dominance

Estrogen dominance is one of the most common hormonal imbalances that we see in practice. It seems that our daily lives are just bathing us in excess estrogen that are messing with our entire body. In this episode of Wellness Women Radio we’re talking about the ins and outs of hormonal imbalances and how they impact your cycle, fertility, weight and even mindset! Of course, it wouldn’t be a complete episode without targeted lifestyle solutions and holistic interventions to help manage this though!
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WWR 76: The Dangers of Going Gluten Free

Is avoiding gluten dangerous? Are you missing out on key nutrients by avoiding these grains? Are you compromising your gut health and microbiome? Will you have higher levels of arsenic in your blood if you avoid gluten? These are all the most common arguments we hear, and have been researched, about the downside of a gluten free diet. Is this just media hype or is there a scientific argument here? You’ll just have to tune in to find out!
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WWR 75: Dr Ashleigh’s Birth Journey

And we’re back! We missed you! Thank you for your patience, we were off opening brand new practices and bringing gorgeous little baby boys (well, boy – singular) into the world! It feels so good to be behind the mic again and this episode is extra special! It is quite intimate and a personal account of Dr Ashleigh’s birth and labour story, including info about how she made the decision to opt for a homebirth, the tools and techniques she used along the way, including hypnobirthing and why she sent her husband off to Ikea after her waters broke!! Trust me, you don’t want to miss this! We also touch on how new babies impact friendships and how to best maintain connections with your loved ones when your entire world changes.
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WWR 74: Miracle Mindset with guest JJ Virgin

JJ Virgin is the author of four New York Times best sellers and celebrity health and fitness guru! On this episode of Wellness Women Radio we’re diving into JJ’s biggest challenge, not training her star studded line up or writing best sellers but some powerful lessons that she had to learn when her son Grant was in the fight of his life after being the victim of a brutal hit and run accident. In her newly released memoir Miracle Mindset: A Mother, Her Son & Life’s Hardest Lessons JJ divulges what it takes to stay on track in the depths of adversity and how your mindset will have the most powerful influence! You do not want to miss this episode!
Find out more about the incredible JJ Virgin at: www.jjvirgin.com
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WWR 73: Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

On this episode of Wellness Women Radio we’re diving into a really complicated topic that is impacting far too many women! Hashimotos Thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition that gradually destroys the thyroid gland and can have devastating health implications. On episode we talk through the different stages of hashimotos and the clinical testing that is Listen In
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WWR 72: The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying with Guest Bronnie Ware

In this special episode of Wellness Women Radio we welcome an extraordinary guest Bronnie Ware to the podcast! Bronnie is the best selling author of ‘The Top Five Regrets of the Dying’ and now her new memoir ‘Bloom; a tale of courage, surrender and breaking through upper limits. ’ Bronnie is just the most beautiful, Listen In
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WWR 71: Iron Deficiency

Have you ever been told that you’re low in iron or iron deficient? We are finding that so many women are coming in with symptoms of fatigue, weakness, headaches, dizziness and the list goes on only to find out that they’re iron deficient! How can it be that in this modern day of medicine we are still so depleted? In this episode of Wellness Women Radio we’re looking at the underlying causes of WHY women are iron deficient despite supplementation and even infusions! Stayed tuned for some really exciting news from Dr Andrea too…no, she’s not pregnant!
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WWR 70: Vitamin P: The Healing Power of Pets

This is by far one of our favourite episodes! Do you know why we love our pets so much? Or why they are so beneficial for our health? Did you that your furry best friends really do have powerful healing benefits? Tune in now to hear Dr Andrea get choked up just talking about her dog (ha ha) and Dr Ashleigh explain why she’s not a pet person but how she finds her own form of ‘vitamin P’!
There’s a special furry guest in this episode too!
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WWR 69: Fibroids

We cannot discuss women’s reproductive health without discussing fibroids! Fibroids (muscular benign tumours of the uterus) can affect up to 50% of women at some stage of their lives and can either be inconsequential or completely debilitating. In this episode of Wellness Women Radio we’re exploring the risk factors that can lead to fibroids, what can exacerbate them as well as the best evidence for treatment, from functional medicine approaches to surgical options! Tune in now!
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WWR 68: How Stress Makes Us Fat- The science behind stress induced weight gain

Can stress really make us gain weight? How does that happen? In this episode of Wellness Women Radio tune in to find out how stress actually impacts our metabolism, food cravings, fat distribution and overall health. Don’t worry, there’s lots of ways to combat stress induced weight gain and Dr Ashleigh and Dr Andrea talk Listen In
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