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Inside the Apothecary
Inside the Apothecary is a weekly conversation where clinical wisdom meets real life.
Hosted by Naturopaths Mel and Jaime, each episode unpacks a focused health or lifestyle topic, breaking down the science, challenging common myths, and translating what actually matters in practice. From fertility and hormones to gut health, inflammation, nervous system regulation, herbal medicine, and food as medicine, the conversations go beyond surface level advice and into how the body actually works…
Episodes
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S2 #Ep07 What Nobody Explains About Pregnancy Loss
Pregnancy loss is far more common than many people realise, yet the conversations afterwards are often filled with silence, uncertainty and unanswered…
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S2 #Ep6 Why Weight Loss Gets Harder As Women Age
Why does it feel like the things that used to work for your body suddenly stop working? In this episode of Inside the Apothecary, Jaime and Mel unpack why…
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S2 #Ep05 If Menopause Is One Day, What Is Perimenopause?
Menopause technically happens on one day. So why can women feel completely different for years beforehand? In this episode, Mel Gearing and Jaime Chew explain…
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S2 #Ep04 Episode 4 Endometriosis: It's Never Just Period Pain
Endometriosis affects one in seven Australian women, yet diagnosis still takes years and many people are told their pain is normal. In this episode, Mel…
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S2 #Ep03 Things Women Are Told Are Normal (That Really Aren't)
Painful periods. Heavy bleeding. PMS. Fatigue. Recurrent infections. So many women are told these symptoms are simply part of being female. But are they? In…
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S2 #Ep02 What Social Media Gets Wrong About Hormones
Hormones have become one of the biggest topics on social media, but are we actually becoming more informed or simply more confused? In this episode of Inside…
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S2 #Ep01 Why Your Blood Tests Can Be "Normal" When You Feel Anything But
Have you ever been told your blood tests are "normal" but still felt exhausted, foggy, anxious, in pain, or simply not like yourself? You're not imagining it…
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#Ep08 - How Naturopaths Think: What We Look For That Changes Everything
In the final episode of Season One, Jaime and Mel take listeners inside the clinical thought process behind naturopathic medicine. When someone walks into…
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#Ep07 - Stop Buying Random Supplements (Here's What Actually Matters)
Most people are taking supplements without understanding whether their body actually needs them, can absorb them properly, or has the foundations in place for…
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#Ep06 - Gut Health and IBS - Why You're Bloated, Constipated, and Reacting to Everything You Eat
Bloating after meals. Food intolerances. Constipation. Diarrhoea. Abdominal pain. Many people are told they have IBS, but IBS is not a true diagnosis. It is a…
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#Ep05 - Fertility Preparation - Why Doing Everything Right Still Isn’t Working
Fertility Preparation: Why Doing Everything Right Still Isn’t Working Trying to conceive can feel incredibly frustrating when you are eating well, taking…
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#Ep04 - Hormones And The Menstrual Cycle - What Your Period Is Really Telling You
Your menstrual cycle is far more than just a monthly bleed. It is one of the clearest windows into your overall health. In this episode, Jaime and Mel break…
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#Ep03 - The Nervous System And Stress
Nervous System: Why You Feel Wired but Exhausted You are sleeping, resting, taking the supplements… yet still feeling completely exhausted while your mind…
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#Ep02 - Herbal Medicine Explained
Herbal Medicine Explained: Do Herbs Actually Work and When to Use Them. Herbal medicine is one of the most misunderstood areas of natural health. In this…
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#Ep01 - Why We Approach Women's Health Differently
In this opening episode of Inside the Apothecary, naturopaths Jaime and Mel share how they came to practise in women’s health, fertility, and complex hormone…
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Welcome to Inside the Apothecary
We can not wait to welcome you inside our apothecary. Meet Mel and Jaime Jaime Chew - Founder Nourishing Apothecary, Naturopath and Homeopath Specialisation…