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#120 Menopause Blues? Check In With Your Gut Bugs

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Show Notes

Did you know your digestive system/gut goes through big changes in peri/menopause?

It's important to learn about as it can impact your entire perimenopause and post-menopause journey. The gut links to the brain, to emotions, to immunity and can be behind symptoms you may have put down to hormonal shifts such as brain fog and weight gain.

The health of your gut can change your life. True story!

In this episode, you'll discover: Gut basics

What is the microbiome?

The gut, immunity, and mood

Looking at the gut/brain axis

Menopause, estrogen, and the microbiome

What is dysbiosis?

A healthy gut supports a better perimenopause and post-menopause

What happens to our gut as we grow older?

How does constipation affect menopause symptoms?

12 daily habits that love your gut

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