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We need to talk about PMDD! Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is like PMS on steroids, it is a constellation of mood, behaviour, and very severe physical symptoms that occurs in a strong cyclical pattern after ovulation. PMDD involves changes to hormone patterns, neurotransmitters as well as the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis which then creates the hell that women can experience for half of their menstrual cycle. We’ve seen a really dramatic increase in the number of women being diagnosed with PMDD lately and we want to arm you with all the information and some practical steps to address this! Tune in now to hear Dr Andrea and Dr Ashleigh unpack everything there is to know about PMDD and don’t forget to share this with your friends who might be suffering!

Are you struggling to conceive? Dive into this compelling episode where Dr Andrea sits down with fertility expert Aimee Raups. Together, they explored the misunderstood realm of fertility, from where we are going wrong when trying to conceive, the current state of fertility that we are in, to the role of nutrition and eating for egg quality, and so much more! Tune into this episode of Wellness Women Radio to unpack all of the ways to support your fertility journey.

Aimee is a celebrity acupuncturist in NYC, a former research scientist, a fertility expert, a mom and author of four books that have helped thousands of women heal from autoimmunity and improve their fertility. Her recent book: The Egg Quality Diet explores the role that the science of epigenetics plays on our fertility and gives practical, evidence-based guidance on how we can best support our genetics through the food we eat to heal our bodies and improve our fertility.

If you haven’t seen an influencer touting the benefits of saunas or ice baths recently then you must be living under a rock! As we predicted, the sauna and ice bath trend is well underway and for good reason! There are certainly extensive benefits of both these practices but let’s actually dive into the research and see how this impacts women and what the pros and cons are. In this episode of Wellness Women Radio, Dr Andrea and Dr Ashleigh also unpack the differences between infrared saunas vs traditional saunas and reveal which is best for you, as well as the best time to ice bath with your cycle and much, much more!

For this episode of Wellness Women Radio, Dr Andrea & Dr Ashleigh are diving into a really common phenomenon that seems to be happening more and more for women, and that is them developing postpartum thyroiditis. This is quite a problematic autoimmune condition, that is easily preventable and there are lots of holistic solutions for rebalancing the thyroid in the postpartum period.

In this episode Dr Andrea & Dr Ash breakdown all of the signs and symptoms to look for, any warning signs that you can pickup on well before you are pregnant or during the early stages of pregnancy, and anything that you can do to help balance your thyroid function. Tune in to this episode now!

Welcome to 2024, Dr Ash & Dr Andrea are back on the mic and are so excited for the year ahead!  This episode is welcoming you to the New Year, they are unpacking their best predictions for health medicine for this year. Tune in to hear what the latest topics will be, and the latest in bio hacking for the year!

Strangely we haven’t really talked much about pain on Wellness Women Radio! Even though it’s so relevant for all women who may experience period pain, endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain or even migraines, just to name a few! On this episode Dr Andrea is joined by the brilliant Katherine Maslen to take a deep dive into pain, pain syndromes, inflammation, pain receptivity and the role that diet, gut health and stress play in this! Katherine also walks us through the best functional medicine approaches to managing pain including how to manage an anti-inflammatory diet and the role of nutritional medicine!