The Natal Naturopath Melanie Nolan

In this week's episode I swapped seats and was the guest on The Science Of Motherhood podcast with Dr Renee White.In this episode, Dr Renee White from 'The Science Of Motherhood' interviews me about tips to address iron deficiency. We discuss the importance of early detection and prevention, highlighting the negative outcomes associated with anemia during pregnancy, such as postpartum depression, low birth weight, and placental complications. Learn more about Dr Renee White and Fill Your Cup ...

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a severe, and disabling extension of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It is NOT the same condition. Although PMS and PMDD both have physical and emotional symptoms, PMDD causes extreme mood shifts that can disrupt daily life and damage your relationships. PMS tends to have more physical symptoms while PMDD has more mood symptoms. These have very specific windows of flaring up, usually around ovulation, and/or before menstruation.THE DIFFERENCE BETWEE...

PMS (premenstrual syndrome) refers to a collection of physical, emotional, and behavioural symptoms that occur in the days or weeks preceding menstruation in many women. These symptoms are generally mild to moderate in intensity and do not significantly impair daily functioning.There are 5 subcategories of PMSI go through each subcategory, the main symptoms and pathways that drive those symptoms. Each one has its own treatment plan too!If you are wanting a practitioner to guide your PMS treat...

In this episode I go through why I don't believe TSH is enough when we are considering someone's thyroid function, what TSH is, what it does, how there have been calls to lower the upper TSH limit, why we need to see T4 and T3 levels to understand your thyroid, and how the meds even came up with the TSH reference range. Here is my 'Underactive Thyroid Webinar' that I mention in this episode; it's so comprehensive and you'll walk away with a clear picture of how to treat your thyroid and the e...

In this episode I go through a week in the life of our family, day by day what our routine and schedule looks like. We have an 8 year old, and 4 year old twins, my husband is a full time shift worker and I run a more-than-full time business - and here is how we have set up our week so that we can navigate and thrive within the busyness of our growing family! I mentioned tried tips and tricks on how I have gotten our mornings and nights to run more smoothly with less stress, and how ...

A hormone you may never have thought to check in on - Prolactin. In this episode I outline what prolactin does in the body, what it does to oestrogen, and how it can play a role in infertility or menstrual irregularities. I outline what are the causes of high prolactin, and what is considered high anyway? It’s not enough to know your prolactin is high. It’s necessary to find out what is DRIVING it. Now, if you have PCOS come on over and join me for my PCOS webinar that is coming up this ...