WWR 33 : Urinary Tract Infections

UTI Summary   The Wellness Women are back! After a quick, refreshing break Dr Ashleigh and Dr Andrea are back and this week they’re talking about something that affects almost all women at some point in their life.   If you or your girlfriends have ever suffered from urinary tract infections (UTI’s) you’ll understand that… Continue reading WWR 33 : Urinary Tract Infections

WWR 32 : The Power of Meditation

Do you want to know the secrets to unlock your brainpower and true potential?  In each and every episode of Wellness Women Radio mindfulness and meditation  are always part of the prescription for true health and today Dr Ashleigh and Dr  Andrea finally divulge why this is so potent!     Not only does meditation physically change the brain it also increases its grey  matter and enhances your executive control and emotional intelligence. As well  as being a wonderful stress relief, meditation aids to reduce the negative  inflammatory and immune responses of stress too!     Tune in now to learn the immense benefits of meditation and join Dr Ashleigh  and Dr Andrea on their 30 day meditation challenge!  

WWR 31 : Leptin Resistance

Leptin, the satiety hormone that tells your body to stop eating and get moving, is the key that either unlocks or prevents weight loss! Without this hormone on board and working properly our brain thinks we’re starving and cues us to eat more and more, all the while storing everything we eat as fat! In… Continue reading WWR 31 : Leptin Resistance

WWR30 : Enhance your life with Self-Love

Is loving yourself and having rituals around self–love selfish or narcissistic? In this episode of Wellness Women Radio Dr Ashleigh and Dr Andrea conclusively answer this question!   Our relationships are only ever as strong as the foundation as our own self-love. It’s time to start treating and speaking to ourselves as we would our… Continue reading WWR30 : Enhance your life with Self-Love

WWR29 :Holistic Preconception Care

You need an optimally functioning, healthy body to make a healthy baby! Planning for a healthy pregnancy is a lot more than just taking folic acid and often it requires a lifestyle shift for both men and women. In this episode, The Wellness Women give you the steps to improve your chances of becoming pregnant… Continue reading WWR29 :Holistic Preconception Care

WWR28 : Ketogenic Diet and Low Carb Eating

Eating low carbs is not new however being in ketosis or on a ketogenic diet is now becoming so popular could it be a fad? Is the ketogenic diet just the extreme end of a paleo lifestyle or similar to the atkins diet? This week, The Wellness Women walk you through a ketogenic diet, what… Continue reading WWR28 : Ketogenic Diet and Low Carb Eating

WWR27 : The Pill: Your Contraception Options, the Risks, and Natural Solutions

There is no greater invention of the 20th century for furthering the freedom and liberation of women than the contraceptive pill. It revolutionised a woman’s choice to avoid pregnancy and gave many women the sexual freedom they desired. In this episode The Wellness Women discuss the history of the contraceptive pill and it’s evolution to… Continue reading WWR27 : The Pill: Your Contraception Options, the Risks, and Natural Solutions

WWR 26 : Gluten intolerance, Coeliac Disease, and the effects of gluten-containing grains on our bodies

Do you get stomach or digestive concerns from eating grains? Do you notice feeling, bloated, fatigued, or experience headaches after consuming food containing gluten? Today we discuss the reason why so many people are choosing a gluten-free diet, the connections between gluten and autoimmune diseases, and some of the female-specific symptoms of gluten intolerance. Did… Continue reading WWR 26 : Gluten intolerance, Coeliac Disease, and the effects of gluten-containing grains on our bodies

WWR 25: That FAT Episode

Do you avoid saturated fat? Is a ‘skinny’ coffee you first choice? Is it ‘low-fat’ that you look for on food labels? Many women (and men!) struggle with the fear that eating fat will make them fat. This episodes busts through the myths about fat consumption, and explores the exciting research that shows eating good… Continue reading WWR 25: That FAT Episode

WWR 24 : Menstruation – Myths, Mysteries, and Rituals

Once upon a time women’s cycles were revered, celebrated and ritualized however in more recent times menstruation has been reduced to an inconvenient, unhygienic and messy event that most of us would be happy to get rid of. However, is this attitude detrimental to our hormonal health and the way we view our body? This… Continue reading WWR 24 : Menstruation – Myths, Mysteries, and Rituals