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Katie: Hey and welcome to the Wellness Mama podcast. I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com, and this episode is all a few matter that I’ve indirectly ever coated on this podcast earlier than, which is the subject of vaginal well being and vaginal microbiome. So a bit bit of a better stage matter. Could or might not wish to pay attention with babies until you’re going to clarify that dialog to them. However I feel an important matter for girls, particularly as a result of we actually get into how that is related to fertility, to being pregnant, to higher beginning outcomes, and to ladies’s well being basically. And it’s the deepest I’ve gone on this matter.
And I’m right here with Priyanka Jain, who’s the co-founder and CEO of an organization referred to as Evvy, the place they’re on a mission to shut the gender well being information hole. And so they’re beginning with the primary ever precision vaginal well being care platform and the world’s largest information set on the vaginal microbiome, which has not been studied largely prior to now. Her background is in information and she or he’s bringing this strategy to ladies’s well being and particularly to vaginal microbiome understanding. And so identical to we have now a intestine microbiome and an oral microbiome, she is instantly concerned in doing the analysis within the vaginal microbiome and the way it’s impacting ladies’s well being.
We discuss her personal journey and what led to this, how ladies weren’t included in scientific analysis till 1993, and why ladies are nonetheless recognized years after males for a similar circumstances, the best way to truly make one of the best use of knowledge that we now have entry to, how vaginal discomfort is the main cause ladies search medical well being within the US and at any given second, 30% of ladies have some type of vaginal dysbiosis however it may be for a lot of totally different causes and it’s usually in typical medication handled as a single trigger, the rationale the vagina is supposed to be acidic, what her information set on vaginal microbiome is exhibiting and what we are able to be taught from it, what the commonest types of vaginal dysbiosis are, how 84% of individuals with vaginal dysbiosis don’t have any signs and get no remedy, and 66% of people that suppose they’ve a yeast an infection even have one thing else solely.
We discuss issues like boric acid and what the analysis exhibits, we discuss vaginal probiotics and what to know, and the way vaginal well being impacts fertility, being pregnant, and beginning, and the best way to optimize this to your benefit. And he or she has some actually superior life recommendation on the finish, in addition to a e book advice that’s new. So I hope that you’ll get pleasure from this actually fascinating episode with Priyanka Jain, and let’s be a part of her now. Priyanka, welcome. Thanks a lot for being right here.
Priyanka: Thanks a lot for having me.
Katie: That is going to be, I feel, a very informative and enjoyable dialog. And we’re going to get to enter some subjects that truly I’ve not talked about on this podcast but in virtually 700 episodes. However first as a springboard, I really feel like there’s a related a part of your story that relates instantly into the work that you simply’re doing. And from researching you, it looks as if you handled some sure well being issues your self and that that form of led you into this world of well being and wellness. So I might love to listen to that story and what that journey was like for you.
Priyanka: Sure, positively. I at all times joke that everybody has, or most girls have their very own model of my story, proper? Of going to so many physician’s places of work, feeling like you might have signs which might be unexplained or issues preserve taking place to you, however every part, you realize, quote unquote, appears to be like regular. And perhaps it’s best to drink extra water or perhaps it’s best to sleep extra or perhaps it’s best to have a much less hectic job. And I come from a background within the information world, have at all times been actually all for ways in which we may convey machine studying merchandise to the world to assist attempt to make the world a extra honest place, and was simply shocked at, you realize, the dearth of knowledge that I had entry to alone physique, proper? To attempt to perceive what was going fallacious, why was I feeling this fashion? And the quantity of simply frustration from each the affected person and supplier aspect with the lack to get solutions.
And as I began doing a few of my very own analysis, as I feel so many ladies do once they have experiences like mine, I discovered among the completely wild info that now underpin Evvy’s mission, proper? The truth that within the US, ladies weren’t in scientific analysis till 1993. And that to at the present time, we’re recognized on common 4 years later than males throughout over 700 illnesses. And what that screamed to me as information individual is, oh wow, we even have this huge information hole in relation to our understanding of the feminine physique.
We’ve primarily perpetually in historical past studied middle-aged mid-sized white males after which assumed that girls have been small males and we might simply make every part smaller and that healthcare would work. And clearly that’s not the case, proper? That’s not our lived experiences. And so I grew to become so interested by, if we’ve by no means studied the feminine physique, there should be so many distinctive alerts, proper? Messages that the feminine physique is attempting to provide off saying, I’m doing properly or I need assistance, however we simply don’t measure these issues as a result of they didn’t exist in males. And so I used to be very interested by, okay, may we begin to measure a few of these alerts and really may that enhance our capacity to detect illness in ladies and deal with it in a way more efficacious trend? And that was the start of Evvy.
Katie: Yeah, and I’m glad you introduced up that hole. It nonetheless blows my thoughts that basically ladies weren’t even included in analysis till ’93 and are nonetheless not included equally in analysis now. And I do know it’s like partially like we used to only assume ladies have been small males and in addition ladies have hormones that appear to vary and are complicated. So it’s simpler to only ignore that half solely and simply concentrate on males as a result of they’re form of like simpler to manage variables, which I get. However I really feel wish to your level, it does a disservice to ladies.
And such as you, I had that have of getting points, not with the ability to get solutions from docs being informed like that’s regular or that’s simply postpartum or that’s simply your hormones. And my thought was like even when it’s widespread, that doesn’t imply it’s regular. And it doesn’t imply that’s how we have now to really feel. And so I really like that you simply’re taking the information pushed strategy and like, we have now entry now on this time to all this information we didn’t used to have, whether or not it’s wearables, lab testing, no matter. However what can we do with it? I really feel like we’re within the like interpretation period of knowledge.
Priyanka: I really like the way in which you body that. And I feel it’s, you realize, there’s so many issues in what you stated, proper? Round the truth that we docs don’t have solutions, we don’t have solutions. We’re informed that, you realize, issues, signs are regular in ladies, proper? It’s regular to have all of those unwanted effects to contraception, it’s regular. And I feel to your level, regular is perhaps the fallacious phrase, proper? Perhaps it’s widespread, however I feel that one of many issues that I might love to vary via Evvy, is regardless of the reverse of normalizing is, unnormalizing. I might like to unnormalize feminine ache, proper? I feel we’ve simply accepted that we have now, we reside longer, however we undergo extra. And I feel that we simply have to vary that. We have now to determine that we’re not okay with ladies struggling within the healthcare system. And I feel as soon as we determine that, quite a bit will change.
