FX Medicine Podcast Central

In this week’s episode of the Summer Replay Series, we revisit our podcast ‘Breathing for better mental health’ featuring Judy Lovas with our ambassador, Adrian Lopresti. Our Summer Replay Series has been curated to both support your learnings in the natural medicine space, while respecting your need to relax, unwind and slow down over the summer period. You will find some of our more easy-listeni...

In this week’s episode of the Summer Replay Series, we revisit our podcast ‘Be inspired by one of the best in the industry’ featuring Leah Hechtman with our ambassador, Emma Sutherland. Our Summer Replay Series has been curated to both support your learnings in the natural medicine space, while respecting your need to relax, unwind and slow down over the summer period. You will find some of our mo...

In this week’s episode of the Summer Replay Series, we revisit our podcast ‘Working with Children in Naturopathic Practice’ featuring Kelly Gibson with our ambassador, Emma Sutherland. Our Summer Replay Series has been curated to both support your learnings in the natural medicine space, while respecting your need to relax, unwind and slow down over the summer period. You will find some of our mor...

In this week’s episode of the Summer Replay Series, we revisit our podcast ‘Psychedelics in the treatment of mental health’ featuring Jerome Sarris with our ambassador, Adrian Lopresti. Our Summer Replay Series has been curated to both support your learnings in the natural medicine space, while respecting your need to relax, unwind and slow down over the summer period. You will find some of our mo...

In this week’s episode of the Summer Replay Series, we revisit our podcast ‘Case Taking for Environmental Toxin Exposure featuring Nicole Bijlsma with our ambassador, Dr. Michelle Woolhouse. Our Summer Replay Series has been curated to support your learnings in the natural medicine space, while respecting your need to relax, unwind and slow down over the summer period. You will find some of our mo...

Dr. Jade Teta, Naturopath, author and podcast host, joins our ambassador Emma Sutherland, as he describes the connection between metabolism, hormones and weight management. Working to define metabolism, Jade debunks the calorie-in vs calorie-out paradigm often relied on for weight management, replacing it with a holistic view of metabolism as a sensory apparatus within the body operating to respon...

Join Moira Bradfield and our ambassador, Emma Sutherland, as they deep dive into the various mechanisms that impact female genitourinary microbial balance. Moira speaks of soon to be published research on recurrent thrush from her PhD, the importance of L. crispatus, its relationship with oestrogen fluctuations, pre-conception and overall vulvourinary microbial health. Emma and Moira point to the...

Join Sage King, fertility Naturopath and Nutritionist and LGBTQIA+ advocate, as she discusses the importance of inclusivity when working with gender and minority groups in practice. Together with our ambassador, Dr. Michelle Woolhouse, Sage shares the importance of representation and understanding in the healthcare setting, describing the challenges and medical trauma individuals within the LGBTQI...

Join Sharee Johnson, registered psychologist and executive coach as she describes the landscape of practitioner burnout, including the contributing factors to increasing burnout numbers. Defining burnout, Sharee discusses Christina Maslach’s definition of burnout with our ambassador, Dr. Michelle Woolhouse, identifying areas of vulnerability for practitioners within the healthcare profession. Shar...

Dr. Cliff Harvey, Registered Clinical Nutritionist, describes the risk factors of long COVID, busting the myth that long COVID is reserved for those with pre-existing health conditions and extending it to healthy and athletic people. Together with our ambassador, Dr. Adrian Lopresti, Cliff highlights the role of nutritional status in post-COVID syndrome and shares treatment options to support thos...

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, psychologist, international speaker and author describes the physical and psychological impact excessive screen time has on both adults and children. Together with our ambassador, Dr. Adrian Lopresti, Nicholas describes the addictive nature of excessive screen and the impact this has on dopaminergic function, likening it to substance abuse. As a psychologist, Nicholas looks...

Dr. Felice Gersh discusses the role metabolism plays in maintaining optimal mitochondrial function in our latest podcast with our ambassador, Emma Sutherland. As an experienced Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Felice illustrates the connection between metabolic health and reproductive health outcomes and the impact metabolic dysfunction can have on hormonal regulation. We hear about changes to meta...

