Your Lifestyle Medics

In this week's episode, we're talking about how to exercise with your menstrual with Dr Samantha Newman, a specialist women's health GP!We really enjoyed this episode, and learnt so much - so we hope you will too We chat about:how our hormone levels fluctuate throughout the menstrual cyclethe impact these changes have on our energy and fitnesshow oestrogen, progesterone

In this episode we welcome celebrated cookbook author Nicola Galloway from Homegrown Kitchen, to take a deep dive into fermented foods. We discuss what fermented foods are, the history of fermentation, and why they're so good for our health and gut microbiome.We also explore how what to look for when choosing fermented foods to buy, how to get started making your own at home, c

In this week's episode, we are joined by Dr Lisa Connelly, an integrative dermatologist (skin specialist), who takes a whole-person approach to skin health and anti-ageing treatments.We explore a topic that's on many peoples mind these days - how to minimize skin damage, wrinkles and the visible signs of ageing!!We dive into what actually makes skin age, how our diet and environmen

In this episode, we’re joined by mental health nurse and advocate Helen Duyvesten, to discuss attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), and how nutrition can be used to improve symptoms, functioning, and quality of life if you’re impacted by it.ADHD is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder in children and adolescents, affecting around 5–8% of the population worldwi

In this week's episode, we're joined by women's health dietitian Claudia Vavasour, to chat about all things endometriosis and nutrition!It's an extra special longer episode, as we take a deep dive into what endometriosis is, what causes it, symptoms to look out for, and most importantly simple steps you can take to help improve it with nutrition and lifestyle!Endome

For this week's episode of the podcast, we're chatting to dietitian Sara Widdowson about what to eat when you're trying to get pregnant! While we hear a lot about what to eat during pregnancy, there's really not much out there on eating to optimize fertility- yet it's a vital part of the puzzle!Fortunately, there's SO MUCH you can do to improve your chances

In this episode we welcome IBS specialist dietitian Kelsey Paterson from The Friendly Food Co, to talk plant plant-based nutrition for athletes!Kelsey is a NZ-based registered dietitian, who specializes in sports and performance nutrition and is a Dietitian at High Performance Sport NZ.We cover:the importance of adequate nutrition when you’re an athlete, and the consequences of u

In this week's episode, we're joined by fertility dietitian Claudia Vavasour, to chat about healthy nutrition in pregnancy, and how to eat to support a growing baby. Diet and pregnancy can be a confusing topic as we want to do our best, yet it's very easy to become overwhelmed by well-meaning yet sometimes conflicting advice. There is also often a huge amount of pressure on women t

This week's episode is a little bit different- as we are the guests this time!We chat with Tessa Nielsen from @specialised health about our stories, how we discovered lifestyle medicine, why we love it, and why we believe a holistic approach to well-being should be a core part of health care.Plus we discuss the challenges to doing this, why conventional medicine does a great jo

In this week's episode, we are joined by Dr Lisa Connelly, an integrative dermatologist (skin specialist), who takes a whole-person approach to skin health.We take a deep dive into acne, including what causes it, how nutrition and lifestyle can affect it, and her top tips for managing acne with an integrative approach.Acne is an issue that plagues many teenagers (and adults!),