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Women Talking FranklyEp 56: Putting the Risks vs. the Benefits of Wine Drinking into Perspective with Maria Ponzi, Wine EducatorWhen Maria Ponzi was just a toddler, she helped her trailblazing parents plant grapes in what was one of the earliest vineyards in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. As a grownup and President of Ponzi Vineyards, Maria grew the family winery into a world class destination and global brand.As the curator and speaker of “The Four-Ounce Pour," she encourages audiences to create a life of greater meaning and impact through intention and balance.Maria currently serves as Director of the Center for Wine Education and Studies at Linfield University in M...2025-06-051h 08Women Talking FranklyEp 55: The Foundations of Health & The Top 5 Supplements for Women - The Ones None of Us Should Miss! w/ Susan Merenstein, RPhKyle & Candace are joined today by Susan Merenstein, RPh, who has 44 years of pharmacy practice under her belt and over 21 years of clinical experience in hormone therapy. She has owned her own pharmacy, Murray Avenue Apothecary, for 18 years and its sister company, Lab Naturals, Inc, for 7 years. Susan specializes in Hormone Balance and Health consultations (24 years) and her expertise as a Holistic Pharmacist has led to positive changes in the health, well-being and quality of life of many of her clients. Susan is a walking encyclopedia on all things to do with women’s heal...2025-05-081h 06Women Talking FranklyEp 54: The New Weight Loss Drugs - A Conversation with Natalie Gustafsen, RPhDWeight loss drugs have been around forever but there is a new kid in town, GLP1 drugs: names like Ozempic, Wagovy, and Zepbound, to name a few. Wondering how these came about? Are they safe? Are they effective? Are they for me? Who are the best candidates? What about the cost? Kyle and Candace sit down and dig in with their local compounding pharmacist friend (owner of Lloyd Central Compounding Pharmacy) and explore all of these questions and more. Join us...2025-04-041h 16Women Talking FranklyEp 53: Why are Younger Women Getting Breast Cancer? w/ Dr. Alison McAllisterIn this episode, we’re talking frankly about the growing number of younger women (60% of urine samples Delayed Diagnosis due to medical bias that says symptoms in younger women do not = breast cancer; plus why you must insist on a mammogram or an MRI Stress effects: environmental toxins, sleep deprivation, overexercise Protecting Our Girls against early breast cancer: non-negotiables, eg. kids + vegetables Our favorite ways to reduce exposure:Alison Favs: Environmental Working Group - follow the science https://www.ewg.org/ Hydroflask - stainless steel water bottles https://www.hydroflask.com/ 2025-03-051h 31Women Talking FranklyEp 52: Catching up w/ Kyle & Candace: A Look Back at 2024 & Their Exciting Plans for 2025!*Don't miss this episode: it is chock full of news about our podcast and how you can become part of our conversation!*
At the beginning of each year, Kyle and Candace catch up on the last year and look ahead to the new one.
For our newer listeners, Kyle gives a brief bio of both hosts and also refers you to our first 2 episodes to learn more:
Episode 1 - WTF is Going On?
Episode 2 - Hormonal Health: The 10 Essential Truths
Menopause is having a moment all over the world. We...2025-02-0648 minWomen Talking FranklyEp 51: PART 2 - Don't Underestimate Progesterone, the Hormone that Balances Estrogen, Ensures a Healthy Pregnancy & Relieves the Hot Flashes & Night Sweats of Perimenopause w/ Carol Petersen, RPh CNPCarol Petersen is an accomplished compounding pharmacist and certified nutritional practitioner with decades of experience helping patients improve their quality of life through bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. She is a widely recognized expert on the remarkable benefits of Progesterone. Candace and Kyle sat down with Carol for part 2 of this fascinating interview about the story of Progesterone and the remarkable benefits of this versatile hormone, AKA “the great balancer.”
Talking points covered in Parts 1 and 2 of our interview:
The discovery of progesterone; How it was once a forgotten hormone and how a British physician in the...2025-01-041h 17Women Talking FranklyEp 50: PART 1 - It’s NOT all About Estrogen in Menopause! Progesterone is the Gamechanger You Don’t Want to be Without! with Carol Petersen, RPh CNPCarol Petersen is an accomplished compounding pharmacist and certified nutritional practitioner with decades of experience helping patients improve their quality of life through bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. She is a widely recognized expert on the remarkable benefits of Progesterone. Candace and Kyle sat down with Carol for part 1 of this fascinating interview about the story of Progesterone and the remarkable benefits of this versatile hormone, AKA “the great balancer.”
