Delve

In our final episode for Season 2, we’re deep diving into Chinese Dietary Therapy (Shí Liáo), equipping you with the tools to learn about this preventative TCM practice where food is considered as medicine, as we delve into the historical origins. We have special guest Zoey Xinyi Gong, registered Dietician, TCM food therapist, chef and author of The Five Elements cookbook, join us from Shanghai to share her insight into the energetics, flavours, colours and organ channels of Chinese Dietary Therapy, and we ask Zoey about her favourite healing dish and how to prepare for your monthly bleed. Together with Zoey, we answer a listener’s question in our Dear Dao Does segment.
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SHOW NOTES:
Zoey Xinyi Gong - @ zoeyxinyigong, https://www.zoeyxinyigong.com/ 
Chinese Wellness Tours
Silver Root Apothecary - @silverrootapothercary
The Five Elements Cookbook: A Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine with Recipes for Everyday Healing
Superfeast - Tremella Powder
Black Sesame Seed Ball Recipe - The Dao Does Journal
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This week, we’re deep diving into pregnancy loss and navigating Miscarriage, offering an integrative lens on how to support Miscarriage recovery. We delve into the history of miscarriage and how it has been understood, treated and experienced over the centuries. We are fortunate to be joined by guest Dr Devora Lieberman, a highly experienced IVF specialist, gynaecologist and medical director at City Fertility, who shares her knowledge on navigating a miscarriage and the next steps. Together, we answer a listener’s question in our Dear Dao Does segment and unpack how Chinese Medicine can support Miscarriage recovery. 
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City Fertility is one of Australia's leading IVF and fertility providers. With over 18 clinics, they offer services from IVF treatment and egg freezing to Australia's largest range of donor sperm. City Fertility can help you grow your family.  
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Show notes
The Pink Elephants Support Network
PANDA 
Gidget Foundation
Miscarriage historical research by Jennifer Evans
Dr Devora Lieberman
Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS)
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This week, we’re deep diving into Male Fertility, offering an integrative lens when it comes to the sperm side of the story. We delve into the history of Male fertility, the development of the first semen quality classification system, and look at Sperm Health from a Chinese Medicine perspective.  After deconstructing the essentials of Sperm Health, we discuss the lifestyle factors affecting Sperm quality, break down what is tested in a sperm analysis, discuss the treatment options available and answer a listener’s question in the Dear Dao Does segment. 
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SHOW NOTES:
The Male Fertility Podcast
Instant Scripts
The Dao Does ~ Sperm Health
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This week, we’re deep diving into the Oral Contraceptive Pill, exploring the Pill's history and what the future may hold. We have the pleasure to welcome our first guest, Dr Nancy Peters, an obstetrician and gynaecologist based at Sutherland Hospital, Kareena Private Hospital and St George Private Hospital in Sydney, Australia, who shares her insight into the Pill, how it works and answers a listener’s question in our Dear Dao Does segment. In this episode’s wrap-up, we share a TCM perspective on how to effectively transition off the OCP. 
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This episode is proudly brought to you by The Dao Health and our signature CALM tea.
CALM is a thoughtfully crafted custom Chinese Herbal Tea blend designed by a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Chinese Herbalist to support women in nurturing their Yin Feminine energy and spirit or Shen. Using the benefits of Chinese herbal medicine, this tea helps to balance the flow of Qi and Blood within the body and calm the central nervous system. CALM is perfect for any time of the Day and offers a slow and peaceful moment of Yin. 
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SHOW NOTES
Listen to S1 E5 ~ The Rhythm of You 
Period Repair Manual by Dr Lara Briden  - Chapter Two Breaking Up with Hormonal Birth Control 
Flo: Period Tracker
Clue app
The Fifth Vital Sign by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
Beyond the Pill by Dr Jolene Brighten
The influence of combined oral contraceptives on female sexual desire: a systematic review 
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Welcome back for our first episode of Season 2. This week, we’re deep diving into the other side of Birth - the first forty days or the fourth trimester. This episode offers you an insight into Zuo Yue Zie as we delve into the history of postpartum practices in Traditional Chinese Medicine, how to realistically sit the first forty days in the Western world and the barriers that mothers often experience during this time. Elizabeth and Clarice share their plans for their own first forty days as TCM Practitioners, we discuss why we do not recommend Placenta Encapsulation and we unpack a listener’s question in the Dear Dao Does segment.
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This episode of Delve is proudly brought to you by Flow Women, your go-to for postpartum recovery essentials. Founded by a women’s health physio, by mums for mums. 
Flow Women offers everything you need to heal, rebuild, and feel strong again from high quality women’s health products to recovery guides and evidence-based education. Visit flowwomen.com to start your recovery journey with confidence. 
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SHOW NOTES:
Borne Postpartum Wellness HotelHomb Postpartum Care & RecoveryThe Dinner Ladies
How to cook The Dao Health Postpartum Chinese Herbal Medicine soupPANDA 
Gidget Foundation
COPE DirectoryWhat is the process of Matrescence?Jessica UrlichsWhy you should reconsider placenta encapsulation?
What are the three golden opportunities?
The benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine during Pregnancy and Postpartum
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