Health & Wellbeing Podcast #30

When I spoke at the Wise Women Gathering on Chronic Pain earlier this year, I had so much information that I wanted to share, but I couldn’t fit it into an hour. I didn’t even get to begin on the topic of fibromyalgia, so decided instead to share that information in a podcast. It took me a little while to get it to you (what with having a baby and everything) but here it is.

You can see my earlier podcasts on Chronic Pain here: Part 1 and Part 2.

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In this podcast I talk about:

• The evolution of Fibromyalgia
• The groups of people it mostly affects
• The diagnosis of fibromyalgia
• The difference between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia
• Current conventional treatment of fibromyalgia and it’s limitations
• What is currently understood to be the cause(s) of fibromyalgia
• The connection between emotions and fibromyalgia severity
• Ways to improve fibromyalgia
• Sleep and fibromyalgia
• Herbs and nutrients for fibromyalgia

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Health & Wellbeing Podcast #27

This episode is part 2 of the Chronic Pain & Inflammation series, covering what natural methods can be helpful for dealing with the underlying causes of chronic pain, as well as some naturals ways to reduce symptoms and provide relief.

In this episode I discuss herbal medicine, nutrition (diet and supplementation) for dealing with pain, as well as the techniques to support the mental aspect of pain.

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the first episode you can check it out here: Chronic Pain and Inflammation – Part 1

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Most people will experience pain at some stage in their lives, however for some this pain can be chronic, at times severe. Many people struggle with the side effects of conventional pain medications, and turn to natural medicine for support.
Herbal medicine and food can be used to assist in the management of pain conditions, both in addressing the underlying cause of pain conditions, and in providing some pain relief.

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Health & Wellbeing Podcast #26

Most people will experience pain at some stage in their lives, however for some this pain can be chronic, at times severe. Many people struggle with the side effects of conventional pain medications, and turn to natural medicine for support.

Herbal medicine and food can be used to assist in the management of pain conditions, both in addressing the underlying cause of pain conditions, and in providing some pain relief.

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Earlier this year I spoke at the Wise Women Gathering about Chronic Pain and Inflammation. What a wonderful event it was, full of many kind, wise and wonderful ladies. I was honoured to be asked to speak again and this year my topic was something quite different to my talk of the previous year, Herbal Medicine for Motherhood – I spoke on Chronic Pain and Inflammation.

In my clinic I see a lot of people who experience chronic pain of various degrees and the ways that this is dealt with conventionally is sadly, in many cases insufficient. The increasing reliance on potentially harmful medications and lack of holistic care is an issue that compounds the problem.

I had so much content I wanted to share at this talk, but not enough time to cover everything, so I have shared this now in my podcast. I am splitting the topic into sections, and I share with you now the first part, where I will be talking about the underlying issues that feed into chronic pain and inflammation.

Some topics that will be covered include:

• What is Pain?
• What is the difference between acute and chronic pain?
• Understanding chronic pain.
• Causes of chronic pain. These include:
  • Diet and lifestyle
  • Biological make up (including genetics)
  • Gut health
  • Hormones
  • Environment and Personal History
  • Chronic Infections
  • The Mind.

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Health & Wellbeing Podcast #24

Medical Marijuana – Interview with Dr Rachna Patel

Medical Marijuana (Cannabis) has recently been legalised in Australia, and in 2017 some GPs and specialists will be able to prescribe it. It is still uncertain what conditions Cannabis will be prescribed for, however looking to the countries which are already using it we can see that there a lot of potential conditions it can help with.

Chronic pain, anxiety, inflammatory bowel conditions, post traumatic stress disorder and nausea are some of the potential conditions which it may be approved for.

There are a lot of uncertainties that people will have about this, and to answer my own curiosities as well as provide some information for you, I have asked these questions of an expert in Medical Marijuana – Dr Rachna Patel. I wanted to know how it could be used safely, what sort of research is out there, how you can get benefits from medical marijuana without getting high, how best to take medical marijuana, and are there conditions which medical marijuana shouldn’t be used for.

About Dr Patel

Dr. Rachna Patel has been practicing in the area of Medical Marijuana since 2012.

She step-by-step walks patients through how to use medical marijuana for their specific medical condition without getting high off of it, without getting addicted to it, without building a tolerance to it, and without smoking it.

She speaks from the experience of having treated thousands of patients and having read research study upon research study on marijuana.

She completed her medical studies at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine and her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University.

You can learn more about the work she does at www.DrRachnaPatel.com

Dr Patel answering commonly asked questions on Youtube

Dr Patel on Facebook

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