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