The Menopause Gut: What No One Is Telling Women About Aging with Cynthia Thurlow, NP
4/27/2026
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In this episode, I sit down with Cynthia Thurlow to unpack a piece of menopause that almost no one is talking about, the gut.
We often hear about hormones during perimenopause and menopause, but what happens when the real issue goes deeper? Cynthia shares her personal story, including a serious gut health crisis that nearly led to unnecessary surgery, and how it reshaped the way she approaches women’s health.
We break down the microbiome, the gut-ovary connection, and how shifts in estrogen and progesterone impact everything from digestion to immunity. We also get into why foods you used to tolerate suddenly don’t work anymore, what “leaky gut” really means, and how inflammation plays a role in midlife changes.
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On This Episode We Cover:
→ 00:00:00 - Introduction
→ 00:00:11 - Reformed Adrenaline Junkie
→ 00:02:49 - Menopause + The Gut
→ 00:05:03 - The Gut Crisis That Changed Everything
→ 00:11:55 - What Is the Microbiome?
→ 00:15:56 - Leaky Gut + Immune System Changes
→ 00:20:19 - Perimenopause vs Menopause
→ 00:22:59 - The Microgenderome Explained
→ 00:24:54 - Gut-Ovary Axis + Aging
→ 00:28:51 - Trauma + Microbiome Health
→ 00:30:02 - The Menopause Gut Plan + Recipes
→ 00:33:36 - Animal vs Plant Protein
→ 00:35:24 - Seed Oils, What the Science Says
→ 00:41:46 - Dairy + Inflammation
→ 00:45:37 - Alcohol + Aging
→ 00:50:20 - Intermittent Fasting in Menopause
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