133. Women’s Health & Our Pelvic Floor, with Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Jessica Jenkins

I get asked similar things all the time on social media so I put it to you guys on my Instagram stories to ask me some questions to answer on the podcast. In this episode I answer some of the most frequent and popular questions from my amazing audience. Garmin Venu 3S  This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style. Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal. It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor! With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively. The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users. With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health. Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I welcome back Anna Ritan: an Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Nutritionist with over 12 years experience. Anna specialises in paediatric and neonatal nutritional therapy and dietary education and is also the creator of Nourish Little Lives. This episode is the second part of a 2-part series with Anna. The previous episode is all about fussy eating in toddlers and children and this episode is a Q&A section from our listeners. If you would like to learn more about Anna, visit her Instagram. Garmin Venu 3S  This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style. Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal. It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor! With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively. The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users. With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health. Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I welcome back Anna Ritan: an Accredited Practicing Dietitian & Nutritionist with over 12 years experience. Anna specialises in paediatric and neonatal nutritional therapy and dietary education and is also the creator of Nourish Little Lives. This episode is the first part of a 2-part series with Anna. This first episode is all about fussy eating in toddlers and children and the next episode is a Q&A section from our listeners. If you would like to learn more about Anna, visit her Instagram. Garmin Venu 3S  This episode is brought to you by Venu® 3S, Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch that is the perfect blend of function and style. Purpose-built with advanced health and fitness features, and the ability to make calls and send texts, the Venu® 3S is more than just a fitness smartwatch, it's your personal on-wrist coach there to support your every goal. It gives you detailed health and wellness insights, such as Body Battery™ energy monitoring, sleep coaching, a morning report, nap detection, stress tracking, a pulse ox sensor, women’s health and pregnancy tracking, meditation, mindful breathing and even a jet lag advisor! With 30+ sports apps, animated workouts and a Garmin coach, you can train purposely and effectively. The Venu® 3S is built for how you move, it can track pushes and offers built-in workouts designed for wheelchair users. With up to 10 days of battery life in smart watch mode, Venu® 3S fitness smartwatch is able to give you a more complete picture of your health. Head over to garmin.com.au to find out more. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I chat with Professor Louise Burke. Louise is a sports dietitian with 40 years of experience in the education and counselling of elite athletes.  She worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for 30 years, first as Head of Sports Nutrition and then as Chief of Nutrition Strategy.  She was the team dietitian for the Australian Olympic Teams for the 1996-2012 Summer Olympic Games.  Her publications include over 400 papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and the authorship or editorship of several textbooks on sports nutrition. I hope that you all can appreciate the amazing talent that Louise brings to our episode today where we chat all about the “low down on low carbs”. You can follow Louise on X @louisemburke. Garmin Venu 3S  This episode is brought to you by Venu 3S – Garmin’s latest hybrid smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I chat all things pelvic floor with Jess Jenkins. Jess is an advanced practice physiotherapist in pelvic health, a clinical & fitness pilates instructor and an antenatal and postnatal pilates course educator                                                                  Jess treat’s a range of conditions including all pelvic floor disorders in both women and men, pregnancy-related conditions, and musculoskeletal injuries. Her special interest is anything prenatal or post natal and female pelvic pain. In today’s episode, Jess and I chat: the pelvic floor; the impact pregnancy has on a women’s body; the 6-week post-natal check; Kegel exercises; ab separation; prolapses; urinary incontinence; and constipation. You can follow Jess on Instagram @the.mama.physio and find more information on her website. Garmin Sq 2 Plus  This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I chat with accredited practising dietitian and advanced sports dietitian, Simone Austin. Simone's résumé speaks for itself: she is the Chief Health Officer at healthylife; she has 30+ years experience working in elite sport with some of Australia’s most successful sporting teams (the Australian Men’s Cricket Team, the Hawthorn AFL Club, the Melbourne Storm NRL team, the Melbourne City A League team etc.); she was the president of Sports Dietitians Australia for 5 years and is currently a Dietitians Australia board member. On today’s episode, Simone and I utilise her 30+ years experience in sports