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076: Interview with Lara Briden - Seven Health: Eating Disorder Recovery and Anti Diet Nutritionist

Episode 076: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. On today’s episode I’m interviewing Dr Lara Briden.


Jan 26.2017


Jan 26.2017

Lara is a naturopathic doctor with nearly 20 years experience. She runs a busy hormone clinic in Sydney, Australia, and is the author of the book Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods.

Here’s what we talk about in this podcast episode:

00:01:00

Want to work with me?

00:06:10

How Lara started as a naturopath

00:07:35

What it was like when she first started out

00:11:25

What causes heavy periods?

00:13:50

Getting acne after coming off the pill

00:17:10

Why you need to eat more leading up to your period

00:19:10

Magnesium and B6 to help with PMS

00:21:30

How the pill affects the body

00:23:25

The Danish study looking at the pill and depression

00:25:40

Why pill bleeds are not the same as actual periods

00:29:30

Our thoughts on the copper IUD

00:33:30

Books and practitioners that she likes in the area of female hormones

00:34:50

Other methods of contraception

00:38:55

The Daysy birth control method

00:46:00

Understanding how vaginal mucous changes through the cycle

00:47:45

What is “oestrogen” dominance

00:50:00

How common anovulatory cycles can be

00:52:35

What is PCOS

00:55:00

Why PCOS is often misdiagnosed


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