Katie: Agreed. And to your level, that appears to be one other space the place there’s an enormous discrepancy is that girls are usually not even believed about their ache once they go into ERs with the identical actual signs as a person. They gained’t be believed that they’re in ache. And it looks as if research have additionally proven that girls can deal with a fairly intense quantity of ache and nonetheless function and performance. And so I feel usually that simply will get discounted. After which these ladies simply aren’t given assets and solutions once they’re having a reliable factor happening.
Priyanka: Precisely, it’s actually wild. There’s a lot analysis exhibiting that we’re extra more likely to be dismissed. I’m going to butcher the precise stat, nevertheless it’s one thing like we’re twice as more likely to be misdiagnosed after we’re having a coronary heart assault as a result of folks don’t take our signs as severely and since signs can usually manifest otherwise in ladies and quite a lot of docs aren’t educated to know the signs in ladies. So I feel the gender well being hole goes so, thus far and huge. And I feel we’re so within the element of it that’s pushed by the dearth of knowledge and the way we can assist repair that downside.
Katie: And that’s an amazing springboard into what I hope goes to be the majority of our dialog as we speak associated to what you’re with information factors in ladies and particularly associated to the vaginal microbiome, which is the half that has probably not been talked about right here aside from form of peripherally in relation to infants getting seeded throughout the birthing course of, which I hope we’ll additionally go into. However that’s like, I really feel like one piece and an entire spectrum of vital issues to find out about this. So why did you begin there?
Priyanka: Yeah, completely. Such query. I really feel like each time I’m speaking to, particularly the various male buyers, I get requested, what’s the vaginal microbiome? Or why is that the place you began? However I imply, there’s there’s two sides to this.
One is that vaginal discomfort is definitely the main cause that girls search healthcare recommendation within the US. It’s an extremely, extremely irritating symptom and to your level, quite common signs. And there’s quite a lot of other ways to take a look at that, proper? Like I stated, main cause that we go to the physician at any given second, 30% of vaginas are in dysbiosis, that means that we aren’t dominated by protecting micro organism. And what’s loopy to me is that though this situation, these set of circumstances and signs are so prevalent, after we go to the physician, we’re extra more likely to be misdiagnosed than accurately recognized, and we’re extra doubtless to not get higher than we’re to get higher.
And to only type of clarify how the vaginal microbiome works after which type of the way it’s not associated, not simply to those signs and infections, but additionally what we’re speaking about as we speak round motherhood and being pregnant, primarily just a bit 101 on the vaginal microbiome. I’m certain you’re conversant in the intestine microbiome or different microbiomes that exist in or on the physique: pores and skin, mouth, intestine, and so forth. Seems we even have one in our vaginas. And I at all times say, you realize, it’s truly taking part in this very attention-grabbing type of like barrier immune system function for us down there.
And what I imply by that’s that when it’s dominated by protecting micro organism, the commonest of which is lactobacilli, which you may’ve seen on sure probiotics or dietary supplements. And that lactobacilli, what it’s doing within the vagina is actually producing lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide and taking on house on the vaginal wall. And mainly they’re maintaining the vagina very acidic. So too low pH, I’m certain you’ve heard of vaginal pH. And what that does is it makes it in order that if any pathogen will get into the vagina, and you realize, the vagina is actually an open gateway between the skin World after which a few of your most vital reproductive organs.
However when your vagina is in a wholesome protected state, if something, any kind of pathogen will get into the vagina, it simply can’t replicate, it could actually’t survive, if there’s no house for it, as a result of these protecting microbes are maintaining them out. However you realize, you say you might have intercourse with somebody new otherwise you sit in your swimsuit for too lengthy or you might have an extended menstrual cycle. All of these issues can disrupt the vaginal microbiome. And people pathogens because the pH rises can begin to replicate.
And what occurs is we begin to expertise issues like yeast infections and recurrent UTIs and bacterial vaginosis. However what’s taking place is also that we’ve misplaced that protecting barrier between the skin world and our reproductive organs. So what you begin to see is way increased charges of miscarriage, infertility, IVF failure, preterm beginning, all the way in which to cervical most cancers development, STI acquisition, as a result of we now not have that barrier {that a} wholesome vaginal microbiome is offering you. And I feel as folks with vaginas, we simply are usually not educated about that and the vital function that our vaginas are taking part in in our system. And we actually hope to vary that.
Katie: Yeah, I feel that is such an interesting idea. And I feel additionally the excellence is vital to know. Such as you talked about, there’s many microbiomes that exist inside the physique’s ecosystem. And most of the people are most conversant in the intestine microbiome most likely. And there’s fortunately quite a lot of info taking place, quite a lot of analysis taking place right here. There’s additionally my space of analysis, which was the oral microbiome, which I feel can be fascinating, clearly very related to the intestine as properly. We have now a pores and skin microbiome, in fact, vaginal microbiome such as you simply defined.
However what I feel is so cool is knowing that our digestive system, as an example, whereas it’s contained in the bodily a part of our physique, can be thought of an exterior system as a result of it’s a tube the place issues go via, however there’s boundaries of getting into our bloodstream. And in the identical method, our reproductive system is definitely form of an exterior system with that barrier, such as you defined, bacterially. And so this is sort of a very, such as you stated, very very important and vital line of protection between our physique and the skin World. And I really feel like this half isn’t very properly talked about in any respect.
Priyanka: Completely, and I feel there’s so many causes for that, proper? There’s the traditional stigmas and taboos of ladies’s well being, and you then convey it to the vagina, and also you simply 10x the problems there. However I additionally suppose that we simply haven’t utilized quite a lot of one of the best expertise to this downside, proper? When you consider what you have been saying earlier, we’re dwelling in an age the place we do have good expertise. We are able to sequence issues. We are able to truly take a look at what’s happening, and but we’re not seeing that expertise being utilized to this extremely vital downside, each from a top quality of life standpoint for the entire ladies who’re affected by signs, but additionally from a preventative standpoint in order that we are able to begin to forestall issues like infertility and preterm births that perhaps there are literally methods for us to begin being attentive to the feminine physique in order that we are able to forestall these varieties of issues from taking place.
Katie: And I do know you’re now in a position to have entry to quite a lot of actually detailed information round this. So I’m actually curious, what are different rising patterns and tendencies or the belongings you’re seeing in quite a lot of ladies? Like what’s arising most frequently within the information that you simply’re seeing?
