Menstrual Cycles and Metabolism
Harnessing the Power of Female Physiology
LEARN ALL ABOUT Women’s hormones, metabolism, exercise and eating
TAUGHT BY KIRA SUTHERLAND & LARA BRIDEN
INSTANT ACCESS AUD$195
The menstrual cycle affects many aspects of health including insulin, muscles, and metabolism. In this half-day workshop, Kira and Lara combine their expertise in sports nutrition and women’s health to bring you a unique look at the specific requirements and recommendations for women of reproductive age.
They’ll present new research as well as practical insights from nearly 50 years of combined clinical experience. To round out the session, Lara and Kira will stay online for an interactive Q&A session.
The knowledge shared in this workshop is primarily designed for health and wellness practitioners and students, however, we believe it also highly useful information for any woman who wants to better understand her body, hormones, and her health; so we welcome anyone who wishes to enrol including general public, personal trainers, athletes, fitness enthusiasts and health coaches.
The Workshop Program
This workshop is divided into 2 x 2 hour pre-recorded lectures covering the following topics.
1. Women, health, and science
- How it’s changing.
- Why women have been largely excluded from medical studies.
- Nutritional advice for men cannot always be applied to women.
2. Why ovulation is the main event of the menstrual cycle
- The many benefits of estrogen and progesterone for muscle and metabolism and performance.
- Insight into androgens.
3. Sports nutrition basics for women
- Eating and supplements for your cycle.
- Working within your cycle for optimum results.
- Eating for different sports and outcomes.
4. All the ways to lose ovulation
- Birth control, thyroid, prolactin.
- PCOS vs hypothalamic amenorrhea.
5. The hazards of under-eating and over-training
- Why some women lose their period.
- Amenorrhea and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)(formerly known as the female athlete triad).
6. How to achieve symptomless periods
- applying nutrition and naturopathic principles to reduce symptoms of periods and ovulation.
7. Question and Answer session (20 minutes)
Key learning outcomes of this workshop include:
How ovarian hormones influence general health, metabolism and exercise performance.
Training and fuelling with the phases of the menstrual cycle.
Differentiating between PCOS and hypothalamic amenorrhea.
How to achieve symptomless periods.
Even though this workshop is designed for health and wellness practitioners and students, the knowledge shared is also highly useful for any woman who wants to learn more about their body and health.
Workshop Presenters
LARA BRIDEN
Naturopathic Doctor, Best-Selling Author, Speaker
Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor and bestselling author of the books Period Repair Manual and Hormone Repair Manual — practical guides to treating period problems with nutrition, supplements, and body-identical hormones. A graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (1997) and the University of Calgary (evolutionary biology), Lara serves on several scientific advisory committees including The Centre for Ovulation and Menstruation Research (CeMCOR) at the University of British Columbia. She is a popular speaker and has delivered keynote presentations for the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA), the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS), the University of Otago, Endometriosis New Zealand, Endometriosis Association of Queensland (QENDO), and the Evolutionary Health Society of New Zealand (EHA). Lara currently has consulting rooms in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she treats women with PCOS, PMS, endometriosis, perimenopause, and many other hormone and period related health problems.
KIRA SUTHERLAND
Sports Nutritionist, Naturopath, Lecturer
Kira Sutherland is a Naturopathic Sports Nutritionist to some of the world's best athletes. She also lectures and mentors upcoming practitioners in the field of sports nutrition, and offers online courses for supporting athletes, trainers and sports enthusiasts how to nourish the body to achieve peak performance and fitness.
Using her 25+ years of clinical experience she has combined her knowledge of Naturopathic medicine with education in sports nutrition to create a truly wholistic approach to optimising performance for athletes and those striving for optimum health - especially women. Having lectured both within Australia and internationally on all things Naturopathic and sports nutrition, she is passionate about teaching people to take care of their bodies for the long term, not just treating them in the present moment. Kira believes that the role of a practitioner is to empower and teach clients to take care of themselves, to give them as much knowledge as possible.
“You offer such a depth of research based knowledge together with interesting cultural and social perspectives in your course. The information shared has given me greater confidence with treatment recommendations, was helpful for my own health and sports training, and reinforced knowledge I have in the cycle coach area of my work and helpful information for the menstrual education sessions I offer to girls especially the OCP info and long term health effects.”
Sharon Woolley
RN/IVF nurse. Naturopath. Certified Cycle Coach.
“The whole webinar was a great dive into honouring female physiology and how we can best educate/help our clients to harness their best out of their bodies. As we were going through the material I was thinking about certain clients and how I could apply what I was learning to each of them. You two are a power-couple of knowledge and each of your passions for women's health compliment each other so well. 10/10!”
Amy Donovan
Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Massage Therapist
“The content was extremely relevant, informative and engaging, a pleasure to watch! It gave important information I will need in clinic, and has made me more confident in supporting women's health.”
Chloe Thomas
Naturopathy Student
Workshop: Menstrual Cycles and Metabolism - Harnessing the Power of Female Physiology
Includes 4 hours of educational training videos, slide decks of the presentations, bonus downloadable resources.