This EndoLife – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is a group of 13 conditions which all affect connective tissue (collagen) in the body. Most are rare, but one type called hypermobility EDS is common. Because the intestines are made from soft tissue, EDS affects digestion and often causes IBS symptoms. It is a major risk factor for developing SIBO, because it slows down motility. If you have EDS and SIBO, you will be chronic - but you can still live well! And we’ll get to that in the bonus lesson with Dr Allison Siebecker.

 And just to hammer this point home about the connection between EDS and IBS, one study of 228 IBS patients found 48% also had EDS.

Now the reason why I want to bring EDS to your attention is because I am seeing it more and more in my clients with both endometriosis and SIBO.

Despite these statistics, to my knowledge, most experts do not consider EDS and endometriosis to be significantly connected. At present, it is thought that most of the period pain and menstrual problems of those with EDS is not caused by endometriosis, but EDS itself. 

However, I have spoken to multiple health care practitioners who do see a connection and see the two conditions together in patients, and because EDS can cause gut problems and SIBO, I think it’s worth raising here.  

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This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Produced by Chris Robson

Dr. Linda Bluestein is a board-certified anesthesiologist, integrative pain medicine physician and former ballet dancer who specialises in coaching and educating dancers and other athletes and individuals at increased risk of hypermobility disorders.

Dr Linda’s own experience with h-EDS eventually led her down a career path change that has seen her help countless others to live well with hypermobility and avoid chronic pain development. She is widely published, considered an expert on hypermobility disorders, and has lectured internationally.

In this episode, Dr Linda and I sit down to discuss the link between Hypermobility spectrum disorders, hypermobile-Ehler’s Danlos syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome and endometriosis.

Here’s what we cover:

• What we mean by generalised hypermobility, hypermobility spectrum disorders and hypermobility-EDS, and how they differ.

• What are the signs and symptoms of these conditions.

• The link between h-EDS and menstrual disorders, bladder dysfunction and pelvic pain and Dr Linda’s approach to addressing these problems.

• What mast cell activation syndrome is, how it is associated with hypermobility and EDS, and how it may be a driver behind EDS and endometriosis.

• The link between SIBO and h-EDS and connective tissue disorders.

• Dr. Linda’s key strategies for managing symptomatic hypermobility and h-EDS.

Show Notes

Dr Linda’s website

Bendy Bodies podcast

Dr Linda’s Instagram

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This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast digital cookbook

Masterclasses in endo nutrition, surgery prep and recovery and pain relief

Live and Thrive with Endo: The Foundations DIY course

One to one coaching info and application

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Produced by Chris Robson

Today we’re continuing with our discussion on low nutrient levels and their association with period pain. Menstruation is often (though not always) one of the most painful parts of the menstrual cycle, for people with endometriosis - and a connection we see between both dysmenorrhea (which is the medical term for period pain) and endometriosis, is low omega 3 fatty acids.

Omega 3 fatty acids are the precursors to anti-inflammatory prostaglandins; which basically means omega 3 makes our anti-inflammatory prostaglandins. In contrast, omega 6 makes our inflammatory prostaglandins, namely prostaglandin E2. And for those of who don’t know, prostaglandins, in the simplest of terms, are immune chemicals.

Read more.

Show notes

Omega 3 and inflammation

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/09513590.2011.588753

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7068519/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6790261/

Dietary modulation of prostaglandin E2

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0334211100

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/2/3/355figureth?id=figure1

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1155/2017/5987082

https://www.clinsurggroup.us/articles/JGRO-10-226.pdf

Omega 3 fatty acids and endometriosis pain reduction/treatment

https://www.clinsurggroup.us/articles/JGRO-10-226.pdf

https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/19/14601

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227695

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcp.26401

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/3/654

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8677647/

https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(07)00202-6/fulltext

Endometriosis risk and omega 3 fatty acids

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20332166/

https://www.ejog.org/article/S0301-2115(13)00173-5/abstract

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9983692/

https://theiopn.com/reel-in-the-relief-can-omega-3s-reduce-menstrual-pain/

Omega 3 fatty acids and dysmenorrhea

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1747-0080.12835

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22261128/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8701537/

https://www.ejog.org/article/S0301-2115(13)00173-5/abstract

Omega 3 fat sources

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/fish-and-shellfish-nutrition/

https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2815

Brands

• Bare Biology
• Rosita Foods
• Wiley’s Finest Catch Free (vegan)

