Thriving Through Perimenopause: Debunking Soy, MHT Myths & More | Rhiannon Hardingham

Love & Guts

#295 Rhiannon is a highly experienced, degree qualified naturopath and nutritionist, and practitioner educator. Specialising in all hormonal health issues including perimenopause, endometriosis, PCOS, PMS & PMDD, male & female infertility, IVF support, pregnancy care and postpartum & paediatric healthcare, Rhiannon and her team at RH: Reproductive Health expertly support couples and individuals in their efforts to navigate their specific circumstances.

RH:Reproductive health is committed to the successful integration of natural and conventional medicine, and believe ideal outcomes are achieved for patients when all their health care providers are working together.

Rhiannon and her team regularly working alongside Melbourne’s top fertility doctors, obstetricians and gynaecologists to achieve the best outcomes for their patients. As testament to this, Rhiannon is routinely invited to present on the topic of collaborative patient care to medical professionals and naturopaths alike.

After nearly twenty years in busy clinical practice, Rhiannon provides professional mentoring and education for functional medicine practitioners in both group and individual settings. This highly specialised area is outside the scope of standard education and as such, her reproduction and hormonal masterclasses and mentoring programs are a rare opportunity for practitioners to further their skills.

In this episode, we cover:

• How perimenopause is diagnosed
• Markers of early change we may see in hormone pathology
• Strategies to implement throughout perimenopause to optimise hormones, minimise symptoms and improve long-term health outcomes.
• All things soy: should we be fearful of it? Common misconceptions. (safety, contraindications, benefits)
• Menopausal Hormone Therapy: What are the different types? (safety, efficacy, and indications)
• And so much more

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