Fempower Health | A Women's Health Podcast

Kim Ross is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (NY), Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (FL) and Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. In this interview, she highlights numerous ways in which women can improve their health naturally. Listen in to learn about: What nutrients do hormones need? How can a nutritionist help with hormone imbalance? Nutrit...

Dr. Tamer Seckin is a world-renowned endometriosis surgeon and founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America. He is the author of The Doctor Will See you Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis . In this powerful interview, he describes his journey into this calling and the realities he encounters about how women with endometriosis suffer. . . and what can and should be done about it."For...

Hear from expert and author Dr. Alyson McGregor. Alyson is a physician, researcher and writer. She is also the director for the Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine at Brown University. Her TEDx talk, “Why Medicine Often Has Dangerous Side Effects for Women” currently has over 1.6 million views and she has recently released a new book titled Sex Matters: How Male-Centric Medicine Endan...

This episode of the Fempower Health podcast features best-selling author and wellness expert, Aimee Raupp , MS LAc. Aimee is renowned for her work with fertility, nutrition and women’s health. In this conversation with Fempower Health founder, Georgie Kovacs, Aimee enlightens us about the role genes play in our health, which she discusses in detail in her book, Body Belief .Get answers to question...

Hear from Suzanne Munson of Fairhaven Health about lube and your vaginal health. Many women don't understand even the basics about how their bodies work or what is normal. We discuss: What is a health pH for the vagina? What is normal lubrication? What are the consequences when vaginal health is compromised? How can you address vaginal health issues? What changes occur in the vagina during menopau...

This episode is an interview with Dr. Paul Gittens, a leading specialist in sexual function for men and women. He discusses the challenges men face to even get to a doctor, much less receive treatment. The cultural norms of men just "toughing it out" or not complaining have undercut their willingness to pursue the right careDr. Gittens also covers: What is the main cause of erectile dysfunction an...

Hear from Dr. Marc Sklar , a Harvard-trained practitioner, Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, author and president of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine . They discuss the often unknown scope of Oriental medicine, including acupuncture, and its many applications to improve women's health. Get answers to questions like, "what tests should I ask my doctor for?" and "is ac...

Entrepreneur, businesswoman and avid researcher Georgie Kovacs is the founder of Fempower Health . Georgie has worked tirelessly to help women, leveraging her decade-long experience with fertility treatments and undiagnosed/unexplained health issues. Fempower Health will provide: Insight into women's health issues Empowerment for women to head into a "7-minute" doctor appointment with the right qu...

Corey Hazama, a pelvic floor physical therapist and co-owner of Beyond Basics in New York City.  Corey provides insight into the important, and often unexpected, ways pelvic floor physical therapy can help with a variety of women's health conditions! Most importantly, she helps us unlearn that pain is something we women should "grin and bear" and instead shares how pelvic floor PT may actually off...

Some of us don’t take enough supplements while others take too many. Additionally, we are often confused by which brand or formulation (i.e., folic acid vs. folate, ubiquinol vs. ubiquinone) is right for us. Suzanne Munson, the VP of Product Development and Compliance at Fairhaven Health , speaks about: Which are common supplements for women's health. How to select the right supplement brand. Opti...

Hear an interview with Proov inventor and founder, Amy Galliher-Beckley, who created an at-home PdG, or progesterone metabolite, test to confirm ovulation. This is a completely innovative and novel diagnostic process for measuring PdG at home. We will learn about: The company and their product, Proov,  Uncover why Dr. Amy Beckley created this Proov test, The important role PdG levels plays in fert...

Listen in to this interview with Guy Daniels, the Director of Medical Education at Onegevity , a health intelligence platform for wellness. He discusses: Why your gut health is important Signs of a health gut How to improve your gut health How probiotics help with gut health problems Women’s health conditions impacted by a bad gut and what you can do about it We appreciate that Guy’s personal expe...

Fempower Health interviews Dr. Allyson Shrikhande, the Medical Director of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation . Dr Shrikhande shares: What is pelvic floor rehabilitation? What happens at pelvic floor physio? How can pelvic floor therapy help with UTIs or feelings of one? How can pelvic floor physio help with pelvic floor pain during intercourse? Resources Recommended Books on Pelvic Health Resources and...

This is an interview with Jane Mattes, who founded Single Mothers by Choice nearly 40 years ago after her own struggle to find such a resource. Now, 30,000 members strong, Jane will share how this organization has supported women who are thinking about or trying to have a child as a single mom or parenting as a single mom. If you're passionate about advancing women's health, there are many ways yo...