Talking points covered in this episode:
The discovery of progesterone; How it was once a forgotten hormone and how a British physician in the 1950’s uncov...2024-11-211h 02Women Talking FranklyEp 49: Naturopath Jenny Tufenkian Reveals the 5 Root Causes of the Chronic Fatigue, Anxiety, Sleep & Stress Disorders that Keep Us from Living Life to the Fullest!Today, Candace and Kyle are sharing their interview with Dr. Jenny Tufenkian, N.D., a naturopath with a proven track record of helping patients heal from long term illnesses thought to be incurable!
Drawing on a deep toolbox built from decades of studying and practicing naturopathic medicine, Dr. Jenny works with each patient long-term to explore the “5 Root Causes” of all disease – with a specific focus on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), anxiety, and depression. In recent years, she has broadened her scope to tackle more amorphous health syndromes such as autoimmune disease and long haul Cov...2024-09-241h 04Women Talking FranklyEp 48: Cybersecurity - How to Protect Yourself from Harm in our Electronic World, with Susan DouglasIn this episode, the hosts of Women Talking Frankly interview Susan Douglas.
Sue has worked in Technology since graduating from Oregon State in 1984, almost 40 years now, for Companies such as Dell, InfoSys, and NEC. Because fighting bad actors is particularly a passion for her, the last 10 years, Sue has specialized in Cyber Security. She currently works for Fortinet, the #3 cybersecurity corporation in the world. She also volunteers with the FBI Citizens Academy.
Candace had a personal experience several months ago and was scammed out of a large sum of money. This wa...2024-09-061h 30Women Talking FranklyEp 47: You’re never Too Old to Tap in to Your Inner Artist – The Health Benefits of Getting Creative with Claudia Herber and Sharon CookIn our latest episode, Candace and Kyle have the pleasure of talking to Sharon Cook, and Claudia Herber, artist friends and co-owners of an art gallery in wine country Oregon. https://currentsgallery.com/
Each of these women practices an art all their own, Claudia as crafter extraordinaire of native gourds and Sharon as an intuitive painter. As you will pick up in this inspiring interview, though they create very different works of art, Sharon and Claudia both approach their artwork as an adventure, one that speaks to them and brings them joy....especially at this time in l...2024-08-0259 minWomen Talking FranklyEp 46: The Benefits of Hypnotherapy: Banishing the Toxic Thinking That Steals Our Self-Confidence with Amy Green Smith, HypnotherapistJoin Candace and Kyle for a fascinating discussion about the modality of hypnotherapy and how it can create lasting changes in someone’s life.
Guest: Amy Green Smith is a hypnotherapist, public speaker, personal improvement coach, and experienced podcaster with over nine years and 500+ episodes under her belt. One of her main goals is to help people move beyond their ‘limiting beliefs.’
Visit her website and podcast, The Bold Faced Truth, which addresses the issue of people-pleasing and many more topics: Amy Green Smith's Website.
Covered in this Episode:
Introduc...2024-07-091h 18Women Talking FranklyEp 45: A Wordless Way to Self-Healing, with Sound Therapist, Teena LyleWe begin with Teena’s story, where she describes starting music lessons at 7-years-old on “traditionally female” instruments like violin and piano, but later found that it was guitar and percussion that spoke to her …. “It was like a steam train after that, no one could stop me.” Teena takes us behind the scenes of her groundbreaking career as a musician playing with Johnny Lee Hooker and as lead percussionist with the Van Morrison band; how she transitioned from ‘rocker’ to sound therapist.
In this episode Candace + Kyle also discuss:
The origins of sound therapy dating back thou...2024-06-051h 03Women Talking FranklyEp 44: A Discussion of Ayurvedic Medicine with Shivani Gupta, PhDThis week’s guest is Shivani Gupta, PhD, an Ayurvedic Practitioner who completed her PhD on Turmeric and its various uses. Shivani’s vision is to support allopathic medicine with the ancient practices of ayurvedic medicine. She started the women-only run company of Fusionary Formulas (https://fusionaryformulas.com). Her formulas are designed to help with inflammation, pain and adequate rest.
Shivani is also a national speaker, the author of an upcoming book, has her own TV show and podcast (Vibrant Health) and a private consulting practice.
In this episode we di...2024-05-0749 min
Solo 2.0The Pros/Cons of Western Medicine, Hormonal Birth Control & HRT w/ Kyle McAvoy (Nurse Practitioner). PLUS: How to Find a Supportive Health Care Provider AND Get the Most Out of Your Insurance $$.In this week's episode, Rye interviews Kyle McAvoy, who has been a nurse practitioner for over 32 years and is passionate about helping women of all ages and backgrounds achieve hormone balance and health-related goals.
