What to do when Thrush and BV don’t go away
26th April 2025
Imagine this scenario – you’ve been getting symptoms such as vulval itching and redness so you treat it with an over-the-counter thrush cream. The symptoms go. Must have been thrush,…
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Endometriosis and the Microbiome
3rd March 2023
Endometriosis is a complex condition and one of the drivers of the inflammation and immune dysfunction at it's core, is the imbalance of bacteria (dysbiosis) within the vagina, the digestive system and the peritoneal fluid.
Medications and your Microbes
6th July 2021
The microbes in your gut play a huge role in your overall health. Medications can influence the balance of these bugs. Some may be a direct cause and some correlational with the condition it was originally prescribed for. What can you do to support gut health with herbal medicine and nutrition?
A Naturopath’s Guide to SIBO
13th June 2020
In this episode of the Guts and Girl Bits Podcast I interview Kirsten Swales, a Naturopath who focuses on SIBO. We chat about what it is, and how to treat it naturally. Post contains transcript.
Updates on Endometriosis
11th October 2017
Insights from the Endometriosis Symposium I recently attended the ATMS Endometriosis Symposium, and boy did I nerd out. I have always had an interest in women’s health and period pain,…
Reasons for Fatigue
26th June 2015
[fb_button] Health & Wellbeing Podcast #2 This is my second podcast and this time it's all me. Today I'm talking about reasons for fatigue. Energy problems can be caused by a…
Why Gut Health is Critical to your Wellbeing
15th April 2015
[fb_button] You probably all know by know that I love to bang on about the importance of gut health. Well the good people at casadekarma.com.au let me do just that…
A Gut Feeling
4th July 2014
When your gut controls your mood: the gut-brain axis From as early as the 1930's, scientists were beginning to understand that the health of our digestive system could influence our…
Internal Barriers to Weight Loss – Part 2
27th February 2013
Losing weight can be a long and frustrating process. Some people can change their diet slightly or do a small amount of exercise and their weight just drops off. However,…
