Happy to Health with Dr Preeya
Dr Preeya Alexander passionately breaks down complex medical stuff with a bunch of experts to make the information digestible.
Episodes
Professor Felice Jacka is a Deakin Distinguished Professor in Nutritional Psychiatry and founder and director of the Food and Mood Centre at Deakin University. You can’t imagine how excited Dr Preeya is to pick her brains on the gut microbiome - how we can nurture it, its role in mood and the immune system and what testing actually has evidence. If you’re bombarded by stuff on gut health - this episo...
Obstetrician gynaecologist Dr Fiona Brownfoot and midwife Prue Hartley join Dr Preeya to cover the entire pregnancy journey from preconception to birth and post partum care. All those FAQs on how to best prepare for birth, and surprises in the post partum period answered!
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In this life chat Dr Preeya talks to Sam Gash about resilience, the role of running and connection particularly for women and her own fertility journey. This is a raw, deeply personal chat.
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@samanthagash
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Ever wondered who needs an endoscopy or colonoscopy or how to prepare for one? Gastroenterologist Dr Suresh Sivanesan joins Dr Preeya to discuss common issues like coeliac disease, reflux and rectal bleeding. They also cover symptoms you shouldn't ignore and how to advocate for yourself in the health care system.
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@jeanhailes
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Dr Preeya speaks to Dr Sonya Davison who is an endocrinologist at Jean Hailes and former president of the Australasian Menopause Society to ask all the FAQs - how is perimenopause diagnosed, what are the options for treatment, what things do people need to consider and when it comes to menopause hormone therapy (MHT) where does the evidence lie? There’s lots of noise on social media - these two sift through it...
Dr Edna Lekgabe is a reproductive and perinatal psychiatrist. She joins Dr Preeya to chat about perinatal mental health - why it’s so important, how it can impact pregnancy outcomes and what factors can help bonding and attachment.Instagram: @doctor.preeya.alexander
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You likely know Daisy Pearce as a legend of AFLW. She joins Dr Preeya to discuss the challenges of being in a male dominated field, why team sport is so important for women, parenthood and her journey from midwifery to elite sport.
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@daisypearce6
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Dr Peter Wallbridge (sleep and respiratory physician) joins Dr Preeya again after multiple requests from the audience for another chat on sleep! Obstructive sleep apnea - why it can present differently in women, options for management and all the super interesting stuff everyone wants to know on dreaming, sleep walking and talking!
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A/Prof Pav Nanayakkara is an Obstetrician gynaecologist and advanced minimally invasive gynaecological surgeon at Jean Hailles. She joins Dr Preeya to nut through options when it comes to contraception - pros, cons, risks and benefits and why you might consider one option over another. There’s a whole heap of noise out there - in this chat you can expect two girlfriends to cut through the nonsense with reliable info...
Dr Michelle Wong is a cosmetic chemist and the highly popular @labmuffinbeautyscience on Instagram. She joins Dr Preeya to chat about the CHOICE testing in 2025 that led to 16 out of 20 sunscreens being under the SPF level that they stated on their products. What went wrong? How do we choose a sunscreen product? And how are sunscreens actually tested in Australia?
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Season 3 is coming soon, friends.
Dr Cara McDonald is back and in this episode Preeya asks all the questions you’re pondering- why are chin hairs getting worse with age? (and will there be a beard soon?!)? Are there things that actually work for dark eye circles? Losing hair? Well, you’re not alone and there’s stuff you can do about it! All your derm FAQs tackled!
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Dr Will Alexander AKA Willy (Preeya’s husband) is back for round 2. Given season 1’s chat was loved by so many of you- Preeya has convinced Will to come back on so they can delve even further into marriage, parenting and surgery. Yep - it’s all in there! Strap in friends!!
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Preeya and AFL legend Shane Crawford explore physical and mental wellbeing for men. Nothing is off the table in this chat - dealing with grief and loss and identity shifts with retirement from sport and parenthood. Shane and Preeya engage in open, honest and raw conversation about a range of topics.
If this episode raises anything for you please see a qualified health professional like your GP or contact Lifeline which is a 24/7 cou...
Dr Jess Stokes Parish (science communicator and ICU nurse) joins Preeya to tackle the beast of health misinformation. Why was Belle Gibson so effective at spreading false information? Was Belle unique or is the issue far more widespread? How do you spot dodgy health content online when there’s so much of it and even qualified health professionals get confused at times? This episode includes practical tips to navigate this spa...
Dr Emily Meyer (endocrinologist and bariatric physician) joins Preeya to discuss the complex issue of weight regulation for those living with overweight and obesity... without any of the diet culture BS or nonsense. Evidence based goodness - did you know that sleep, mental health, diet and physical activity are pillars when it comes to weight regulation? Why even with medication options these pillars need nurturing and additional s...
Been thinking about injectables for wrinkles? Preeya has pondered it and Dr Cara Mcdonald answers all her questions - when you might think about it (hot tip: making weird faces in the mirror looking for wrinkles ain’t it) and for which hot spots on the face and how to find someone qualified and trained to do it. It’s not for everyone and not everyone wants to consider it but if you’re pondering here’s some r...
Accredited practising dietician and nutritionist Marika Day joins Preeya to bust myths in the diet space. Is the latest diet being pushed on social media backed by evidence? What DOES matter in the perimenopause transition and do you need the supplements being marketed to you? Why is gut health so critical and what can you do to support it?
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Addie Wooten from Smiling Mind has a background in clinical psychology and chats to Preeya about what it takes to foster resilience in children and why it’s so important.
As parents and caregivers it can feel overwhelming at times knowing what helps and what hinders - lots of practical takeaways and reassurance is coming your way.
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Clinical psychologist Associate Professor Michelle Lim is an expert in loneliness and helps break down what it is, why it can happen to those constantly surrounded by people and why we need to be doing something about it given the potential for serious mental and physical health consequences. Ending Loneliness Together and AIA Australia have partnered again for loneliness awareness week (4- 10 August 2025) - so let’s get talk...
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