In this podcast, Doctor of Chinese Medicine & Acupuncturist Carla Brion, shares actionable insights to help you care for your health with a holistic approach.
Brimming with juicy goodness for womanhood – this ‘must-listen’ podcast is for women who are conscious of caring for and understanding their body beyond what you already know. Listen to it here, now.
In this podcast, you will learn:
Humming Hormones
- The relationship between your hormones and anxiety &/or insomnia
- The causes/origins of Endometriosis & PCOS
- The effect of stress, diet and toxins on our body
- Carla’s top 3 tips to reduce stress
- How to begin removing toxins from your home, from what’s going on & in your body, and the toxins in your environment
- The diet Carla recommends to keep you hormones happy
- Carla’s top tips to prevent and ease menstrual cramps
The Pill
- How the pill and antibiotics can impact your health
- Why Carla thinks the pill is one of the most over-prescribed drugs and a band-aid approach to wellbeing concerns
- What a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) approach to healing women’s health problems may consist of (as an alternative to taking the pill)
- Alternative contraceptive methods (other than the pill) available to you
Fertility
- When your fertile window is
- How to tell when you’re ovulating
- When your most fertile years are, according to TCM
- What you can do to increase the quality of your eggs (and Men’s sperm!)
Menstrual Cups
- The benefits of Lunette menstrual cups
- How a menstrual cup works
- Carla’s tips on how to best use it
- Why menstrual cups can be better than tampons from a TCM perspective
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As always, please discuss your practices with your preferred health care professionals to ensure your health care plan is complete, wholesome and suitable for you.
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