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The Food MedicBreaking the Silence: Why PMDD Needs More Attention? | With Dr Milli RaizadaIs PMDD the Hidden Struggle Behind Your Mood Swings?
In this episode of The Food Medic Podcast, Dr Hazel Wallace, a women’s health nutritionist, sits down with Dr Milli Raizada, a GP, hormone expert and author of Happy Hormones, Happy You. Together, they unpack the realities of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) - its severe symptoms, how it differs from PMS and why diagnosis can be such a challenge.
The episode covers:
What are the key differences between premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?
How has Dr. Raizada's journey wit...
2025-05-2852 min
Age Better with Liz EarleLiz answers YOUR menopause and HRT questionsIn a menopause muddle? In this Menopause Day special, Liz sits down to answer YOUR questions on the menopause - from HRT conundrums to body image worries. In this episode, Liz gives advice to Valentine on whether she should take HRT despite having no menopause symptoms, answers Jane's question on whether she can start HRT at age 60, helps Julie to find the right type of HRT for her, and shares advice on vaginal oestrogen for Jane. Meanwhile, Liz covers pelvic floor and prolapse for Lesley, helps Tina with breast pain and he...
2024-10-1844 min
High Performance HealthBitesize: Hormone Doctor Milli Raizada On How To Harmonize Your Hormones in Perimenopause & BeyondAngela talks to Milli Raizada, an experienced NHS GP who has personally navigated hormonal challenges, about the key aspects that women in their 40s and early 50s should focus on to optimise their health. Dr. Raizada discusses the fluctuations in hormones during the perimenopause phase, emphasising the impact on various bodily functions such as brain health, muscle health, and bone health. She also highlights the importance of understanding hormone levels, particularly oestrogen, and its influence on neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin KEY TAKEAWAYS Understanding the hormonal changes during perimenopause is crucial for women in...
2024-05-1712 minAge Better with Liz EarleTake control of your hormone health, with Dr Milli RaizadaCurious about your hormonal health? GP and lifestyle medicine doctor Dr Milli Raizada joins Liz to share how we can positively impact our hormones through our lifestyle choices.In this episode, Milli shares her own personal struggles with her hormones, talks through PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) and PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), and discusses how we can make our hormones work for us, rather than against us.Liz and Milli also cover endocrine disruptors in common household items, symptoms of oestrogen dominance, and simple lifestyle tweaks to look after our hormone health in midlife.
2024-03-0146 min
High Performance HealthHappy Hormones, Happy You - with Dr Milli RaizadaAngela is joined by Dr Milli Raizada who discusses the topic of hormone imbalance, specifically focusing on oestrogen dominance and its impact on women's health. She breaks down the concept of oestrogen dominance and explains that it can occur due to various factors such as excess oestrogen production, impaired oestrogen breakdown, and exposure to oestrogen mimickers in the environment. Dr. Milli also talks about the importance of understanding the role of hormones in the body and how they can be influenced by lifestyle factors such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management, addressing the challenges in diagnosing...
2024-02-1353 min
The Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 014: Gut feeling? What is the gut microbiome and why is it important? With The Happy healthy gut Dr Emma ShortIn today’s podcasts we talk about the gut microbiome and I am joined by Dr Emma Short. Dr Short is a Consultant doctor in the NHS doctor specialising in gastrointestinal and soft tissue pathology. She also has a PhD in cancer genetics. As a pathologist, Emma spends many of her working hours diagnosing chronic diseases such as cancer. Many of these diseases are preventable. Every day, she sees the effects that people's lifestyles have on their health and wellbeing. As a result, Emma has become passionate about health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based lifestyle interventions.
2024-01-0437 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 015: The Power of fermented foods with Janice Clyne In today’s episode, I am joined by Janice Clyne. Janice is a former research food scientist (BSc Hons, MSc), mum of 4 girls, a passionate foodie, blogger, obsessive fermenter, forager, educator, teacher and advocate of fermented foods and a plant based diet. She founded Nourished by Nature, a space to share unbiased nutrition and health information, empowering people to make better informed choices for their own health. She runs workshops, talks and events on all aspects of fermenting and gut health. She also has a Youtube Channel, plus active Instagram and Facebook accounts. She recently launched her membe...
