Reset your gut for a healthy menopause

Imagine eating your way to an easier menopause by swapping highly processed foods for more fruit and vegetables.

Changing your diet could help boost your mood, your energy levels and your concentration (to name but a few benefits). Chiza Westcarr, a Nutritional Medicine Practitioner explains how the old adage “you are what you eat” should be taken more seriously than ever during the transition to menopause.

There’s lots of evidence that rebalancing the micro-organisms in your gut (the gut microbiome) can help the beneficial bacteria thrive and dampen down the inflammatory effects of the ‘bad’ bacteria. ‘Good’ bacteria are essential for health, but levels can fall as oestrogen starts to decline in the perimenopause.

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