What role does gut health have to play in the menopause?
In this episode I speak to Cynthia Thurlow, author of The Menopause Gut, who explains how a woman’s microbiome shifts during menopause - and why understanding this can dramatically improve health outcomes.
Timestamps
(0:00) Intro - Why gut health becomes so important during the menopause
(05:16) Why menopause feels like accelerated aging
(13:34) The role of fibre in managing changing hormones
(20:45) Understanding the estrobolome
(26:44) Are we missing a whole treatment avenue for perimenopause?
(31:04) Common gut signs when going through perimenopause
(33:31) The gut-brain axis and its impact on anxiety and brain fog
(36:42) Does menopause gut advice differ from normal gut advice?
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