Viva Natural Health

Today, I'm repurposing an episode from the 'Metamorphosis with Michelle' podcast where I was the interview guest for a change! We talk all about my own health struggles and how I overcame them, the truth about birth control pills and how to better understand the menstrual cycle.   We discuss: My story of how I conquered my health issues Mold illness and how to be proactive on avoiding mold Stages of the female hormonal cycle The truth about birth control What your Dr's don't tell you about the pill Low progesterone and how to deal with it Syncing with your cycle   Mentioned: Air Doctor https://airdoctorpro.com   IQ Air https://www.iqair.com   ------- MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10   -------   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com   Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health) If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests! Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

Stephanie Greunke Stephanie Greunke is Whole30’s in-house Dietitian and Education Manager. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two sons. Stephanie specializes in prenatal/postnatal nutrition, behavioral psychology, and holds additional certifications in perinatal mental health and fitness. She's the creator of Postpartum Reset, an online program and community dedicated to helping moms nourish their body, mental health, and relationships after baby. She’s also an internationally recognized speaker and the co-host of the “Doctor Mom” Podcast. Stephanie is committed to building a community of parents who encourage each other and share their own experiences so they know they’re not alone and have resources to feel empowered.   We discuss: Tips for staying healthy during pregnancy (particularly during 3rd trimester) Ways to prepare for postpartum Signs to look out for in moms that indicate thyroid issues/depression Causes/risk factors for mental health issues postpartum Specific nutrients important for brain health in moms & baby Importance of community for new mothers   Mentioned: “Doctor Mom” Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/doctor-mom-podcast/id973303969   Episode with Lily Nichols on Pregnancy Nutrition https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000441010646   Whole 30 https://whole30.com   Padre Cadre https://www.padrecadre.com   MealTrain https://www.mealtrain.com   Postpartum Support International https://www.postpartum.net   Postpartum Support Checklist https://www.postpartum.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021_05_21-Discussion-Tool-ENGLISH.pdf   The Motherhood Centre (NYC) https://www.themotherhoodcenter.com   Meal Delivery Companies (USA): Model Meals https://modelmeals.com   Territory Foods https://www.territoryfoods.com   Meal Delivery Companies (UK): Ritual Meals https://ritualmeals.com/products/postpartum-program   New Mum & Dad Food Box https://www.chefonboard.com/new-mum-gifts/first-week-food-box-for-mummy-daddy   And Breathe Parent Food https://andbreathewellbeing.com/parentfood   Stephanie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stephgreunke/   Stephanie's Postpartum Reset  https://www.postpartumreset.com   --------   MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10       --------   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com    Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

DR BROOKE KALANICK Dr Brooke Kalanick is a licensed naturopathic doctor and women’s hormone expert. She is the co-author of Hangry: 5 Simple Steps to Balance Your Hormones & Restore Your Joy and the host of the popular podcast the Dr Brooke Show. Dr Brooke specializes in PCOS, menopause, thyroid conditions, autoimmunity and various women’s hormone issues. She helps her patients get to the root cause of their hormonal imbalances and get back to feeling better with targeted diet and lifestyle habits. She teaches women how to understand their own hormone talk so they can finally work with their bodies, metabolism and hormones instead of being in a constant fight with themselves. She lives in NYC and when she’s not busy in her practice or as a mother and wife you can find her on a #mantrawalk or lifting weights.   We discuss: The biggest factors contributing to female hormone imbalances The ‘Hormone Hierarchy’ and why the order you treat imbalances is so important How blood sugar dysregulation affects hormones Cravings - how to tell the difference between a true message from our body that we need carbs or sugar and hormonal imbalances What different cravings can tell us about our health and hormones Exercise - the importance of strength training & daily walking in particular   Mentioned:   Previous Episode on Histamine Intolerance & MCAS https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000482771815   Blog posts on Histamine Intolerance: https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/histamine-and-your-hormones https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/single-post/natural-solutions-for-histamine-intolerance   Dr Brooke's NEW Book 'Hangry' https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hangry-Hormones-Including-Customizable-Mediterranean-ebook/dp/B07D2BDKXV   Dr Brooke’s Website https://betterbydrbrooke.com   Dr Brooke’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/betterbydrbrooke/   Dr Brooke’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/betterbydrbrooke   Dr Brooke’s Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dr-brooke-show/id1124755635   --------   MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10       ————   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com    Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

