Welcome to the Addicted to Healthy podcast! Your one stop destination for all things health and a kickass life. I’m Laurence, a certified nutritional practitioner and PCOS Fighter & health coach & your host of the addicted to healthy podcast This is your show to learn from me and other inspiring experts on how to address your health naturally and uplevel in all areas of your life to live a kickass life. This podcast is about being addicted to bettering yourself and your life and being in love with the life you are living. It means living your truth and finding the things that light you up, no matter what that looks like. This podcast will encompass all things that I believe contribute to holistic health: nutrition, lifestyle, relationships, money, career, spirituality, physical activity, mindset, health, environment, creativity, etc. Todays' episode: Vivien Allred (Dip CNM, mBANT, CNHC) is a UK based Naturopathic Nutritional therapist. She studied for 3 years at the College of naturopathic medicine, after struggling with her own health issues, for many years during early adulthood. She now works primarily with women struggling with hormonal imbalances and digestive issues, educating them about the healing properties of food, nutritional supplements, lifestyle and other natural remedies. Vivien offers both online and in person consultations and aims to identify and address the root causes of her clients’ symptoms, supporting them with personalised health protocols. She is passionate about helping as many women as possible overcome their health issues and she is dedicated to sharing regular content, including weekly blog posts, newsletters and episodes on her podcast ‘Hormones in Harmony’ plus daily education, inspiration and Q&A’s on her instagram page. Todays episode: Your story with your health struggles and becoming a nutritionist specialized in hormones How to figure out if you actually have PCOS? Testing for PCOS What are the effects of the pill on PCOS What are the main imbalances you see with PCOS? Insulin resistance (post prandial glucose and insulin testing), Inflammation & stress How does poor gut health worsen PCOS? What does the gut have to do with hormones? How do we know our gut health is compromised? What should we look out for? The connection between mental health and gut health : is it all in our head? How are the two related? Links Viva natural health  Vivien's Instagram Vivien's Facebook Hormones in Harmony podcast  Thank you for listening to today’s episode! I hope you loved this episode, if yes I would appreciate a review on iTunes, this helps my podcast reach more people who need it! Got questions? Requests? Feedback? Email me at [email protected] Want more? Find me online at the following : Instagram Website Facebook