Lady Bites Podcast

The new season of Lady Bites opens with a conversation a lot of us feel awkward talking about. In this episode, Aoife, Ciara and Louise discuss bowel cancer, including the key risk factors, common signs and symptoms to look out for, and the importance of screening in detecting cancer at an early stage when treatment is most effective.
They also explore the concerning rise in bowel cancer diagnoses among younger adults, examining what current research tells us and why awareness of symptoms is important regardless of age.
Thanks as always to our friend Jeremy Roske for his track, A Little Love.

With the new year upon us, we’re talking women’s health, not unrealistic resolutions.
In this episode, we dive into the Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine and how they support women’s wellbeing and hormonal health. Think nourishment, movement, sleep, stress, connection, and habits that truly work in real life.
https://www.islm.ie/six-pillars

We would like to wish all our listeners a very Happy New Year, Ciara, Louise and Aoifex

Thanks as always to our friend Jeremy Roske for his track, A Little Love.

If Santa had a medical degree, what would we be asking for this Christmas? In this festive episode, we share what we’d love to find in our stockings, from a women’s health and wellbeing perspective.
With plenty of laughs, light-hearted banter and evidence-based insights, we chat through our personal wishlists and the health reasons behind them. It’s fun, festive, and a reminder that looking after women’s health might just be the best gift of all.

Merry Christmas everyone, Louise, Ciara and Aoife x

Thanks as always to our friend Jeremy Roske for his track, A Little Love.

Red cheeks? Random flushing? Skin acting like it has a mind of its own? In this episode of Lady Bites, your hosts get into rosacea — what it is, why it happens, how to calm it down, and why women in particular keep bumping into it.
Aoife, Ciara, and Louise break it all down in a friendly, accessible chat and wrap up with some myth-busters to set the record straight.
Resources:
HSE Rosacea
NHS Rosacea

Dermnet Rosacea

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Special thanks to Jeremy Roske for the soundtrack, A Little Love

October is Menopause Awareness Month, and in this episode, we're focusing on contraception during perimenopause.
While much of the conversation around menopause centres on managing symptoms, it's important to remember that contraception may still be needed during this stage. May women also worry that hormonal contraception isn't safe after 40, but is that really true?
Our three hosts explore this and other common myths, discussing the wide range of contraceptive options available to women in their 40s and 50s.
Resources:
HSE Contraception and Menopause
Sexual Wellbeing.ie
Women's Health Concern factsheet on contraception for the older woman

Special thanks to Jeremy Roske for the soundtrack, A Little Love