Priyanka: Yeah, such query. So we now have the world’s largest and most complete information set on the vaginal microbiome ever, which could be very thrilling when it comes to with the ability to lastly unlock higher analysis, proper? And I feel the way in which we’ve constructed that information set is definitely by offering solutions to folks one-to-one, proper?
We have now our platform, which I understand I didn’t clarify, however primarily anybody can order an Evvy take a look at on-line. After they order the take a look at, it’s like a bit Q-tip swab that you simply take at house of your vagina. You mail it again to our lab, and we do metagenomic entire genome sequencing on the pattern. And what meaning is we’re in a position to see on the highest constancy all micro organism and fungi which might be in a pattern. After which we convey that again and we educate you about, okay, right here’s every part we discovered, right here’s the way it’s associated to your well being targets, right here’s what we find out about it, right here’s how the signs may manifest, and most significantly, right here’s what you possibly can truly do about it. That is the step-by-step plan. You’ll be able to both take it to your individual physician, or now we are able to truly assist you to get custom-made prescriptions particularly for you.
And thru providing that to tens of hundreds of ladies now, we’ve been in a position to not solely assist them higher perceive their very own our bodies, but additionally once they consent to analysis, we then can even begin to do that analysis. And I’m an information nerd, the information is fascinating, like really, really fascinating. And I feel there’s a few early takeaways.
One is that the scientific method that we perceive the commonest vaginal infections, bacterial vaginosis, is the commonest one, and that’s the one which has essentially the most type of reproductions, or implications from a replica standpoint. It’s simply so misguided. And what I imply by that’s that our scientific understanding is so broad, the definition of bacterial vaginosis is actually an overgrowth of micro organism. However clearly after we truly take a look at it, you see tons of various kinds of micro organism in several ranges, various kinds of pathogens that are likely to trigger signs or don’t trigger signs or are literally related to a damaging final result or aren’t, proper? And I feel the abstract studying I might say is that there’s a lot extra specificity and nuance to what’s happening, that we’re simply not capturing or being attentive to as we speak. But when we truly did take note of this a lot increased constancy information, we may truly assist intervene and alter somebody’s microbiome, each bettering their signs and actually bettering their longer-term outcomes.
Katie: That is smart. And it jogs my memory of, I discussed oral well being was my space of microbiome analysis, the way you’ll see related issues. And understanding at a base stage, to begin with, micro organism just isn’t a nasty factor, particularly if you’re speaking a few microbiome. It’s completely vital. It’s solely when a pathogenic one will get out of steadiness in a damaging method that we have now a problem. So within the mouth, that will seem like you might have the strep mutans micro organism that tends to trigger cavities, or you might have an entire household of micro organism that are likely to trigger gingivitis. And also you don’t sometimes see them each on the identical time as a result of they’re each pathogenic and opportunistic. So sometimes just one or the opposite will take off. However each might be helped by getting the oral microbiome in steadiness.
And I might guess that we have now the same factor, most likely much more advanced perhaps, taking place with vaginal microbiome the place, such as you stated, there’s an entire host of various issues that might be out of steadiness, however all of them simply get lumped beneath one umbrella. And do they get handled the identical then in medication? It’s like, oh, that is this, deal with it with the identical factor each time?
Priyanka: Actually, I imply, I may go on about this perpetually, so I’ll spare us, however the TLDR is that you probably have bacterial vaginosis or vaginitis, we throw an antibiotic at it, primarily bomb the vaginal microbiome, after which hope that one thing totally different grows again, which is clearly not what occurs, and that’s why you see extraordinarily, extraordinarily excessive recurrence charges, as a result of to your level, we’re not specializing in truly rebalancing it. We’re not specializing in saying, how can we truly regrow the great micro organism? As a result of if you happen to try this, you truly forestall the dangerous micro organism from with the ability to survive within the first place, proper? And that good micro organism is definitely what’s creating that barrier for you that protects the remainder of your system.
And the opposite factor I’ll say that basically is so attention-grabbing to me is that 84% of people who find themselves in dysbiosis, proper, don’t have a protecting vaginal microbiome, truly don’t have any signs. And people folks as we speak, we don’t do something for. And so I feel there’s a big option to go, each in serving to individuals who do have signs, however then additionally educating folks about why they need to care about this barrier, even when they don’t have signs, and the way can we assist them rebuild it both method?
Katie: That’s an amazing level as a result of if an individual goes into their gynecologist simply for a traditional checkup, they could be checked for bacterial vaginosis probably, however they’re not getting like a microbiome take a look at of their vagina to search out out if one thing’s out of steadiness, proper? And sometimes, like from my understanding, they may solely be examined in the event that they’re having signs exterior of only a pap smear, as an example.
Priyanka: No, precisely. I imply, truly, docs are inspired to not verify the vaginal checks of sufferers’ vaginal well being exterior of if they’ve signs, which I perceive, proper? We don’t have till, I imply, we didn’t have quite a lot of good solutions or quite a lot of good instruments, however as we speak, yeah, we ignore everybody who just isn’t symptomatic. After which even if you end up symptomatic, we’ll search for the type of binary presence of is a sure microbe there or not, however we aren’t truly that entire neighborhood, proper? It’s like what you stated in regards to the oral microbiome. It’s all in regards to the steadiness of the neighborhood, and it’s not in regards to the binary sure/no on a sure microbe. And so I feel there’s quite a lot of work to be carried out in type of shifting our understanding of the vaginal microbiome in order that we are able to truly maintain the neighborhood and never simply deal with it like a sinus an infection, proper? The place it’s like, oh, you might have an an infection, we’re simply going to clear it. And it’s like, you truly don’t wish to clear the vaginal microbiome. You simply need a totally different one.
Katie: Yeah, precisely. Similar factor with, to tie in once more, just like the oral microbiome. It’s the rationale I encourage folks don’t use harsh mouthwash since you’re wiping out all that oral microbiome, which additionally, like as an example, depletes your nitric oxide ranges and has this entire host of ripple results. Most likely the identical in vaginal well being, which makes me surprise like, what are among the type of perhaps widespread issues or like at the very least issues folks may encounter which might be truly actually dangerous for our vaginal microbiome that we don’t even know to not do? Like I can consider, as an example, douching is perhaps on that record, however what are among the widespread issues that may form of spur that imbalance to start with?
