The name, Living Hellth, comes from the unfortunate reality that the experience of health for many can be anything from confusing to chronic, and quite frankly a living hell. In our first season, we’re starting with Women’s Hellth. Women live in poor health for 25% more of their lives than men do. We’ll be covering the issues, experiences and chronic conditions that disproportionately effect women or affect women differently than men - including endometriosis, Migraines, Menopause, PMS and C ...
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Autoimmune expert: Dr Mark Vanderpump is an endocrinologist specialising in thyroid disease and and reproductive endocrinology including PCOS
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49:13In this episode, I interview a leading Endocrinologist based in London, Dr Mark Vanderpump, on autoimmune diseases, with a special focus on thyroid conditions. In this episode, I ask him: Why are women more imapcted by autoimmune diseases than men? What are autoimmune diseases and why do they occur? What are the autoimmune diseases triggers and tre…
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Rocsi's story: Living with autoimmune disease, removing cystic ovaries and managing primary dysmenorrhea
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51:56After a decade long fight for answers to her symptoms, Rocsi was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's - where the body's own immune system attacks the thyroid. It didn't end there, as she still had to learn why she had such painful and heavy periods. She discovered why, but it then meant she had to undergo a c-section surgery. Sh…
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Trailer: Rocsi's story: A decade long fight for an autoimmune disease diagnosis, and even longer fight to explain her extremely heavy periods
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4:43We'll launch our next two episodes this week, the first is our personal story. Rocsi shares her very long and very frustrating journey to get the answers to her debilitating symptoms. But it didn't end there - she then had to push for answers to her painful periods, which in the end, required c-section surgery and a long road to recovery. Rocsi's s…
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Is there a link between ADHD & female reproductive hormones? Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais chats through emerging research on hormonal transitions and fluctuations
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54:10In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen Mary University London. Her research investigates the developmental course of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the life span. In this episode we discuss what the research states when it comes to ADHD and hormonal transitions and…
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Endometriosis surgeon & pelvic pain expert: Dr Karolina Afors shares the stats, facts and practical advice with it comes to this chronic condition
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27:35In this third episode on endometriosis, we speak with Dr Karolina Afors, a Consultant Gynaecologist at University College London Hospitals, with over 17 years of experience in the NHS (the public healthcare system for England and Wales). She specialises in pelvic pain and endometriosis, including conducting surgery on patients suffering from Endo. …
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Raphy's Living Hellth story: Endo & chronic illness sufferer and health advocate
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49:39In this episode, I speak with Raphy about her living hellth journey with Endometriosis and chronic illness. Raphy has been diagnosed with PCOS, Endometriosis, Adenomiosis and chronic fatigue. She’s undergone multiple surgeries, chemical menopause and two rounds of egg freezing - all before the age of 27. She a 27-year-old part-time content creator …
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Ella's living hell: From Stage 4 Endometriosis, doctors ignoring her pain, fertility struggles, to symptom tracking, self-advocating for her health, finding the right support and conceiving her beautiful ...
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50:47In this first episode, the first of three special episodes focused on Endometriosis. My friend, Ella, share her story with stage 4 endometriosis and subsequently, her fertility journey. Ella is now in her early 30s and we spend this episode chatting and reflecting on what life was like leading up to her diagnosis, during her surgeries and her journ…
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Welcome to the Living Hellth Podcast - launching next week! Subcribe to hear our first four episodes - you'll hear personal stories on Endometriosis as well as an expert speaker covering off all the stats and facts!By Jo Doyle
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