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Katie: Hiya and welcome to the Wellness Mama podcast. I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com, and this episode is all a couple of matter that I’ve circuitously ever lined on this podcast earlier than, which is the subject of vaginal well being and vaginal microbiome. So a bit bit of a better stage matter. Could or might not need to pay attention with babies until you’re going to elucidate that dialog to them. However I believe an important matter for girls, particularly as a result of we actually get into how that is linked to fertility, to being pregnant, to raised beginning outcomes, and to ladies’s well being usually. And it’s the deepest I’ve gone on this matter.
And I’m right here with Priyanka Jain, who’s the co-founder and CEO of an organization known as Evvy, the place they’re on a mission to shut the gender well being knowledge hole. They usually’re beginning with the primary ever precision vaginal well being care platform and the world’s largest knowledge set on the vaginal microbiome, which has not been studied largely up to now. Her background is in knowledge and he or she’s bringing this method to ladies’s well being and particularly to vaginal microbiome understanding. And so similar to we’ve a intestine microbiome and an oral microbiome, she is immediately concerned in doing the analysis within the vaginal microbiome and the way it’s impacting ladies’s well being.
We discuss her personal journey and what led to this, how ladies weren’t included in medical analysis till 1993, and why ladies are nonetheless identified years after males for a similar circumstances, learn how to truly make the perfect use of knowledge that we now have entry to, how vaginal discomfort is the main cause ladies search medical well being within the US and at any given second, 30% of girls have some type of vaginal dysbiosis however it may be for a lot of totally different causes and it’s usually in typical drugs handled as a single trigger, the rationale the vagina is supposed to be acidic, what her knowledge set on vaginal microbiome is exhibiting and what we are able to study from it, what the commonest types of vaginal dysbiosis are, how 84% of individuals with vaginal dysbiosis don’t have any signs and get no remedy, and 66% of people that assume they’ve a yeast an infection even have one thing else solely.
We discuss issues like boric acid and what the analysis exhibits, we discuss vaginal probiotics and what to know, and the way vaginal well being impacts fertility, being pregnant, and beginning, and learn how to optimize this to your benefit. And he or she has some actually superior life recommendation on the finish, in addition to a guide advice that’s new. So I hope that you’ll take pleasure in this actually fascinating episode with Priyanka Jain, and let’s be a part of her now. Priyanka, welcome. Thanks a lot for being right here.
Priyanka: Thanks a lot for having me.
Katie: That is going to be, I believe, a extremely informative and enjoyable dialog. And we’re going to get to enter some subjects that truly I’ve not talked about on this podcast but in nearly 700 episodes. However first as a springboard, I really feel like there’s a related a part of your story that relates immediately into the work that you simply’re doing. And from researching you, it looks as if you handled some sure well being issues your self and that that form of led you into this world of well being and wellness. So I’d love to listen to that story and what that journey was like for you.
Priyanka: Sure, positively. I at all times joke that everybody has, or most ladies have their very own model of my story, proper? Of going to so many physician’s workplaces, feeling like you could have signs which are unexplained or issues hold occurring to you, however every thing, you realize, quote unquote, appears to be like regular. And perhaps it is best to drink extra water or perhaps it is best to sleep extra or perhaps it is best to have a much less irritating job. And I come from a background within the knowledge world, have at all times been actually all for ways in which we may carry machine studying merchandise to the world to assist attempt to make the world a extra truthful place, and was simply shocked at, you realize, the dearth of knowledge that I had entry to by myself physique, proper? To attempt to perceive what was going improper, why was I feeling this fashion? And the quantity of simply frustration from each the affected person and supplier aspect with the shortcoming to get solutions.
And as I began doing a few of my very own analysis, as I believe so many ladies do once they have experiences like mine, I came upon among the completely wild details that now underpin Evvy’s mission, proper? The truth that within the US, ladies weren’t in medical analysis till 1993. And that to this present day, we’re identified on common 4 years later than males throughout over 700 ailments. And what that screamed to me as knowledge individual is, oh wow, we even have this large knowledge hole relating to our understanding of the feminine physique.
We’ve basically ceaselessly in historical past studied middle-aged mid-sized white males after which assumed that ladies have been small males and we might simply make every thing smaller and that healthcare would work. And clearly that’s not the case, proper? That’s not our lived experiences. And so I grew to become so interested by, if we’ve by no means studied the feminine physique, there should be so many distinctive alerts, proper? Messages that the feminine physique is attempting to present off saying, I’m doing effectively or I need assistance, however we simply don’t measure these issues as a result of they didn’t exist in males. And so I used to be very interested by, okay, may we begin to measure a few of these alerts and really may that enhance our potential to detect illness in ladies and deal with it in a way more efficacious vogue? And that was the start of Evvy.
Katie: Yeah, and I’m glad you introduced up that hole. It nonetheless blows my thoughts that actually ladies weren’t even included in analysis till ’93 and are nonetheless not included equally in analysis now. And I do know it’s like partially like we used to simply assume ladies have been small males and likewise ladies have hormones that appear to alter and are complicated. So it’s simpler to simply ignore that half solely and simply deal with males as a result of they’re form of like simpler to regulate variables, which I get. However I really feel wish to your level, it does a disservice to ladies.
And such as you, I had that have of getting points, not with the ability to get solutions from medical doctors being advised like that’s regular or that’s simply postpartum or that’s simply your hormones. And my thought was like even when it’s widespread, that doesn’t imply it’s regular. And it doesn’t imply that’s how we’ve to really feel. And so I really like that you simply’re taking the info pushed method and like, we’ve entry now on this time to all this knowledge we didn’t used to have, whether or not it’s wearables, lab testing, no matter. However what will we do with it? I really feel like we’re within the like interpretation period of knowledge.
Priyanka: I really like the best way you body that. And I believe it’s, you realize, there’s so many issues in what you mentioned, proper? Round the truth that we medical doctors don’t have solutions, we don’t have solutions. We’re advised that, you realize, issues, signs are regular in ladies, proper? It’s regular to have all of those unwanted side effects to contraception, it’s regular. And I believe to your level, regular is perhaps the improper phrase, proper? Possibly it’s widespread, however I believe that one of many issues that I’d love to alter by Evvy, is regardless of the reverse of normalizing is, unnormalizing. I’d like to unnormalize feminine ache, proper? I believe we’ve simply accepted that we’ve, we reside longer, however we endure extra. And I believe that we simply have to alter that. We’ve to resolve that we’re not okay with ladies struggling within the healthcare system. And I believe as soon as we resolve that, lots will change.