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Ways to work with me:

This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast digital cookbook

Masterclasses in endo nutrition, surgery prep and recovery and pain relief

Live and Thrive with Endo: The Foundations DIY course

One to one coaching info and application

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Produced by Chris Robson

Okay, so before we dive into this episode I’m just going to give a huge disclaimer and trigger warning. This episode is about red meat, breaking down the misunderstanding around red meat for endo and the nutritional benefits of red meat for the endo community. It is evidence based and I hope I have done my best to provide a balanced approach in this conversation, however, this discussion won’t be for everyone.

So, today’s episode is with the amazing Katie Edmonds. Katie is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, educator, and author, specializing in helping women with endo. She's the creator of HealEndo.com, a free and comprehensive resource for anyone with endometriosis. She's the author of The 4-week Endometriosis Diet Plan and Heal Endo: An Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Healing From Endometriosis. 

 In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Where the fear of red meat for endometriosis comes from in the endo world.
• Why this information is misleading and, more importantly, problematic for the endo body.
• The benefits of red meat for the body and why you may want to consider adding it in to your diet.
• Real reasons why people with endo can and do feel better when they remove red meat, but why this still doesn't mean red meat is bad.
• The three tiers of meat priority: 100% grass-fed, organic, or factory farmed.
• How to properly eat red meat to gain the most nutritional benefits.
• If people don't want to eat red meat for ethical or religious reasons, what they can do to ensure they get enough nutrients.

Show Notes

Katie’s book

Katie’s website

Link to Katie’s red meat research blog

This episode is sponsored by Semaine. Semaine is a plant-based supplement for reducing period pain and inflammation, that you take for 7 days of your cycle, during your period. Semaine is made up of 9 super-powered plant extracts and minerals that are all vegan and sourced for maximum quality and bioavailability and selected based on the latest clinical research. If you want to try Semaine, they are currently offering 15% off your first order and they deliver worldwide! Head to: www.semainehealth.com

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.

My cookbook This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast is out now! Get 28 anti-inflammatory, hormone friendly recipes for living and thriving with endometriosis. Order your copy here.

If you feel like you need more support with managing endometriosis, you can join Your EndoLife Coaching Programme. A 1-to-1 three month health and life coaching programme to help you thrive with endometriosis. To find out more about the programme and to discuss whether it could be right for you, email me at hello@thisendolife.com or visit my website.

This episode is produced by Ora Podcasts. Ora provides audio editing, management and other services to make podcasting simple and sustainable for their clients. Health coaches, nutritionists, mediums, personal trainers, tarot readers, teachers, or just those striving for a better world, Ora can help you start and maintain your podcast. Get in touch today.

Okay so this episode is an exciting one, well at least for me, being a blood sugar and gut health geek.

Today I am talking to Gargi Parikh. Gargi is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator, herbalist, and yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience in nutrition. She specializes in diabetes and gut health and takes a functional root cause approach to health helping clients health from the inside out. 

In today’s episode Gargi and I are talking about the profound effect gut health can have on blood sugar, and vice versa! So many of my clients struggle with gut dysbiosis, SIBO, gut inflammation and blood sugar imbalances, and so I think tying the two together is going to be really helpful for many of you.

 We discuss:

• The impact of blood sugar dysregulation on inflammation and hormones.
• The connection between gut health and blood sugar and why gut health is important to balancing blood sugar.
• Whether SIBO in particular can have an effect on blood sugar and why.
• How to begin supporting our blood sugar through gut health.
• And finally, simple strategies for gut healing and supporting blood sugar.

Show Notes

Gargi’s website

Gargi’s Instagram

Product recommendations coming!