2024-01-0459 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 016: Hormone testing - the ins and outs of the DUTCH test with Dr Debbie Rice Today I am joined on the podcast by Dr Debie Rice. Debbie is the Director of Clinical Education at Precision Analytical Laboratory. She gr aduated from NCNM (NUNM) after falling in love with Naturopathic Medicine and pursuing her passion for access and advocacy for health care. She was introduced to Naturopathic Medicine through her own health struggles and after much investigative work, she became a fan of lifestyle evaluation and treatment. She has worked with communities in need, supporting Natural Doctors International in Nicaragua, as well as the Peace Corps prior to medical school. Given her...
2024-01-0453 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 011: Hormones, healing and HRT with Dr Anna Cabeca.In today’s episode I am joined in the studio by Dr Anna Cabeca; a medical doctor, OBGYN, FACOG and is best selling author of The Hormone Fix and Keto-Green 16 and MenuPause. Dr. Anna is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She holds special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She lectures frequently on these topics throughout the world to large audiences and is known nationally as The Girlfriend Doctor and is host of The Girlfriend Doctor show. She has personally developed natural products to...
2024-01-0458 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 13: Women are not small men; how to train and fuel inline with female physiology with Dr Stacy SimsIn today’s podcast show I was joined by the esteemed Stacy Sims. STACY T. SIMS, MSC, PHD, is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women. She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and the University of Waikato, focusing on female athlete health and performance and pushing the dogma to improve research on all women. With the unique opportunities, Silicon Valley has to offer, during her tenure at Stanford, she had the opportunity to translate earlier research into consu...
2024-01-0450 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 012: How to optimise our sports performance with Kristen Holmes, WHOOP VP Performance ScienceIn today’s episode, I am joined in the studio by Kristen Holmes As Vice President of Performance Science, Principal Scientist at WHOOP, Kristen drives thought leadership by engaging with industry-leading researchers and partners to better understand individual and team biometric and performance data across high-stakes verticals to drive product innovation, strategy, and coaching. Kristen blends her academic and applied background in athletics, coaching, performance technology, psychology, and exercise physiology to drive research, partnership, and product development initiatives to strengthen WHOOP as a leader in Human Performance. Kristen works with hundreds of the best...
2024-01-0457 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 10: Mind and Muscle: what do we need to know about muscle and brain healthIn today's show I am joined by Dr Tommy Wood. Tommy is a UK-trained MD with a Ph.D. in physiology and neuroscience. He earned an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge before attending medical school at the University of Oxford. After working as a junior doctor in central London, he moved to Norway for his PhD work, and then to the University of Washington as a postdoc, where he is a Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics.His research interests include the physiological and metabolic responses to brain injury and how that impacts brain health across the l...
2023-11-131h 47The Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 009: Thyroid health decoded 101: navigating your path to thyroid healing and wellnessIn today’s episode I was joined by Dr Amy GajjarDr Amy qualified at the Imperial College School of Medicine, University of London. She worked in hospital medicine and as a GP (family physician) for several years before deciding to experience working and living abroad. In Sydney, Australia, she undertook postgraduate training with ACNEM (Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine), ASLM (Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine) and the IFM (Institute for Functional Medicine). Dr Amy attained her Fellowship with ACNEM and ASLM and is an International Board of Lifestyle Medicine Certified Physician. She is also a...