Katie: Agreed. And to your level, that appears to be one other space the place there’s an enormous discrepancy is that ladies should not even believed about their ache once they go into ERs with the identical actual signs as a person. They received’t be believed that they’re in ache. And it looks as if research have additionally proven that ladies can deal with a fairly intense quantity of ache and nonetheless function and performance. And so I believe usually that simply will get discounted. After which these ladies simply aren’t given assets and solutions once they’re having a legit factor happening.
Priyanka: Precisely, it’s actually wild. There’s a lot analysis exhibiting that we’re extra prone to be dismissed. I’m going to butcher the precise stat, however it’s one thing like we’re twice as prone to be misdiagnosed once we’re having a coronary heart assault as a result of folks don’t take our signs as significantly and since signs can usually manifest otherwise in ladies and lots of medical doctors aren’t educated to know the signs in ladies. So I believe the gender well being hole goes so, up to now and large. And I believe we’re so within the part of it that’s pushed by the dearth of knowledge and the way we can assist repair that drawback.
Katie: And that’s an important springboard into what I hope goes to be the majority of our dialog as we speak associated to what you’re with knowledge factors in ladies and particularly associated to the vaginal microbiome, which is the half that has not likely been talked about right here aside from form of peripherally in relation to infants getting seeded throughout the birthing course of, which I hope we’ll additionally go into. However that’s like, I really feel like one piece and a complete spectrum of essential issues to learn about this. So why did you begin there?
Priyanka: Yeah, completely. Such a very good query. I really feel like each time I’m speaking to, particularly the various male traders, I get requested, what’s the vaginal microbiome? Or why is that the place you began? However I imply, there’s there’s two sides to this.
One is that vaginal discomfort is definitely the main cause that ladies search healthcare recommendation within the US. It’s an extremely, extremely irritating symptom and to your level, quite common signs. And there’s lots of alternative ways to take a look at that, proper? Like I mentioned, main cause that we go to the physician at any given second, 30% of vaginas are in dysbiosis, which means that we’re not dominated by protecting micro organism. And what’s loopy to me is that although this situation, these set of circumstances and signs are so prevalent, once we go to the physician, we’re extra prone to be misdiagnosed than appropriately identified, and we’re extra possible to not get higher than we’re to get higher.
And to simply type of clarify how the vaginal microbiome works after which type of the way it’s not associated, not simply to those signs and infections, but in addition what we’re speaking about as we speak round motherhood and being pregnant, basically just a bit 101 on the vaginal microbiome. I’m certain you’re accustomed to the intestine microbiome or different microbiomes that exist in or on the physique: pores and skin, mouth, intestine, and so forth. Seems we even have one in our vaginas. And I at all times say, you realize, it’s truly enjoying this very attention-grabbing type of like barrier immune system position for us down there.
And what I imply by that’s that when it’s dominated by protecting micro organism, the commonest of which is lactobacilli, which you would possibly’ve seen on sure probiotics or dietary supplements. And that lactobacilli, what it’s doing within the vagina is basically producing lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide and taking on area on the vaginal wall. And principally they’re conserving the vagina very acidic. So too low pH, I’m certain you’ve heard of vaginal pH. And what that does is it makes it in order that if any pathogen will get into the vagina, and you realize, the vagina is basically an open gateway between the surface World after which a few of your most essential reproductive organs.
However when your vagina is in a wholesome protected state, if something, any sort of pathogen will get into the vagina, it simply can’t replicate, it will possibly’t survive, if there’s no area for it, as a result of these protecting microbes are conserving them out. However you realize, you say you could have intercourse with somebody new otherwise you sit in your swimsuit for too lengthy or you could have a protracted menstrual cycle. All of these issues can disrupt the vaginal microbiome. And people pathogens because the pH rises can begin to replicate.
And what occurs is we begin to expertise issues like yeast infections and recurrent UTIs and bacterial vaginosis. However what’s occurring is also that we’ve misplaced that protecting barrier between the surface world and our reproductive organs. So what you begin to see is far larger charges of miscarriage, infertility, IVF failure, preterm beginning, all the best way to cervical most cancers development, STI acquisition, as a result of we not have that barrier {that a} wholesome vaginal microbiome is offering you. And I believe as folks with vaginas, we simply should not educated about that and the essential position that our vaginas are enjoying in our system. And we actually hope to alter that.
Katie: Yeah, I believe that is such an interesting idea. And I believe additionally the excellence is essential to know. Such as you talked about, there’s many microbiomes that exist inside the physique’s ecosystem. And most of the people are most accustomed to the intestine microbiome in all probability. And there’s fortunately lots of info occurring, lots of analysis occurring right here. There’s additionally my space of analysis, which was the oral microbiome, which I believe can be fascinating, clearly very linked to the intestine as effectively. We’ve a pores and skin microbiome, in fact, vaginal microbiome such as you simply defined.
However what I believe is so cool is knowing that our digestive system, as an example, whereas it’s contained in the bodily a part of our physique, can be thought-about an exterior system as a result of it’s a tube the place issues move by, however there’s obstacles of getting into our bloodstream. And in the identical approach, our reproductive system is definitely form of an exterior system with that barrier, such as you defined, bacterially. And so this is sort of a very, such as you mentioned, very very important and essential line of protection between our physique and the surface World. And I really feel like this half isn’t very effectively talked about in any respect.
Priyanka: Completely, and I believe there’s so many causes for that, proper? There’s the basic stigmas and taboos of girls’s well being, and then you definitely carry it to the vagina, and also you simply 10x the problems there. However I additionally assume that we simply haven’t utilized lots of the perfect know-how to this drawback, proper? When you concentrate on what you have been saying earlier, we’re residing in an age the place we do have good know-how. We are able to sequence issues. We are able to truly take a look at what’s happening, and but we’re not seeing that know-how being utilized to this extremely essential drawback, each from a high quality of life standpoint for all the ladies who’re affected by signs, but in addition from a preventative standpoint in order that we are able to begin to stop issues like infertility and preterm births that perhaps there are literally methods for us to begin listening to the feminine physique in order that we are able to stop these varieties of issues from occurring.