Originally from New York, Kyle moved west after completing her BA in French. She then decided her other passion was health and wellness, so she attended undergraduate and graduate school at Oregon Health & Science University. Today, Kyle consults with women dealing with hormone imbalance symptoms as part of her private practice, and you can reach out to Kyle via email...2024-04-101h 13Women Talking FranklyEp 43: The Epidemic of Knee Pain: New Strategies for Treatment with Dr Riggs. (Hint: you may not need surgery after all!!)On today’s episode, we do a bit of a pivot and learn the causes and treatments of the epidemic of knee pain. Both Kyle and Candace have traveled this journey and have a personal interest in learning more about this topic and sharing this knowledge with our listeners.
Our guest today is Dr. Russell Riggs, who spent 25 years in the ER treating all kind of patients. His interest in treating knee pain grew from his father’s experience, as well as his own, plus from all of the patients he saw in the ER who s...2024-02-271h 25Women Talking FranklyEp 42: The Happy Menopause with Jackie LynchCandace and Kyle are delighted to interview British nutritionist and author, Jackie Lynch, founder of the online Well-Well-Well nutrition clinic and host of the hugely popular diet & lifestyle podcast The Happy Menopause - which was shortlisted for the 2022 International Women’s Podcast Awards. She is also the author of The Happy Menopause: Smart Nutrition to Help You Flourish (Watkins, 2020) which was Highly Commended in the 2021 UK Health & Wellbeing Awards. You can visit Jackie on her website www.well-well-well.co.uk. Follow her on social media at @WellWellWellUK.
Here are some of the main areas we covered in...2024-01-281h 01Women Talking FranklyEp 41: Feeling What we Do!! The WTF Wrap Up for 2023, Aspirations and ‘Nudges’ for the New YearIn this episode, Candace and Kyle take the time to pause, reflect and kickoff the New Year with a wrap up of the best of WTF 2023, our favorite episodes and yours, what we learned, accomplished, enjoyed, or indulged in, and how we tried to make our world - the world of women’s health - a better place.
Much is being talked about how to make and keep effective New Year’s resolutions, and we introduce a phrase that particularly resonates with us; How to imagine our better future selves and spinoff with a few ne...2024-01-1056 minWomen Talking FranklyEp 40: How Menopause Affects Women of Color with Dr. Monica Williams (founder and medical director of Deep Rooted Health)In this episode, Kyle and Candace tackle one of the most challenging conundrums in healthcare for women in menopause: in particular, how the symptoms can be more severe in women of color (WOC) than they are for white women and last longer - a fact that goes largely unrecognized by doctors!
Landmark research into the racial discrepancies in menopause, the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) (launched in 1994) followed a group of over 3,000 women in perimenopause and menopause for decades and found significant differences: that Black and Hispanic women reach menopause earl...2023-12-051h 29Women Talking FranklyEp 39: An update on bioidentical hormones (present & future) and a look into the world of compounding pharmacies, with Natalie Gustafson, PharmDKyle and Candace chat with Natalie Gustafson, PharmD, pharmacist/owner of Lloyd Central Compounding Pharmacy: https://lcrx.com whose expertise and insights on bioidentical hormone therapy (BHRT) we have relied upon for nearly 2 decades!
In today’s episode, we review the basics of how and why bioidenticals work, who benefits, how to relieve symptoms, if and when you can’t take hormones, along with other important awarenesses – from bone, breast and cardiovascular health – to the threat from Big-Pharma that could limit our access to BHRT compounding and what we can do to protect our access to bioident...2023-11-031h 42Women Talking FranklyEp 38: Women and Cardiac Disease: Getting to the Roots with Andrea Nakayama, Functional NutritionistIn today’s episode, Kyle and Candace tackle the all-important subject of heart disease, the number one killer of women. While many campaigns exist to bring awareness to breast cancer screening and testing, the truth is that heart disease poses a much greater threat to us.
In the U.S., 1 out of 31 American women die from breast cancer while heart disease causes 1 out of every 3 deaths, which amounts to over 300,00 dying annually of this often silent disease. In the UK, heart disease kills twice as many women as compared to breast cancer.
...2023-09-191h 16Women Talking FranklyEp 37: The Art and Science of Natural Hormone Balance in Perimenopause and Menopause with Dr Kenna Stephenson, M.D.Candace & Kyle have another fascinating conversation with Dr. Kenna Stephenson, M.D., a pioneering Family Medicine physician who has dedicated her life’s work to helping women in menopause balance their hormones using the Bioidentical Restoration Model of Care to improve symptoms & quality of life as they age.
