The Healthy Post Natal Body Podcast

Send us Fan Mail After last week's part 1 where I covered Protein, creatine et c.  This week I'm tackling some of today's talked-about/hyped supplements and explain why it's crucial to approach them with a healthy dose of skepticism. Promising to clarify the role of trendy options like NAD, NAD+, and NMN, Can boosting naturally declining NAD levels truly reverse aging? And shou...

Send us Fan Mail In a 2 part episode I am discussing some of the supplements that you might have seen promoted online.  Next week I'll cover NMN, NAD, CBD etc but this week I'm focusing on supplements much more common in the health and fitness world; Protein, Creatine, Vitamins and some bladder supplements (like Jude). Are they safe, even pre and postpartum? Are they useful? Are the more...

Send us Fan Mail I had a wonderful email from someone in Mexico asking me the, seemingly straightforward, "When will I know my diastasis is healed?" so in this episode I spend 30 minutes answering that very question. The issue with this question is that diastasis recti has a specific definition (one that isn't wide enough, in my opinion) and therefore quite often women get told that...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am joined by Dr Jessie Hehmeyer. She is a functional medicine practitioner and the founder of Well Empowered . We are talking everything Functional Medicine; Why functional medicine gets a bad rep, how it works and how it should work. Why a good practitioner does more than just order a barrage of tests and sell supplements. The problem with the "quick fix" ap...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I have the pleasure of being joined by Dr Emilie Wilson. Emilie is a Naturopathic doctor and, more importantly, she's also the author of  "POST: The Essential Guide to Creating Your Postpartum Self-Care Plan in Pregnancy" . We are talking about the importance of planning for your postpartum life during your pregnancy. As I've mention...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that  overtraining/undereating and and the exercise/food balance can impact your menstrual cycle, bone health, and mental health? Especially for women who's body has just gone through an intense, and often traumatic, experience like pregnancy and giving birth this can really have a huge impact on your health. You're seemingly doing "everything right&quo...

Send us Fan Mail You keep asking about postpartum backpain so we keep talking about it :) This week I have the pleasure of being joined by David Jeter who is an awesome physical therapist. We're talking post-partum back-pain and the benefits of physical therapy and exercise generally. We discuss many, many things including; What is post-partum back pain and what causes it? Is surgery THE solu...

Send us Fan Mail Wouldn't it be nice if postpartum recovery was included in the NHS services, as they should be?  Rather than NHS GPs making Instagram commercials for private, and expensive, postpartum recovery programs we should ALWAYS be pushing for FREE access for women. The Americanisation of British healthcare is a real problem and, the truth is, we would not accept this if this was happ...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode I have the pleasure of talking to  Dr. Gina Simmons Schneider. Gina is the author of Frazzlebrain: Break Free from Anxiety, Anger, and Stress Using Advanced Discoveries in Neuropsychology (Central Recovery Press, March 2022). She is a licensed psychotherapist, executive coach, and corporate trainer. She serves as codirector of Schneider Counseling and C...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I waffle, and I DO mean waffle (so apologies for that), about protein intake postpartum. Does the popular guideline of "1gram of protein per lb of body weight"go for postpartum women as well? In fact, does it actually go for anyone?? I, as you listen to me go through some numbers that I pulled out of thin air, hope that this will give you an i...

Send us Fan Mail I was going to do another Q&A this week but time ran away from me so I have the pleasure of bringing you the conversation I did with Rebecca Washuta. Rebecca is a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist and Health Coach specializing in weight loss and habit formation. She has been featured in a tonne of magazines and news segments and is a great person to talk to about how to take pra...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered if you should try "Intuitive Eating"? IE pops up on my social media feeds every now and again and, although I'm hugely in favour of people using their intuition when they do anything, I can't help but think some people are not really being honest with you about how tricky it can be and how to start. I talk about the issues many people fac...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode I have the pleasure of talking with Miguel Bautista from CFSrecovery.com about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. We discuss why CFS, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is often referred to as the "invisible illness," and talk about the daily challenges faced by those living with this misunderstood. and often ignored, condition. Miguel provi...

