#85 - Maddie Miles: On an Integrative Approach to Hormone Balancing

Maddie is a board-certified integrative health practitioner and herbalist. She was on "the pill" for years and the road to recovery was long and hard, and now she helps women cater their diet and lifestyle patterns to the stages of their cycle. She and I met at the Austin screening of "The Business of Birth Control", and our friendship grew over the collective dissatisfaction that so many women find within the conventional medical model. This one is [insert fire emoji]. Made possible by:   FullWell Fertility - 10% off with code BELOVED10 (best prenatals and men's virility vitamins on the market) Immune Intel AHCC - 10% with code BELOVED10; clear your HPV with a functional food supplement (clinical trials don't lie!) Organifi - 20% the healthiest protein powder available, all plant-based, non-GMO, organic, glyphosate-free...you get it... BiOptimizers - 10% off Mag Breakthrough plus free gut health goodies! [00:11:00] People like Maddie are often dismissed by the medical establishment, despite her being a board-certified integrative health practitioner and herbalist Birth control messes you up Beyond the Pill, by Jolene Brighten [00:19:00] “What nerve to develop a supplement if you’re not a physician?!” Whoever said pharmaceuticals were “safe” anyways Physicians learn zero about herbs or creating herbal remedies Episode #72 - A (Brief-ish) History of Western Medicine, Witches, and Women Healers All Healers need to respect the limitations of their training [00:34:00] Business of Birth Control film - BELOVED50 save you 50% on price to screen (interview w/ the filmmakers HERE) Downsides of birth control There are >100,000 synthetic chemicals in our food, soil, air, and water prenatal vitamins aren’t a replacement for a healthy lifestyle (FullWell makes the best! Code BELOVED10 so save 10%) [00:46:00] Immune Intel AHCC has been clinically demonstrated to help clear HPV (code BELOVED10 saves you 10%) Healing from years of birth control can take a while Menstrual cycle as a connection to nature The ovulation stage is generally the time when most women can go hardest in the gym [01:00:00] Eating based on the stages of your cycle Fats and protein support the endocrine system Oysters are Maddie’s secret weapon during the luteal phase Find Maddie: IG | podcast | website. Find me: @nathanrileyobgyn and my practice Music by: Labrinth |...