Phoebe Lapine is a food and health writer, gluten-free chef, speaker, and the voice behind the award-winning blog Feed Me Phoebe. Named by Women’s Health Magazine as the top nutrition read of 2017, Phoebe’s debut memoir, The Wellness Project, chronicles her journey with the autoimmune disease, Hashimotos Thyroiditis. She is the host of the SIBO Made Simple podcast and author of the forthcoming book by the same name which helps those newly diagnosed or chronically fighting small intestine bacterial overgrowth. Phoebe’s work has appeared in Food & Wine, Marie Claire, SELF, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Mind Body Green, who named her one of 100 Women to Watch in Wellness. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and beagle.   We discuss: Phoebe’s own health journey with Hashimotos & SIBO What is SIBO, common symptoms & root causes The SIBO/hormone connection Where probiotics and prebiotics fit into treatment Low FODMAP diets - helpful or not? Advice on managing food fears & how to safely reintroduce foods   Mentioned: Previous episode #35 All about SIBO, Common Root Causes & How to Overcome it Naturally with Amy Hollenkamp https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000449906144   The Probiotic Advisor https://www.probioticadvisor.com   PHGG - Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum   Megaspore by Microbiome Labs https://microbiomelabs.com/home/products/megasporebiotic/    Dr Allison Siebecker https://www.siboinfo.com   Dr Nirala Jacobi https://www.thesibodoctor.com   Higher Dose Sauna Blanket https://higherdose.com/products/infrared-sauna-blanket-v3-uk-eu?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3N_uqLG68AIVGqd3Ch3V8Qd4EAAYASAAEgJc5vD_BwE   Phoebe’s website https://feedmephoebe.com https://www.thewellnessproject.com   Phoebe’s NEW BOOK - SIBO Made Simple https://www.sibomadesimple.com   -------- MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10   ————   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com    Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

I'm back for another solo episode, sharing the biggest mistakes I've made over the past few years, when trying to heal from chronic illness.   Mentioned:   #111 Reconnecting to Your Feminine Energy with Monica Yates   iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000512966453   YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwihTumcMtY   Day in the Life: Healing From Mold Illness   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFHWX1y9vvY   _________   MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10       ————   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com   Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

Brie Wieselman, L.Ac is the medical director of Brie Wieselman Integrative Health, a clinic of integrative practitioners in Santa Cruz, CA. Prior to founding the clinic, she spent several years specializing in the integrative treatment of infertility and subfertility at IVF centers and fertility practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and also in a local clinic specializing in the Integrative treatment of Hepatitis C. Her post-degree education in Functional Medicine has been through The Kalish Institute and The Institute for Functional Medicine. She keeps up-to-date with the latest discoveries and innovations by attending various continuing education seminars with some of the brightest minds in Functional Medicine, such as Datis Kharrazian, Ben Lynch, and Dr Dale Bredesen, as well as many others.  She also a certified Pilates and Barre instructor, as well as a certified Life Coach.   We discuss: Brie’s health journey & what made the biggest impact for her The gut/hormone connection H.pylori, SIBO & yeast overgrowths  How Eastern medicine views these imbalances   Mentioned: GI Map by Diagnostic Solutions DUTCH Complete Hormone Test Month-Long cycle panels by ZRT ION panel by Genova Diagnostics OAT by Great Plains Laboratory    Keto Bread by Base Culture   Book Recommendation: Chinese Medicine - The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted J. Kaptchuk   Brie's Website https://briewieselman.com   Brie's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/briewieselman/   --------   MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10   ————   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com    Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

Courtney Bursich is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, AADP Board Certified Holistic Health Coach, and passionate health hacker who focuses on optimizing female hormones and taking an individualized approach to healing. After facing postpartum health issues and undergoing breast explant surgery, Courtney was able to reclaim her health by becoming her own advocate and finding her bio-individualized path to wellness. As a health coach, she now strives to help other women do the same through her coaching business, functional lab testing, and supplement line, Plant Rx.   We discuss: Courtney’s health journey & postpartum struggles Why Courtney decided to undergo breast explant surgery for her health How breast implants can negatively affect your hormones & gut health Tips for mums who are stressed/short on time The importance of high quality supplements to support healing and why Courtney started her own supplement line   Mentioned: Courtney’s Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/organic_blondie/   Courtney’s Website https://www.organicblondielife.com   Breast Implant Illness Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Healingbreastimplantillness/   PlantRX Supplements https://www.plantrxshop.com   Book - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson https://sleepsmarterbook.com   The Model Health Show Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-model-health-show/id640246578   --------   MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10   ————   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com    Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

Ann Louise Gittleman is a top nutritionist and author who is internationally recognized as a pioneer in dietary, longevity, environmental, and women’s health issues. Ann Louise is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of over 35 books on health and nutrition including diet, detox, women’s health, men’s health, perimenopause, menopause, beauty and the environment.  As one of the world’s foremost experts in functional and integrative medicine, Ann Louise holds an M.S. in Nutrition Education from Columbia University, has the title of Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.) from the American College of Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition. As a nutritional visionary and health pioneer, she has fearlessly stood on the front lines of diet and detox, the environment, and women’s health.   We discuss: Why Ann Louise isn’t a fan of the term anti ageing What happens physiologically when we age Factors that can cause inflammation/oxidative stress - the main causes of ageing  How excess iron & copper can age us Why people in Blue Zones have the longest lifespans Thoughts on PROLON, stem cells & resveratrol   NEW BOOK out 11th May 2021 - Radical longevity New rules for longevity 1. Immunity is Everything 2. Take on Toxic Overload  3. Stop AGEs 4. Free up Fascia 5. Activate Cellular Rejuvenation 6. Mind your Minerals (iron overload 7. Optimise gut/brain connection   Mentioned: First Podcast Episode together #93 - Bile Flow, Omega 6 Fats & Zinc/Copper Balance: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000495205473   Progesterone Cream https://unikeyhealth.com/products/progestakey   Link to Radical Longevity Book & 3 Bonus Guides https://annlouise.com/books/radical-longevity/   Vitality C https://annlouise.com/products/immune-support/   Stem Cell Treatment using Wharton's Jelly   Ann Louise's Website https://annlouise.com   Ann Louise's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annlouisegittleman/   --------   MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10   ————   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com    Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

