This EndoLife
From the best surgery to natural therapies, This EndoLife Podcast empowers you to live and thrive with endometriosis and its co-conditions through a holistic, functional medicine approach. I’m covering all the topics that often aren’t discussed in the doctor’s office, whether that’s how to eat well for endometriosis, how to treat the endo belly or just what exactly is SIBO? Come join myself (and my guests!) as we dive into anti-inflammatory nutrition, gut health, hormones, pain science, mental health, sex, energy and living life well with endo.
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Do you get full body pain? Does it affect your muscles, nerves or joints? Do you find that you need to rest after walking or find you tired more easily than others?
It might not just be endometriosis.
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is a group of 13 conditions which all affect connective tissue (collagen) in the body. Most are rare, but one type called hypermobility EDS is common - and out of those with this type of EDS, 6-23% have endometri...
You all know I’ve been fascinated with the world of chronic pain science for a long time now. In fact, I did an episode on lowering pain signals through calming the brain and nervous system back in 2019 but I’ve been on a continuously evolving research journey since. And this research has led me to Curable, an app for chronic pain, that works by helping to reprogram the brain and nervous system so we can unlearn pain pathways and r...
Today we’re continuing with our series on low micronutrient levels and the impact on period and endo-related period pain.
Vitamin A is an antioxidant, which may have significant benefits for endometriosis pain.
Show notes
Oxidative stress, endo and period pain
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1477-7827-7-54
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5625949/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7602455/
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Today we’re continuing with our theme of micronutrients and their impact on endo pain and period pain. Today, we’re talking about B12.
Research on the use of B12 for pain suggests that B12 can reduce chronic pain (and menstrual pain) through various methods.
Firstly, B12 can inhibit the production of the inflammatory prostaglandins which are responsible for pain and inflammation, and are found to be especially high in people ...
Today we’re continuing our series on nutrients and their effects on period pain and endo pain, and this episode is about B6.
Now, we’ve already talked a lot about the powers of B6 for hormonal health, but what about its effects on pain?
B6 can support us with pain reduction in a number of ways.
Show notes
B6 pain relieving/anti-inflammatory properties
Today we’re continuing on with our discussion around micronutrients and their impact on endo and period pain
In this episode, we’re beginning with the first of the B vitamins, B1, otherwise known as thiamine.
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Show notes
B1 properties
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.21.639433v1.full
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5625949/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4825494/pdf/GJHS-6-144.pdf
Period pai...
Today we’re continuing with our series on endo and period pain and their associations with low nutrient levels. Today, we’re talking about vitamin C.
Vitamin C is an anti-inflammatory antioxidant, which means it can help lower inflammation and also prevent oxidative stress - a process that triggers inflammatory reactions in the body and is involved in endo pain and progression. It also has antiangiogenic effects, which means it prev...
Today we’re continuing with our series on endo and period pain and their associations with low nutrient levels. And I was going to make today’s episode all about vitamins, but there are so many vitamins to cover, that I thought it would be less overwhelming to break them up, so today, we’re starting with vitamin E.
However, before we get into today’s episode, if you haven’t listened to the previous episodes in this series then you’l...
Today we’re continuing with our discussion on low nutrient levels and their association with period pain. Menstruation is often (though not always) one of the most painful parts of the menstrual cycle, for people with endometriosis - and a connection we see between both dysmenorrhea (which is the medical term for period pain) and endometriosis, is low omega 3 fatty acids.
Omega 3 fatty acids are the precursors to anti-inflammatory p...
This week I want to highlight three key minerals that when you’re low in, can cause you more period pain. These have all been associated with endo in the research too, and of course, as a classic symptom of endo is horrific period pain, replenishing these minerals could help you improve your experience of your period with endometriosis,
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Show notes
Magnesium
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2675496/
https://www.ijwhr.net/p...
Okay so last week we looked at foods to eat more of to support progesterone production. Today, we’re going to discuss the supplement forms of these nutrients and the doses to take.
Before we get into it, I have given a lot of warnings for each supplement. This is because I want you to have all the information, including possible side effects, so you can make an informed decision and so you understand what’s happening if you do exper...
The past two episodes we’ve been talking about low progesterone levels and some of the signs to watch for.
Today, I want to talk about how to raise your levels with specific nutrients.
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Show notes
Zinc
https://ovarianresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13048-024-01442-z
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36920672/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3275394/
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessiona...
In our last episode, we discussed spotting before your period and what’s normal and what could be a sign of low progesterone or even endo. Today I want to discuss spotting around ovulation and again, this is going to be a nice and easy to digest bite sized episode.
So, ovulation occurs roughly midway in your cycle, though that’s just the average. Statistically, the average ovulation day is around Day 14 but it can be a few days befo...
Today is one of my shorter episodes, a bite size episode!
Recently I started working with two new clients and they were both really concerned that they were spotting one to two days before their periods.
First up, what do I mean by spotting? Spotting is typically spots of blood appearing in your underwear - it’s light and is typically not very consistent. Often it’s dark red or brown, and we’ll get to why it’s that colour in a minute...
At the end of last year I released a series on dairy and its possible effects on endo pain, endo belly and hormones, as well as its benefits - as I know so many of you are confused about the topic.
Today, I want to provide you with a summary of these episodes, so you can get the top lines in one place, and then of course you can deep dive into the individual episodes if you need to.
So, a big, BIG disclaimer here in case you haven’t ...
Today’s episode is continuing with the theme of why some of your conditions may be worse in January, and today, we’re focusing on endometriosis.
Before we get into it, this is a short episode where I am giving you an overview of some of the ways these things can affect people with endo, but it’s not an exhaustive list. In fact, each of these topic areas could have their own episode with a deep dive into how the science works in rega...
It’s a New Year and perhaps you’re feeling the pressure to get up and go, but you can’t get yourself out of bed.
Maybe you’re in more pain than usual, perhaps you’re more depressed than usual or maybe you’re experiencing extreme fatigue and energy crashes?
If this is you, please know you’re not alone.
As I return to work, I’ve received many emails from endometriosis clients telling me their symptoms are worse and they’re panicked, but...
With a new year beginning, I am resharing a very old meditation episode. This episode is a visualisation meditation to help you envision how you want to feel in 2024.
I use this visualisation exercise with every one of my clients, to help them see the big picture they want for their health and then to take that big picture and break it down into small, attainable goals. I also use this meditation with course students and with anyon...
The Christmas season is typically, a time of excess for those who celebrate – and even for those who don’t, New Year’s is right around the corner. For many people, we increase our intake of sugar, alcohol, processed foods, etc. and that’s okay – this episode isn’t about judgement. I love Christmas, including all the food that comes with it, but for many of us, the result can be more pain and a worse period come January, due to heig...
So, for those of us who feel social pressure or simply enjoy having a drink with friends or family, I wanted to share some tips that can help lessen the impact of alcohol.
Remember, these are just tips and tricks and if you just want to have a drink and not worry about it, you absolutely can – that’s totally your choice!
Show Notes
https://www.fixyourperiod.com/castor-oil-packs/
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