Katie: And I do know you’re now in a position to have entry to lots of actually detailed knowledge round this. So I’m actually curious, what are different rising patterns and developments or the stuff you’re seeing in lots of ladies? Like what’s developing most frequently within the knowledge that you simply’re seeing?
Priyanka: Yeah, such a very good query. So we now have the world’s largest and most complete knowledge set on the vaginal microbiome ever, which may be very thrilling when it comes to with the ability to lastly unlock higher analysis, proper? And I believe the best way we’ve constructed that knowledge set is definitely by offering solutions to folks one-to-one, proper?
We’ve our platform, which I understand I didn’t clarify, however basically anybody can order an Evvy check on-line. Once they order the check, it’s like a bit Q-tip swab that you simply take at house of your vagina. You mail it again to our lab, and we do metagenomic complete genome sequencing on the pattern. And what which means is we’re in a position to see on the highest constancy all micro organism and fungi which are in a pattern. After which we carry that again and we educate you about, okay, right here’s every thing we discovered, right here’s the way it’s associated to your well being targets, right here’s what we learn about it, right here’s how the signs would possibly manifest, and most significantly, right here’s what you possibly can truly do about it. That is the step-by-step plan. You’ll be able to both take it to your personal physician, or now we are able to truly assist you get custom-made prescriptions particularly for you.
And thru providing that to tens of 1000’s of girls now, we’ve been in a position to not solely assist them higher perceive their very own our bodies, but in addition once they consent to analysis, we then also can begin to do that analysis. And I’m a knowledge nerd, the info is fascinating, like actually, actually fascinating. And I believe there’s a few early takeaways.
One is that the medical approach that we perceive the commonest vaginal infections, bacterial vaginosis, is the commonest one, and that’s the one which has probably the most type of reproductions, or implications from a copy standpoint. It’s simply so misguided. And what I imply by that’s that our medical understanding is so broad, the definition of bacterial vaginosis is actually an overgrowth of micro organism. However clearly once we truly take a look at it, you see tons of several types of micro organism in several ranges, several types of pathogens that are likely to trigger signs or don’t trigger signs or are literally related to a detrimental end result or aren’t, proper? And I believe the abstract studying I’d say is that there’s a lot extra specificity and nuance to what’s happening, that we’re simply not capturing or listening to as we speak. But when we truly did take note of this a lot larger constancy knowledge, we may truly assist intervene and alter somebody’s microbiome, each enhancing their signs and actually enhancing their longer-term outcomes.
Katie: That is sensible. And it jogs my memory of, I discussed oral well being was my space of microbiome analysis, the way you’ll see related issues. And understanding at a base stage, to start with, micro organism isn’t a foul factor, particularly once you’re speaking a couple of microbiome. It’s completely essential. It’s solely when a pathogenic one will get out of steadiness in a detrimental approach that we’ve a problem. So within the mouth, that will seem like you might have the strep mutans micro organism that tends to trigger cavities, or you might have a complete household of micro organism that are likely to trigger gingivitis. And also you don’t usually see them each on the identical time as a result of they’re each pathogenic and opportunistic. So usually just one or the opposite will take off. However each might be helped by getting the oral microbiome in steadiness.
And I’d guess that we’ve the same factor, in all probability much more advanced perhaps, occurring with vaginal microbiome the place, such as you mentioned, there’s a complete host of various issues that might be out of steadiness, however all of them simply get lumped below one umbrella. And do they get handled the identical then in drugs? It’s like, oh, that is this, deal with it with the identical factor each time?
Priyanka: Actually, I imply, I may go on about this ceaselessly, so I’ll spare us, however the TLDR is that in case you have bacterial vaginosis or vaginitis, we throw an antibiotic at it, basically bomb the vaginal microbiome, after which hope that one thing totally different grows again, which is clearly not what occurs, and that’s why you see extraordinarily, extraordinarily excessive recurrence charges, as a result of to your level, we’re not specializing in truly rebalancing it. We’re not specializing in saying, how will we truly regrow the great micro organism? As a result of should you do this, you truly stop the dangerous micro organism from with the ability to survive within the first place, proper? And that good micro organism is definitely what’s creating that barrier for you that protects the remainder of your system.
And the opposite factor I’ll say that actually is so attention-grabbing to me is that 84% of people who find themselves in dysbiosis, proper, don’t have a protecting vaginal microbiome, truly don’t have any signs. And people folks as we speak, we don’t do something for. And so I believe there’s a big technique to go, each in serving to individuals who do have signs, however then additionally educating folks about why they need to care about this barrier, even when they don’t have signs, and the way will we assist them rebuild it both approach?
Katie: That’s an important level as a result of if an individual goes into their gynecologist simply for a standard checkup, they could be checked for bacterial vaginosis doubtlessly, however they’re not getting like a microbiome check of their vagina to search out out if one thing’s out of steadiness, proper? And usually, like from my understanding, they could solely be examined in the event that they’re having signs exterior of only a pap smear, as an example.
Priyanka: No, precisely. I imply, truly, medical doctors are inspired to not verify the vaginal checks of sufferers’ vaginal well being exterior of if they’ve signs, which I perceive, proper? We don’t have till, I imply, we didn’t have lots of good solutions or lots of good instruments, however as we speak, yeah, we ignore everybody who isn’t symptomatic. After which even when you find yourself symptomatic, we’ll search for the type of binary presence of is a sure microbe there or not, however we aren’t truly that complete group, proper? It’s like what you mentioned concerning the oral microbiome. It’s all concerning the steadiness of the group, and it’s not concerning the binary sure/no on a sure microbe. And so I believe there’s lots of work to be executed in type of shifting our understanding of the vaginal microbiome in order that we are able to truly maintain the group and never simply deal with it like a sinus an infection, proper? The place it’s like, oh, you could have an an infection, we’re simply going to clear it. And it’s like, you truly don’t need to clear the vaginal microbiome. You simply need a totally different one.
Katie: Yeah, precisely. Similar factor with, to tie in once more, just like the oral microbiome. It’s the rationale I encourage folks don’t use harsh mouthwash since you’re wiping out all that oral microbiome, which additionally, like as an example, depletes your nitric oxide ranges and has this complete host of ripple results. In all probability the identical in vaginal well being, which makes me surprise like, what are among the type of perhaps widespread issues or like at the least issues folks would possibly encounter which are truly actually dangerous for our vaginal microbiome that we don’t even know to not do? Like I can consider, as an example, douching is perhaps on that listing, however what are among the widespread issues that may form of spur that imbalance to start with?
