If Your Body Feels Different After 40, Look At Your Gut: How Gut Health Is Driving Weight Gain, Brain Fog & Inflammation with Cynthia Thurlow

About this episode

Dhru Purohit discusses gut health and its impact on women during menopause with expert Cynthia Thurlow.

This episode is brought to you by Bon Charge, Momentous, Rho, and Fatty15. Gut conversations around the changes happening in menopause aren’t discussed enough, and yet, they may explain why so many women suddenly feel like their body is working against them. Today on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Cynthia Thurlow to unpack the seven big ideas around the gut transition during perimenopause and menopause. This conversation reveals how the gut becomes a central driver of aging, brain health, metabolism, and inflammation in midlife. Cynthia breaks down why so many women experience symptoms like brain fog, weight gain, and fatigue, how shifts in the microbiome and hormones are connected, and the overlooked role of compounds like butyrate, fiber, and circadian habits. She also shares her own wake-up call, the hidden signs of leaky gut, and the simple, high-impact strategies women can use to restore balance, protect their brain, and take back control of how they age. Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, author, and host of the Everyday Wellness podcast. With over 25 years of experience, she’s a leading voice in intermittent fasting and women’s health, especially during…

People in this episode

Host: Dhru Purohit

Guest: Cynthia Thurlow

Topics covered

• gut health
• menopause
• perimenopause
• weight gain
• brain fog
• inflammation
• microbiome

Keywords

• gut health
• menopause
• perimenopause
• brain fog
• weight gain
• inflammation
• microbiome
• butyrate
• fiber
• circadian habits

Sponsors

Bon Charge, Momentous, Rho, Fatty15

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Menopause Gut: Balance Your Microbiome to Reclaim Your Health in Midlife and Beyond

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