Empowered Hormones with Sheradyn Dekker

Over the next 3 guest episodes, I have the pleasure of chatting to Bella Lindeman. Bella is the founder of The Functional Gut Health Clinic and a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner who loves helping people heal their gut. She specialises in natural protocols to address IBS, chronic constipation, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), gut infections and other chronic digestive...

Today’s episode is covering all things probiotics - How do I know what one to take when there are so many on market, and what is just a marketing scheme and what will actually work? For today's podcast I have put together some probiotic-rich food recipes, to help you kickstart your gut healing journey without spending hundred's on supplements - so jump to sheradyndekker.com/podcast28 and hit...

Today's episode is covering weight loss, and how we can make it sustainable. On today's episode is Zoe Morosini, a qualified Clinical Nutritionist empowering woman to develop sustainable, healthy eating habits that energise, nourish and fortify their bodies. To support this episode & to help you achieve sustainable weight loss, I have created a 5 Day Paleo Dinner Plan for you! Never worry abou...

Today's episode is covering all things antibiotics and prebiotics. How many of you have come to me saying - Sheradyn, I have just taken a round of antibiotics, what probiotics do I take - WELL, I am here to give you the short & sweet on why prebiotics may be more beneficial to restoring your microbiome diversity! To support this episode & to help you heal after antibiotics, I have created...

Today we are touching on a new topic that I haven't delved into before with you all - Plant-Based Nutrition. To talk us through it, we have the privilege of speaking to Elly, a marathon runner, Nutritionist, yogi and yes, someone whose favourite food genuinely is kale. Elly has a bachelor’s degree in Health Science, majoring in Exercise Science and Nutrition, and practises as a plant-based N...

FREEBIE: Natural Constipation Relief PDF - See www.sheradyndekker.com/podcast24 too download. Today is the first of my Nugget’s of gold series where we jump straight into an in-depth topic together - short, sharp and actionable! Today we are tackling caffeine - Is it a yes or no for those who struggle with alternating bowel movements, adrenal burnout (aka fatigue) or hormone imbalance’...

What a season! What a brilliant bunch of women! I couldn't have asked for more caring, generous, informative women to be on my podcast & share their stories, as well as nuggets of gold for your to listen to and incorporate into your daily life. I hope you learnt something about your gut health, your periods, your hormone imbalance, and that as a Gut & Hormone Nutritionist, I could empower...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Michelle Rimmer - A Remedial Massage and Certified Yomassage Therapist. HIGHLIGHTS: Benefits of Touch and how Yomassage is helping to provide relaxation to women of all ages, including pregnant women new mums, and menopause. What Yomassage is, why it is important & how it can help women in overcoming adrenal fatigue. How to use Yomassage to balance adr...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Kelly! Kelly and I meet back in my university days at Notre Dame, when I was studying Sports Science. Kelly was a practical client when I was getting my Sport Science hours up. I always thought Kel was a slightly older version of me – Beautiful (ha!), motivated, fitness-focused and passionate about improving individual physical & mental health. K...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Heidi Gee, an experienced Sexologist and Relationship Therapist who believes everyone is entitled to a fulfilling sex life and relationship. With over 10 years of experience in sexual health and counselling, Heidi specialises in supporting couples and individuals who are dissatisfied with their sexual functioning such as low libido, loss of desire/interest...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Melissa, a Qualified nutritionist, pilates instructor and personal trainer.  Mel specializes in helping mums overcome conditions like post-natal depletion, and restore their energy so that they can be happy and present mum they want to be.  Today, we are going to chat all things nutrition, energy depletion & mental well being. Having children...

Has your obsession with food gone too far? If it is calorie counting, avoiding certain foods, or just never allowing yourself to have a treat, we need to work out if it is due to gut issues, anxiety or like me, body image. HIGHLIGHTS: Different types of healthy eating habits and obsessions. When it becomes unhealthy. The link with mental health. The difference between eating for candida/parasites...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Melody Rautio, founds & owner of Vesi Olo. Mel, as she goes by, is passionate about creating beautiful, natural products for face, body & home. Vesi Olo means Fluid Beauty - They create plant-based & toxin-free products for the face, body & home.  They also promote a holistic approach to skin health with great nutrition and gut health...

