Hormones and Handstands

Welcome back to season 2 of Hormones and Handstands with functional hormone nutritionist Pippa Campbell and beauty editor and yoga teacher Victoria Woodhall.We’re friends who met through work and are constantly picking each other’s brains for insights and tips and decided that this could potentially be really useful stuff for other women.To kick off 2026, week we discuss our beauty and wellness highlights of 2025, why knowing your metabolic type can help you lose weight ‘the old fashioned way’ (as opposed to weight loss jabs), menopausal reflux, should you put oestrogen on your face? yoga poses for weight loss (do they even exist?) and what an itchy bottom and smelly farts are telling you. We’ve both changed our HRT recently. Permenopausal Pippa’s periods are less frequent, she’s feeing ‘flushy’ and has started taking progesterone. Victoria added vaginal oestrogen into her HRT mix, but after a conversation with gynaecologist Dr Tania Adib has moved onto the a bespoke oestrogen and testosterone vagina/vulva cream to support dryness and bladder symptoms.We both love creatine, Pippa takes her forthcoming Pippa Campbell Health TruePure Creatine launching here in February.Victoria takes Artah Essential Creatine, £25.20. Pippa has increased from 5g to 20g and it’s helping her muscles mass.Victoria’s mentions -   Labareau The AHA Peel, £95. Use 3x week for glow LINK-   Chai Guys Masala Chai tea, £21.95-   Weights/strength training to bolster my dynamic yoga practice. I love Owning Your Menopause platform and teach a 45-min online yoga class at 8am on it on a Saturday.-   Hair Sculpt keratin treatment with Gustav Fouche – goodbye frizz, hello easy beach waves. Read my article on getthegloss.com.-   Contrast Cryotherapy at Ice Health Cryo in London – great if you are a ‘cortisol’ metabolic type and find cold plunge too stressful.   -    Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation) for stress relief. Watch my free 8 min video on yoga nidra here  and try this 30-min relaxation here. Pippa’s mentions  -   Golden Hour Facial Beauty Serum, £49 -   Golden Hour Vaginal Beauty Serum £24.99-   Pippa Campbell Health Aloe Vera, £31.99-   PCH Metaboost Weight Loss Formula, £53.99-   Marshmallow Root Tea, for reflux £7.99-   Chewable Licorice Root tablets for reflux, £9.44-   Eat Right Lose Weight, by Pippa Campbell, £13.19

We're on episode 5 already of @hormones.and.handstands and this week it’s all about stress hormones - and how we manage them.Victoria talks about Yoga Nidra (yoga sleep) a type of guided relaxation that she practices and teaches, also known as NSDR- Why it’s the ultimate power nap, 20 minutes is said to be the equivalent of 2 hours sleep- How she used to do it the stationery cupboard at work at The Mail on Sunday to save her sanity!- How it’s similar to hypnosis and manifesting, helping you shape your future- How it can helps recover after illness, manage menopause symptoms such as anxiety and reshape unhelpful beliefsEvery week Pippa tackles a different hormone and in this episode it’s cortisol. It’s our main stress hormone but it’s also a lot more.- It affects weight and resilience- It peaks in the morning top get us out of bed, but if it’s still high at night it suppresses melatonin the sleep hormone- lt’s anti-inflammatory in a good amount- Too high and its suppresses the immune system and damages gut liningWe discuss the supplements and lifestyle practices we rely in to manage stress. Magnesium is Pippa’s top pick.Pippa's Links:Website: https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pippacampbell_health/ Victoria's Links:Website: https://victoriawoodhall.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriawoodhallYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawoodhallyogaEnjoy and please leave us a review!Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding your health, medical condition, or treatment. Do not make any changes to your diet, lifestyle, or medications without consulting a professional.If any products are mentioned we may use affiliate links.

Underactive thyroid is a problem for so many women and in Pippa’s clinical experience more women have it as we get older. It’s often un- or misdiagnosed. Pippa explains some signs to look out for such as loss of outer third of your eyebrow, puffy under eyes, cold hands and feet and constipation.Victoria looks at eyes from a beauty and a yoga perspective – do you really need and an eye cream and what kind? What causes dark circles and how to get rid of them with skincare creams and clinic treatments? Can eye yoga really improve your eyesight – plus the exercises and practices you can do now to relieve eye strain. And if you’re feeling distracted and struggling to focus, why your eyes might be leading you astray.Nira Skin Laser - get at last 10% off with code victoriawoodhall (discount varies throughout the year)https://www.niraskin.com/en-gbCouture Brows with Suzanne Martinhttps://www.lanesboroughclubandspa.com/spa-consultants/suzanne-martin/ Botox Brow Lift with Dr Ahmed El Muntasar https://theaestheticsdoctor.com/ Hydropeptide Polypeptide Collagel Eye Patches https://hydropeptide.co.uk/products/polypeptide-collagel-eye-masks Powder Brows with Bows by Sarah Fogghttps://www.brows-by-sarah.com/ Plinest Polynucleotides with Dr Yusra Al Mukhtar https://dryusra.com/blog/polynucleotides-the-next-frontier-in-skin-rejuvenation/Pippa's Links:Website: https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pippacampbell_health/ Victoria's Links:Website: https://victoriawoodhall.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriawoodhallYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawoodhallyogaEnjoy and please leave us a review!Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding your health, medical condition, or treatment. Do not make any changes to your diet, lifestyle, or medications without consulting a professional.If any products are mentioned we may use affiliate links.

Testosterone isn’t just for libido, it’s our mood, motivation and muscle hormone. Should you try testosterone replacement therapy? How do you get it from your GP? Pippa answers all the big questions. Victoria shares her mixed experience on testosterone cream, and how she has to be careful not to exacerbate her androgenetic hair loss. Our beauty topic this week is lips and Victoria explains the surprising things that happen to them as we age (like everything they get thinner and droopier…!), makeup hacks for fuller lips, why everyone’s talking about the Lip Flip treatment and how she nearly got stuck with a trout pout after having the salmon sperm treatment (polynucleotides).We discuss fluoride in toothpaste –  is it bad for you and what are the alternatives, productivity journals and collagen barsHere are links to some of the products and treatments we reference Bon Charge PEMF mat https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/nutritionist-pippa-campbells-favourite-products/#supplementshttps://www.philipkingsley.com/Dr Yura Al Mukhtar, where Victoria had her Collagen Lips treatment  https://dryusra.com/Get The Gloss Lip Flip review https://www.getthegloss.com/beauty/lip-flip-review/Kimmel lemon collagen bar https://kimmel.life/Intelligent change prodictivity journal and 5 minute journalhttps://www.intelligentchange.comStudio 10 Lip Liner https://www.studio10beauty.com/products/age-reverse-perfecting-lip-liner​Follow us on Instagram and YouTubehttps://www.instagram.com/hormones.and.handstands/https://www.youtube.com/@hormonesandhandstandsPippa's Links:Website: https://www.pippacampbellhealth.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pippacampbell_health/ Victoria's Links:Website: https://victoriawoodhall.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriawoodhallYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@victoriawoodhallyogaEnjoy and please leave us a review!Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding your health, medical condition, or treatment. Do not make any changes to your diet, lifestyle, or medications without consulting a professional.If any products are mentioned we may use affiliate links.