Menopause or “meno” for short, is, for many women, a four-letter word.

It is a time women have been told is something, they can't do anything about and they just have to live with it.

Wrong. Menopause is a profound transition in a woman’s life—one marked by hormonal imbalance, plummeting energy levels and unexpected symptoms that can often feel like the body you're living in isn't your own.

Hopefully you can't relate but with stats projecting one billion women globally entering menopause this year, odds are if it's not you yet, it's someone you know—and it doesn't have to be. Keep reading, this is for you both.

As a nutritionist, I've championed the importance of gut health for many years. I’ve seen first-hand how two elements—our metabolism and our microbiome—hold the key to not only optimizing overall health but navigating this challenging phase with more ease, balance, and vitality.

I've also said that when it comes to health and hormones, it's all a bunch of ‘BS’. The BS in this case is blood sugar. Understanding the powerful connection between blood sugar, metabolism, and the trillions of microbes living in our gut can empower you to take back control of your health, your hormones, your body and your life.

Often, we think of metabolism simply as the rate at which we burn calories. But metabolism is really the orchestra conductor of every cellular process—fueling our muscles, powering our brain, and regulating hormones.

One of the biggest players in that orchestra is your blood sugar. Yes, that BS you’ve heard so much about is actually the single greatest driver of metabolic harmony, or discord.........

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