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An integrative approach to acne
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An integrative approach to acne

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.

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Nutrition for mental health
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Nutrition for mental health

In this episode, we are joined by Helen Duyvesten, a mental health nurse who uses nutrition and lifestyle medicine to support people with mental wellbeing

We discuss the very important topic of how nutrition can impact on mental health, and how you can eat to boost your mood.

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Gut Health and Menopause
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Gut Health and Menopause

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Linda Dear, a menopause specialist in Tauranga, New Zealand. We discuss one of our favourite topics - gut health - this time in relation to perimenopause and menopause!

Gut health and our gut microbiome is an exciting rapidly growing area of research, with more and more evidence showing its key to health.

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Breathing for better health
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Breathing for better health

In this week's podcast we're joined by Scott Pierce, to talk all things breathing!

We discuss how breathing affects our health, common breathing disorders, the symptoms that disordered breathing can cause, and some simple tips to breathe better.

Scott is a breathing physiotherapist and a co-director of Breathing Works in Auckland, which focuses on the treatment of breathing dysfunction.

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Mood, Hormones, and Your Menstrual Cycle
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Mood, Hormones, and Your Menstrual Cycle

In this week's episode, we're talking mood and hormones with Dr Samantha Newman!

We discuss why hormones affect how we feel, what to expect at different parts of your cycle, and her top tips to help improve mood and hormonal symptoms - to work with your body, rather than against it!

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Exercise for Heart Health
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Exercise for Heart Health

In this week's episode of the podcast we're joined by clinical exercise physiologist Caitlin Milne, to talk about exercise and heart health.

In this episode, we talk about the impact exercise can have on improving heart health and what kinds of movement we should be doing for our heart and blood pressure.

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How to eat for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
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How to eat for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

For this week's episode of the podcast, we're chatting to Sara Widdowson from @yourmonthly, all about polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and the power of food and nutrition to help manage it!

Sara is a Dietitian & Women's Health Expert based in Christchurch, who believes in empowering women to know more about their bodies, their hormones, and their fertility.

We chat PCOS, hormones, insulin resistance and much more more - so please check it out!

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Eating for IBS with The Friendly Food Co
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Eating for IBS with The Friendly Food Co

On this episode we welcome IBS specialist dieticians Kelsey and Bianca from The Friendly Food Co!

Kelsey and Bianca are NZ based registered dieticians, who specialise in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), join us as we chat about their top tips for managing IBS (and gut health in general!)

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Exercise and menopause with Dr Linda Dear
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Exercise and menopause with Dr Linda Dear

In this episode, we are joined by menopause expert Dr Linda Dear, to talk about exercise in menopause.

Linda is a menopause specialist, and is also a qualified personal trainer, so she’s the perfect person to chat about why movement is so important, what types we should be doing, and her top tips to get moving!

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