Wellness Women Radio

WWR 253: The Egg Quality Diet with Aimee Raups

Are you struggling to conceive? Dive into this compelling episode where Dr Andrea sits down with fertility expert Aimee Raups. Together, they explored the misunderstood realm of fertility, from where we are going wrong when trying to conceive, the current state of fertility that we are in, to the role of nutrition and eating for egg quality, and so much more! Tune into this episode of Wellness Women Radio to unpack all of the ways to support your fertility journey.
Aimee is a celebrity acupuncturist in NYC, a former research scientist, a fertility expert, a mom and author of four books that have helped thousands of women heal from autoimmunity and improve their fertility. Her recent book: The Egg Quality Diet explores the role that the science of epigenetics plays on our fertility and gives practical, evidence-based guidance on how we can best support our genetics through the food we eat to heal our bodies and improve our fertility.
Learn more about Aimee here: https://aimeeraupp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aimeeraupp/?hl=en
Her new book The Egg Quality Diet: https://aimeeraupp.com/egg-quality-diet-book-page/
Her Functional Fertility Coaching Program: https://aimeeraupp.com/functional-fertility-coaching/ 
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WWR 252: The Benefits of Sauna and Ice Baths

If you haven’t seen an influencer touting the benefits of saunas or ice baths recently then you must be living under a rock! As we predicted, the sauna and ice bath trend is well underway and for good reason! There are certainly extensive benefits of both these practices but let’s actually dive into the research and see how this impacts women and what the pros and cons are. In this episode of Wellness Women Radio, Dr Andrea and Dr Ashleigh also unpack the differences between infrared saunas vs traditional saunas and reveal which is best for you, as well as the best time to ice bath with your cycle and much, much more! 
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WWR 251: Postpartum Thyroiditis

For this episode of Wellness Women Radio, Dr Andrea & Dr Ashleigh are diving into a really common phenomenon that seems to be happening more and more for women, and that is them developing postpartum thyroiditis. This is quite a problematic autoimmune condition, that is easily preventable and there are lots of holistic solutions for rebalancing the thyroid in the postpartum period.
In this episode Dr Andrea & Dr Ash breakdown all of the signs and symptoms to look for, any warning signs that you can pickup on well before you are pregnant or during the early stages of pregnancy, and anything that you can do to help balance your thyroid function. Tune in to this episode now!
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WWR 250: 2024 Health Trends

Welcome to 2024, Dr Ash & Dr Andrea are back on the mic and are so excited for the year ahead!
This episode is welcoming you to the New Year, they are unpacking their best predictions for health medicine for this year. Tune in to hear what the latest topics will be, and the latest in bio hacking for the year!
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WWR 249: Pain syndromes, inflammation and putting the fire out with Katherine Maslen

Strangely we haven’t really talked much about pain on Wellness Women Radio! Even though it’s so relevant for all women who may experience period pain, endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain or even migraines, just to name a few! On this episode Dr Andrea is joined by the brilliant Katherine Maslen to take a deep dive into pain, pain syndromes, inflammation, pain receptivity and the role that diet, gut health and stress play in this! Katherine also walks us through the best functional medicine approaches to managing pain including how to manage an anti-inflammatory diet and the role of nutritional medicine!
Katherine Maslen is a clinical naturopath, nutritionist, author, speaker, host of The Shift Podcast and the creator of The Shift Clinics. She is the author of the best-selling book Get Well Stay Well and is a regular voice in the media. Katherine is the host of the podcast The Shift, an audio-documentary series with a cult following and the founder and CEO of The Shift.
The Shift is a leader in the natural health industry, offering the world’s first natural health memberships. As well as overcoming her own personal adversity, Katherine has helped over 5000 patients and speaks internationally on health and wellness.Follow Katherine on InstagramBe sure to check out her website and podcast “The Shift” 
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WWR 248: Connection and Chemistry with Dr Ali Walker

This is an episode not to be missed! Have you ever met someone and instantly clicked like you’ve known them your entire life, or have you also been turned off by someone immediately and you’re not sure why? On this episode of Wellness Women Radio Dr Ali Walker, human connection scientist, takes us on a deep dive into our connection types and why some people seems to naturally click with us whereas others drive us crazy! We also explore the importance of connection in regards to women’s health and why women need close girlfriends! But also why it seems to be harder and harder to make meaningful friendships as we age. This is such a fascinating and enlightening episode, tune in now!
 