EMMA BESWICK  Emma Beswick is a nutritional therapist and founder of Lifecode Gx®, the leading nutrigenomics testing, analysis and training provider. She is passionate about the power of nutrigenomics to enable personalisation of nutrition and lifestyle to empower individuals to optimise their health. Emma’s focus is on identifying and understanding common genetic variants that can be adjusted, compensated or exploited through diet and lifestyle. Although we can’t change our genetic code, we can change their (our) environment, to benefit our physical, mental and spiritual health.  Emma is a member of the International Society of Nutrigenetics/ Nutrigenomics (ISSN), Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and a regular speaker, presenter and participant at conferences on nutrition, genomics, genetics and epigenetics. She is also the author and presenter of Lifecode Gx’s popular Nutrigenomics In Practice training programme.    We discuss: Definitions of the terms genetics, epigenetic, homo vs hetrozygous and ‘SNP’ Factors that can affect genetics positively/negatively Pros and cons of genetic testing & mutations/SNPs Common SNPs in relation to fertility/hormone health including MTHFR, COMT, SULT, VDR & CYP    Mentioned: Previous Episode on Sulfur Metabolism with Dr Greg Nigh https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000461646071   Books: Gene Eating by Dr Giles Yeo Nutrigenetics: Applying the Science of Personal Nutrition by Martin Kohlmeier Dirty Genes by Dr Ben Lynch    LifecodeGX  https://www.lifecodegx.com https://www.crowdcast.io/search?q=lifecodegx LifecodeGX Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifecodegx/   --------   MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10   --------   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com    Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

In this episode I've repurposed 2 of my recent IG lives as a podcast, for those who missed them, don’t use instagram or like me, prefer to listen to things on the go at double speed :) I cover a lot of subjects including my parasite and acne journeys, flaky skin & the fungus/yeast connection, anxiety, vitamin D, heavy/long periods, prenatal vitamins, high B12 levels, hair loss, skincare for acne and detox support for highly sensitive individuals so I’m sure there’s something you will find interesting.   Mentioned: Cellcore Biosciences   Microbe Formulas   Advanced TRS   MegaMycoBalance from Microbiome Labs   Mold Home Testing: https://www.buildingforensics.co.uk https://immunolytics.com/mold-testing/ https://www.mycometrics.com ERMI Test HERTSMI Test   Prenatal Vitamins: https://www.seekinghealth.com/collections/prenatal-vitamins   Mold Remediation & Cleaning: https://www.citrisafe.com Ec3 https://www.puremaintenanceuk.com   Podcast Episode on Anxiety with Dr Sara Defrancesco https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hormones-in-harmony/id1449574387?i=1000449049810 Dr Pompa Cellular Healing Podcast Episode https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/348-mold-an-epidemic-in-our-homes/id944329294?i=1000495876463   PCOS: Labs Tests to Request FREE download from my website https://www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk/free-downloads   Cheryl Woodman: https://www.instagram.com/honestyforskin/ https://www.honestyforyourskin.co.uk   Sara Sumac - Healthy Skin Glows https://www.instagram.com/healthyskinglows/   Skincare Products: Cerave Hydrating Facial Cleanser The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% & Zinc 1% Avene Tolerance Extreme Cream Bioderma Micellar Water Garden of Wisdom Granactive Retinoid Niod Non-Acid Precursor 15%   MY LINKS:   Try my favourite ORGANO KING coffee   Grab my favourite BluBlox glasses   Buy Queen of the Thrones CASTOR OIL PACK with 10% discount using code HORMONES10       --------   Got a podcast question? Send you emails to hormonesinharmony@gmail.com    Enjoyed this episode? Leave me a rating and review so that I can share this podcast with more women   Want more from me? You can find me online…   Website www.vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Instagram www.instagram.com/vivanaturalhealth   Facebook www.facebook.com/vivanaturalhealth   Email enquiries@vivanaturalhealth.co.uk   Tune in now on iTunes, Spotify, my website or watch on Youtube (Viva Natural Health)   If you are enjoying the podcast, please leave me a rating and review, as this helps me to reach more women and continue to interview awesome guests!   Make sure you hit subscribe so that you never miss an episode!