In perimenopause, new food reactions, achy joints, and that puffy, inflamed feeling can seem to come out of nowhere. Often they trace back to one overlooked place: your gut barrier, and the estrogen shift changing it. Here's the connection, explained simply.
Read MoreYou've added the fiber, the magnesium, the probiotic. You're still going every third day. Constipation in midlife usually has less to do with fiber than with what your hormones are doing to your digestion.
Read MoreIn perimenopause, the bloating, fatigue, mood swings, and stubborn weight can feel like separate problems. They're not. More often than not, they connect at the gut. Here's how it all fits together, and where to actually start.
Read MoreGut inflammation is rarely where the problem starts. Here are seven signs I see most often in midlife, and what your body may actually be asking for.
Read MoreNearly every autoimmune condition involves the gut in some way. Here's what that connection actually means, and why it often surfaces in midlife.
Read MoreMore sleep isn't fixing your fatigue because sleep was never the problem. Five things a functional nutritionist looks for when exhaustion won't lift in midlife.
Read MoreYou did the protocol and the bloating came back. That isn't a sign you did something wrong. It's a sign the overgrowth was never the starting point.
Read MoreMost nutrition advice for women over 40 is a list of things to stop eating. This is a framework for what goes on the plate instead.
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