I’ve had the same conversation more times than I can count. A woman sits across from me, hand on her belly, and says, “I eat the same way I always have, but I’m bloated every single day and my jeans don’t fit.” Her gynecologist checked her hormones. Her gastroenterologist checked her colon. Nobody checked the
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You’ve been handed the same advice for years. Eat less, move more, and take an antacid if your stomach acts up. That is conventional medicine’s answer, and I have never been satisfied with it. The gut microbiome inflammation story that unfolds during menopause is far bigger than heartburn. Women come to me in perimenopause
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Midlife brings more than gray hairs or laugh lines—it can also drop you into a pit of exhaustion, bloating, and gut chaos that no amount of coffee seems to fix. What’s going on? As Dr. Betty Murray and functional medicine expert Laura Frontero explore in their conversation, the root of these issues often lies beneath
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Hair loss can feel like the ultimate betrayal by your body, especially as you enter perimenopause and menopause. For many women, the sudden appearance of thinning hair—sometimes in clumps—can send stress levels soaring. And that stress? It can make hair loss even worse. In a recent episode of the Menopause Mastery Podcast, Dr. Betty Murray
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Do you often find yourself grappling with gastrointestinal (GI) issues that seem to have no end in sight? If so, you’re not alone. Millions of people suffer from common GI problems like bloating, gas, diarrhea, or constipation, often wondering what’s causing their discomfort. But fear not; there’s hope on the horizon, and it comes in
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