Dr Ali Walker is a human connection & culture scientist, mediator & bestselling author with a PhD in group dynamics from the Australian National University. Ali is Adjunct Faculty at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at the University of NSW Sydney. Ali has worked with a range of government, corporate and not for profit organisations including NSW and QLD Health, Google Australia and Westpac. Ali is also a regular contributor to Australian media on issues relating to wellbeing.
Find out more about Ali here: https://awalker.co/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/draliwalker
And her book Click or Clash? https://www.penguin.com.au/books/click-or-clash-9781761047039
VIVA Health & Wellness Festival in Sydney and Melbourne in March 2024, people can get tickets here: https://vivafestival.com.au/ 
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WWR 247: 4 types of PCOS

Up to 21% of women are being diagnosed with PCOS and it is a notoriously difficult condition to treat but PCOS is not just one homogenous condition! It has four distinct phenotypes that have different causes and can guide more specific treatment. In this episode of Wellness Women Radio Dr Ashleigh and Dr Andrea dive into each different type of PCOS and the best solutions to support each type. Share this with your girlfriends who have PCOS! 
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WWR 246: Healthy Relationships with Lissy Abrahams

When our relationships are not working it can feel as though our entire lives are not working! Joining us on Wellness Women Radio this week is Relationship Psychotherapist – Lissy Abrahams. Lissy is a vibrant, incredible woman who helps us to answer some of our burning relationship questions like “why do we fight most with the ones we love best”? Join us for this fascinating insight into the world of relationships! We’re sure you’ll have as many aha moments as Dr Andrea & Dr Ashleigh as we unpack why couples fight, attachment styles, childhood exposures and programming and how that shows up for us in our adult relationships as well as much more! 
Lissy is a Sydney-based couples therapist, practising at the Heath Group Practice and is the author of non-fiction book “Relationship Reset” and recently launched online course Fight Less Love More. You can find Lissy at www.lissyabrahams.com and @lissy.abrahams. 
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WWR 245: Which Oils Are Best?

Vegetable oils, industrial seed oils and trans fats are quickly becoming demonised in the health industry because of the link between inflammation, hormonal disruption, and other health consequences! However, what does this mean? What foods are safe and which are the ones you should avoid? On this episode of Wellness Women Radio Dr Andrea and Dr Ashleigh weed through the science and research around these oils and fats and dive into how each of them are processed and extracted to help you make informed decisions around the best oils for you! Tune in now! 
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WWR 244: The Pegan Diet

In a world where there are thousands of different diets, most ridiculous fads and many extreme, we’re weary of adding another diet to this mix but on this episode of Wellness Women Radio we want to give you a review of the Pegan Diet!The Pegan diet is the combination of two of the most popular diets, that being paleo and vegan, with an emphasis on whole foods, especially vegetables, while prohibiting gluten and diary, grains and legumes.This diet also encourages fresh food that is sustainably raised. For all of these reasons Dr Andrea and Dr Ashleigh quite like this diet template! Tune in now for more. 
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WWR 243: Imposter Sydrome

Do you often question your own expertise, capabilities and knowledge? Do you often think: Why me? What am I doing here? I don’t belong here? I’m not good enough for this? There’s a chance you may be suffering from Imposter Syndrome! The unfounded feelings of self-doubt and incompetence that persist despite your education, expertise, experience and accomplishments. And interesting, this phenomenon primary impacts accomplished, successful women! Tune into this episode of Wellness Women Radio to hear Dr Andrea & Dr Ashleigh unpack all the aspects of Imposter Syndrome and more importantly, what you can do about it!  
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WWR 242: Do’s and don’ts with Coffee

This is Dr Andrea’s second favourite thing in the world (after dogs of course) and that is COFFEE! It’s our all-time favourite drug of choice and has so many numerous health benefits BUT there are times when caffeine should be a no go and there are strict rules around when and how much will benefit you! On this episode of Wellness Women Radio Dr Andrea and Dr Ashleigh unpack all the instances when coffee should be avoided and why, including during pregnancy! They also discuss caffeine and insulin resistance as well as mycotoxin or mould exposure with your coffee. Tune in now! 
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