Early in her career Dr. Kenna recognized that within the medical profession, there was a notable lack of a scientific approach to menopause medicine, & a tendency among traditional doctors to delegitimate hormonal issues in aging women. Dr. Kenna was all too aware that few, if any, st...2023-08-021h 16Women Talking FranklyEp 36: From the Horse’s Mouth: Dr. David Zava, PhD. Sets the Record Straight on how Hormone testing and Rebalancing with Bioidentical/Natural Hormones can help Women Feel Great Again!Candace & Kyle catch up with their favorite guru/mentor/expert on hormones & hormone testing, Dr. David Zava, Ph.D., Founder/CEO of ZRT Laboratory, one of the foremost hormone testing labs in the US & globally.
A biochemist by trade & teacher at heart, Dr. Zava didn’t start out trying to build a company. As a researcher, he wanted to provide health care practitioners & patients with a deeper understanding of the role hormones play in wellness,
“There is no other reason to keep doing the work unless we find a way to...2023-06-221h 18Women Talking FranklyEp 35: No Bones About It: The Health of Your Bones REALLY Matters, with Dr. Lani SimpsonDuring today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Lani Simpson, Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and the first alternative provider to become a board certified bone densitometirst (C.C.D.). For over 30 years, Lani has educated health care providers about the importance of bone heatlh and has hosted a PBS series on this same topic. She is also the author of “No Nonsense Bone Health Guide” and “No Nonsense Sun Health Guide”.
We had a lively discussion with Lani about her own bone health journey: (she found out while testing out a friend’s bone density machi...2023-05-311h 24Women Talking FranklyEp 34: How Hormones Hijack Your Sleep in Perimenopause and MenopauseDr. Valerie Cacho is the president and founder of Sleep Life Med, a tele-sleep practice in Hawaii and California. Her interests and expertise include: diagnosing and treating medical sleep disorders during perimenopause and menopause, women's sleep concerns, mind-body approaches to insomnia, self-compassion training, clinical hypnotherapy, and promoting sleep health and wellness. Additionally, Dr. Cacho is the CEO of Sleephoria, an online educational and sleep wellness company for women.
IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:
Hot flashes, restless leg syndrome, waking up to pee, insomnia – does this sound familiar?
How do aging and menopause affect your sleep...2023-05-1655 minWomen Talking FranklyEp 33: Pro-Aging with Gabby Reece: volleyball legend, fitness guru, thought leader and popular podcasterTo many women young and old, Gabrielle Reece is the epitome of athleticism and beauty. Not only is she a volleyball legend, someone the younger generation looks up to as a groundbreaker in women’s professional sports, but she’s an inspirational leader, NYTimes best-selling author and host of The Gabby Reece Show.
On her hugely influential podcast, Gabby gets expertws in health and wellness, science, psychology and business to share knowledge and actionable information that is lifechanging. Now in her early 50s and in Perimenopause, Gabby is someone women of “a certain age” like ours...2023-04-271h 20Women Talking FranklyEp 32: What is the secret ingredient to living a life of health, happiness and longevityIn this episode of WTF, Kyle and Candace discuss recently released results from the longest in-depth longitudinal study on human development and happiness ever done. The Harvard Adult Development Study has been running for nearly 85 years and concludes that cultivating and nurturing sound relationships is the single most important thing we can do to achieve lives filled with health and happiness. We explore the lessons learned from the study, the effects of loneliness on our health and longevity and discuss how to create and nurture relationships with meaning and depth.
References: https://www.adultdevelopmentstudy.org...2023-03-2730 min
Women Talking FranklyEp 31: Menopause: Back in the News...Are Women Being Misled?Kyle and Candace respond to the recent (Jan. 2023) NY Times Magazine cover article by Susan Dominus, "We have been misled about menopause." Twenty years after the Women's Health Initiative study (WHI) turned the treatment of menopause on its head, the U.S is still grappling with how to deal with this ever important phase of the female life. Kyle and Candace tackle the many issues facing women in order to help them find the answers they need to find safe and effective hormone balance and live healthier lives.REFERENCES:* The effects of compounded bioidentical transdermal...2023-03-1446 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Thirty: Exploring the Ever Growing World of Non-Alcoholic Beverages in the New YearIt has been quite a few years: almost three living through a pandemic….This holiday season almost feels ‘normal ‘ again , whatever THAT means…Thinking back to the holiday season pre Covid: it has always been a time full of stress, expectations, family drama, FOMO, loneliness, busyness, isolation, too many people, spending pressures…yet somehow most of us just love this time of year.Add to this the extra foods and beverages we consume…the darker days….the colder wetter weather: maybe that is why we LOVE the festivities: I often think what would be like to live in the...2023-01-0240 min
Women Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-Nine: Hormone Science on our Side – The landmark study that proves bioidentical hormones provides safer symptom relief for peri/postmenopausal women. (Part II with Dr. Kenna Stephenson)Another fascinating conversation with Dr. Kenna Stephenson, M.D., a pioneering Family Medicine physician who has dedicated her life’s work to helping women in menopause find safer solutions for symptom relief and quality of life as we age backed by science and rigorous research.