This episode is sponsored by Semaine. Semaine is a plant-based supplement for reducing period pain and inflammation, that you take for 7 days of your cycle, during your period. Semaine is made up of 9 super-powered plant extracts and minerals that are all vegan and sourced for maximum quality and bioavailability and selected based on the latest clinical research. If you want to try Semaine, they are currently offering 15% off your first order and they deliver worldwide! Head to: www.semainehealth.com

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.

My cookbook This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast is out now! Get 28 anti-inflammatory, hormone friendly recipes for living and thriving with endometriosis. Order your copy here.

If you feel like you need more support with managing endometriosis, you can join Your EndoLife Coaching Programme. A 1-to-1 three month health and life coaching programme to help you thrive with endometriosis. To find out more about the programme and to discuss whether it could be right for you, email me at hello@thisendolife.com or visit my website.

This episode is produced by Ora Podcasts. Ora provides audio editing, management and other services to make podcasting simple and sustainable for their clients. Health coaches, nutritionists, mediums, personal trainers, tarot readers, teachers, or just those striving for a better world, Ora can help you start and maintain your podcast. Get in touch today.

Today’s episode we have some returning guests, my friends and co-founders of Semaine, Lauren and Catherine Lee! If you haven’t listened to my first episode with them, I really recommend you check that episode out to hear their endometriosis stories and all about founding supplement company, Semaine. But let’s do a quick recap for those of you who aren’t familiar…

Catherine and Lauren started Semaine Health several years ago to address period pain and hormonal imbalances with plant-based, science-backed supplements.  

After decades of painful periods and suffering from stage II and stage IV endometriosis, Catherine and Lauren created the solution they were looking for: a plant-based anti-inflammatory supplement to help lessen their pain while supporting their overall health. 

Cath and Lar are driven by the desire to empower other women who have experienced pain and discomfort, who are looking for answers rather than being dismissed or told their symptoms are normal.  

In this episode, we’re talking about one of their fairly new products, Urinary Cleanse & Protect. Research shows that up to 80% of people with endometriosis also suffer with interstitial cystitis, a chronic bladder pain condition, and for many of us, finding relief is incredibly difficult. Some specialists believe that hidden and embedded UTIs are to blame for a number of cases, and having performed advanced UTI testing myself, I can now say that two hidden UTIs, which have been present for coming up to two decades, are one of the major factors contributing to my bladder issues. Semaine actually sent me a sample to try and I am so surprised by the symptom improvement that I wanted to get them on to talk about this!

So, in today’s episode we are discussing:

• The ingredients in Urinary Cleanse and Protect and how they compare to other UTI treatments on the market and in the research.
• How effective these ingredients are for clearing UTIs and the evidence and trials demonstrating this.
• The problem of biofilms within the IC and UTI community, and whether their product can help to address that issue.
• The feedback they’ve had so far from the IC/endo community.
• How someone with recurrent UTIs/chronic UTIs/IC best use this supplement.

Show Notes

Semaine

Semaine’s Instagram

Endo/IC research

This episode is sponsored by Semaine. Semaine is a plant-based supplement for reducing period pain and inflammation, that you take for 7 days of your cycle, during your period. Semaine is made up of 9 super-powered plant extracts and minerals that are all vegan and sourced for maximum quality and bioavailability and selected based on the latest clinical research. If you want to try Semaine, they are currently offering 15% off your first order and they deliver worldwide! Head to: www.semainehealth.com

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.

My cookbook This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast is out now! Get 28 anti-inflammatory, hormone friendly recipes for living and thriving with endometriosis. Order your copy here.

If you feel like you need more support with managing endometriosis, you can join Your EndoLife Coaching Programme. A 1-to-1 three month health and life coaching programme to help you thrive with endometriosis. To find out more about the programme and to discuss whether it could be right for you, email me at hello@thisendolife.com or visit my website.

This episode is produced by Ora Podcasts.

Today on the show I have the pleasure of speaking with Lux Perry.

Lux Perry is the Co-founder of somedays and if you aren’t familiar with the brand, I really recommend you check them out. somedays provides natural period pain relief products that are backed by science. Their mission is to de-normalise period pain and to empower people to transform their relationship to pain and take control of their body.