Dr. Veronique Chachay, Lecturer and Research Academic, shares the history and metabolic benefits of intermittent fasting, calorie restriction and time restricted eating and the challenges associated with studying these protocols with our ambassador, Dr. Michelle Woolhouse in our latest podcast replay. Veronique elaborates on the various forms of intermittent fasting and their role in both metaboli...

Jessica Turton, Accredited Practising Dietitian, joins Dr. Michelle Woolhouse to discuss the use of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) to identify blood glucose dysregulation in non-diabetic patients in our latest podcast. Together, they discuss the role of the CGM in obtaining key, patient-specific information in terms of the blood glucose regulation of the individual, allowing for greater analysi...

Professor Julia Rucklidge discusses the essential role of nutrition to support resilience in the face of acute stress or trauma in our podcast replay. With our ambassador, Dr. Adrian Lopresti, Julia delves into her research and the use of micronutrients to support survivors of natural disasters and acute trauma experiences. Julia also discusses the diets and nutritional status of individuals follo...

Dr. Andrew Orr, reproductive and women’s health medicine specialist, Chinese Medicine doctor and Naturopath rounds up the final part of our endometriosis series as we look at endometriosis from the perspective of the clinical specialist. With our ambassador, Emma Sutherland, Andrew describes the challenges in obtaining an endometriosis diagnosis for patients, and provides us with the clinical sign...

Dr. Nicola Gates, clinical neuropsychologist, researcher, and author, joins us in our podcast replay to discuss the important role of oestrogen throughout the lifespan, shining a spotlight on the menopausal transition. Commonly known for the vasomotor symptoms including hot flushes, insomnia, and weight gain, Nicola expands on the role of oestrogen in menopause making the connection between fluctu...

Naturopath, Academic and Researcher, Ian Breakspear educates us on the properties and clinical benefits of Olive Leaf Extract in our latest podcast. Ian provides our ambassador, Dr. Damian Kristof with an insight into the upcoming research into the benefits of Olive Leaf Extract for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and cardiovascular health alongside its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant properties. Having c...

Specialist reproductive health naturopath, Rhiannon Hardingham joins our ambassador, Emma Sutherland, to discuss the beneficial role of conventional pathology testing when working with hormones - beyond fertility and reproductive health. Rhiannon walks us through the benefits of both the day two and luteal phase hormone tests and how to use these tests to support the vitality, or ‘mojo’ of your pa...

Dr. Joseph Firth joins our ambassador, Dr. Adrian Lopresti, to discuss the emerging field of lifestyle psychiatry. Adrian and Joseph discuss the importance of engaging specialists to support patients with lifestyle interventions, such as exercise physiologists and nutritionists, as a means to increase the health outcomes of the patient. Joseph shares his work on the use of digital technology to su...

Professor Craig Hassed and our ambassador, Dr. Michelle Woolhouse discuss the science of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). Craig describes the research into PNI and how the mind connects with the nervous and immune systems in a bidirectional manner. We learn how stress, depression, and trauma impact the body at a DNA level and how this influences ageing and health outcomes. Craig shares some fascinatin...

Dr. Sanjeev Sharma joins our ambassador, Dr. Adrian Lopresti, for a discussion on supporting patients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the potential for stimulant and natural medicine to support these patients. Sanjeev shares with us the impact ADHD can have on the quality of life of an undiagnosed person with ADHD, in particular with academic studies and employment. With e...

Dr. Michelle Jongenelis joins our ambassador, Dr. Adrian Lopresti as they discuss the role of the practitioner in supporting patients through lasting behaviour change. Michelle reminds us of the complexities of lasting behaviour change and provides steps for practitioners to follow to identify the stage of change your patient is at, identify their motivations for change, implement if-then strategi...

Carla Wrenn, naturopath and educator, provides us with her insights into the important role the integrative practitioner may play in wholistically supporting the oncology patient in our latest podcast. Having worked with our ambassador, Dr Michelle Woolhouse in a collaborative care model to support cancer patients, Carla describes how she supports the cancer patient to obtain their best overall he...

Dr. Wayne Todd shares his insights into supporting patients with sympathetic nervous system dominance in the ‘flight and fight’ mode in our latest podcast. Wayne describes the physiological impact of sympathetic dominance and the repercussions of this if left unchecked. Of particular clinical benefit is the checklist that Wayne shares on how to identify a patient with sympathetic dominance through...