Early in her career Dr. Kenna recognized that within the medical profession, there was a notable lack of scientific approach to menopause medicine, and a tendency among traditional doctors to delegitimate hormonal issues in aging women.
Over and over again, she heard from women patients how hard it was to fi...2022-03-101h 15Women Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-Eight: Masks off?? Looking ahead to 2022 and beyond: How we are living NOWSpend some quality time with Kyle and Candace as they muse about our futures. After almost two years of navigating our lives through a pandemic, they look for inspiration and set goals for the year ahead. Their lively and often funny conversations run the gamut of topics ranging from how to keep a positive attitude when the world feels like it is falling apart, the importance of laughter even in the midst of hard times , digging down into basics (like doing a yearly 'cleanse' to find control somewhere) and how to remain curious and excited about learning new things, g...2022-03-0351 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-Seven: Discover your female archetype (your “inner goddess of Athena”) for better strength, wisdom, power + self healing.A fascinating conversation with Dr. Kenna Stephenson, about her pioneering work in women’s medicine and the book she wrote, Awakening Athena, that was so ahead of its time in turning the conversation around women’s hormonal health from Big-Pharma to a focus on the physical emotional and spiritual needs of the essential female self.
We trust this heartfelt conversation with Kenna will empower our listeners to learn more about the hormones that rule our reproductive lives and to ask the questions you were too embarrassed or afraid to ask, like:
-WHY when I bring hormo...2021-12-2847 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-Six: Building a 401 K for your body; An Interview with Physical Therapists Dianne + Dee Ann who train their clients to practice “prevention with intention.”Kyle and Candace had the pleasure of interviewing 2 physical therapists, Dianne Shiffer and Dee Ann Dougherty, who have worked together for over 3 decades. Dianne started Connect PT in Lake Oswego, OR and has assembled a team of like-minded providers who are committed to helping their clients practice 'prevention with intention'. Their team helps people maintain and/or return to a higher level of fitness using a comprehensive and individualized approach designed to focus on strength, flexibility, balance and optimal function. They believe in a many pronged strategy, including PT, acupuncture, yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi to help their patients achieve...2021-12-161h 18Women Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-Five: Candace and Kyle reflect on “WAYS TO WELLNESS” during National Wellness MonthJoin Candace + Kyle for a dose of their personal tips/favs/thoughts on the daily practice of wellness.
In this episode they cover:
· Self-Care - How do we practice self-care in our physical emotional and mental lives
· Stress management - What steps do we take to manage our stress so that it doesn’t manage us…. “Life is short – Be kind to yourself”- Matt Haig
· Promoting Healthy Routines – How do we cultivate resilient responses to the challenges we face in a world of abundant stress …(from The Comfort Book, by Matt Haig: In order to...2021-12-011h 37Women Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-Four: Part 2: Adrenal Health w/ Andrea NakayamaCandace + Kyle are back in the studio with Functional Nutritionist, Andrea Nakayama, for a lively conversation about how our adrenals are impacted by how and what we eat, as well as the other important aspects of how we live (exercise and sleep routines).
Andrea, Kyle and Candace dig into the term ‘Adrenal Fatigue’ and explore how this can present, be measured and ultimately treated so that you can be feeling your best.
Andrea explores how the adrenals provide energy and how stress (a normal physiologic phenomena) can be good and bad. Constant stress puts us into...2021-11-0151 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-Three: Digging Into Functional Nutrition with the Expert; Part I: Andrea NakayamaWhen our speaker was faced with a major life crisis, “I turned my love for food into FOOD AS MEDICINE” ….and the rest, as they say, is history.
Kyle and Candace welcome functional nutritionist, Andrea Nakayama on this episode which centers on how what and how we eat has a profound influence on our genetics, our well being and the quality of our lives. Andrea shares her unique journey from the world of publishing into creating a new model of functional nutrition.