Lux lived with unexplained chronic pain and horrific periods since they were nine years old, and like many of us, spent years and years being dismissed. Their experience with pain, their endo diagnosis and their personal journey with their body, led them to co-found somedays with Cassandra Naud and Annabelle Price back in 2021, and they’ve been lighting the period care world on fire ever since!

In this episode Lux and I are talking about one of my favourite topics that I don’t usually get to share here – running a business with a chronic illness.

We discuss:

• Lux’s story and their motivation behind somedays.
• The challenges and benefits of starting a business with endometriosis and how they navigated these in the early days of the start-up.
• The everyday running of a business with a chronic illness, and how the team work together to create an inclusive community and work ethos that allows for not just flexibility but thriving.
• How their products work and the science behind them.
• Their viral campaign and the reaction they’ve received from the world in response to their mission to de-normalise period pain.

Show Notes

somedays 

somedays’ Instagram

This episode is sponsored by Semaine. Semaine is a plant-based supplement for reducing period pain and inflammation, that you take for 7 days of your cycle, during your period. Semaine is made up of 9 super-powered plant extracts and minerals that are all vegan and sourced for maximum quality and bioavailability and selected based on the latest clinical research. If you want to try Semaine, they are currently offering 15% off your first order and they deliver worldwide! Head to: www.semainehealth.com

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.

My cookbook This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast is out now! Get 28 anti-inflammatory, hormone friendly recipes for living and thriving with endometriosis. Order your copy here.

If you feel like you need more support with managing endometriosis, you can join Your EndoLife Coaching Programme. A 1-to-1 three month health and life coaching programme to help you thrive with endometriosis. To find out more about the programme and to discuss whether it could be right for you, email me at hello@thisendolife.com or visit my website.

This episode is produced by Ora Podcasts. Ora provides audio editing, management and other services to make podcasting simple and sustainable for their clients. Health coaches, nutritionists, mediums, personal trainers, tarot readers, teachers, or just those striving for a better world, Ora can help you start and maintain your podcast. Get in touch today.

Today on the show we are talking to the incredible force of nature that is Dr. Lj Johnson.

Dr. Johnson IHP. FDN-P. IIN, CHEK, is a women’s hormone coach specialising in endometriosis. Lj has worked in the women's health and fitness industry for over 20 years while overcoming her own diagnosis of endometriosis. Lj’s passion is to empower, motivate and educate all women so they too can have quality of life despite their symptoms or diagnosis – and after hearing her story, I think you’ll all understand why!

In today’s episode Lj and I are talking all about endo burnout and how to overcome it.

In the interview we cover:

• Lj’s personal story with endo.
• What endo burnout actually is and what symptoms to look out for.
• What causes endo burnout.
• The methods Lj uses to help people recover.
• Where Lj suggests to start with healing endo burnout if you’re not working with a practitioner.

Show Notes

Lj’s website

Lj’s Instagram

Lj’s podcast

This episode is sponsored by Semaine. Semaine is a plant-based supplement for reducing period pain and inflammation, that you take for 7 days of your cycle, during your period. Semaine is made up of 9 super-powered plant extracts and minerals that are all vegan and sourced for maximum quality and bioavailability and selected based on the latest clinical research. If you want to try Semaine, they are currently offering 15% off your first order and they deliver worldwide! Head to: www.semainehealth.com

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.

My cookbook This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast is out now! Get 28 anti-inflammatory, hormone friendly recipes for living and thriving with endometriosis. Order your copy here.

If you feel like you need more support with managing endometriosis, you can join Your EndoLife Coaching Programme. A 1-to-1 three month health and life coaching programme to help you thrive with endometriosis. To find out more about the programme and to discuss whether it could be right for you, email me at hello@thisendolife.com or visit my website.

This episode is produced by Ora Podcasts. Ora provides audio editing, management and other services to make podcasting simple and sustainable for their clients. Health coaches, nutritionists, mediums, personal trainers, tarot readers, teachers, or just those striving for a better world, Ora can help you start and maintain your podcast. Get in touch today.