Priyanka: Utterly. Nicely, douching is on the prime of that record, such as you stated, it doesn’t matter what firm tries to persuade you that their douche is sweet. No douching is sweet. You don’t want to scrub the within of your vagina. Your vagina needs to be self-cleaning. And if it’s not, it means you might have an issue that you might want to take care of and a douche just isn’t going to repair it. In order that’s the most important no-no.
After which there’s different issues, scented merchandise down there. You don’t wish to put any kind of cleaning soap into your vagina. Even issues like wipes and washes, all of that you simply simply must watch out with as a result of once more, you simply don’t wish to disrupt what’s happening inside. And I feel, you realize, there’s so many different issues that go fallacious for folks down there. I might say one factor to understand is simply that there’s greater than yeast infections. I feel what we’ve seen from our neighborhood is everybody thinks each itch is a yeast an infection. And there’s truly a lot extra that might be happening. I feel it’s one thing like 66% of people that suppose they’ve a yeast an infection even have one thing else. So I feel simply not assuming that every part is one situation and actually beginning to concentrate to your physique can actually assist.
After which the very last thing I’ll say is that intercourse performs an enormous function within the vaginal microbiome. And there’s a few other ways, proper? One is your associate’s microbiome is now mixing with yours. And so that you’re introducing quite a lot of micro organism. Two is that within the case of semen, semen truly has extra micro organism in it than sperm. So there’s an entire host of micro organism that may be launched to your vaginal microbiome via intercourse.
After which three is simply that your microbiomes down there can actually begin to transfer round with all of the friction and that’s one thing to be actually cautious of. And so if you happen to’re someone who’s vulnerable to having these infections, if you happen to’re not attempting to conceive in that second, then condoms truly are usually not simply useful for sexually transmitted infections, they will truly even be extraordinarily useful for the vaginal microbiome.
Katie: A lot observe as much as unpack there. I feel what you stated about yeast infections is fascinating as a result of if that’s true that almost all of people that have some symptom suppose it’s a yeast an infection and it’s truly not. It looks as if logically that will additionally imply that treating it as a yeast an infection may truly trigger extra issues than it helps.
Priyanka: Precisely. And that is, I feel there’s so many causes for this, however considered one of them is simply that these circumstances are taboo and the one issues that individuals have heard of are yeast infections. They only assume any kind of discomfort down there may be yeast when it truly might be lots of of various micro organism that might be inflicting the issue and an antifungal just isn’t going to repair a bacterial an infection.
However there are also pores and skin points, proper? There’s dermatitis. Like in sclerosis, there’s so many different circumstances that might be happening down there. And I feel a lot of what we are able to do and what your wonderful platform is doing is educating ladies about this stuff, proper? In order that we don’t simply make the belief, we do truly do our personal analysis and get the information in order that we do get a remedy that truly helps us and doesn’t harm us.
Katie: Are there additionally way of life and/or I’m wondering if even weight loss program is correlated right here elements that girls can be taught from and profit from? Like I do know we most likely quite a lot of us acquired the recommendation don’t put on a moist swimsuit for too lengthy, issues like that. However are there like way of life associated elements that make a distinction and or meals that after we eat them truly are supportive or not supportive?
Priyanka: Such good questions. As with most issues in vaginal well being, sadly my reply needs to be that there’s not quite a lot of analysis but. We’re performing some actually thrilling analysis on weight loss program, truly with Viome and eager about the connection between the intestine microbiome and the vaginal microbiome, which is desperately under-researched.
I feel that quite a lot of our sufferers inform us that their lived expertise says that consuming sugars or consuming glutens promotes sure varieties of infections for them. However once more, there’s not quite a lot of analysis to again that up. Positively we see folks say a moist swimsuit. An attention-grabbing one is that menstrual blood truly has a better pH than the wholesome low pH of your vagina. So what some folks will see is that in or after their interval, they’ll expertise some discomfort as a result of their vaginal pH is being raised and which may promote a few of these pathogenic microbes. And so you probably have a very lengthy interval for one month, that’s one thing that, you realize, it’s regular to then perhaps expertise some set of signs and in addition that all through the menstrual cycle, as your estrogen ranges fluctuate, estrogen truly performs an enormous function within the vaginal microbiome.
So for sufferers who’re pregnant, for instance, you may’ve heard that you simply’re extra more likely to get yeast infections, as a result of estrogen performs a job with candida, which could be very attention-grabbing. However the excellent news is that estrogen produces glycogen, which then feeds the wholesome lactobacilli. And so what you see is usually throughout being pregnant, ladies are much less more likely to have bacterial vaginosis, however some ladies postpartum, when their estrogen ranges drop, begin to expertise infections once more. So simply remembering that your weight loss program, your hormones, your physique’s one organism, proper? Nicely, it’s a number of many organisms, however they’re all working collectively. As an alternative of not treating them like they’re separate, if you happen to take an antibiotic for a watch an infection, it’s going to have an effect on your vaginal microbiome. So take into consideration that, proper? And I feel the extra we are able to keep in mind that all of this stuff are related, the extra doubtless we’re to make selections that gained’t disrupt it.
Katie: After which I assume the flip aspect is, what are the issues we are able to do, if any, that you realize of from the information proper now or that you simply hope to uncover sooner or later associated to constructive issues we are able to do to assist? As a result of like within the mouth, I do know we’ve recognized some oral probiotics that truly assist, prebiotics, all types of issues that we’re testing and understanding extra now. Is that the identical within the vaginal microbiome as properly? And if that’s the case, what are among the ways in which we are able to assist that good steadiness?
Priyanka: 100%, such query. Nicely, I might say the very first thing is to know. Know what’s happening for you. And naturally, I’m biased, I’m obsessive about information, however I feel that crucial factor you are able to do is perceive your individual physique. Perceive if you really feel nice, what does your vaginal microbiome seem like? Or perhaps you truly are experiencing dysbiosis, however you’ve normalized quite a lot of these signs for your self, proper? So how are you going to truly begin to get the information? As a result of that’s the place to begin is, okay, what’s my steadiness?
And with Evvy, one of many issues we do is we share a rating for the protecting micro organism and a rating for the disruptive micro organism. And our purpose is to extend the protecting and reduce the disruptive, and we’ll truly assist you to put collectively a step-by-step plan of how to try this, eager about the roles that biofilms may play. I do know these additionally play a job within the oral microbiome, proper?