Just as Andrea was celebrating her first pregnancy, her husband was diagnosed with a gliob...2021-10-0157 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-Two: Part II High Androgens: The culprits behind Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) & related symptoms like acne, facial/body hair, irritability, sugar cravings, scalp hair loss + more!Kyle and Candace invite our great friend and compounding pharmacist Natalie Gustafson, R.Ph., back into the studio for the second part of our interview on Testosterone and DHEA, the ‘workhorse’ hormones that actually build and maintain the bone and muscle mass that our strength and stamina depend on, while also supplying the biochemical messengers that drive sexual energy, competitive drive, metabolism, mental clarity, and even our outlook on life!
In Part One of the interview, we dug in to the need-to-knows: where androgens are made in the body, how they function and make their magic in both...2021-08-2746 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty-One: The Androgens: Testosterone and DHEA: NOT for Men OnlyKyle and Candace invite our brilliant friend and compounding pharmacist Natalie Gustafson, R.Ph., back into the studio for a two-part interview on Testosterone and DHEA, the ‘workhorse’ hormones that actually build and maintain the bone and muscle mass that our strength and stamina depend on, while also supplying the biochemical messengers that drive sexual energy, competitive drive, metabolism, mental clarity, and even our outlook on life! In Part One of the interview we delve in to the need-to-knows: where androgens are made in the body, how they function and work their magic in both men and women...2021-08-0353 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Twenty: Digging into the pandemic + beyond: managing stress for optimal health!Digging into the pandemic and beyond: what does life look like moving forward?
Kyle and Candace have a lively conversation looking over the past 16 months and the lessons we have learned. A fun catch-up time with 2 old friends about the unique time we have been going through and how to cope with stress in a healthy manner!
Join us!2021-07-2058 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Nineteen: Our Skin, Our Looks and Aging BeautifullyOur guest on this episode is Lovely Laban, a Nurse Practitioner: a friend and colleague of Kyle’s. Lovely is an N.P. who specializes in aesthetics. She and her husband Jake own several clinics here in the Portland area and in Santa Monica, CA. She shares her story with us and says that she ‘derives her joy in making people feel better about themselves.
The discussion today, as usual, is quite lively and we learn a lot about aging and our looks. The fundamentals of beauty starts with our SKIN. Diet/stress/genetics/smoking/sun/environment all...2021-04-221h 06
15 Minute MatrixMapping Menopause with Kyle McAvoy & Candace Burch #194Today on the 15-Minute Matrix I’m talking all things menopause with Kyle McAvoy and Candace Burch. (Hey, it’s our very first 3-way!) Menopause is defined as 12 sequential months (and all the time beyond) without a period, and in today’s episode, we bring a functional approach to understanding the many factors that influence a person’s […]
The post Mapping Menopause with Kyle McAvoy & Candace Burch #194 appeared first on Functional Nutrition Alliance.2021-01-2025 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Eighteen: The thyroid conundrum, part 2Candace and Kyle have the pleasure of interviewing our good friend and colleague, Alison MCallister, N.D., a highly respected naturopath in Portland Oregon, who among other things, specializes in thyroid diseases which predominantly affect women to the tune of 5 to 20 times more than men. Because the prevalence of most thyroid diseases increases with age, we see hypothyroidism, Hashimotos autoimmunity and thyroid cancers occurring most often in menopausal women. All the more reason for us to delve into this subject at great length…so much so that we’ve split our conversation with Alison into two parts. We trust you will...2020-11-1948 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Seventeen: From breast cancer awareness to breast cancer prevention—what you need to knowCandace and Kyle get another chance to talk with our favorite mentor, expert and guru on hormones and hormone testing, Dr. David Zava, Ph.D., CEO and founder of ZRT Laboratory, one of the foremost hormone testing labs in the US and globally. A biochemist by trade and a teacher at heart, Dr. Zava started out as a breast cancer researcher involved in international clinical trials looking into the development of breast cancers genetics and epigenetics of breast cancers. This is yet another challenging listen in which Dr. Zava shares his breast cancer research, as well as cutting-edge science and in...2020-10-261h 24Women Talking FranklyEpisode Sixteen: The thyroid conundrum, part 1Why it’s a big issue for women and the hormone connection: Part I We have the pleasure of interviewing our good friend and colleague, Alison McAllister, N.D., a highly respected naturopath in Portland Oregon. Among other things, Alison specializes in thyroid diseases. Thyroid diseases affect women 5 to 20 times higher than in men. And because the prevalence of most thyroid diseases increases with age, we see hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, thyroid autoimmunity disease, and thyroid cancers occurring most often in menopausal women. We delve into this subject at great length…so much so that we’ve had to split our conve...2020-10-011h 00Women Talking FranklyEpisode Fifteen: Time to talk about menopause (again…)This is our first podcast recorded in our ‘real studio’ since the pandemic started! We followed COVID-19 state guidelines but it felt great to be back here with Dan Rhiger and both Kyle and Candace! We decided to go back to our roots and dig into menopause. We have touched on many aspects of perimenopause and menopause in previous episodes but this episode brings it all together. In our previous episode, with Dr. David Zava of ZRT