Shows
The Synthesis Clinic PodcastA Year in Review with Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel and Octavia HamiltonIn this episode Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel and Octavia Hamilton reflect on 2022 as they share their personal and professional challenges of the last year, as well as their achievements, successes and favourite podcast episodes. About Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel:Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an award-winning Oxbridge-trained medical doctor and scientist with over a decade’s experience in integrative health and in-depth additional training in nutrition, health coaching, functional, integrative and herbal medicine, Chinese medicine, yoga, mindfulness and other modalities. Dr Nina is a Fellow of BANT and the College of Medicine and the Director of Synthesis Cl...2022-12-1340 min
The Synthesis Clinic PodcastYoga and breathwork for cancer support with Vicky Fox & Sophie TrewIn this episode we introduce you to the benefits of yoga and breathwork in cancer support. We start the episode with Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel talking to Vicky Fox, an experienced senior yoga teacher and teacher trainer. Vicky teaches yoga for cancer in person and online, and has recently published a book 'Yoga for Cancer: the A to Z of C'. Next Octavia Hamilton speaks to Sophie Trew, a member of our clinic referral network. Sophie is a cancer thriver, breathwork and mind body coach and a qualified EFT, NLP and Reiki practitioner. Sophie has worked with women in t...2022-09-2046 minThe Synthesis Clinic PodcastIntegrative care for metastatic colorectal cancer - a patient’s storyIn this episode of the Synthesis Clinic podcast, you will be hearing from one of our wonderful patients, Helen, who has had a truly transformational journey since finding Dr Nina and our team. With a 5-year history of metastatic colorectal cancer, Helen has certainly had a challenging time but despite an initial rocky ride through multiple treatments, she has stabilised and thrived. Helen is continuing to undergo cancer treatment but now has a completely different quality of life and newfound resilience, as well as feeling heard and seen as a whole human being, not just her cancer diagnosis. D...2022-04-2621 min
The Synthesis Clinic PodcastIntroduction to Synthesis Clinic, precision health and integrative medicineWe are delighted to share our first Synthesis Clinic podcast episode.Over the next few episodes, we will be introducing you to our multidisciplinary team at Synthesis, starting with our director, Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel. We will discuss what Synthesis is about, what precision health and integrative medicine is and hear some of the amazing patient stories and fascinating conversations with a wide range of healthcare professionals.In this first episode, Dr Nina and Octavia have an initial conversation about integrative medicine and precision health, how Synthesis Clinic started and our passion for supporting women’s he...2022-01-2136 min
Tinto TalksFunctional medicine and its role in fertility and PCOSDr Nina Fuller-Shavel and one of the co-founders of Tinto, Dr Hannah Allen, speak about functional medicine and its role to support fertility and compliment IVF treatment. We talk about how nutrition and stress can hugely impact fertility and how lifestyle changes and a holistic approach, through functional and integrative medicine, can help you conceive. The key is treating the root cause of conditions often overlooked by conventional medicine.
We cover poly cystic ovaries syndrome (PCOS) and how important early diagnosis is to help prevent further problems down the line. And finally, talk about hormones and that suffering in your c...2020-08-1349 min