Episode Details

Many women enter midlife already stretched thin - then, seemingly overnight, their bodies begin to change. Energy dips, sleep becomes disrupted, digestion shifts, and the habits that once worked no longer deliver the same results.

In this episode, Diane sits down with women's health and nutrition expert Cynthia Thurlow to explore the often-overlooked connection between menopause and gut health. Drawing from her upcoming book, The Menopause Gut, Cynthia explains how hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause impact the gut microbiome—and how those shifts can affect energy, mood, inflammation, sleep, and overall resilience.

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• Cynthia's Resource: Dear Gabby podcast
• Connect with Cynthia
• Website
• Instagram
• Youtube
• Podcast
• Book: The Menopause Gut: Balance Your Microbiome to Reclaim Your Health in Midlife and Beyond

About Cynthia |

Cynthia is a board-certified nurse practitioner, women’s health educator, and leading voice on the gut–hormone connection in midlife. With over two decades of clinical experience, she helps women understand how microbiome changes during perimenopause and menopause drive inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, cognitive changes, and mood shifts. She is also the host of the Everyday Wellness podcast, where she explores evidence-based approaches to metabolic health, longevity, and women’s wellness with leading experts. Her TEDx talk on intermittent fasting has been viewed over 15 million times, and her work bridges science-backed medicine with compassionate, practical guidance for women over 40.

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