May 01 2024 50 mins
With so much information out there on how to cycle-sync your workouts, exercising for physical health and the latest workout trends, it can feel a bit overwhelming to know what you should be doing, especially as a woman. With infertility, hormone imbalance conditions, and aging we are often left confused after trying to decipher what truly will help us stay healthy.
This week Dr. Botsford join us to share what she has learned through intensive research on exercise and women’s health. As an Ironman Triathlete, she is deeply interested in understanding how exercise effects the body, women’s hormones, and overall how it supports us through aging. What I love most about this conversation is her approach on releasing restrictions around how we workout and instead explore movement that encourages us to be active.
In this episode we explore:
Puberty, sports, and irregular periods
How important nutrition plays in supporting hormones and female health?
Is cycle syncing our workouts really important for hormone health?
Amenorrhoea, Fertility, and Perminopause - what we may need to consider when creating an impactful workout routine?
Our bleed days - do we work out or do we rest?
Dr. Briana Botsford is a naturopathic doctor, Ironman triathlete, and owner of Flow Functional Health Care in Edmonton, Alberta. Her personal background in sport led her to focus on the intersection of sports medicine and women's health; supporting athletes and active folks through nutrition, lifestyle and nutritional supplementation. She completed her undergraduate education at Queen’s University studying Physical and Health Education and Life Sciences. She attended the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine to complete her designation as an ND with a focus in sports medicine. Dr. Botsford has written for the Canadian Journal of Naturopathic Medicine and has lectured with several institutions including McMaster University, the Alberta Association of Naturopathic Doctors and the Lois Hole Hospital for Women. She has been featured on several podcasts discussing both sports medicine and women’s health topics including the impact of athletic nutrition on menstrual health, relative-energy deficiency in sport, maintaining athleticism in perimenopause and more. She is a faculty member with the Confident Clinician Club, an evidence-based platform for integrative practitioners.
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Learn more about Dr. Botsford at www.flowyeg.ca or www.bribotsford.com
Find Dr. Botsford on Instagram @docbribots and @flowyeg
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