The Gut-Hormone Connection and Women's Health with Cynthia Thurlow
4/28/202659 min
In this episode, Dr. Jockers sits down with Cynthia Thurlow to break down how your gut directly influences hormone balance during perimenopause and beyond. You'll learn how the microbiome regulates estrogen and why poor detoxification can amplify symptoms. This conversation connects the dots between gut health, hormones, and how your body changes with age.
You'll discover what's really happening inside the gut when symptoms like bloating, brain fog, and weight resistance show up. Cynthia explains the role of the estrobolome, leaky gut, and inflammation in driving hormone imbalance. She also unpacks why many women feel...
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Cynthia Thurlow· Guest0:59
The number one endocrine disorder f- in women is not an underactive thyroid. It's actually PCOS. So I think about all the women- Hmm ... heading into perimenopause that are already dealing with low progesterone levels, presumably, and I think they're the women that become much more symptomatic. Because when I was going through perimenopause, David, what was effectively offered to me and all my friends were antidepressants, anti-anxiety agents, when what we actually really, really needed was [laughs] Well, welcome back to the podcast.
David Jockers· Host1:29
Great topic today.