Laboratory, he spoke about the hormonal changes that can start as early as age 35, leading to perimenopause. In this episode, we discuss “what to exp...2020-09-101h 11Women Talking FranklyEpisode Fourteen: A conversation with Dr. ZavaCandace and Kyle get a rare chance to talk with our favorite mentor, expert and guru on hormones and hormone testing, Dr. David Zava, Ph.D., CEO and founder of ZRT Laboratory, one of the foremost hormone testing labs in the US and globally. This is a challenging listen that is not only eye-opening but life-changing, chock full of the latest science and information women can use to prevent hormone imbalances from sabotaging our best efforts to feel and look great, no matter our age! A biochemist by trade and a teacher at heart, Dr. Zava didn’t start out trying...2020-08-161h 10Women Talking FranklyEpisode Thirteen: Delving into the world of exerciseTaking a deep dive with a fitness expert: frank talk about the best ways to get and stay fit throughout the various phases and challenges of your life In our latest episode, Kyle returns to the recording studio with her guest, Charli Nesbit, fitness expert and instructor. Kyle and Charli explore the importance of a regular exercise routine in women’s lives, in terms of achieving physical fitness, mental wellness and living a productive, happy and full life (Candace intentionally sat this episode out due to some Covid 19 concerns but she will be back next episode). Join our lively conversation as...2020-08-041h 08Women Talking FranklyEpisode Twelve: So many diets! Eating smart for hormone healthIn this third part of our wide-ranging discussion with functional nutritionist, Tracy Siegel, we get into the ground rules of good nutrition, what healthy eating is – and is not – and how different diet trends from keto to intermittent fasting stack up in terms of tangible health benefits. When we recorded these episodes on the essentials of good nutrition for balancing our health and hormones, reducing obesity and preventing disease, little did we know how crucial this information would become in light of COVID-19…Emerging data during the pandemic tells us that the disease is much more lethal for those with obesity a...2020-07-141h 03Women Talking FranklyEpisode Eleven: The hormone questions young women aren’t afraid to askKyle and Candace are welcoming Julia McAvoy for a great conversation. We’re zeroing in on younger women and their hormones, and are calling it YW-WTF for short! Julia is Kyle’s daughter and is as lovely as her namesake Julia, of Brideshead Revisited. She is also funny as hell and way smarter than we are. She arrived at our recording session brimming over with the kinds of questions women her age (20s-30s) are asking: hormones and birth control, hormones and weight gain, hormones and horrible periods, hormones and yeast infections, hormones and breaking up with your boyfriend every singl...2020-06-2356 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Ten: :”I’m so anxious or depressed. Could it be my hormones?”In this episode, Kyle and Candace dive into the hot topic of mental health for women. Statistics are alarming, and our episode was recorded pre-pandemic, so things can only be worse moving forward. Women are much more likely to be on medication for anxiety and depression. Stop what you are doing and listen to this episode to learn about the many hormonal connections affecting your emotional health. You will be so glad you did. There may just be another way for you. Listen on Apple Podcasts Shownotes2020-06-0151 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Nine: Taking a break from the news, a pivot from the PandemicIn this episode Candace and Kyle get together (six feet apart, of course) to record in their newly-created makeshift studio composed of the bedroom drapes and blankets (feels just like the cozy hidey-holes we made out of “blankies” and sheets when our kids were toddlers) to pivot from the pandemic on this day before Mothers Day to celebrate moms (those you have known, perhaps yourself, and yes, mothers of pets and other living creatures does count) and to talk about things that: inspire us make us laugh motivate us connect us observations we have made Listen on Apple Podcasts Episode Nine s...2020-05-1153 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Eight: Intermittent fasting: What’s it all about?We’ve invited Tracy Siegel, functional nutritionist ‘extraordinaire’, back into the studio to discuss one of the most talked about diet trends out there these days – intermittent fasting. Tracy helps us understand why this way of eating has become all the rage: what it is, how it works and if it works! She also shows us the way, with a roadmap for setting up our own intermittent fasting routine for safe and effective weight loss. If you’ve been intrigued by all you’ve heard about intermittent fasting yet are unsure about its risks and benefits, much less how to try it out...2020-05-0538 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Seven: A Weighty One, with Nutritionist Tracy SiegelBefore COVID 19 turned our worlds upside down, we went into the studio to record episodes on the major health issues of weight, diet, and lifestyle choices. Today we release the first of these. Now more than ever it is so important to prevent or reverse obesity (a huge risk factor for those with COVID 19). Optimal weight should be the goal of all of us in order to optimize our health span. Our guest is Tracy Siegel, functional nutritionist. And as always, we will link back to the importance of hormone balance. Join us for a lively and informative episode.2020-04-301h 03Women Talking FranklyEpisode Six: Can’t fall asleep, or wide awake at 3 am? WTF?Candace and Kyle dive deep into the myths and mysteries of slumber and the biological clock. They explore the diurnal rhythms of the sleep-wake cycle and the hormones that orchestrate it, dissecting our “sleep architecture”. They explain why sleep is so vital to health, and why, when we can’t get enough of it, our lives start to unravel into fatigue, anxiety, depression and chronic illness.
