Ever wondered why some women sail through perimenopause while others feel like everything's fallen apart? In this episode, Dr Lucy is joined by pharmacist and nutritionist Sarah Gray, author of It's Not You, It's Perimenopause, to explore the surprising link between your gut and your hormones. 

Sarah introduces listeners to the estrobolome, a group of gut bacteria that may help support how the body processes oestrogen during the menopause transition. They chat about why gut diversity often dips in perimenopause, and continues in the post menopause period. 

They also discuss the real differences between prebiotics, probiotics and fermented foods, and why not every yoghurt or jar of sauerkraut on the shelf actually contains live cultures. 

If you've been putting your symptoms down to just getting older, this chat offers a fresh, evidence-informed way to think about what might really be going on, and some simple, practical changes to try. It's a fascinating listen for anyone wanting to feel more at home in their body during perimenopause and beyond. 

Here are Sarah’s links and special offer for our listeners: 
🌐 Website:https://thenutritionpharmacist.com/
📚 Book:It’s Not You, It’s Perimenopause https://thenutritionpharmacist.com/perimenopause-book

🎁 Special offer: Get 10% off Sarah’s book with code PERI10. 
📸 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_nutrition_pharmacist/?hl=en
📘 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063626828191

For more information about Real Life Medicine and our programs and special offers: https://www.rlmedicine.com/ 

Episode, show notes & transcript 
https://www.rlmedicine.com/have-you-heard-of-the-estrobolome 

Ever wondered why some women sail through perimenopause while others feel like everything's fallen apart? In this episode, Dr Lucy is joined by pharmacist and nutritionist Sarah Gray, author of It's Not You, It's Perimenopause, to explore the surprising link between your gut and your hormones.&nbsp;
Sarah introduces listeners to the estrobolome, a group of gut bacteria that may help support how the body processes oestrogen during the menopause transition. They chat about why gut diversity often dips in perimenopause, and continues in the post menopause period.&nbsp;
They also discuss the real differences between prebiotics, probiotics and fermented foods, and why not every yoghurt or jar of sauerkraut on the shelf actually contains live cultures.&nbsp;
If you've been putting your symptoms down to just getting older, this chat offers a fresh, evidence-informed way to think about what might really be going on, and some simple, practical changes to try. It's a fascinating listen for anyone wanting to feel more at home in their body during perimenopause and beyond.&nbsp;
Here are Sarah&rsquo;s links and special offer for our listeners: 🌐 Website:<a href="https://thenutritionpharmacist.com/"> </a><a href="https://thenutritionpharmacist.com/">https://thenutritionpharmacist.com/</a> 📚&nbsp;Book: It&rsquo;s Not You, It&rsquo;s Perimenopause&nbsp;<a href="https://thenutritionpharmacist.com/perimenopause-book">https://thenutritionpharmacist.com/perimenopause-book</a>
🎁 Special offer: Get 10% off Sarah&rsquo;s book with code PERI10. 📸 Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_nutrition_pharmacist/?hl=en"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_nutrition_pharmacist/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/the_nutrition_pharmacist/?hl=en</a> 📘&nbsp;Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063626828191"> </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063626828191">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063626828191</a>
For more information about Real Life Medicine and our programs and special offers: <a href="https://www.rlmedicine.com/">https://www.rlmedicine.com/</a>&nbsp;
Episode, show notes &amp; transcript <a href="https://www.rlmedicine.com/have-you-heard-of-the-estrobolome">https://www.rlmedicine.com/have-you-heard-of-the-estrobolome</a>&nbsp;

Welcome to the Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast where you get Real advice from Real Doctors to help you lose weight and revolutionise your health not just now but permanently. You can change your future, starting now. 

Imagine if everything you had been told about weight loss was wrong. 

We are here to bust through some myths and give you actionable advice. Real health and weight loss is a journey and we, your hosts Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns from Real Life Medicine, are here with you every step of the way. 

Welcome to the Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast where you get Real advice from Real Doctors to help you lose weight and revolutionise your health not just now but permanently. You can change your future, starting now.&nbsp;
Imagine if everything you had been told about weight loss was wrong.&nbsp;
We are here to bust through some myths and give you actionable advice. Real health and weight loss is a journey and we, your hosts Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns from Real Life Medicine, are here with you every step of the way.&nbsp;

Real health from real doctors on health and weight loss

Real Health and Weight Loss Podcast

Welcome to the Real Health and Weight Loss where you get Real advice from Real Doctors to help you lose weight and revolutionise your health not just now but permanently. You can change your future, starting now. Imagine if everything you had been told about weight loss was wrong.

We are here to bust through some myths and give you actionable advice. Real Health and weight loss is a journey and we, your hosts Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns from Real Life Medicine are here with you every step of the way. 

Welcome to the Real Health and Weight Loss where you get Real advice from Real Doctors to help you lose weight and revolutionise your health not just now but permanently. You can change your future, starting now. Imagine if everything you had been told about weight loss was wrong.
We are here to bust through some myths and give you actionable advice. Real Health and weight loss is a journey and we, your hosts Dr Mary Barson and Dr Lucy Burns from Real Life Medicine are here with you every step of the way.&nbsp;