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WIDLIMS #25 – From midwife to medic with Dr Rumbi
In this week’s episode, I sat down and spoke with Rumbi, behind @rumbithemedic on Instagram and TikTok. She has an interesting background, having qualified and worked first as a midwife, then as a medical doctor in the UK. She has an interest in educating others and often does so through accessible clips and posts on social media, which is where we first connected. This episode covers a few different topics, including: Rumbi’s journey into medicine via midwivery different routes into doing a medical degree/becoming a doctor increasing accessibility to people from a range of different backgrounds, who may typically be in a worse position than middle class kids when applying…
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WIDLIMS ep #13: Anti-diet lifestyle approaches to PCOS with Dr Nitu Bajekal
In this week's episode, I was honoured to talk to an inspiration of mine, Dr Nitu Bajekal (she/her) about... what PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is and how it manifests lifestyle approaches to managing PCOS symptoms AGEs, anti-inflammatory foods, benefits of a whole food plant-based dietary pattern the importance of sustainable, non-restrictive diets the role of soya in PCOS and women’s health in general why lifestyle medicine is so important to have in our toolkits Dr Nitu Bajekal’s website is absolutely brimming with resources for people with a uterus/who menstruate/are post-menopausal, and you can find it here. You can also follow her on Instagram and Twitter, where she regularly updates followers…
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WIDLIMS Podcast ep #9 – Endometriosis, pain bias & the ‘strong Black woman’ stereotype
New podcast episode with Anita Jones, journalist and Endometriosis UK Ambassador In this week's episode, I chat to Anita Jones (she/her) about... her personal experience with endometriosis the endometriosis diagnosis gap what the general public and doctors need to become well-versed in and learn so that the diagnosis gap is shortened sexism and gendered racism in the endometriosis field a whole lot about endometriosis symptoms, periods and seeking help You can follow Anita Jones on Instagram @anitannekajones, and find out more about endometriosis via Endometriosis UK on their website and social media channels. As always, this is an episode for educational purposes only. I would highly recommend reading the article…