Note: This episode was recorded in the early days of the Coronavirus, before it was declared a global pandemic but is particularly relevant right now since a good night’s sleep is crucial...2020-04-2857 minWomen Talking FranklySpecial Episode COVID-19: what you need to know, what YOU can doAfter a few weeks off, Women Talking Frankly is back. In these exceptional times, we have decided to digress from our regular podcasts and discuss the most important topic of our times, COVID-19. But this is NOT like everything you are hearing every day. Our episode is meant to not only inform you about the virus, but to also help you find ways to keep you and your family healthy, and to stay positive and connected. We are in this together after all.2020-04-2547 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Five: All That We Never Learned in Sex Ed: Hormonal Transitions in Women’s LivesKyle and Candace tear into the major WTFs around MENOPAUSE: why it can be a real challenge to find the help you need during this major life transition, what to expect when you’re expecting menopause, how to ask the right questions to get the right answers. Join us in a chorus of women who want to know why their doctors tell them their symptoms of menopause are all in their heads then hand them a prescription for antidepressants.
There is a lot to talk about in this episode:
How to know when you’re in meno...2020-04-2341 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Four: Why Compounding Pharmacists are a Menopausal Woman’s Best Friend!In Episode 4 Kyle and Candace talk with Compounding Pharmacist extraordinaire, Natalie Gustafson, about how she fell in love with compounding and became determined to raise the bar on prescribed hormone therapies for women. Natalie explains how compounding pharmacists differ from those that fill our prescriptions at the local Walgreens, and why bioidentical hormones tailored to individual need are a better option than one-size-fits-all prescribing for women seeking relief from life disrupting symptoms during perimenopause, menopause and post hysterectomy. We learn more about the history, art and science behind compounding practices and dispel common myths. We also get to hear more...2020-04-211h 10Women Talking FranklyEpisode Three: Hormone Imbalances and the Mother of All: Estrogen DominanceThe plot thickens in Episode 3 as we tackle the all-important question: Are these symptoms all in my head? My doctor says so… Kyle and Candace are here to tell you that your symptoms are most definitely not in your head – but in your hormones! In this episode we dig deep into the mother of all hormone imbalances – estrogen dominance – what causes it, how to test for it, and the best natural approaches to rebalancing and relieving symptoms. Kyle shares a case study of estrogen dominance in her practice and from there we get into a lively and wide-ranging discussion of everyt...2020-04-1938 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode Two: Hormonal Health: The 10 Essential TruthsIn our second episode, we share what we believe are the truths of hormone balance and menopause and we delve into the whys of testing and treatment of imbalances. We present an overview of the many symptoms women experience through life’s transitions. We encourage our listeners to ask questions and be righteously indignant at the lack of reliable information out there. We introduce bio-identical hormones as the best treatment option. And we keep coming back to: ‘It is not all in your head…and help is on the way.’2020-04-1727 minWomen Talking FranklyEpisode One: WTF is Going On? What You’re Feeling Is Not All in Your Head!In our first episode we introduce you, our listeners to us, the co-hosts of WTF. We share our stories, our backgrounds, and why we’re committed to having open conversations with women about matters of the body, heart and health. We promise to dig deep and get into it and we live up to those words.
Join us and learn about the issues facing you everyday. Know that there is hope for all women and optimal aging is possible.2020-04-0323 min