The last in my IG Live in my Endo Awareness Month Series!

This final Q&A was all about the endo belly and gut health with endometriosis. I got so many questions and I tried to answer as many as I could.

Today I’m answering your questions…

• Is core muscle dysfunction a reason for bloating?
• Why is endo belly still happening after total hysterectomy?
• What to do if you can’t get SIBO to a manageable level (I’ve tried everything)?
• Do you have any must dos for managing endo and SIBO?
• How to tame SIBO?
• Why is my endo belly constant no matter what I eat?
• Why do I only get bloated with carbs?
• Why am I still so bloated even though I take supplements/work out and lead a healthy lifestyle?

I really hope you find this episode useful!

This episode is sponsored by Semaine. Semaine is a plant-based supplement for reducing period pain and inflammation, that you take for 7 days of your cycle, during your period. Semaine is made up of 9 super-powered plant extracts and minerals that are all vegan and sourced for maximum quality and bioavailability and selected based on the latest clinical research. If you want to try Semaine, they are currently offering 15% off your first order and they deliver worldwide! Head to: www.semainehealth.com

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.

My cookbook This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast is out now! Get 28 anti-inflammatory, hormone friendly recipes for living and thriving with endometriosis. Order your copy here.

If you feel like you need more support with managing endometriosis, you can join Your EndoLife Coaching Programme. A 1-to-1 three month health and life coaching programme to help you thrive with endometriosis. To find out more about the programme and to discuss whether it could be right for you, email me at hello@thisendolife.com or visit my website.

This episode is produced by Ora Podcasts. Ora provides audio editing, management and other services to make podcasting simple and sustainable for their clients. Health coaches, nutritionists, mediums, personal trainers, tarot readers, teachers, or just those striving for a better world, Ora can help you start and maintain your podcast. Get in touch today.

The fourth in my IG Live in my Endo Awareness Month Series!

I get a lot of great feedback from listeners when I share my IG Lives on the podcast, so I’m doing it again!

Each week is themed on an area of healing with endo. This week we’re talking about how to recover from fatigue and brain fog with endo and some of the most common factors causing these symptoms.

These IG Lives revolve around your questions, so if you want to submit one, follow me on Instagram @theendobellycoach and send me a question when you see my Stories calling for submissions.

Today I’m answering your questions…

• How to explain to someone you aren’t lazy, you’re fatigued - but to do it in a friendly and assertive way?
• Does brain fog and fatigue cause low motivation levels?
• Tips for working a 9-5 office job when recovering from HPA axis dysfunction?
• How to help support the mitochondria?

If you want to learn more about how to recover from fatigue and brain fog, I teach the exact steps inside my course Live and Thrive with Endo: The Foundations Course - Four key steps to managing endometriosis holistically, reducing your symptoms naturally and finally beating the endo overwhelm.

This four-module course will provide you with the most effective yet easy to digest tools and strategies to reduce your pain, fatigue, endo belly, brain fog and hormonal symptoms and allow you to live your life again. Each lesson includes the core foundational needle movers that I have seen work for my clients time and time again. You get all the essential information you need to beat endo, without the overwhelm.

Doors are open for enrolment and close Sunday 2nd April 10pm BST.

Learn more or enrol here.

Show Notes

Some of the brands I mentioned (non are affiliates/sponsored) -

• Block Blue Light amber lightbulbs
• Researched Nutritionals ATP 360
• Energenesis
• Mitochondrial Resuscitate

This episode is sponsored by Semaine. Semaine is a plant-based supplement for reducing period pain and inflammation, that you take for 7 days of your cycle, during your period. Semaine is made up of 9 super-powered plant extracts and minerals that are all vegan and sourced for maximum quality and bioavailability and selected based on the latest clinical research. If you want to try Semaine, they are currently offering 15% off your first order and they deliver worldwide! Head to: www.semainehealth.com

This episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-works

Let's get social! Come say hello on Instagram or sign up to my newsletter.

This episode is produced by Ora Podcasts.