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In this episode of Endo Battery, we reflect on some of the highlights in our Endo Year Reflections series and explore key insights from this years conversations. From tackling the complexities of diet and endometriosis to discovering natural remedies for pain management, this episode covers it all.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Key takeaways from episodes 86 & 87 with Sarah Rae on the relationship between food and endometriosis
- The dangers of diet culture in endometriosis care and the importance of individualized nutrition
- Why working with a registered dietitian can make all the difference for symptom management
- Aloe vera’s potential for managing endo pain and related conditions like interstitial cystitis, featuring Heather Florio from Desert Harvest in episode 91
- How aloe and CBD can complement physical therapy for holistic pain relief
- A reflection on the transformative conversations this year and what’s to come in the new season
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Navigating Endometriosis
Speaker 1
0:02
Welcome
to
EndoBattery
,
where
I
share
my
journey
with
endometriosis
and
chronic
illness
,
while
learning
and
growing
along
the
way
.
This
podcast
is
not
a
substitute
for
medical
advice
,
but
a
supportive
space
to
provide
community
and
valuable
information
so
you
never
have
to
face
this
journey
alone
.
We
embrace
a
range
of
perspectives
that
may
not
always
align
with
our
own
.
Believing
that
open
dialogue
helps
us
grow
and
gain
new
tools
always
align
with
our
own
.
Believing
that
open
dialogue
helps
us
grow
and
gain
new
tools
.
Join
me
as
I
share
stories
of
strength
,
resilience
and
hope
,
from
personal
experiences
to
expert
insights
.
I'm
your
host
,
alana
,
and
this
is
IndoBattery
charging
our
lives
when
endometriosis
drains
us
.
Welcome
back
to
IndoBattery
.
Grab
your
cup
of
coffee
or
your
cup
of
tea
and
let's
settle
in
at
the
table
for
one
of
the
last
episodes
of
our
IndoYear
Reflection
Series
.
As
the
year
winds
down
,
I
find
myself
overwhelmed
with
gratitude
for
all
the
incredible
guests
,
conversations
and
,
most
importantly
,
you
.
Every
message
,
every
shared
moment
of
connection
reminds
me
why
this
podcast
exists
.
You
inspire
me
to
keep
seeking
answers
,
even
when
the
journey
feels
heavy
.
Thank
you
for
trusting
me
and
allowing
me
to
sit
alongside
you
in
this
space
.
Speaker 1
1:15
This
season
,
we've
explored
so
many
facets
of
life
with
Endo
,
from
the
science
of
healing
to
the
humanity
of
it
all
.
Two
episodes
that
really
made
me
pause
were
episodes
86
and
87
with
Sarah
Ray
.
I
have
a
complicated
relationship
with
food
,
as
I
know
many
of
us
do
.
It
felt
daunting
to
even
approach
this
topic
,
so
I
knew
I
had
to
find
the
right
person
,
someone
who
truly
understood
the
complexities
of
endometriosis
and
its
challenges
,
while
staying
rooted
in
evidence-based
care
.
Sarah
delivered
in
every
way
.
She
broke
down
the
science
behind
nutrition
in
a
way
that
was
compassionate
and
individualized
.
It
wasn't
about
promoting
one
diet
or
another
.
Instead
,
it
was
about
understanding
the
research
and
reframing
how
we
think
about
food
and
our
relationship
to
it
.
One
of
the
most
powerful
things
she
shared
was
how
diet
culture
has
crept
into
endometriosis
care
,
often
causing
harm
,
and
how
we
can
shift
our
mindset
when
it
comes
to
addressing
symptoms
through
food
.
Speaker 2
2:17
I
think
trying
to
get
people
out
of
diet
culture
is
one
of
my
main
goals
.
So
diet
culture
has
found
its
way
into
endometriosis
,
even
though
it's
not
necessarily
geared
towards
shrinking
the
body
.
We
now
have
all
of
these
programs
that
are
being
sold
to
heal
,
cure
,
you
know
,
reverse
your
endo
,
and
I
think
kind
of
getting
people
to
reject
that
and
just
tune
into
their
bodies
so
that
they're
not
restricting
anymore
,
so
that
they're
not
just
looking
for
the
next
best
quick
fix
.
The
next
like
prescriptive
thing
is
something
that
I'm
having
to
work
with
a
lot
.
Speaker 1
2:57
Sarah
also
emphasized
the
importance
of
weighing
the
risk
versus
benefit
of
restrictive
eating
.
The
risk
versus
benefit
of
restrictive
eating
For
some
it
might
be
helpful
,
but
for
others
,
especially
those
with
a
challenging
history
with
food
,
it
can
impact
both
the
mental
and
physical
health
of
someone
.
Listen
to
her
explain
why
this
is
so
important
to
understand
.
Speaker 2
3:15
Some
of
the
criticism
or
fears
around
intuitive
eating
is
that
there's
a
step
in
there
that
is
allowing
yourself
to
eat
everything
,
and
so
people
who
have
restricted
for
a
long
time
will
tend
to
eat
a
lot
of
whatever
they
haven't
been
allowing
themselves
to
eat
when
they've
been
on
a
diet
or
an
elimination
diet
and
things
like
that
.
