We're on episode 5 already of @hormones.and.handstands and this week it’s all about stress hormones - and how we manage them.

Victoria talks about Yoga Nidra (yoga sleep) a type of guided relaxation that she practices and teaches, also known as NSDR

- Why it’s the ultimate power nap, 20 minutes is said to be the equivalent of 2 hours sleep
- How she used to do it the stationery cupboard at work at The Mail on Sunday to save her sanity!
- How it’s similar to hypnosis and manifesting, helping you shape your future
- How it can helps recover after illness, manage menopause symptoms such as anxiety and reshape unhelpful beliefsEvery week Pippa tackles a different hormone and in this episode it’s cortisol. It’s our main stress hormone but it’s also a lot more.
- It affects weight and resilience
- It peaks in the morning top get us out of bed, but if it’s still high at night it suppresses melatonin the sleep hormone
- lt’s anti-inflammatory in a good amount
- Too high and its suppresses the immune system and damages gut liningWe discuss the supplements and lifestyle practices we rely in to manage stress. Magnesium is Pippa’s top pick.

Pippa's Links:

Website: https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pippacampbell_health/

Victoria's Links:

Website: https://victoriawoodhall.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriawoodhall

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawoodhallyoga

Enjoy and please leave us a review!

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding your health, medical condition, or treatment. Do not make any changes to your diet, lifestyle, or medications without consulting a professional.

If any products are mentioned we may use affiliate links.

Underactive thyroid is a problem for so many women and in Pippa’s clinical experience more women have it as we get older. It’s often un- or misdiagnosed. Pippa explains some signs to look out for such as loss of outer third of your eyebrow, puffy under eyes, cold hands and feet and constipation.Victoria looks at eyes from a beauty and a yoga perspective – do you really need and an eye cream and what kind? What causes dark circles and how to get rid of them with skincare creams and clinic treatments? Can eye yoga really improve your eyesight – plus the exercises and practices you can do now to relieve eye strain. And if you’re feeling distracted and struggling to focus, why your eyes might be leading you astray.

Nira Skin Laser - get at last 10% off with code victoriawoodhall (discount varies throughout the year)
https://www.niraskin.com/en-gb

Couture Brows with Suzanne Martin
https://www.lanesboroughclubandspa.com/spa-consultants/suzanne-martin/

Botox Brow Lift with Dr Ahmed El Muntasar

https://theaestheticsdoctor.com/

Hydropeptide Polypeptide Collagel Eye Patches

https://hydropeptide.co.uk/products/polypeptide-collagel-eye-masks

Powder Brows with Bows by Sarah Fogg

https://www.brows-by-sarah.com/

Plinest Polynucleotides with Dr Yusra Al Mukhtar

https://dryusra.com/blog/polynucleotides-the-next-frontier-in-skin-rejuvenation/

Pippa's Links:

Website: https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pippacampbell_health/

Victoria's Links:

Website: https://victoriawoodhall.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriawoodhall

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawoodhallyoga

Enjoy and please leave us a review!

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding your health, medical condition, or treatment. Do not make any changes to your diet, lifestyle, or medications without consulting a professional.

If any products are mentioned we may use affiliate links.

Testosterone isn’t just for libido, it’s our mood, motivation and muscle hormone. Should you try testosterone replacement therapy? How do you get it from your GP? Pippa answers all the big questions. Victoria shares her mixed experience on testosterone cream, and how she has to be careful not to exacerbate her androgenetic hair loss.

Our beauty topic this week is lips and Victoria explains the surprising things that happen to them as we age (like everything they get thinner and droopier…!), makeup hacks for fuller lips, why everyone’s talking about the Lip Flip treatment and how she nearly got stuck with a trout pout after having the salmon sperm treatment (polynucleotides).

We discuss fluoride in toothpaste – is it bad for you and what are the alternatives, productivity journals and collagen bars

Here are links to some of the products and treatments we reference

Bon Charge PEMF mat https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/nutritionist-pippa-campbells-favourite-products/#supplements

https://www.philipkingsley.com/

Dr Yura Al Mukhtar, where Victoria had her Collagen Lips treatment https://dryusra.com/

Get The Gloss Lip Flip review https://www.getthegloss.com/beauty/lip-flip-review/

Kimmel lemon collagen bar https://kimmel.life/

Intelligent change prodictivity journal and 5 minute journal

https://www.intelligentchange.com

Studio 10 Lip Liner

https://www.studio10beauty.com/products/age-reverse-perfecting-lip-liner

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Pippa's Links:

Website: https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pippacampbell_health/

Victoria's Links:

Website: https://victoriawoodhall.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriawoodhall

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawoodhallyoga

Enjoy and please leave us a review!

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding your health, medical condition, or treatment. Do not make any changes to your diet, lifestyle, or medications without consulting a professional.

If any products are mentioned we may use affiliate links.