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Happy gut, happy hormones. We explore the bi-directional gut-hormone connection, why food intolerances are rarely about the food itself, why fart walks are trending, the limits of the Low Fodmap diet, bottom pain, hypnotherapy for IBS and the real reason why you might have itchy skin. Plus, the bizarre world of parasite cleanses and the woman who made a killing selling her farts in jars.

Do you really need to detox? Isn’t that what your liver and kidneys are for? With so many more toxins in our lives these days, our liver especially needs extra help. But what’s the best way to go about it? We take down some social media detox myths –  juice cleanses get a bit fat no from Pippa – and sing the praises of daily liver-loving cruciferous veg. Should you you sweat out toxins? And are cold plunges for women are really a good thing? Listen in, you might be surprised!  We hope you enjoy listening on Apple, Spotify and YouTube – wherever you get your podcasts.   Follow us on Instagram @hormones.and.handstands   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

We catch up mid way through Victoria’s annual fasting stay at the Buchinger Wilhelm clinic in Germany. It’s art spa part integrative medical fasting centre – it’s her third time there, but she’s not there for weight loss as there’s so much more to fasting. Victoria describes the longevity, immune system, skin, liver, muscle and gut health benefits, as well as the profound mental rest she experiences during a nine-day fast, And there’s plenty of nitty gritty: what can you eat (if anything) what do you do all day? Do you HAVE to have the enemas, why do your armpits smell more? How to survive the Day 3 Slump. Do you get ‘fasting flu’? And how much nakedness is there in the saunas?  We look at fasting at home for women – why Pippa’s not a fan of water fasting, and what’s the most sustainable way for women to get the benefits of fasting while keeping our hormones balanced.  Victoria’s stay was gifted for review. Prices start art around 430 Euros per night https://www.buchinger-wilhelmi.com/en/  See the Fasting’ highlight on her Instagram for more. Kiyoveda Organic Castor Oil pack  £29.99  Follow us on Instagram @hormones.and.handstands Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pippacampbell_health/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawoodhallyoga We sometime use affiliate links

Goodbye blood sugar monitor, is a continuous blood pressure monitor the new wearable for 2026? The weight loss jab conversation is taking a new turn this year with the advent this spring of the GLP1 pill – but what do we think? We’re all over protein or course and now ‘fibre-maxing’ for gut health and hormone detox is the new must-do, especially as 96% percent of UK adults don’t get the recommended 30g per day. We pick our favourite fibre supps and surprising fibre-rich foods. Hair salons are having an upgrade, with cosmetic treatment and jabs to support hair growth (and there’s a new LED hair helmet Victoria loves, see below). And is your makeup in a midlife rut? We share the brands we swear by for a grown-up glow.   Victoria’s mentions  -     Hilo Band continuous blood pressure monitor, £209.99 - Artah Essential Fibre+, £40.50 - Indi Gut Bars, £20 for 12 - No7 Pro Artist Makeup Collection (I love the Soft Glow Cream Bronzer and Weightless Silk Sheer Foundation, both £19.95) - Nooance Paris Anti-Hair Loss and Regrowth Helmet, £855. Use my code WOODHALL15 for an extra 15% off sitewide.their Led masks are excellent. -    Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation) for stress relief. Watch my free 8 min video on yoga nidra here  and try this 30-min relaxation here. - Victoria’s website https://victoriawoodhall.com/   Pippa’s mentions   -    Pippa Campbell Health Gut Repair, £49.99 -     PCH Metaboost Weight Loss Formula, £53.99 -     Makeup Westman Atelier, Victoria Beckham Beauty, Ilia -  incidecoder.com -     Eat Right Lose Weight, by Pippa Campbell, £13.19 - Perfect Amino chocolate powder, £31.59 and Perfect Amino Brownie Bar, £51.59 for 12 here - Website: https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/ Follow us on Instagram @hormones.and.handstands Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pippacampbell_health/  https://www.instagram.com/victoriawoodhall/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawoodhallyoga We sometime use affiliate links

Welcome back to season 2 of Hormones and Handstands with functional hormone nutritionist Pippa Campbell and beauty editor and yoga teacher Victoria Woodhall. We’re friends who met through work and are constantly picking each other’s brains for insights and tips and decided that this could potentially be really useful stuff for other women. To kick off 2026, week we discuss our beauty and wellness highlights of 2025, why knowing your metabolic type can help you lose weight ‘the old fashioned way’ (as opposed to weight loss jabs), menopausal reflux, should you put oestrogen on your face? yoga poses for weight loss (do they even exist?) and what an itchy bottom and smelly farts are telling you.  We’ve both changed our HRT recently. Permenopausal Pippa’s periods are less frequent, she’s feeing ‘flushy’ and has started taking progesterone. Victoria added vaginal oestrogen into her HRT mix, but after a conversation with gynaecologist Dr Tania Adib has moved onto the a bespoke oestrogen and testosterone vagina/vulva cream to support dryness and bladder symptoms. We both love creatine, Pippa takes her forthcoming Pippa Campbell Health TruePure Creatine launching here in February.Victoria takes Artah Essential Creatine, £25.20. Pippa has increased from 5g to 20g and it’s helping her muscles mass. Victoria’s mentions  -   Labareau The AHA Peel, £95. Use 3x week for glow LINK -   Chai Guys Masala Chai tea, £21.95 -   Weights/strength training to bolster my dynamic yoga practice. I love Owning Your Menopause platform and teach a 45-min online yoga class at 8am on it on a Saturday. -   Hair Sculpt keratin treatment with Gustav Fouche – goodbye frizz, hello easy beach waves. Read my article on getthegloss.com. -   Contrast Cryotherapy at Ice Health Cryo in London – great if you are a ‘cortisol’ metabolic type and find cold plunge too stressful.    -    Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation) for stress relief. Watch my free 8 min video on yoga nidra here  and try this 30-min relaxation here.  Pippa’s mentions   -   Golden Hour Facial Beauty Serum, £49  -   Golden Hour Vaginal Beauty Serum £24.99 -   Pippa Campbell Health Aloe Vera, £31.99 -   PCH Metaboost Weight Loss Formula, £53.99 -   Marshmallow Root Tea, for reflux £7.99 -   Chewable Licorice Root tablets for reflux, £9.44 -   Eat Right Lose Weight, by Pippa Campbell, £13.19

