If you’re curious to explore natural approaches to support menstrual health challenges today’s episode is for you. My guest, Melinda McDougall, is a registered Medical Herbalist specialising in women's health and runs a busy online clinic seeing patients across the UK and beyond. She combines the latest scientific research into botanical medicines with the traditional knowledge women have used for centuries to manage their health.
Melinda shares a treasure trove of herbal information about how to improve irregular periods, heavy and painful menstruation, endometriosis, as well as how to reduce stress, and help your body to feel better overall!
In this conversation we explored:
- Melinda`s story and what led her to become a medical herbalist and why she decided to specialise in the field of women’s health.
- The roots of medical herbalism in indigenous practices and knowledge and how plants have always been “the people’s medicine”.
- Why medical herbalism is such a profound and potent holistic model to understand health and support our female and menstruating bodies beyond symptom management.
- Various menstrual health challenges as well as endometriosis and how medical herbalism can be of support in these situations.
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Links:
- Flurina Dominique Thali & The Soft Rebellion: @flurina.thali / www.flurinathali.com
- My guest, Melinda McDougall: You can find her webpage here
Credits:
Intro/outro music – ‘Hymn for Jim’ by Aspyrian: Robin Porter – saxophone, Jack Gillen – guitar, Matt Parkinson – drums, composed by Robin Porter, listen to the full track here, graphic: Annina Thali, for more information click here
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