Speaker 2
3:39
And
I
actually
I'm
on
an
endometriosis
diet
group
and
there
was
some
advice
written
by
an
administrator
about
going
through
your
cabinets
and
clearing
out
everything
and
only
shopping
the
perimeter
of
the
grocery
store
to
support
your
endo
and
I
was
just
like
no
,
this
is
so
much
diet
culture
and
not
what
I
would
recommend
for
people
at
all
.
Speaker 2
4:01
But
that's
just
kind
of
what
we've
been
trained
on
,
and
when
we
give
ourselves
permission
to
eat
those
things
,
most
people
,
once
they've
tuned
into
their
body
,
get
past
that
sort
of
binging
or
like
just
eating
everything
because
it
doesn't
make
you
feel
good
to
live
on
cinnamon
toast
crunch
for
breakfast
every
day
.
It's
delicious
and
maybe
if
you
haven't
been
allowing
yourself
to
eat
it
for
five
years
,
you
may
like
have
a
box
or
two
and
then
you're
kind
of
ready
to
move
on
and
eat
what
you
were
eating
before
,
and
so
that's
kind
of
a
myth
has
been
in
the
media
and
things
like
that
.
It's
just
not
true
and
that's
not
what
we're
seeing
,
with
people
who
are
tuning
into
intuitive
eating
.
That
is
just
so
small
and
if
we're
really
rejecting
that
dieting
mentality
,
we'll
get
past
it
.
Speaker 1
4:48
What
struck
me
most
was
her
reminder
that
diets
,
no
matter
how
they're
packaged
,
are
still
diets
and
they
need
to
be
approached
with
care
.
Sarah
stressed
the
value
of
working
with
a
registered
dietician
,
especially
since
most
insurance
plans
in
the
US
actually
cover
it
.
This
can
open
the
door
to
individualized
care
without
the
one-size-fits-all
approach
that
often
misses
the
mark
.
But
as
I
look
forward
,
I
realize
that
finding
symptom
relief
is
essential
,
especially
for
those
navigating
the
waiting
periods
before
surgery
,
recovering
from
one
or
simply
seeking
ways
to
manage
pain
day
to
day
.
That's
why
I
was
thrilled
to
talk
to
Heather
Florio
of
Desert
Harvest
in
episode
91
about
the
incredible
potential
of
aloe
vera
.
Speaker 1
5:32
I've
always
known
aloe
as
a
powerhouse
plant
,
but
Heather
opened
my
eyes
to
just
how
versatile
and
effective
it
can
be
,
not
just
for
endo
but
for
conditions
like
interstitial
cystitis
.
From
its
pH
balancing
to
its
natural
antimicrobial
and
antibiotic
properties
,
aloe
offers
benefits
I
didn't
really
fully
realize
.
Heather
also
shared
how
Desert
Harvest
products
,
including
the
aloe
and
CBD
.
I
felt
like
she
was
handing
us
an
entire
toolkit
to
put
in
our
tool
belts
for
managing
pain
and
supporting
our
bodies
.
Take
a
listen
.
Speaker 3
6:06
We
talk
about
the
interstitial
cystitis
.
We're
actually
studying
our
CBD
right
now
with
our
aloe
vera
in
combination
,
so
this
is
again
acting
as
a
carrier
.
So
this
isn't
full
spectrum
,
this
isn't
broad
spectrum
.
It
doesn't
have
any
other
endocannabinoids
on
it
.
Speaker 3
6:24
We
focus
specifically
on
CBD
and
the
reason
is
is
we
found
that
it's
what
was
best
at
isolating
different
pain
mechanisms
in
our
research
at
McGill
University
,
and
so
we
studied
different
pain
models
chronic
nerve
injury
pain
had
a
56%
reduction
after
24
hours
.
Bladder
pain
had
a
reduction
after
78%
reduction
after
24
hours
,
and
similar
for
chemotherapy
pain
,
surgical
pain
and
so
what
we're
trying
to
do
right
now
is
develop
models
that
will
then
look
at
other
women's
health
conditions
,
such
as
endometriosis
,
pcos
,
uterine
fibroids
,
and
see
what
kind
of
effect
it
has
on
these
conditions
where
we
lack
treatments
,
we
lack
resources
,
but
we
sure
as
heck
deal
with
a
lot
of
pain
.
And
how
does
this
respond
to
those
mechanisms
of
pain
?
Because
,
as
anybody
probably
knows
,
cbd
out
on
the
market
cannabis
products
,
things
like
that
are
like
it
takes
care
of
everything
,
and
we
know
that's
not
true
.
We
know
that
in
our
research
we
found
that
muscular
pain
,
joint
pain
,
those
types
of
things
didn't
really
respond
well
to
the
CBD
that
it
was
specifically
for
neuropathic
type
pain
.
Speaker 1
7:45
Interesting
.
That's
really
fascinating
what
you
just
said
.
As
far
as
it
being
the
neuropathic
pain
is
amazing
.