Katie: Yeah, completely. Like positively we see biofilms, like we stated, the pathogenic micro organism can get out of steadiness. And infrequently for lots of people, all of it begins from simply over sterilizing the mouth as a result of it’s meant to be micro organism wealthy. And so I might assume for lots of ladies, perhaps that is what’s happening vaginally too, is like we’ve carried out issues that like, whether or not it’s douching, whether or not it’s antibiotics, no matter, and we’ve like inoculated the entire microbiome after which now what’s coming again might be pathogenic as a result of we’ve simply disrupted every part.
Priyanka: Utterly, fully. And I feel that, you realize, particularly with vaginal well being, and I feel equally with oral, proper? There’s this disgrace of dangerous breath or a disgrace of vaginal odor. And so when one thing feels off down there, folks do issues that truly make it worse, proper? Like excessive mouth washes or like douching.
And so all that to say that, you realize, there’s the function of biofilms within the vaginal microbiome that you simply may wish to remember, like do you might have micro organism in your vagina that do produce biofilms? As a result of if that’s the case, that would truly be an vital factor to contemplate in remedy. However one thing I’m actually enthusiastic about that we solely simply launched in January truly is the power to really get these customized compounds from Evvy.
So what we are able to do now’s join sufferers to a physician who will take a look at your outcomes and prescribe custom-made vaginal suppositories which might be truly prescription. They’re truly prescription-grade medicines, however they embrace the probiotics, prebiotics, and dietary supplements to feed these probiotics to regrow the great micro organism. And you are able to do it vaginally, which is so vital as a result of so many, you realize, quote unquote, vaginal probiotics are taken orally, which is so loopy to me. I’m like, how can we count on that to get to your vagina? And so quite a lot of the work we did was ensuring that these substances might be out there vaginally, however medical grade, pure substances. So we’re very enthusiastic about that.
Katie: Yeah, so I’d like to be taught a bit bit extra about that as a result of I do know I’ve seen, once more, not-talked-about subjects very a lot, however I’ve seen some anecdotal information of individuals taking like boric acid suppositories, as an example, or utilizing vaginal probiotics. Are these areas that you simply guys are particularly? And if that’s the case, do you suppose these have a possible to be promising in bettering vaginal microbiome?
Priyanka: That’s query. So boric acid is such an attention-grabbing one. I imply, as you’ve most likely seen, it’s like most likely the web’s best-selling product, I feel, like it’s really in all places. And I feel what’s so loopy is the truth that it’s so broadly used and so under-researched. Just like the understanding of what boric acid truly does to the vaginal microbiome is extraordinarily far behind. I feel the research that we’re essentially the most enthusiastic about are those that use boric acid particularly as a option to break down biofilms in sufferers who’ve biofilms.
I feel sadly it’s usually used extra for type of symptom administration, however in these instances it’s truly identical to a band-aid, proper? You’re primarily including acid as a result of your vaginal microbiome isn’t producing it, however the actual answer is to get to a spot the place you might have micro organism that’s producing the acid. And I feel that, you realize, on the finish of the day, it’s a sturdy acid that we most likely don’t need folks to be utilizing perpetually. And so we like to consider it extra as a remedy versus type of like a day-to-day upkeep, if you’ll.
After which on the vaginal probiotic aspect, there’s a lot thrilling analysis happening in that house. There’s reside biotherapeutics being labored on, which we are able to’t look forward to, so we are able to make these out there to our sufferers. There’s some actually thrilling analysis happening round vaginal microbiome transplants, and the entire research thus far truly present that they’re extraordinarily profitable. Not that I feel that’s going to be the remedy for folks perpetually, however I feel it does present that if you happen to can actually perceive the neighborhood of the best microbiome, you possibly can truly implant that and change a disrupted microbiome, which is so thrilling for the function of probiotics. And so we’re sturdy believers in vaginal probiotics. I feel they completely, when you consider the function of the protecting micro organism, it makes a lot sense that re-adding it again to the microbiome can assist enhance outcomes. And in order that’s an enormous a part of Evvy’s care protocols as properly.
Katie: That’s fascinating. So I wasn’t conscious they have been truly researching microbiome transplants vaginally as properly. I do know that they’ve carried out quite a lot of analysis on this with fecal matter transplants and it’s nonetheless like an rising and considerably like we’re not fairly certain precisely the way it works. And we’ve acquired to watch out with an space of analysis with fecal microbiome transfers. However that is smart that it could be probably one thing price right here as properly.
Nevertheless it looks as if there’s additionally going to be that extraordinarily personalised facet to this as properly, which is the place firms such as you are available in that may truly take a look at issues on a customized stage, not identical to a one dimension suits all, like let’s throw these merchandise in and see what occurs.
Priyanka: Utterly, precisely. And I feel that with microbiomes, what’s tough is that it’s simply exhausting to think about that there’s a silver bullet, that there’s one neighborhood of micro organism that’s going to work for each single individual no matter their background, their present neighborhood, and so forth. And so I feel our hope is that via information, we can assist each individual get entry to the therapies which might be most definitely to enhance their microbiome, proper? More than likely to optimize their possibilities of profitable fertility, profitable IVF cycle, wholesome being pregnant, eliminating signs, you realize, like the entire issues that all of us deserve, I feel we’ll begin with rather more personalised information.
Katie: It is smart.
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And I might like to go deeper on associated to particularly being pregnant and beginning as a result of I’m a doula and I’ve truly facilitated a number of occasions what they name seeding when a child is born through C-section essentially. And we all know that throughout the birthing course of, the newborn will get their preliminary intestine seeding via interplay with vaginal micro organism. In fact, in a C-section, that course of isn’t taking place. And so I’ve been the one within the OR to assist seed the newborn instantly, which there’s some fascinating research on. However I feel it actually highlights simply how vital a mom’s vaginal microbiome is to her baby’s lifelong intestine well being. And so I’m curious what you guys are, do you might have any particular testing round pregnant ladies or any particular recommendation for pregnant ladies or ladies who wish to get pregnant on actually optimizing that forward of time to provide their child one of the best shot?
Priyanka: 100%. I feel, you realize, that is one thing that I feel we’ll look again on. You and I’ll discuss this once more in three years and will probably be remarkable to attempt to get pregnant with out considering your vaginal microbiome.
