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Jan 2025
59m 29s

Feed Your Microbiome to Support Your Hor...

DR. MINDY PELZ
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Colleen Cutcliffe explores the microbiome's role during menopause, focusing on the estrobolome and gut bacteria's interaction with estrogen. She emphasizes the importance of gut health, particularly Acromantia, and discusses the negative impacts of birth control pills and antibiotics. Along with Dr. Mindy, they highlight essential microbes, dietary changes, and probiotics for wellness, and examine the long-term effects of weight loss drugs on the microbiome. Lastly, they stress measuring health through energy levels and the four pillars of well-being: nutrition, exercise, mental health, and the microbiome.

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Colleen Cutcliffe is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Pendulum. She has more than 15 years of experience leading and managing biology teams in academia, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. Prior to starting Pendulum, Colleen was the senior manager of biology at Pacific Biosciences and a scientist at Elan Pharmaceuticals. Colleen completed her postdoctoral studies at Northwestern's Children's Memorial Hospital. Colleen received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Johns Hopkins University and her B.A. in Biochemistry from Wellesley College.

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