About this episode

Gabriela Espinosa discusses the connection between gut health and various menopause-related issues with guest Cynthia Thurlow.

What if the brain fog, the broken sleep, the mood swings, the weight that won't budge, and the libido that has gone missing are not a collection of separate problems? What if they are one connected story and the missing piece of that story is your gut? In this episode of Pleasure in the Pause, Gabriela sits down with Cynthia Thurlow, nurse practitioner, bestselling author, and host of the Everyday Wellness podcast, to explore her groundbreaking new book The Menopause Gut: Balance Your Microbi...

People in this episode

Host: Gabriela Espinosa

Guest: Cynthia Thurlow

Topics covered

• menopause
• gut health
• hormones
• mood swings
• sleep issues
• energy levels

Keywords

• menopause
• gut health
• hormones
• mood
• sleep
• energy
• libido

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Everyday Wellness

Books & works: The Menopause Gut

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