Once you take a look at the research in regards to the function of the vaginal microbiome earlier than, throughout, and properly, earlier than and through being pregnant, throughout beginning after which after beginning, I imply, it’s simply, it’s unbelievable. And what I imply by that’s, to type of go down that journey from eager about conceiving, there’s a lot analysis exhibiting that each from a pure being pregnant standpoint, folks with a wholesome vaginal microbiome are likely to get pregnant a lot sooner. They are typically much less more likely to have a miscarriage. After they undergo IVF, they’re 4 occasions extra more likely to have a profitable IVF cycle. If they’ve a wholesome vaginal microbiome throughout being pregnant, they’re a lot much less more likely to have a preterm beginning. After which to your level, throughout the precise beginning, if they’ve a wholesome vaginal microbiome, they’re passing on these wholesome microbes to their child, proper?
And so it’s simply such a giant a part of the reproductive journey. And I simply can’t imagine how ignored it’s been, given how a lot analysis there may be saying that it performs this attention-grabbing function. And we actually hope to type of translate that analysis to clinicians. How can we truly give them entry to the proper info for the proper affected person, give them actionable concepts about what to do subsequent in order that they will begin to do that at scale? And to be honest, I feel that, you realize, we’ve solely began to know this over the previous 10, 20 years, proper? And we’re solely simply on the time the place we are able to sequence at scale at a price that’s reasonably priced, that we lastly perceive, you realize, which varieties of strains are most profitable. And I feel we’re simply on the precipice of a giant turning level in our understanding of vaginal well being and being pregnant. But when I, once I at all times inform all of my buddies who’re pregnant, when I’m pregnant, like I’ll completely be placing my vaginal microbiome first. And I feel, you realize, in a number of years that can grow to be the norm.
Katie: Yeah, I really feel like the one space that’s truly talked about or researched is in relation to group B strep or GBS, which ladies are examined for on the finish of being pregnant. And I really feel like even right here, there’s not quite a lot of nice shopper info out there. Like docs are conscious of this, they take a look at for it, however ladies usually don’t absolutely perceive the implications of it and may get actually scared in the event that they take a look at constructive. That’s usually like an occasion the place antibiotics are used mechanically with out query. And it simply makes me surprise, like, is there a greater strategy? Like if we deal with this earlier in being pregnant, may we probably scale back the possibility of exhibiting up later in being pregnant in any respect?
Priyanka: Completely. I imply, to precisely what you stated about the way in which the oral microbiome works, it’s very related, proper? When you have a wholesome, protected vaginal microbiome, the possibilities {that a} microbe like GBS will be capable to develop and trigger issues is simply decrease, proper? So how can we, you realize, optimizing the vaginal microbiome from, you realize, the identical method that we begin to take prenatals or eat more healthy, you realize, change our habits as we begin to consider getting pregnant, I feel that, you realize, proactively caring for your vaginal microbiome will grow to be an apparent factor to do at that step within the journey.
Katie: Precisely. As a result of identical to within the mouth, strep mutants exist in all people’s mouth in low ranges. It’s not an issue in and of itself. It’s an issue when it will get out of steadiness. Similar factor with group B strep exists in each vagina in some stage. It’s not dangerous that it’s there. It’s dangerous when it will get overgrown. And I really feel like I’m so excited by this analysis of if ladies can have higher choices of understanding that and being proactive earlier on versus we now know speaking in regards to the beginning course of and that switch of microbiome, in fact, taking antibiotics at that second may need a big effect on the newborn’s intestine well being as properly.
Priyanka: Yeah, completely. And I feel that there’s a lot extra to be discovered. And I feel that there’s, once more, simply to be again on my analysis rant, I feel the truth that these issues and signs are so prevalent in ladies that they play such an vital function in our well being outcomes. And but right here we’re saying, oh, there’s solely a bit little bit of preliminary analysis. It’s loopy, nevertheless it’s additionally time. I feel firms like Evvy are banging down the doorways and saying we demand higher analysis, we demand higher info and the place we are able to’t get it, we’re going to do it ourselves.
And it’s been so cool to see the wonderful neighborhood of lots of of hundreds of ladies which might be like all on board, proper, who’re like, I wish to study my vaginal well being. And we at all times joke that, you realize, Evvy rising up within the age of TikTok is definitely type of excellent as a result of individuals are like searching for that kind of content material. They’re not searching for one thing fairly and ideal. They’re studying. They’re searching for one thing that’s perhaps a bit shocking and totally different. And I feel due to that, we’ve actually been in a position to scale that training. And I feel it’s solely a matter of time earlier than, nobody might be scared of claiming vaginal microbiome, vaginal odor, vaginal discomfort, or simply the phrase vagina in any respect.
Katie: I really like that. And I say usually on right here, most likely even the listeners are bored with listening to it, however I really like saying it, that on the finish of the day, we’re every our personal major healthcare supplier. And I feel we reside in an interesting time the place we even have extra entry than we’ve ever had by an exponential quantity to information about our personal our bodies and the power to make selections primarily based on that information. I feel we’re nonetheless in that interpretation period and studying the best way to truly combine all this information that we have now out there now. However I feel areas like this make it superior as a result of even when docs aren’t testing for this, now ladies can have that info themselves and take cost of their very own well being. I additionally am curious from the information you’re seeing. I feel you’re proper, it is a taboo topic. Girls have disgrace in the event that they really feel like there’s something fallacious.
However with the analysis you’re seeing and with the information you’re seeing, it looks as if, and proper me if I’m fallacious, however most issues that you simply determine truly might be mounted. There’s a answer to those issues. And when you might have the knowledge, that permits you to then discover a answer.
Priyanka: Utterly. I feel there’s, I wouldn’t say that there have been good options within the present customary of care. I feel so lots of our sufferers are individuals who have felt bizarre down there. They do go to the physician. They both get misdiagnosed, however even when they get accurately recognized, they’ve an over 50% probability of the an infection coming again inside three to 6 months. So lots of people are caught on this cycle. And I feel we now have higher details about the significance of rebuilding the great micro organism.
And firms like Evvy are making that out there at scale to anybody, which is I feel an enormous step in the proper route of serving to folks understand it’s okay to get examined as a result of we can assist you’re feeling higher, proper? We can assist you get higher. However I feel lots of people earlier than Evvy didn’t really feel like there was a path to getting higher. And so there was quite a lot of type of distrust and lack of hope and mistrust within the system. However I really like what you stated about, I’m certain your listeners nonetheless love listening to you say that as a result of it’s one hundred percent true about being your individual physician or being your individual major care supplier, caring about your physique first.