2023-10-0150 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 006: Hormones, health and human potential; with Dr Nicky KeayIn this episode we cover:1. What is a hormone2. Can hormones effect physical and mental health and multiple systems? C3. brief overview of the menstrual cycle phases 4. When is best to test and look for hormones in the menstrual cycle? 5. What is machine learning and hormone intelligence? 6. Can the menstrual cycle be used as an indicator for ill health? 7. What is exercise endocrinology? 8. What’s the role of hormones in performance? /Which hormones is important for exercise?9. What’s homeostasis and misalignment
2023-06-2154 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 008: How to eat and fuel your menstrual cycle hormones?Charlotte Hunter is a Registered Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner specialising in premature, surgical and complex menopause cases. After going through surgical menopause, she launched a Menopause Nutrition business to give women solutions that are sitting in their kitchen, reducing the twists, turns, and loop-the-loops they face riding into menopause. Charlotte has worked for a number of diagnostic laboratories and alongside her busy practice manages a team of therapists and runs the Menopause Mastery Membership. A mentoring space exclusively for other practitioners. In todays episode we cover The 4 phases of the menstrual cycle and the key contributing hormones i...
2023-05-0958 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 007: NAD - the key and hack to anti ageing and longevity?In today's podcast I am joined by Dr Nichola Conlon and we will learn more about NAD is and the enzyme involved in recycling it Dr Nichola Conlon is a molecular biologist specialising in the study of cellular ageing. After a career in drug development, Dr Nichola founded Nuchido Laboratories driven by her belief that cutting-edge science should not lie hidden. Dr Nichola is on a mission to democratise science and has a skill for translating and presenting advanced science in a way that helps to educate and support people to take control of their health. Dr Nic...
2023-05-0941 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 005: The lifestyle psychiatrist; the science behind fixing our mental health through lifestyle and exerciseToday my guest speaker is Dr Charlotte Marriott, a Consultant adult NHS Psychiatrist specialising in Early Intervention in Psychosis, a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and a nature-based coach. Shes been working in the NHS for nearly 20 years. She likes to inspire and empower people to make small changes to their lifestyles to improve their physical and mental health and well-being. In todays podcast we cover What is the difference between Mental health and mental Illness How can dysfunction in mental state cause physical symptoms What can we try to help peopl...
2023-04-2752 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 004: The fat facts around obesity and the skinny jabs?This podcast focuses and discusses the fat facts around obesity and the skinny jab. I am joined by the wonderfully talented guest speak who is also a friend of mine and met when studying for our lifestyle medicine diploma, Dr Sam Robson Dr Sam Robson, medical director of Temple Clinic, qualified as a GP in 1997 and she has been practising aesthetic medicine since 2004. Over the last 18 years, she has become one of the leading aesthetic practitioners in Aberdeen, and the multi award winning Temple Clinic now offers a comprehensive repertoire of treatments, including ant...
2023-04-2745 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 003: Yoga on the mat: with Dr Chang ParkDr Chang Park (MBBS, MRCGP, IBLM) is a GP, Board-certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and Yoga Teacher based in London. Her journeys in both Medicine and Yoga inform each other, believing we nurture optimal health through dedicated attention to our many layers - physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual. She loves animals, the sea and laughing out loud. In todays show we cover What is yoga? And its definition Different types of yoga eg yoga nidra and hot yoga The benefits of yoga and the science/evidence behind it The hormonal or neural mechanisms about how yog...
2023-04-1750 minThe Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 001: Dr Milli - introduction and trailer In this episode I introduce myself and goals and aims of the podcast show; Boost & Biohack your health. I am a UK based medical doctor working as a GP and lifestyle medicine physician. senior Clinical Lecturer in Primary care academia. I’ve over 15 years experience practicing medicine here in the UK and in this time I have realised the importance of self care and self management in our lifestyles to boost and biohack our health. Biohacking describes how we can change our mind, body and health through tools such as heat and cold therap...
2023-03-2701 min2023-03-2101 min
The Dr Milli Podcast: Boost & Biohack your healthEpisode 002: Painful sex? Ins and Outs of VulvodyniaOn this podcast, we are joined by Dr Deepak Ravindran and discuss the topic vulvodynia. Deepak has over 20 years of experience in helping people overcome their pain - in the NHS and in private practice. He is one of the few consultants in the UK who possesses dual certification in this area. He has been a consultant in pain medicine for the last 10 years, at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in the UK. He is currently clinical lead for the specialist pain services for all of West Berkshire since 2015. He has written an excellent though provoking bo...
2023-03-1347 min