433: The Perimenopause Gut Connection with Cynthia Thurlow

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill

Natalie Jill

Business, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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In this episode we are diving into what are some actual, tactical things we can start doing right now to start feeling better in perimenopause and menopause! With all of the information out there, what order do we need to start tackling these things – where do we even start?! In this conversation, Cynthia Thurlow discusses the complexities of perimenopause and menopause -- from why sleep should be your first priority (not hormones!), how the latest research is changing everything we thought we knew about intermittent fasting for women in midlife, and the importance of gut health and stress management on your hormones. This conversation reveals the exact order of priorities for addressing symptoms and offers practical strategies you can implement today to feel better, regardless of where you are in your hormonal journey.

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0:00.0	when we're looking at this loss of progesterone being secreted by the ovaries, our adrenal glands
0:04.2	are like a backup quarterback. They will, on their own, step in to assist with progesterone
0:09.9	production. But what many of us don't realize is that perimenopause, we become less stress
0:14.4	resilient. That does not mean that we're not a capable individual.
0:19.2	Welcome to Midlife Conversations. I'm your host, Natalie Gill, and I'm passionate about
0:23.6	having amazing conversations that matter to us midlife women. On this podcast, I do what I do best,
0:29.8	taking complicated health topics and breaking them down simply so that we can optimize aging
0:34.8	together. I share actionable steps to help you thrive in what I believe
0:39.0	are our best years to come. Join me as I interview the most inspiring people living their best
0:44.6	midlife years and dive into essential topics like hormone changes, health optimization, weight
0:49.5	management, blood sugar, emotional well-being, relationships, beauty, and so much more.
0:56.2	Perimenopause and menopause, what is the difference? How do we know where we are? And what's the
1:01.0	order of priority when we are navigating all of these crazy symptoms that go in midlife?
1:06.4	Like, what is the order of priority? Do we jump into hormone replacement? Do we look at cleaning up our gut? Do we need to start tweaking our diet? Do we need to just accept it all? What is the order of priority? And what are some actual tactical things that we can do right now to start feeling better? That's why I had to have Cynthia Thurlow back on the show today. I can't wait to have this conversation. Cynthia Thurlo is not only a nurse practitioner. She's got an incredible TED Talk that,
1:32.6	TEDx talk that hit over 15 million views. She was on the forefront of the concept around
1:38.5	fasting and intermittent fasting. We're going to dive into that today as well and how that
1:42.7	changes in perimenopause and menopause and if we should even be looking at that. But she is also not just a friend and a colleague. She is the host of Everyday Wellness Podcast. She is has an incredible new supplement line that's coming out. We're going to talk about today too. Lots of great things to chat with her about today. A lot of questions for her. You're
2:01.6	going to love her as much as I do. Thank you so much, Cynthia, for being here today.
2:05.2	Absolutely. I've been really looking forward to connecting again with you and your community.
2:09.5	So I want to dive back just a little bit because when I first learned about you and got to know you
2:15.7	and what a lot of people started to recognize you
2:17.8	about was the whole concept of intermittent fasting. And maybe that's in my head. But is that sort of
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