And I feel one of many issues we really feel actually strongly about is considering how can we equip each single considered one of our sufferers to have interaction in shared decision-making with their docs. And I feel quite a lot of the explanations that we don’t really feel like we are able to do that’s as a result of we don’t have the information. We are able to’t convey the proper examine to the physician about our our bodies. And I feel our hope is that we can provide you tremendous particular information by yourself physique. We are able to provide the analysis that you could take to your physician to have the best dialog. And we not solely give that to you digitally via our product, however each single affected person of Evvy additionally will get assigned a board-certified well being coach who helps them truly perceive their outcomes, speak via them, put together for, okay, I’ve a physician’s appointment arising. What are the three questions I ought to ask? What ought to I print out? Or I wish to speak to my associate about sporting condoms extra usually. Like, are you able to assist me put together for that dialog?
And I feel these coaches, and I’m certain what you see being a doula, like having someone who truly helps you sit down and work via one thing, I feel has actually modified folks’s notion of themselves to really feel like they will take part and they could be a determination maker about their well being care. And I feel it’s so unlucky that we’ve made ladies really feel like they will’t be, and we positively wish to change that.
Katie: Yeah, I really like what you simply stated. And to construct on that, I feel the follow-up to what I normally say is that one of the best outcomes occur when you might have an knowledgeable affected person and a practitioner physician who listens to that affected person and who they’re companions in that. As a result of whereas the physician may need extra medical coaching and extra data in sure areas, nobody has extra information about your physique and the way you’re feeling than you. So you’re a very a lot key level of that decision-making course of. And I feel one of the best outcomes, such as you stated, occur when there’s a very sturdy synergy between the practitioner and the affected person working towards an answer. And I really feel like that is one other of the nice steps of serving to that course of occur extra organically and extra simply and with higher outcomes.
And I additionally remind folks, you realize, if a practitioner isn’t working for you, you’re hiring them. Regardless that they’re very a lot the authority determine in that relationship, you’re selecting to rent them and you’ll find one which’s a greater match you probably have a practitioner who’s not an superior match for you. And I’ve even carried out that at 37 weeks pregnant when my physician informed me, as an example, like, you’re not allowed to do that throughout your beginning. I used to be like, properly, you then’re fired. After which I used to be like, oh, I acquired to discover a new physician fairly fast. However simply keep in mind that your practitioner is a associate with you. And in the event that they’re not being associate, discover one who’s as a result of that’s when the actually good outcomes occur.
Priyanka: I really like that a lot. And I actually really feel for therefore many ladies who don’t really feel like they’ve a associate and a assist system of their supplier. However I additionally really feel for suppliers that simply don’t have entry to the proper instruments to assist ladies. And I feel like we each have to equip our suppliers with higher training in medical faculty in regards to the issues that uniquely occur to feminine our bodies. There’s simply not sufficient concentrate on that. After which we additionally have to remind ourselves that we deserve a physician who listens to us. And there may be one, there at all times is one. And it’s only a matter of placing the effort and time into discovering one. And particularly in moments like being pregnant, it’s so price it. There’s so many choices to be made. It’s so private. And also you don’t wish to really feel such as you’re simply taking another person’s phrase over listening to what you additionally need.
Katie: Such level. And likewise, as I’m certain you’ve seen, statistically, even when analysis will get caught up in a sure space, it could actually take a very long time for that to trickle down via medical faculty and get to the precise practising docs. And so I really like that you simply guys are taking a consumer-focused strategy and getting that instantly within the arms of the individuals who it issues to, whose our bodies are being affected, after which additionally giving them the instruments to have that basically productive dialog with their suppliers to get actually good outcomes. I feel that’s the easiest way to construct the system and the way we’re going to see change the quickest.
Priyanka: I really like that a lot. And I feel what’s been so attention-grabbing is I feel we’ve had over 100 suppliers attain out to us saying, okay, a affected person introduced me these outcomes. I really feel like I would like to know this higher. Are you able to assist me? Are you able to assist me be taught in regards to the vaginal microbiome? What can I do to grow to be educated on this? I’ve so many sufferers struggling. I don’t have the knowledge. And I feel that offers me a lot hope, proper? So many suppliers who wish to do higher, who wish to be taught what’s new on the market. So it’s on the market. I feel and sufferers being those to convey it to the docs, you realize, as soon as the physician emailed me and was like, okay, I’ve now seen this thrice prior to now month. Like I’ve to know what’s happening.
And I feel to your level, you possibly can vote together with your {dollars}. And I feel they they’re beginning to understand that too, the place it’s like, in the event that they’re not going to concentrate, you can see another person. In order that they’re beginning to concentrate. And I feel on the finish of the day, frankly, the system just isn’t arrange for anybody to be incentivized for it to vary aside from you. You’re the one that desires one of the best outcomes for your self. You’re the one that’s incentivized to do no matter it takes to get the proper reply. And so quite a lot of occasions, sadly, it falls on us to essentially change the system. And I feel beginning with ladies offers us one of the best probability of fixing the system long-term.
Katie: Agreed. There’s a lot freedom in that. On the finish of the day, our well being is finally our accountability, which is superior information as a result of meaning we have now the power to determine what must occur and to have an effect on change and to work with nice practitioners to make that occur. And so, like I stated, I really like that you simply guys are actually pioneering on this house for girls particularly. Are you able to briefly stroll us via what the method appears to be like like of getting examined, getting outcomes again, what sort of info they get, and what to do with it?
Priyanka: Yeah, completely. So it begins with simply evvy.com. You’ll be able to order a take a look at. Truly, most of our sufferers select to take it over time, as you possibly can think about your vaginal microbiome shifts, with medicines, with new companions, with being pregnant, and so forth. And what we discover is that if you happen to preserve proactive tabs on it, as we speak, we wait till actually the vaginal microbiome smells till we take motion clinically. And our hope is that we are able to catch slight imbalances earlier than they grow to be these full-blown infections. In order that’s why we provide that type of ongoing choice. Once you order the take a look at, it involves your home. You don’t have to go away your home. Like I stated, it’s a bit Q-tip swab of the vagina. I can’t wait so that you can take yours so we are able to speak via the outcomes collectively. I at all times joke, it’s simpler than placing in a tampon. You swirl it round, you ship it again to our lab. Our lab is CLIA-CAP validated. It’s the truly the one, first and solely CLIA-CAP validated metagenomics take a look at for vaginal well being, which is only a fancy method of claiming, like I stated earlier, we are able to see with extraordinarily excessive constancy, all micro organism and fungi which might be in your vagina.