Priyanka: Fully. Properly, douching is on the high of that listing, such as you mentioned, it doesn’t matter what firm tries to persuade you that their douche is nice. No douching is nice. You do not need to scrub the within of your vagina. Your vagina needs to be self-cleaning. And if it’s not, it means you could have an issue that you must cope with and a douche isn’t going to repair it. In order that’s the largest no-no.
After which there’s different issues, scented merchandise down there. You don’t need to put any sort of cleaning soap into your vagina. Even issues like wipes and washes, all of that you simply simply need to watch out with as a result of once more, you simply don’t need to disrupt what’s happening inside. And I believe, you realize, there’s so many different issues that go improper for folks down there. I’d say one factor to understand is simply that there’s greater than yeast infections. I believe what we’ve seen from our group is everybody thinks each itch is a yeast an infection. And there’s truly a lot extra that might be happening. I believe it’s one thing like 66% of people that assume they’ve a yeast an infection even have one thing else. So I believe simply not assuming that every thing is one situation and actually beginning to concentrate to your physique can actually assist.
After which the very last thing I’ll say is that intercourse performs an enormous position within the vaginal microbiome. And there’s a few alternative ways, proper? One is your accomplice’s microbiome is now mixing with yours. And so that you’re introducing lots of micro organism. Two is that within the case of semen, semen truly has extra micro organism in it than sperm. So there’s a complete host of micro organism that may be launched to your vaginal microbiome by intercourse.
After which three is simply that your microbiomes down there can actually begin to transfer round with all of the friction and that’s one thing to be actually cautious of. And so should you’re any person who’s liable to having these infections, should you’re not attempting to conceive in that second, then condoms truly should not simply useful for sexually transmitted infections, they’ll truly even be extraordinarily useful for the vaginal microbiome.
Katie: A lot observe as much as unpack there. I believe what you mentioned about yeast infections is fascinating as a result of if that’s true that almost all of people that have some symptom assume it’s a yeast an infection and it’s truly not. It looks as if logically that will additionally imply that treating it as a yeast an infection would possibly truly trigger extra issues than it helps.
Priyanka: Precisely. And that is, I believe there’s so many causes for this, however one in every of them is simply that these circumstances are taboo and the one issues that folks have heard of are yeast infections. They simply assume any sort of discomfort down there may be yeast when it truly might be lots of of various micro organism that might be inflicting the issue and an antifungal isn’t going to repair a bacterial an infection.
However there are also pores and skin points, proper? There’s dermatitis. Like in sclerosis, there’s so many different circumstances that might be happening down there. And I believe a lot of what we are able to do and what your superb platform is doing is educating ladies about this stuff, proper? In order that we don’t simply make the belief, we do truly do our personal analysis and get the info in order that we do get a remedy that truly helps us and doesn’t damage us.
Katie: Are there additionally way of life and/or I’m wondering if even food regimen is correlated right here components that ladies can study from and profit from? Like I do know we in all probability lots of us obtained the recommendation don’t put on a moist swimsuit for too lengthy, issues like that. However are there like way of life associated components that make a distinction and or meals that once we eat them truly are supportive or not supportive?
Priyanka: Such good questions. As with most issues in vaginal well being, sadly my reply needs to be that there’s not lots of analysis but. We’re doing a little actually thrilling analysis on food regimen, truly with Viome and desirous about the connection between the intestine microbiome and the vaginal microbiome, which is desperately under-researched.
I believe that lots of our sufferers inform us that their lived expertise says that consuming sugars or consuming glutens promotes sure varieties of infections for them. However once more, there’s not lots of analysis to again that up. Positively we see folks say a moist swimsuit. An attention-grabbing one is that menstrual blood truly has the next pH than the wholesome low pH of your vagina. So what some folks will see is that in or after their interval, they’ll expertise some discomfort as a result of their vaginal pH is being raised and that may promote a few of these pathogenic microbes. And so in case you have a extremely lengthy interval for one month, that’s one thing that, you realize, it’s regular to then perhaps expertise some set of signs and likewise that all through the menstrual cycle, as your estrogen ranges fluctuate, estrogen truly performs an enormous position within the vaginal microbiome.
So for sufferers who’re pregnant, for instance, you would possibly’ve heard that you simply’re extra prone to get yeast infections, as a result of estrogen performs a task with candida, which may be very attention-grabbing. However the excellent news is that estrogen produces glycogen, which then feeds the wholesome lactobacilli. And so what you see is commonly throughout being pregnant, ladies are much less prone to have bacterial vaginosis, however some ladies postpartum, when their estrogen ranges drop, begin to expertise infections once more. So simply remembering that your food regimen, your hormones, your physique’s one organism, proper? Properly, it’s a number of many organisms, however they’re all working collectively. As a substitute of not treating them like they’re separate, should you take an antibiotic for an eye fixed an infection, it’s going to have an effect on your vaginal microbiome. So take into consideration that, proper? And I believe the extra we are able to do not forget that all of this stuff are linked, the extra possible we’re to make choices that received’t disrupt it.
Katie: After which I suppose the flip aspect is, what are the issues we are able to do, if any, that you realize of from the info proper now or that you simply hope to uncover sooner or later associated to optimistic issues we are able to do to assist? As a result of like within the mouth, I do know we’ve recognized some oral probiotics that truly assist, prebiotics, all types of issues that we’re testing and understanding extra now. Is that the identical within the vaginal microbiome as effectively? And in that case, what are among the ways in which we are able to assist that good steadiness?
Priyanka: 100%, such a very good query. Properly, I’d say the very first thing is to know. Know what’s happening for you. And naturally, I’m biased, I’m obsessive about knowledge, however I believe that crucial factor you are able to do is perceive your personal physique. Perceive once you really feel nice, what does your vaginal microbiome seem like? Or perhaps you truly are experiencing dysbiosis, however you’ve normalized lots of these signs for your self, proper? So how are you going to truly begin to get the info? As a result of that’s the place to begin is, okay, what’s my steadiness?
And with Evvy, one of many issues we do is we share a rating for the protecting micro organism and a rating for the disruptive micro organism. And our aim is to extend the protecting and reduce the disruptive, and we’ll truly assist you put collectively a step-by-step plan of how to try this, desirous about the roles that biofilms may play. I do know these additionally play a task within the oral microbiome, proper?