What I have learnt through my chronic gut health journey is that when we focus on treating the symptom (e.g. bloating), and not the root cause, we end up frustrated, broke and lose all motivation to improve our health. BUT sometime we just need some quick symptomatic support, and that is what today is all about. HIGHLIGHTS: What is bloating (recap), what it feels like and why we get bloated. Why e...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Jacqui Lamplugh, a qualified Naturopath, Reproductive Medicine expert and self-confessed chocolate addict specialising in hormone health for the modern woman. Her unique, balanced approach to health and hormones blends research-backed natural medicine with traditional, medical diagnostics.  With over a decade’s experience in the industry, Jacqui...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Meg Yonson - and I am pretty excited! This feels like a dream come true… I have had a girl crush on Meg for years! I first “came across” Meg when I started looking into all my chronic gut problems, but quitting sugar, and buying all of Sarah Wilsons books! My love of Sarah meant I also fell in love with Meg and her beautiful photos, reci...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Adrienne Hornby about her health struggles including gut health, fertility, MTHFR, IVF and why she had to work on the internal as well as the external to fall pregnant.  Adrienne studied with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN) to become a health coach and paired this with studies in a Master of Educational Leadership to be able to help the w...

Hey, hey IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! YEWL!! So I thought I would take the time to share some of my own story, & how healing my leaky gut was the hardest part of my health journey. It was not actually the removal of pathogens that I struggled with so much, it was the fibre and prebiotics - It took me a long time to add them back in, and finish healing my digestive system.  HIGHLIGHTS: My story with...

Today, I follow up with Solaine (see Part 1) to discuss the four types of PCOS, and how to treat PCOS and other hormone imbalances with exercise, diet and supplements.  In her early 20’s, Solaine struggled with hormone imbalances including PCOS symptoms, missing periods and was told to go on the birth control pill. Knowing that this was a bandaid approach rather than a root cause, she t...

Today, I have Solaine on board to break down PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). Solaine and I discuss the symptoms of PCOS, the causes of PCOS and how to diagnose PCOS. Solaine is a holistic nutritionist, passionate about empowering women with the nutrition knowledge and tools needed to improve their health. In her early 20’s, Solaine struggled with hormone imbalances including PCOS symptom...

Today's episode is a bit more nerdy than usual.. So hold onto your hats, remember to hit save & subscribe, so that you remember to listen to this one on REPEAT .  I carry on alot about the root cause behind your IBS, bloating & stomach pain, and how the gut is cornerstone to EVERY other interaction in your body.  So today, I want to unpack some of those root causes & how exac...

Today I have the privilege of speaking to Dr Carla Atkinson PhD, a Functional Health Practitioner of mumpreneurs, Integrative Holistic Healer, and Mumma to identical twin boys. Carla is passionate about educating & empowering new mums to find balance with their body, mind & self. Being a new mum can be hard, and there is often a loss of self, overwhelm, lack of balance and the all too fami...

Nutrition should always be the cornerstone of your gut health & hormone treatment plan. Today we are going to talk about how IBS & Bloating can be linked to the foods you're eating, and some strategies to implement to reduce this. ALSO - What actually are FODMAPS, why do we care about them, and what is the best way to add them back into your diet? EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS Why am I so bloated? Wh...

Jade Leray runs an exercise studio that structures workouts based around women’s menstrual cycles. Jade has over 10years experience in health & fitness and is a qualified personal trainer, pilates instructor and a Nutrition, Health, Mindset Coach for women. She developed Beautiful Bodies with Jade, to educate women on how to exercise & eat for their hormones. After seeing women push...

Did you know that those ongoing non-digestive symptoms you struggle with could be linked to an unhealthy gut? If all disease does really being in the gut, why are we not spending more time assessing our gut health? When your gut is not healthy, it can cause more than just digestive issues like constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, gas or abdominal pain. An unhealthy gut can have a massive impact on o...