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 ​Follow us on Instagram and YouTube https://www.instagram.com/hormones.and.handstands/ https://www.youtube.com/@hormonesandhandstands 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.

Ever been gas-lit by your hormones? Progesterone is a prime culprit, as can be behind early perimenopause symptoms that creep up quietly: anxiety, heart palpitations, trouble sleeping, less stress resilience and even getting up in the night to pee. You may be having regular periods, but you feel like you’re falling apart – what on earth is going on? Pippa explains the role of progesterone –- dubbed nature’s anti-depressant – and Victoria reveals why supplementing orally with it has been the biggest game-changer for her insomnia. We learn why women react differently to progesterone HRT, depending on how our body converts it. Find out how functional testing can reveal whether you are a ‘5 Alpha’ converter like Victoria, or a ‘5 Beta’ like Pippa and why knowing that can be the key to managing any hormone-related.symptoms.  Stress also impacts your progesterone levels and Victoria shares her favourite stress-busting breathing technique called cyclic sighing. She talks about her journey with hair loss and thinning – hormone and stress-related – and the products and treatments such as scalp drops and LED hair masks that have helped. Pippa provides nutrition know-how for hair.  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. LED cap for hair, Higherdose Red Light Hat, £401.99 Phillip Kingsley 3M Drops on prescription. Try PK 3% Minoxidil Drops, non-prescription,  £17 https://www.philipkingsley.co.uk/minoxidil-3-scalp-drops.html Pippa Campbell Health Peri-Balance £49.99 https://shop.pippacampbellhealth.com/products/peri-balance ​Follow us on Instagram and YouTube https://www.instagram.com/hormones.and.handstands/ https://www.youtube.com/@hormonesandhandstands 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

Welcome to the first episode of Hormones and Handstands, a brand new podcast from functional hormone nutritionist and naturopath Pippa Campbell and beauty and wellness journalist and senior yoga teacher Victoria Woodhall. Every week, Pippa dives into a key female hormone, explaining its role, what happens when it becomes imbalanced and how to get to the root cause, so we can feel better. She explains how in her 20s she was felled by chronic PMS for years, and how it cleared up within months when she started seeing a functional practitioner. This kicked off her career pivot into qualifying as a practitioner herself and her passion for helping other women balance their hormones. Did you know that oestrogen is actually higher in our late 30s and early 40s than in our core reproductive years and that perimenopause is also called ‘second puberty’? Pippa explains what happens when oestrogen spikes and fluctuates at this time, what strange symptoms we might experience, what ‘oestrogen dominance’ means, plus simple food and lifestyle hacks to detox oestrogen. Victoria tells us how she came to yoga after suffering chronic stress and insomnia in her 20s and how it has helped her manage a racing mind as a beauty and wellness journalist. Yoga was the magic bullet which led her to train as a yoga teacher. She explains how simple moves such as getting your head below your heart in a ‘rag doll’  forward bend can help discharge stress, and why Yoga Nidra (yoga sleep) is such a powerful practice to reset your nervous system (there’s a future episode just on this). Many women, including Pippa, are confused about the fundamentals of a good skincare routine, so Victoria breaks down the basics from retinoids to vitamin C and peptides, gives her expert view on whether double cleansing is worth the bother and clarifies what order to apply your creams and serums in. Enjoy and please leave us a review! Follow us: Instagram @hormones.and.handstands   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 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.

Hormones and Handstands – a functional hormone nutritionist and a beauty editor and yoga teacher’s guide to acing the challenges of midlife.    Welcome to the uplifting midlife podcast for women who want to thrive, not just survive. Hosted by functional hormone nutritionist and naturopath Pippa Campbell, and beauty editor and yoga teacher Victoria Woodhall, each episode dives into the real stuff: hormone shifts, beauty upgrades, nutrition know-how, functional yoga you can use – and embracing the freedom that comes with this stage of life. Expect expert advice, honest conversation, trends tried-and-tested plus plenty of laughs, because midlife is about transformation – inside and out.    Who are we? We’re friends who met through work and once the official conversations were done, we just kept on talking, sharing the challenges in our own lives – running businesses, looking after families, navigating the tangle of midlife hormones while trying to see the funny side and live in the best possible health. We are constantly picking each other’s brains for insights and tips and decided that this could potentially be really useful stuff for other women to hear – so we pressed record to make our private conversations public!    We hope you enjoy listening  Pippa & Victoria Follow us on Instagram and YouTube https://www.instagram.com/hormones.and.handstands/ https://www.youtube.com/@hormonesandhandstands   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