Podcast | The Menopause Gut: How Hormones Shape Your Microbiome with Cynthia Thurlow

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What happens to your gut when estrogen declines?

 In this episode, Jeff sits down with Cynthia Thurlow, nurse practitioner and author of The Menopause Gut, to explore the overlooked connection between hormones and digestive health.

• How declining estradiol impacts the microbiome and increases inflammation
• What is the estrobolome and estrogen processing in the gut
• Why 80% of autoimmune conditions affect women
• Sleep, stress, and their cascading effects on gut health
• Practical protocols for nutrition, movement, and hormone optimization 

This episode is for women navigating perimenopause and menopause, anyone curious about the gut-hormone connection, and those seeking science-backed strategies for midlife health. 

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About the Commune Podcast

Hosted by Jeff Krasno, the Commune podcast features thoughtful conversations for modern times. Not always comfortable but definitely needed, we explore both humanity and our human-ness. How can we live healthy, purpose-filled lives and be in service of something bigger? Guests include spiritual teachers, poets, scientists, philosophers, and activists for food sustainability, functional medicine, mental and physical health, and collective healing.