We have absolutely loved revisiting and sharing with you, our most loved Women's Health podcasts for the month of January 2022.
To close off this series of Women's Health podcasts, we're bringing you one of our very early (and most popular) episodes; A beautiful conversation between Tahnee and naturopathic doctor/period revolutionary, Dr. Lara Briden. Dr. Lara Briden is on a mission to empower women to reclaim their menstrual cycles and refers to women's monthly cycles as their monthly report card. In this episode, the ladies discuss how ovulation is much more than just making a baby; It's also a vital sign of good health. In discussing the normalisation of PMS and infertility in the Western world, Dr. Lara discusses how such conditions are neither healthy nor necessary. Dr. Lara explains the difference between PCOS and hypothalamic amenorrhea, two conditions that are often misdiagnosed. In empowering women to feel confident in their knowledge about menstrual cycles, Dr. Lara shares methods to track ovulation and tips on dietary lifestyles to feel vital and healthy as a woman.
Tahnee and Lara discuss:
䷁Tips for tracking ovulation.
䷁Without ovulation, there is technically no cycle.
䷁When you are on the Pill, you will not produce fertile mucus.
䷁Fertile mucus looks like raw egg-white and is a sign of estrogen.
䷁Hormonal birth control essentially induces a menopausal state.
䷁It takes 12 years (TWELVE!) for a female's hormonal systems to fully mature.
䷁PCOS sufferers often experience anovulatory cycles (a bleed, without ovulation).
䷁How a vegan diet can pose severe challenges for women's hormone health.
䷁Younger girls can often successfully treat period issues with anti-inflammatory foods and eating a dairy-free diet.
䷁A blood test looking at progesterone is risky as progesterone fluctuates throughout the menstrual cycle.
䷁The idea that the Pill supports fertility is a myth; it shrinks the ovaries and may bring on menopause earlier.