Katie: Yeah, completely. Like positively we see biofilms, like we mentioned, the pathogenic micro organism can get out of steadiness. And sometimes for lots of people, all of it begins from simply over sterilizing the mouth as a result of it’s meant to be micro organism wealthy. And so I’d assume for lots of girls, perhaps that is what’s happening vaginally too, is like we’ve executed issues that like, whether or not it’s douching, whether or not it’s antibiotics, no matter, and we’ve like inoculated the entire microbiome after which now what’s coming again might be pathogenic as a result of we’ve simply disrupted every thing.
Priyanka: Fully, fully. And I believe that, you realize, particularly with vaginal well being, and I believe equally with oral, proper? There’s this disgrace of dangerous breath or a disgrace of vaginal odor. And so when one thing feels off down there, folks do issues that truly make it worse, proper? Like excessive mouth washes or like douching.
And so all that to say that, you realize, there’s the position of biofilms within the vaginal microbiome that you simply would possibly need to bear in mind, like do you could have micro organism in your vagina that do produce biofilms? As a result of in that case, that might truly be an essential factor to contemplate in remedy. However one thing I’m actually enthusiastic about that we solely simply launched in January truly is the power to truly get these customized compounds from Evvy.
So what we are able to do now’s join sufferers to a physician who will take a look at your outcomes and prescribe custom-made vaginal suppositories which are truly prescription. They’re truly prescription-grade drugs, however they embody the probiotics, prebiotics, and dietary supplements to feed these probiotics to regrow the great micro organism. And you are able to do it vaginally, which is so essential as a result of so many, you realize, quote unquote, vaginal probiotics are taken orally, which is so loopy to me. I’m like, how will we count on that to get to your vagina? And so lots of the work we did was ensuring that these elements might be obtainable vaginally, however medical grade, pure elements. So we’re very enthusiastic about that.
Katie: Yeah, so I’d like to study a bit bit extra about that as a result of I do know I’ve seen, once more, not-talked-about subjects very a lot, however I’ve seen some anecdotal knowledge of individuals taking like boric acid suppositories, as an example, or utilizing vaginal probiotics. Are these areas that you simply guys are particularly? And in that case, do you assume these have a possible to be promising in enhancing vaginal microbiome?
Priyanka: That’s a very good query. So boric acid is such an attention-grabbing one. I imply, as you’ve in all probability seen, it’s like in all probability the web’s best-selling product, I believe, like it’s actually in all places. And I believe what’s so loopy is the truth that it’s so extensively used and so under-researched. Just like the understanding of what boric acid truly does to the vaginal microbiome is extraordinarily far behind. I believe the research that we’re probably the most enthusiastic about are those that use boric acid particularly as a technique to break down biofilms in sufferers who’ve biofilms.
I believe sadly it’s usually used extra for type of symptom administration, however in these circumstances it’s truly similar to a band-aid, proper? You’re basically including acid as a result of your vaginal microbiome isn’t producing it, however the actual answer is to get to a spot the place you could have micro organism that’s producing the acid. And I believe that, you realize, on the finish of the day, it’s a sturdy acid that we in all probability don’t need folks to be utilizing ceaselessly. And so we like to consider it extra as a remedy versus type of like a day-to-day upkeep, if you’ll.
After which on the vaginal probiotic aspect, there’s a lot thrilling analysis happening in that area. There’s reside biotherapeutics being labored on, which we are able to’t watch for, so we are able to make these obtainable to our sufferers. There’s some actually thrilling analysis happening round vaginal microbiome transplants, and all the research up to now truly present that they’re extraordinarily profitable. Not that I believe that’s going to be the remedy for folks ceaselessly, however I believe it does present that should you can actually perceive the group of the perfect microbiome, you possibly can truly implant that and change a disrupted microbiome, which is so thrilling for the position of probiotics. And so we’re sturdy believers in vaginal probiotics. I believe they completely, when you concentrate on the position of the protecting micro organism, it makes a lot sense that re-adding it again to the microbiome can assist enhance outcomes. And in order that’s an enormous a part of Evvy’s care protocols as effectively.
Katie: That’s fascinating. So I wasn’t conscious they have been truly researching microbiome transplants vaginally as effectively. I do know that they’ve executed lots of analysis on this with fecal matter transplants and it’s nonetheless like an rising and considerably like we’re not fairly certain precisely the way it works. And we’ve obtained to watch out with an space of analysis with fecal microbiome transfers. However that is sensible that it could be doubtlessly one thing value right here as effectively.
Nevertheless it looks as if there’s additionally going to be that extraordinarily personalised side to this as effectively, which is the place corporations such as you are available in that may truly take a look at issues on a customized stage, not similar to a one measurement matches all, like let’s throw these merchandise in and see what occurs.
Priyanka: Fully, precisely. And I believe that with microbiomes, what’s tough is that it’s simply onerous to think about that there’s a silver bullet, that there’s one group of micro organism that’s going to work for each single individual no matter their background, their present group, and so forth. And so I believe our hope is that by knowledge, we can assist each individual get entry to the remedies which are most probably to enhance their microbiome, proper? Most certainly to optimize their probabilities of profitable fertility, profitable IVF cycle, wholesome being pregnant, eliminating signs, you realize, like all the issues that all of us deserve, I believe we’ll begin with way more personalised knowledge.
Katie: It is sensible.
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And I’d like to go deeper on associated to particularly being pregnant and beginning as a result of I’m a doula and I’ve truly facilitated a number of instances what they name seeding when a child is born through C-section essentially. And we all know that throughout the birthing course of, the infant will get their preliminary intestine seeding by interplay with vaginal micro organism. After all, in a C-section, that course of isn’t occurring. And so I’ve been the one within the OR to assist seed the infant instantly, which there’s some fascinating research on. However I believe it actually highlights simply how essential a mom’s vaginal microbiome is to her baby’s lifelong intestine well being. And so I’m curious what you guys are, do you could have any particular testing round pregnant ladies or any particular recommendation for pregnant ladies or ladies who need to get pregnant on actually optimizing that forward of time to present their child the perfect shot?
Priyanka: 100%. I believe, you realize, that is one thing that I believe we are going to look again on. You and I’ll discuss this once more in three years and it is going to be extraordinary to attempt to get pregnant with out bearing in mind your vaginal microbiome.
