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March 27, 2025 57 mins

In this episode of Pushing the Limits, we dive deep into female hormone health with Dr. Samantha Newman, founder of Female GP. Whether you’re in your 20s or navigating menopause, hormones play a crucial role in energy, mood, metabolism, fertility, and overall well-being.

Dr. Newman shares her holistic and medical approach to hormone optimisation, helping women achieve hormonal balance through functional medicine, lifestyle, nutrition, and biohacking strategies.

Topics Covered:

  • The biggest hormonal imbalances affecting women today

  • The role of stress, sleep, and nutrition in hormone health

  • How to optimise your hormones

  • The impact of perimenopause and menopause on energy, weight, and mood

  • Bioidentical hormones and natural supplements for hormonal balance

  • How to get your doctor to work with you on your hormone journey 

  • The importance of understanding your hormone history to understand where you are at today.

If you're struggling with PMS, low energy, mood swings, brain fog, weight gain, or burnout, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you take control of your hormonal health.

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Dr. Samantha Newman Bio:

Dr. Samantha Newman, MBChB, BSc (hons), PGDipOMG, General Practitioner with a Specialist Interest in Women's Health | Honorary Lecturer at the University of Auckland | Adjunct Associate Researcher University of Monash
Dr Samantha runs a specialist women's health clinic and works as a GP at a Family Practice. Her practice is founded upon empowering women to understand their body and mind, and how pelvic, musculoskeletal, brain and hormone health are inseparable. Dr Sam is involved in research projects, is a founder and trustee of women's health charity, Rose Gold Trust, and has a passion for educating.

📎 Learn more about Dr. Samantha Newman and her work at: Female GP

🎯 Personalised Health Optimisation Consulting with Lisa Tamati

Lisa offers solution focused coaching sessions to help you find the right answers to your challenges.

📌  Topics Lisa can help with: 

Lisa is a Genetics Practitioner, Health Optimisation Coach, High Performance and Mindset Coach.

She is a qualified Ph360 Epigenetics coach and a clinician with The DNA Company and has done years of research into brain rehabilitation, neurodegenerative diseases and biohacking.

She has extensive knowledge on such therapies as hyperbaric oxygen,  intravenous vitamin C, sports performance, functional genomics, Thyroid, Hormones, Cancer and much more. She can assist with all functional medicine testing.

🔬 Testing Options

  • Comprehensive Thyroid testing

  • DUTCH Hormone testing

  • Adrenal Testing

  • Organic Acid Testing

  • Microbiome Testing

  • Cell Blueprint Testing

  • Epigenetics Testing

  • DNA testing

  • Basic Blood Test analysis

  • Heavy Metals 

  • Nutristat

  • Omega 3 to 6 status

and more 

Lisa and her functional medicine colleagues in the practice can help you navigate the confusing world of health and medicine .

She can also advise on the latest research and where to get help if mainstream medicine hasn't got the answers you are searching for whatever the  challenge you are facing from cancer to gut issues, from depression and anxiety, weight loss issues, from head injuries to burn out to hormone optimisation to the latest in longevity science. Book your consultation with Lisa 

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