Episode 011: Vagina Health

How to Prevent and Treat Yeast Infections, BV, and UTIs

011: Vagina Health: How to Prevent and Treat Yeast Infections, BV, and UTIs

In this episode, Elle and Vee have one of their most important conversations to date: all things vaginal health.  Elle is a medical professional - a nutritional therapist and wellness coach with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, so Vee uses this opportunity to pick her brain about how to prevent the most common of vaginal issues, including:

Chronic yeast infections and BV (bacterial vaginosis): natural solutions, vaginal PH balance and probiotics. What specific probiotic strains should we look for when buying probiotics? (5:22)

Yeast infections: how do antibiotics affect our vaginas? Medications vs boric acid. How do condoms, lubes and sperm affect our PH levels? (11:41)

Online medical solutions: WISP (@hellowisp), and finding the right resources online. (17:01)

Can our body be trying to tell us something? Irregular PAP smears, precancerous cells and LEEP procedures. (20:42)

How does our diet affect our vaginas? Sugar, antibiotics, muscle testing and getting yeast infections in foreign countries, plus coconut oil has anti fungal benefits! (24:42)

UTIs: peeing protocol, the right cranberry supplements, the right things to wash with, and why Elle doesn’t recommend douching. (31:57)

Vagina upkeep: how to keep your vagina healthy on lifestyle vacations, at sex parties etc. What do Elle and Vee have on hand during, and what to use beforehand and afterwards. (40:42)