Whenever you take a look at the research concerning the position of the vaginal microbiome earlier than, throughout, and effectively, earlier than and through being pregnant, throughout beginning after which after beginning, I imply, it’s simply, it’s unbelievable. And what I imply by that’s, to type of go down that journey from desirous about conceiving, there’s a lot analysis exhibiting that each from a pure being pregnant standpoint, folks with a wholesome vaginal microbiome are likely to get pregnant a lot quicker. They are typically much less prone to have a miscarriage. Once they undergo IVF, they’re 4 instances extra prone to have a profitable IVF cycle. If they’ve a wholesome vaginal microbiome throughout being pregnant, they’re a lot much less prone to have a preterm beginning. After which to your level, throughout the precise beginning, if they’ve a wholesome vaginal microbiome, they’re passing on these wholesome microbes to their child, proper?
And so it’s simply such an enormous a part of the reproductive journey. And I simply can’t consider how missed it’s been, given how a lot analysis there may be saying that it performs this attention-grabbing position. And we actually hope to type of translate that analysis to clinicians. How will we truly give them entry to the suitable info for the suitable affected person, give them actionable concepts about what to do subsequent in order that they’ll begin to do that at scale? And to be truthful, I believe that, you realize, we’ve solely began to know this over the previous 10, 20 years, proper? And we’re solely simply on the time the place we are able to sequence at scale at a value that’s reasonably priced, that we lastly perceive, you realize, which varieties of strains are most profitable. And I believe we’re simply on the precipice of an enormous turning level in our understanding of vaginal well being and being pregnant. But when I, after I at all times inform all of my mates who’re pregnant, when I’m pregnant, like I’ll completely be placing my vaginal microbiome first. And I believe, you realize, in a couple of years that may develop into the norm.
Katie: Yeah, I really feel like the one space that’s truly talked about or researched is in relation to group B strep or GBS, which ladies are examined for on the finish of being pregnant. And I really feel like even right here, there’s not lots of nice shopper info obtainable. Like medical doctors are conscious of this, they check for it, however ladies usually don’t totally perceive the implications of it and may get actually scared in the event that they check optimistic. That’s usually like an occasion the place antibiotics are used routinely with out query. And it simply makes me surprise, like, is there a greater method? Like if we deal with this earlier in being pregnant, may we doubtlessly scale back the prospect of exhibiting up later in being pregnant in any respect?
Priyanka: Completely. I imply, to precisely what you mentioned about the best way the oral microbiome works, it’s very related, proper? In case you have a wholesome, protected vaginal microbiome, the possibilities {that a} microbe like GBS will have the ability to develop and trigger issues is simply decrease, proper? So how will we, you realize, optimizing the vaginal microbiome from, you realize, the identical approach that we begin to take prenatals or eat more healthy, you realize, change our habits as we begin to consider getting pregnant, I believe that, you realize, proactively caring for your vaginal microbiome will develop into an apparent factor to do at that step within the journey.
Katie: Precisely. As a result of similar to within the mouth, strep mutants exist in everyone’s mouth in low ranges. It’s not an issue in and of itself. It’s an issue when it will get out of steadiness. Similar factor with group B strep exists in each vagina in some stage. It’s not dangerous that it’s there. It’s dangerous when it will get overgrown. And I really feel like I’m so excited by this analysis of if ladies can have higher choices of understanding that and being proactive earlier on versus we now know speaking concerning the beginning course of and that switch of microbiome, in fact, taking antibiotics at that second might need a big effect on the infant’s intestine well being as effectively.
Priyanka: Yeah, completely. And I believe that there’s a lot extra to be discovered. And I believe that there’s, once more, simply to be again on my analysis rant, I believe the truth that these issues and signs are so prevalent in ladies that they play such an essential position in our well being outcomes. And but right here we’re saying, oh, there’s solely a bit little bit of preliminary analysis. It’s loopy, however it’s additionally time. I believe corporations like Evvy are banging down the doorways and saying we demand higher analysis, we demand higher info and the place we are able to’t get it, we’re going to do it ourselves.
And it’s been so cool to see the superb group of lots of of 1000’s of girls which are like all on board, proper, who’re like, I need to find out about my vaginal well being. And we at all times joke that, you realize, Evvy rising up within the age of TikTok is definitely type of good as a result of individuals are like searching for that sort of content material. They’re not searching for one thing fairly and ideal. They’re studying. They’re searching for one thing that’s perhaps a bit shocking and totally different. And I believe due to that, we’ve actually been in a position to scale that schooling. And I believe it’s solely a matter of time earlier than, nobody might be scared of claiming vaginal microbiome, vaginal odor, vaginal discomfort, or simply the phrase vagina in any respect.
Katie: I really like that. And I say usually on right here, in all probability even the listeners are uninterested in listening to it, however I really like saying it, that on the finish of the day, we’re every our personal major healthcare supplier. And I believe we reside in an interesting time the place we even have extra entry than we’ve ever had by an exponential quantity to knowledge about our personal our bodies and the power to make choices based mostly on that knowledge. I believe we’re nonetheless in that interpretation period and studying learn how to truly combine all this knowledge that we’ve obtainable now. However I believe areas like this make it superior as a result of even when medical doctors aren’t testing for this, now ladies can have that info themselves and take cost of their very own well being. I additionally am curious from the info you’re seeing. I believe you’re proper, this can be a taboo topic. Ladies have disgrace in the event that they really feel like there’s something improper.
However with the analysis you’re seeing and with the info you’re seeing, it looks as if, and proper me if I’m improper, however most issues that you simply determine truly might be fastened. There’s a answer to those issues. And when you could have the knowledge, that lets you then discover a answer.
Priyanka: Fully. I believe there’s, I wouldn’t say that there have been good options within the present commonplace of care. I believe so lots of our sufferers are individuals who have felt bizarre down there. They do go to the physician. They both get misdiagnosed, however even when they get appropriately identified, they’ve an over 50% probability of the an infection coming again inside three to 6 months. So lots of people are caught on this cycle. And I believe we now have higher details about the significance of rebuilding the great micro organism.
And corporations like Evvy are making that obtainable at scale to anybody, which is I believe an enormous step in the suitable course of serving to folks understand it’s okay to get examined as a result of we can assist you’re feeling higher, proper? We can assist you get higher. However I believe lots of people earlier than Evvy didn’t really feel like there was a path to getting higher. And so there was lots of type of distrust and lack of hope and mistrust within the system. However I really like what you mentioned about, I’m certain your listeners nonetheless love listening to you say that as a result of it’s 100% true about being your personal physician or being your personal major care supplier, caring about your physique first.