nutrition to teach everyday athletes, like you and me, how to eat and fuel and fuel. We discuss: pre-workout and post-workout fuelling, when is it necessary and what to eat; how to eat to maintain energy levels during and post workout; hydration and how much water you should be drinking; advice for athletic kids; our best hacks to maintain performance during exercise as well as everyday life. You can follow Simone on Instagram @simone_austin and be sure to visit healthylife. where you can find loads of free health programs, articles written by health professionals, the Food Tracker Tool and the Living Healthy Report. Garmin Sq 2 Plus  This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I chat with accredited practising dietitian, Ebony Crameri. Ebony has over 12 years experience as a qualified nutritionist & dietitian and a fertility & IVF nutrition expert. She has worked with hundreds of women to help them achieve their health goals, and is the perfect guest to talk us through all things Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). In this episode Ebony and I discuss: what PCOS is and how it’s diagnosed; what are the main PCOS symptoms doctors and health professionals look for when diagnosing PCOS; are there different types of PCOS; what evidenced based guidelines exist for the assessment and management of PCOS; what lifestyle strategies can people adopt to help them with PCOS; what common diet themes or foods tend to assist people with PCOS; are there any supplements that are recommended for PCOS; why is it difficult to lose weight with PCOS; is there a connection between gut health and PCOS; You can find out more about Ebony on her website and her Instagram. Garmin Sq 2 Plus  This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I chat with accredited practising dietitian, Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore. Dr Flávia has an impressive résumé: She is a scientist, dietitian, nutritionist, researcher and entrepreneur. As the founder and CEO of Nutrition Research Australia, she maintains her independent and credible voice on all things nutrition, health and wellbeing. She is the co-founder of Food is Cool, where nutrition in schools is done differently. She is a fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Finally, Dr Flávia is an adjunct lecturer at Newcastle University and a honorary associate at the University of Sydney. In the episode, Dr Flávia and I chat about: why fruits and vegetables are so important in our diet; the latest statistics on fruit and vegetable consumption; the recommended serves for fruits and vegetables; the world first "Eating the Rainbow" study about the health benefits of bioactive pigments; the nutritional benefits of different types of melons; the best ways to incorporate melons into your diet, so that you "Eat the Rainbow". For more information about the topics covered, visit: For health care providers — https://nraus.com/melonshub/ For consumers — https://www.melonsaustralia.org.au/ Hort Innovation This episode is funded by Hort Innovation, using the melon research and development levy and contributions from the Australian government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I chat with registered psychologist, Ashlee Wells. Ashlee is the founder of Wells Psychology, a qualified perinatal and infant mental health clinician, circle of security parenting facilitator and mother to two young toddlers. She works in a women’s health clinic and has a passion for supporting women with the unique set of mental health challenges they may face. Ashlee and I talk about perinatal mental health and why it is so important. We talk about how anxiety increases for new parents, and how to deal with it. We chat parental burnout, why self-care is so important and how to create time for ourselves during early parenthood. You can find out more about Ashlee on her website and her Instagram. Garmin Sq 2 Plus  This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

In this episode, I chat with accredited practicing dietitian, Chloe McLeod. Chloe is a sports dietitian and the founder and director of nutrition consultancy Verde Nutrition Co, where she works with her team to provide individual nutrition consultations via Telehealth, corporate wellbeing services and consulting to the food industry. Chloe has over 14 years of experience in the industry focussing on gut health, food intolerance and performance nutrition. You can follow Chloe on Instagram. On today’s episode, Chloe and I discuss: Key nutrient requirements and considerations for athletes and active individuals; The Mediterranean diet and the SMILEs Trial; The link between extra virgin olive oil and mental health; The impact of the Mediterranean diet on budget, illness, injury and body composition; The difference between good fats and bad fats; and What a day on the plate looks like for everyday athletes when focusing on the Mediterranean diet and extra virgin olive oil. Cobram Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil This episode is brought to you by Cobram Estate, Australia’s most loved Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Grown, harvested & cold pressed right here in Australia, Cobram Estate produces award winning, premium quality extra virgin olive oils that contains antioxidants and healthy monounsaturated fats. You can find Cobram Estate’s collection of premium quality Australian extra virgin olive oils at any leading supermarket or use the code “Leanne20” to purchase direct from Cobram Estate’s website for some savings. Note the discount can’t be used in conjunction with any other discount code and will be valid for one month (until 8 April 2023). Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!