Between Clinical Minds

Jan 24 2025 35 ep. 37 mins 20
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Join host Toni Chambers, clinical nutritionist and broadcast journalist as she takes you beyond the traditional Q and A podcast. You will be taken on a journey as she weaves a story with some of Australia’s most respected healthcare practitioners, ranging from doctors and naturopaths to nutritionists, dietitians and Chinese medicine practitioners. In Season 1, hear their clinical secrets and perspectives on major conditions affecting children’s health.

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S4 E01 - The A to Z of Conventional Blood Pathology

Jan 24 2025 27 mins  
Join our host Toni Chambers as she explores the foundations of conventional blood pathology with nutritional biochemist and pathology interpretation expert Dr Rhona Creegan. They discuss how laboratory reference ranges are determined, the factors that affect the results and the importance of understanding both lab reference and optimal ranges, using uric acid and TSH as examples. D

S3 E10 - Drug-herb-nutrient interactions in thyroid health

Mar 15 2024 27 mins  
Deepen your understanding of drug-herb-nutrient interactions in thyroid conditions. Hear from thyroid specialist naturopath Tara Nelson, pharmacist and nutritionist James Jensen and integrative GP Dr Aparna Hegde. Are you a Healthcare Practitioner? Join us to continue the conversation at bioconceptsengage.com.au

S3 E09 - Environmental toxicity and stress: key drivers for thyroid dysfunction

Mar 08 2024 35 mins  
The increasing prevalence of toxins in the environment – whether they be from mould, plastics, heavy metals, pesticides or poor water quality – can all impact thyroid functioning, and affect younger people than ever before. Nurse practitioner Ashe Young details the many environmental insults and increasing pressure on young women as reasons for their increasing presentation wit

S3 E08 - Thyroid cancer and cellular hypothyroidism: the “other” thyroid presentations

Mar 01 2024 37 mins  
In this episode, we talk to naturopath and thyroid cancer survivor Melissa Briggs as she shares her journey from diagnosis to recovery, through to her clinical practice supporting others through thyroid cancer. Holistic dietitian Natalie K. Douglas provides insight into how she determines those patients with cellular hypothyroidism versus hypothyroidism. Are you a Healthcare Pract

S3 E07 - Post COVID Thyroiditis: fact or fiction?

Feb 23 2024 33 mins  
Healthcare practitioners and researchers alike have seen an increase in post COVID thyroid presentations. Hear from integrative GP Dr Ameeta Gajjar and thyroid specialist naturopath Tara Nelson on possible mechanisms, presentations and treatment approaches. A young patient also tells her story of developing hypothyroidism post COVID infection. Are you a Healthcare Practitioner? Jo

S3 E06 - Autoimmune thyroid conditions – testing, triggers and treatment Part 2

Feb 16 2024 40 mins  
In this episode, we continue the conversation on autoimmune thyroid disease. This time, join pharmacist and nutritionist James Jensen, along with integrative GPs Dr Aparna Hegde and Dr Charlotte Middleton as they explain the gut-thyroid and gut-kidney connections, along with testing parameters and treatment options. Are you a Healthcare Practitioner? Join us to continue the conver

S3 E05 - Autoimmune thyroid conditions – testing, triggers and treatment Part 1

Feb 09 2024 35 mins  
Autoimmune thyroid conditions are on the rise, with up to 40% of people in some part of the world presenting with Hashimoto’s and 3% with Graves diseases. Join thyroid specialist naturopath Tara Nelson and integrative GP Dr Ameeta Gajjar as they outline the triggers diagnostic markers. Also hear a patient’s journey with Graves’ disease and the impact of a delayed diagnosis on

S3 E04 - Perimenopause – a vulnerable time for thyroid dysfunction

Feb 02 2024 36 mins  
The number of women who develop a thyroid condition in perimenopause and menopause doubles. Join integrative GP Dr Lucy Caratti and naturopath Georgia Marrion from Melbourne’s Fertile Ground group to hear why perimenopausal women are vulnerable to developing thyroid conditions, and how best to individualise treatment considerations. Are you a Healthcare Practitioner? Join us to c

S3 E03 - The complexities of postpartum thyroiditis

Jan 26 2024 27 mins  
Join naturopath Shantini Iyngkaran from Melbourne’s Fertile Ground clinic as she delves into the predisposing factors for the development of postpartum thyroiditis, the pathophysiology and how to detect those affected while colleague and counsellor Suzanne Hurley describes the unique perspective she brings to her perinatal patients that often uncovers thyroid dysfunction as the d

S3 E02 - Thyroid dysfunction and fertility

Jan 19 2024 33 mins  
Join host Toni Chambers and naturopaths Belinda Kirkpatrick and Natalie Pickering, and functional medicine practitioner Alexandra Brewster as they discuss the various ways thyroid health impacts reproductive health – from menstrual regularity to ovulation, implantation and pregnancy maintenance to optimal infant development. They delve into mechanisms, contributing factors and tr