And I believe one of many issues we really feel actually strongly about is considering how will we equip each single one in every of our sufferers to interact in shared decision-making with their medical doctors. And I believe lots of the explanations that we don’t really feel like we are able to do that’s as a result of we don’t have the info. We are able to’t carry the suitable research to the physician about our our bodies. And I believe our hope is that we may give you tremendous particular knowledge by yourself physique. We are able to provide the analysis which you could take to your physician to have the most efficient dialog. And we not solely give that to you digitally by our product, however each single affected person of Evvy additionally will get assigned a board-certified well being coach who helps them truly perceive their outcomes, speak by them, put together for, okay, I’ve a physician’s appointment developing. What are the three questions I ought to ask? What ought to I print out? Or I need to speak to my accomplice about carrying condoms extra usually. Like, are you able to assist me put together for that dialog?
And I believe these coaches, and I’m certain what you see being a doula, like having any person who truly helps you sit down and work by one thing, I believe has actually modified folks’s notion of themselves to really feel like they’ll take part and they could be a resolution maker about their well being care. And I believe it’s so unlucky that we’ve made ladies really feel like they’ll’t be, and we positively need to change that.
Katie: Yeah, I really like what you simply mentioned. And to construct on that, I believe the follow-up to what I often say is that the perfect outcomes occur when you could have an knowledgeable affected person and a practitioner physician who listens to that affected person and who they’re companions in that. As a result of whereas the physician might need extra medical coaching and extra data in sure areas, nobody has extra knowledge about your physique and the way you’re feeling than you. So you’re a very a lot key level of that decision-making course of. And I believe the perfect outcomes, such as you mentioned, occur when there’s a extremely sturdy synergy between the practitioner and the affected person working towards an answer. And I really feel like that is one other of the nice steps of serving to that course of occur extra organically and extra simply and with higher outcomes.
And I additionally remind folks, you realize, if a practitioner isn’t working for you, you’re hiring them. Despite the fact that they’re very a lot the authority determine in that relationship, you’re selecting to rent them and yow will discover one which’s a greater match in case you have a practitioner who’s not an superior match for you. And I’ve even executed that at 37 weeks pregnant when my physician advised me, as an example, like, you’re not allowed to do that throughout your beginning. I used to be like, effectively, then you definitely’re fired. After which I used to be like, oh, I obtained to discover a new physician fairly fast. However simply do not forget that your practitioner is a accomplice with you. And in the event that they’re not being a very good accomplice, discover one who’s as a result of that’s when the actually good outcomes occur.
Priyanka: I really like that a lot. And I actually really feel for thus many ladies who don’t really feel like they’ve a accomplice and a assist system of their supplier. However I additionally really feel for suppliers that simply don’t have entry to the suitable instruments to assist ladies. And I believe like we each have to equip our suppliers with higher schooling in medical faculty concerning the issues that uniquely occur to feminine our bodies. There’s simply not sufficient deal with that. After which we additionally have to remind ourselves that we deserve a physician who listens to us. And there may be one, there at all times is one. And it’s only a matter of placing the effort and time into discovering one. And particularly in moments like being pregnant, it’s so value it. There’s so many choices to be made. It’s so private. And also you don’t need to really feel such as you’re simply taking another person’s phrase over listening to what you additionally need.
Katie: Such a very good level. And likewise, as I’m certain you’ve seen, statistically, even when analysis will get caught up in a sure space, it will possibly take a very long time for that to trickle down by medical faculty and get to the precise working towards medical doctors. And so I really like that you simply guys are taking a consumer-focused method and getting that immediately within the palms of the individuals who it issues to, whose our bodies are being affected, after which additionally giving them the instruments to have that actually productive dialog with their suppliers to get actually good outcomes. I believe that’s one of the best ways to construct the system and the way we’re going to see change the quickest.
Priyanka: I really like that a lot. And I believe what’s been so attention-grabbing is I believe we’ve had over 100 suppliers attain out to us saying, okay, a affected person introduced me these outcomes. I really feel like I would like to know this higher. Are you able to assist me? Are you able to assist me study concerning the vaginal microbiome? What can I do to develop into educated on this? I’ve so many sufferers struggling. I don’t have the knowledge. And I believe that provides me a lot hope, proper? So many suppliers who need to do higher, who need to study what’s new on the market. So it’s on the market. I believe and sufferers being those to carry it to the medical doctors, you realize, as soon as the physician emailed me and was like, okay, I’ve now seen this thrice up to now month. Like I’ve to know what’s happening.
And I believe to your level, you possibly can vote along with your {dollars}. And I believe they they’re beginning to understand that too, the place it’s like, in the event that they’re not going to concentrate, you’ll discover another person. In order that they’re beginning to concentrate. And I believe on the finish of the day, frankly, the system isn’t arrange for anybody to be incentivized for it to alter aside from you. You’re the one who desires the perfect outcomes for your self. You’re the one who’s incentivized to do no matter it takes to get the suitable reply. And so lots of instances, sadly, it falls on us to actually change the system. And I believe beginning with ladies offers us the perfect probability of adjusting the system long-term.
Katie: Agreed. There’s a lot freedom in that. On the finish of the day, our well being is in the end our duty, which is superior information as a result of which means we’ve the power to determine what must occur and to have an effect on change and to work with nice practitioners to make that occur. And so, like I mentioned, I really like that you simply guys are actually pioneering on this area for girls particularly. Are you able to briefly stroll us by what the method appears to be like like of getting examined, getting outcomes again, what sort of info they get, and what to do with it?
Priyanka: Yeah, completely. So it begins with simply evvy.com. You’ll be able to order a check. Really, most of our sufferers select to take it over time, as you possibly can think about your vaginal microbiome shifts, with drugs, with new companions, with being pregnant, and so forth. And what we discover is that should you hold proactive tabs on it, as we speak, we wait till actually the vaginal microbiome smells till we take motion clinically. And our hope is that we are able to catch slight imbalances earlier than they develop into these full-blown infections. In order that’s why we provide that type of ongoing possibility. Whenever you order the check, it involves your home. You don’t have to depart your home. Like I mentioned, it’s a bit Q-tip swab of the vagina. I can’t wait so that you can take yours so we are able to speak by the outcomes collectively. I at all times joke, it’s simpler than placing in a tampon. You swirl it round, you ship it again to our lab. Our lab is CLIA-CAP validated. It’s the truly the one, first and solely CLIA-CAP validated metagenomics check for vaginal well being, which is only a fancy approach of claiming, like I mentioned earlier, we are able to see with extraordinarily excessive constancy, all micro organism and fungi which are in your vagina.
