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165:Gut Health in Perimenopause: Why Healing Your Gut Comes Before Hormones, Diets, or Weight Loss
If you’re over 40 and suddenly dealing with bloating, constipation or diarrhea, weight gain, brain fog, skin issues, or painful periods, this episode explains why your gut—not your willpower—is the real place to start.
In this episode, Melissa Eich breaks down why gut health is the most overlooked foundation of healing in perimenopause, why food sensitivity testing often causes more harm than clarity, and how functional testing like the GI Map reveals root causes that conventional GI care frequently misses.
If you’ve been told to “eat more fiber,” “manage stress,” or given another…
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