After which we package deal up all of that info. We bear in mind, are you pregnant? Are you in menopause? What are your signs? Do you might have PCOS? What interval merchandise do you utilize? What contraception are you on? And we put that each one collectively into a tremendous instructional expertise. Issues that we most likely all ought to have discovered in intercourse ed, however we didn’t about what, how do you consider your vaginal well being? What does yours particularly seem like proper now? What are the related research on that because it pertains to your well being targets? And quite a lot of type of personalised training. After which we additionally give each single affected person a step-by-step record of subsequent steps of what to both speak to their present—if they’ve a tremendous practitioner, we’re very comfortable for them. We give them the record of steps and research that they will evaluation.
And in the event that they don’t, then they will work with Evvy instantly. And now, like I stated, we are able to join them to practitioners who can interpret their outcomes and create these wonderful custom-made remedy applications the place they’ll truly get customized compounded vaginal prescriptions despatched to their door. They’ll get matched with a well being coach who will clarify every part alongside the way in which. And our hope is that individuals really feel supported each by Evvy, the coaches, the peer neighborhood, after which they lastly really feel educated to essentially make higher selections about their vaginal well being.
Katie: And for all of you listening, I’ll put a hyperlink within the present notes at wellnessmama.fm as properly to the take a look at itself and to, I do know you might have an amazing quantity of instructional info out there on-line, so that you guys can discover all of that. And I’m fascinated to observe up on mine as properly, and I’ll preserve you guys posted on how that goes. And a few questions I like to ask on the interviews which might be solely semi-related, the primary being if there’s a e book or variety of books which have profoundly influenced you personally, and if that’s the case, what they’re and why.
Priyanka: Sure, such query. Certainly one of my favourite books in step with beginning Evvy is a tremendous e book referred to as Invisible Girls by Caroline Criado-Perez. And he or she writes about how type of in a world that was designed primarily based on information on males, how does that truly have an effect on you as a girl? And he or she particularly has a tremendous chapter on well being care the place she talks much more in depth about among the issues that you simply and I talked about originally of this name. So if you happen to’re , I feel it’s simply a tremendous, wonderful e book. After which there’s so many different extra type of simply fiction, unbelievable tales, however I do love studying.
Katie: I adore it. That’s a brand new advice for e book on this podcast as properly. I’ll put that hyperlink within the present notes for you guys listening too. And lastly, any parting recommendation for the listeners that might be associated to all of the subjects we’ve talked about or solely unrelated recommendation that you simply discover useful.
Priyanka: Oh, such a giant query. I feel one thing that at the very least helps me and hopefully can assist each girl who’s eager about whether or not it’s your individual skilled journey or your individual well being care journey, it’s identical to, it’s okay to not be the knowledgeable, you continue to have a job to play. And I feel once I was beginning, Evvy, I acquired so many questions, you realize, you’re not the PhD, you’re not the physician, like what, what function may you presumably have in fixing the system? And I used to be like, properly, I’m the affected person, I’m the one who’s suffered, and I would like one thing higher. And I’m going to search out one of the best PhD consultants, and I’m going to search out one of the best docs, and I’m going to make us concentrate on this downside that basically issues. And I feel that was exhausting, it was actually exhausting to be somebody who didn’t have the proper diploma or didn’t have the proper background for folks to belief me. And I feel that may translate or manifest in so many various methods in our lives.
And I feel I really feel so grateful day-after-day that I didn’t let these folks cease me as a result of I feel there’s, there’s a lot energy that comes from individuals who aren’t the present knowledgeable deciding to care about an issue, proper? And whether or not that’s, such as you stated, being the knowledgeable by yourself well being, like you’re the authority in your physique, you do realize it one of the best. Or it comes, it’s about, you realize, one thing skilled the place you don’t really feel such as you’re the proper or most excellent individual to do it. I feel that’s the place quite a lot of magic occurs. And simply trusting your self to take action and never listening to individuals who suppose you possibly can’t.
Katie: I completely love that recommendation. And I don’t know, it’s usually quoted, who is aware of if it’s truly correct or not. However I feel again to the story that’s attributed to Henry Ford when he was attempting to determine shatterproof glass. And so they saved telling him, all of the consultants saved telling him, it could actually’t be carried out, it’s not potential. And he lastly fired all these folks and stated, convey me the younger individuals who don’t but realize it’s not potential. After which these folks figured it out. As a result of exactly as a result of they weren’t the consultants that thought they already knew all of the solutions. And I feel usually that it is a widespread theme for me is like that curiosity, that childlike mentality, that willingness to be taught new issues and have an open thoughts is usually simply an enormous asset in life and enterprise and something. And so I really like that you simply introduced that up as your recommendation. I feel that’s completely excellent recommendation.
Priyanka: I really like that. Sure. I really feel like there’s all day I really feel like I’m saying to my workforce, I’m actually sorry if like it is a actually apparent query, however I’m simply going to ask it anyway. And I’d say 90% of the time, they’re like, yeah, that’s a really apparent query. And right here’s the reply. However 10% of the time, they’re like, oh, that’s truly an attention-grabbing mind-set about it, or that parallel to that trade we hadn’t considered earlier than. And so I feel simply being conscious that you’ve got one thing to convey to the desk, even when it’s simply your ardour and your expertise, like that’s invaluable too.
Katie: I adore it. Nicely, excellent place to place a pin in it for as we speak. Like I stated, I’ll observe up with my very own outcomes and what I discovered and we are able to preserve constructing the dialog from there. However thanks a lot for being right here. This was an interesting matter once I really feel prefer it’s not talked about properly sufficient. And I really like that you’re bringing this dialog into the mainstream. So thanks.
Priyanka: Thanks a lot and for every part that you simply do for all of us. We’re all so grateful to have you ever.
Katie: And on that notice, thanks as at all times to all of you for listening and sharing your most dear assets, your time, your vitality, and your consideration with us as we speak. We’re each so grateful that you simply did, and I hope that you’ll be a part of me once more on the following episode of the Wellness Mama podcast.
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