After which we bundle up all of that info. We take note of, are you pregnant? Are you in menopause? What are your signs? Do you could have PCOS? What interval merchandise do you utilize? What contraception are you on? And we put that each one collectively into a tremendous academic expertise. Issues that we in all probability all ought to have discovered in intercourse ed, however we didn’t about what, how do you concentrate on your vaginal well being? What does yours particularly seem like proper now? What are the related research on that because it pertains to your well being targets? And lots of type of personalised schooling. After which we additionally give each single affected person a step-by-step listing of subsequent steps of what to both speak to their present—if they’ve a tremendous practitioner, we’re very joyful for them. We give them the listing of steps and research that they’ll assessment.
And in the event that they don’t, then they’ll work with Evvy immediately. And now, like I mentioned, we are able to join them to practitioners who can interpret their outcomes and create these superb custom-made remedy applications the place they’ll truly get customized compounded vaginal prescriptions despatched to their door. They’ll get matched with a well being coach who will clarify every thing alongside the best way. And our hope is that folks really feel supported each by Evvy, the coaches, the peer group, after which they lastly really feel educated to actually make higher choices about their vaginal well being.
Katie: And for all of you listening, I’ll put a hyperlink within the present notes at wellnessmama.fm as effectively to the check itself and to, I do know you could have an amazing quantity of academic info obtainable on-line, so that you guys can discover all of that. And I’m fascinated to observe up on mine as effectively, and I’ll hold you guys posted on how that goes. And a few questions I like to ask on the interviews which are solely semi-related, the primary being if there’s a guide or variety of books which have profoundly influenced you personally, and in that case, what they’re and why.
Priyanka: Sure, such a very good query. One in every of my favourite books according to beginning Evvy is a tremendous guide known as Invisible Ladies by Caroline Criado-Perez. And he or she writes about how type of in a world that was designed based mostly on knowledge on males, how does that truly have an effect on you as a girl? And he or she particularly has a tremendous chapter on well being care the place she talks much more in depth about among the issues that you simply and I talked about at the start of this name. So should you’re , I believe it’s simply a tremendous, superb guide. After which there’s so many different extra type of simply fiction, unimaginable tales, however I do love studying.
Katie: I find it irresistible. That’s a brand new advice for guide on this podcast as effectively. I’ll put that hyperlink within the present notes for you guys listening too. And lastly, any parting recommendation for the listeners that might be associated to all of the subjects we’ve talked about or solely unrelated recommendation that you simply discover useful.
Priyanka: Oh, such an enormous query. I believe one thing that at the least helps me and hopefully can assist each lady who’s desirous about whether or not it’s your personal skilled journey or your personal well being care journey, it’s similar to, it’s okay to not be the professional, you continue to have a task to play. And I believe after I was beginning, Evvy, I obtained so many questions, you realize, you’re not the PhD, you’re not the physician, like what, what position may you probably have in fixing the system? And I used to be like, effectively, I’m the affected person, I’m the one that’s suffered, and I need one thing higher. And I’m going to search out the perfect PhD specialists, and I’m going to search out the perfect medical doctors, and I’m going to make us deal with this drawback that actually issues. And I believe that was onerous, it was actually onerous to be somebody who didn’t have the suitable diploma or didn’t have the suitable background for folks to belief me. And I believe that may translate or manifest in so many alternative methods in our lives.
And I believe I really feel so grateful daily that I didn’t let these folks cease me as a result of I believe there’s, there’s a lot energy that comes from individuals who aren’t the present professional deciding to care about an issue, proper? And whether or not that’s, such as you mentioned, being the professional by yourself well being, like you’re the authority in your physique, you do realize it the perfect. Or it comes, it’s about, you realize, one thing skilled the place you don’t really feel such as you’re the suitable or most good individual to do it. I believe that’s the place lots of magic occurs. And simply trusting your self to take action and never listening to individuals who assume you possibly can’t.
Katie: I completely love that recommendation. And I don’t know, it’s usually quoted, who is aware of if it’s truly correct or not. However I believe again to the story that’s attributed to Henry Ford when he was attempting to determine shatterproof glass. They usually stored telling him, all of the specialists stored telling him, it will possibly’t be executed, it’s not potential. And he lastly fired all these folks and mentioned, carry me the younger individuals who don’t but realize it’s not potential. After which these folks figured it out. As a result of exactly as a result of they weren’t the specialists that thought they already knew all of the solutions. And I believe usually that this can be a widespread theme for me is like that curiosity, that childlike mentality, that willingness to study new issues and have an open thoughts is commonly simply an enormous asset in life and enterprise and something. And so I really like that you simply introduced that up as your recommendation. I believe that’s completely good recommendation.
Priyanka: I really like that. Sure. I really feel like there’s all day I really feel like I’m saying to my group, I’m actually sorry if like this can be a actually apparent query, however I’m simply going to ask it anyway. And I’d say 90% of the time, they’re like, yeah, that’s a really apparent query. And right here’s the reply. However 10% of the time, they’re like, oh, that’s truly an attention-grabbing mind-set about it, or that parallel to that business we hadn’t considered earlier than. And so I believe simply being conscious that you’ve one thing to carry to the desk, even when it’s simply your ardour and your expertise, like that’s beneficial too.
Katie: I find it irresistible. Properly, good place to place a pin in it for as we speak. Like I mentioned, I’ll observe up with my very own outcomes and what I discovered and we are able to hold constructing the dialog from there. However thanks a lot for being right here. This was an interesting matter after I really feel prefer it’s not talked about effectively sufficient. And I really like that you’re bringing this dialog into the mainstream. So thanks.
Priyanka: Thanks a lot and for every thing that you simply do for all of us. We’re all so grateful to have you ever.
Katie: And on that observe, thanks as at all times to all of you for listening and sharing your Most worthy assets, your time, your power, and your consideration with us as we speak. We’re each so grateful that you simply did, and I hope that you’ll be a part of me once more on the following episode of the Wellness Mama podcast.
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