Send us Fan Mail Should postpartum recovery be sport-specific? I had a wonderful email from someone who said the following; Hi Pete,   Long time no see, I hope you’re well.  As you probably know I gave birth again a few months ago and am working with a team on my recovery.  We’ve only really just started so I’m very early on. My physio is (name removed) ,obviously I’ve known him for years, but my...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am joined by the amazing Natalie Bevans as we're talking pre- and post-partum skincare. Natalie is a Master Aesthetician and she very kindly gave up an hour of her time to explain to little old me why skincare really matters when you're pregnant or post-partum. We discuss many things including; How being pregnant and giving birth changes your skin. Why your s...

Send us Fan Mail After receiving a tonne, well 6, of emails about postpartum backpain over the past few weeks I am bringing you a chat I had with David Jeter who is an awesome physical therapist. We're talking post-partum back-pain and the benefits of physical therapy and exercise generally. We discuss many, many things including; What is post-partum back pain and what causes it? Is surgery T...

Send us Fan Mail This week I talk about the many benefits of exercise during pregnancy. I mention the story of one of my clients who came to me after the birth of her first child, what we did and what her condition was like that the time. The we fast forward a few years and I talk about the difference she noticed, and felt, postpartum because we had done a bit of work during her pregnancy. I menti...

Send us Fan Mail This week  I try to highlight that postpartum recovery, and postpartum health issues, are generally nothing to be scared of. Diastasis recovery, pelvic girdle pain and back pain solutions are often sold to new mums as "you have A PROBLEM!! BE AFRAID!!" rather than "Yeah, we can sort this. Don't worry about it." I highlight some of the tactics used to trick...

Send us Fan Mail Is cycle syncing the next big breakthrough in fitness, or just another marketing gimmick? Should you really only do weight training or HIIT for 2 weeks per month and does that really increase strength by 15% more than consistently doing it? What about adjusting your diet to "balance your hormones"? I have been on a quest to get my hands on the studies your favourite cycl...

Send us Fan Mail Answering member questions this week I am talking about the difference between the various kinds of diastasis and whether you should do different exercises to help recover from them. And I'm talking about whether you can heal diastasis just by losing weight and if being overweight is actually that big of a deal when it comes to diastasis recti. Believe it or not, this takes m...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am joined by Dr. Rebecca Dekker, founder of Evidence Based Birth , and host of the amazing podcast with the same name, as we talk everything childbirth. Dr. Dekker reveals the shocking realities of hospital childbirth practices that often prioritize outdated routines over evidence-based care. Discover how restrictive practices, such as limiting movement and denying foo...

Send us Fan Mail After recieving loads of emails about the pelvic floor, and seeing it discussed even more online this week;  In this week's episode we are talking Pelvic Floor with the amazing MaryEllen Reider. MaryEllen is the co-director of Yarlap, the wellness device to treat urinary incontinence and improve sexual performance and experience through muscle control. MaryEllen spends a lot...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am over the moon to be joined by Bianca Sprague from Bebo Mia Imagine having a support system that empowers you through every stage of parenthood, from preconception to the early days of postpartum. Bianca and I talk about the impact doulas have on birthing individuals and families. She explains the role of a good doula; how doulas offer nonjudgmental, continuous suppo...

Send us Fan Mail This week I have the pleasure of talking to sleep consultant Missy Yandow. Missy is a sleep, and potty training, consultant at Slumber and Bloom and we discuss absolutely everything you could possibly want to know about sleep training. From the age you could actually start to whether babies should sleep through the night. From what the goal of sleep training should actually be to...

Send us Fan Mail  As I'm still waiting on a response from some people about an episode I had planned about menstrual cycling and menstrual mapping. This week I'm answering some more of your questions and emails, covering a rather wide variety of subjects. What are my top 3 tips for a successful, and fast, post-partum recovery? Why resistance training for your upperbody is key if you want...