There isn’t a body system that stress doesn’t impact, and in this episode we dive deep into how stress impacts the pelvic floor and contributes to pain and urinary symptoms in women. I’m joined by Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist and the ownerr of Body Co. in Toronto Melanie Sutherland and we share our experiences working with…
What intuitive eating isn’t: you won’t suddenly find your head in a cookie jar.
When women trust themselves to make nutrition decisions something magical happens. She releases herself from the shame and guilt of a single cookie and yet learns to listen to her own hunger cues and needs more intimately than the traditional “dieting” approach to weight management. In this episode I’m joined by Dr. Sylvi Martin, a…
Is your diet ruining your thyroid? Interview with Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur ND.
Your thyroid is responding moment to moment to your life, nutrition and your body’s needs and dieting (especially when women restrict major nutrients) puts stress on this vital metabolic system. In this episode I interview Dr. Sarah Vadeboncoeur, a Naturopathic Doctor who focuses on thyroid and metabolic health in women and whose mission is to…
Put your oxygen mask on first. How the health of the mother impacts the entire family unit. Interview with Dr. Whitney Young ND.
When Dr. Whitney Young suddenly became a widow with two young children she realized that her health needed to be a priority in order to show up as the parent she truly wanted to be. She now works with families and moms to work through hard moments, phases and years to encourage resilience, self care…
The causes of heavy menstrual bleeding. How things shift as women age. Dr. Jordan Robertson ND.
Your period shouldn’t keep you housebound because of fears of bleeding everywhere. In this episode I walk you through the underlying causes of heavy menstrual bleeding, and how the causes shift as a woman ages from adolescence to perimenopause. I talk about my frustration in the literature about heavy bleeding (it actually says we aren’t…
Your habits become your health. Interview with Dr. Emily Bennett ND.
Do you feel like you own your time? Do you feel like you’re on autopilot? Often a health change is presented to women as a complete life overhaul with a focus on an intense burst of change (which is often met by relapsing back to the beginning) rather than a focus on daily practices. Health…
Weight regain after success. The behaviours that are getting in the way of long term changes. Dr. Jordan Robertson ND.
Why do so many diets fail? Why do women experience weight regain after loss? This complicated topic can be attacked from many angles, and in today’s episode we look at the behaviours that change a woman’s likelihood of having long term sustainable weight maintenance after an active phase of weight loss. There are daily habits…
Over 45 and wide awake. How changing hormones impact your sleep. Interview with Dr. Leigha Saunders ND.
One of the greatest challenges we face in dealing with a woman’s health as she approaches menopause is that while at the same time she experiences the greatest hormone transition in her life, she is also aging. This phenomenon often means that we blame ageing for many of the changes that women experience between 45…
Superwoman or Super-burnout? The impact of the pandemic on the health of women. Interview with Dr. Ashley Margeson ND.
The demand placed on women during these changing times will have lasting health consequences that we are just starting to get a glimmer of. With increased demands at work, home and the global stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, women (who were already burning the candle at both ends) are under an immense pressure to ‘rise…
Her libido has left the building. Why so many women face sexual dysfunction and how to get your mojo back. Interview with Dr. Jordin Wiggins ND.
In this week’s episode sexual health educator and disruptor Dr. Jordin Wiggins ND and I rip off the bandaid to talk openly about the health risk of low sexual function and libido in women. Jordin describes why sexual function should be a priority for women, why ‘low hormones’ isn’t the answer and why we shouldn’t…