But
then
I
think
about
me
personally
,
who
has
muscular
skeletal
issues
with
joints
and
other
things
.
How
do
these
play
and
marry
together
to
be
beneficial
as
a
whole
body
component
?
Speaker 3
8:05
Well
,
that's
where
you
really
have
to
kind
of
go
into
.
So
the
Relivium
is
naturally
going
to
go
systemic
.
Glycocaine
has
been
proven
effective
on
muscular
pain
externally
because
it
can
go
through
all
the
layers
of
the
dermis
.
Interestingly
enough
,
cannabis
products
cannot
.
Cannabis
is
inert
Cannabis
topically
,
it
just
sits
there
on
the
top
of
the
skin
.
It
is
a
great
moisturizer
.
Speaker 3
8:29
But
you'll
see
things
like
camphor
,
menthol
,
arnican
,
lidocaine
,
things
like
that
.
These
are
ingredients
that
have
shown
to
be
transdermal
and
go
down
and
have
effects
in
the
muscular
tissues
and
be
able
to
go
transdermal
.
But
cannabis
,
cbd
,
all
that
stuff
,
no
,
not
at
all
,
and
that's
been
proven
in
our
research
as
well
.
So
for
us
,
when
we're
looking
,
the
relivium
would
make
the
best
sense
,
and
not
atopically
.
In
that
sense
,
if
you
are
looking
to
address
something
from
a
topical
perspective
,
the
cbd
is
going
to
be
your
ingestible
and
ingestible
um
related
to
that
.
Speaker 3
9:10
And
then
when
you
talk
the
mescal
skeletal
system
,
that's
where
you
really
need
to
get
into
pelvic
floor
physical
therapy
,
because
that
actually
has
your
pelvic
floor
is
your
hammock
to
your
entire
body
and
so
you
are
literally
,
when
you
have
an
injury
or
pain
anywhere
in
your
body
,
you
it's
going
to
affect
your
pelvic
floor
.
So
you
imagine
,
like
when
you
get
into
a
car
accident
or
something
and
everything
tenses
up
.
That's
what's
happening
to
your
pelvic
floor
when
you
have
pain
or
injury
anywhere
else
in
your
body
.
So
,
for
instance
,
just
to
give
you
an
example
,
we
have
our
Pelvic
Easy
Magic
Theravons
.
These
are
pelvic
floor
tools
that
can
be
used
at
home
in
conjunction
with
pelvic
floor
physical
therapy
to
help
release
trigger
points
in
muscles
,
either
internally
or
externally
.
Speaker 1
10:00
Right
.
Speaker 3
10:02
And
those
really
help
with
the
hypertonic
pelvic
floor
.
Because
our
initial
thought
is
let's
go
to
Kegels
,
and
that
is
not
what
you
want
to
do
right
off
the
bat
.
That's
why
it's
always
good
to
go
to
a
pelvic
PT
,
get
your
musculature
evaluated
,
because
if
you're
hypertonic
and
you
start
doing
Kegels
,
you're
going
to
make
things
worse
and
,
as
such
,
it's
just
going
to
get
tighter
and
tighter
.
Imagine
,
like
a
dish
rag
and
you're
wringing
it
out
.
It's
just
going
to
keep
wringing
it
out
,
and
so
you
really
need
to
be
able
to
release
those
pelvic
floor
muscles
.
Because
,
for
instance
I
was
going
to
mention
in
the
UK
,
all
the
UK
footballers
utilize
our
pelvic
ones
to
get
out
because
an
injury
at
anywhere
in
their
body
.
It
doesn't
matter
where
they
do
pelvic
floor
physio
physical
therapy
,
because
it
gets
them
out
on
the
field
three
times
faster
than
if
they
had
not
had
pelvic
floor
physical
therapy
.
Speaker 1
10:58
If
you're
intrigued
as
much
as
I
was
and
want
to
explore
these
products
,
I
have
a
discount
code
Indobattery10
,
on
the
Desert
Harvest
website
to
help
you
save
and
support
this
podcast
.
It's
a
small
way
I
can
share
tools
that
have
made
a
difference
in
my
own
life
,
both
on
the
hard
days
and
on
the
more
hopeful
days
.
Reflecting
on
these
conversations
reminds
me
why
I
love
this
work
Learning
alongside
you
,
uncovering
new
approaches
to
care
and
sharing
what
we
discover
together
.
If
you
missed
episodes
86
,
87
,
or
91
,
I
encourage
you
to
check
them
out
on
your
favorite
streaming
platform
.
As
we
come
closer
to
closing
this
chapter
,
I
can't
help
but
feel
a
Embracing Growth and Learning Ahead
Speaker 1
11:38
little
bittersweet
.
Speaker 1
11:38
This
year
has
been
transformative
and
I've
loved
looking
back
at
all
we've
shared
.
While
there's
just
one
episode
left
in
our
Indo
Year
Reflections
series
,
I'm
so
excited
for
what's
ahead
in
this
new
year
.
We
have
incredible
guests
and
topics
lined
up
and
I
can't
wait
to
keep
growing
and
learning
with
you
.
Make
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