GUT HEALTH in Menopause
This client overhauled her gut in 10 weeks and lost 10lbs
Laura Lambe, Menopause Practitioner and Founder of Menopause Mastery
This client came to us 10 weeks struggling with many symptoms of poor gut health and was finding weight loss impossible
10 weeks later – ZERO bloating, ZERO gut issues and 10lbs lost
Firstly, what are the signs of poor gut health?
- Bloating
- Constipation
- Brain Fog/Trouble Focusing
- Low Energy
- Trouble falling asleep
- Waking up feeling tired
- Low Moods/Feeling “flat”
- Getting sick often (low immune)
- Skin Breakouts
- High Cravings to salt/sugar
- Heartburn
- Unexplained weight gain
We tend to immediately think “What supplements should i take?” or “what foods should i cut out?” when we have poor gut health.
Firstly – I have NEVER recommended ANY gut supplements with the 1800+ women i have corrected gut health with so thats the first thing i want to make clear – we don’t need all these gut supplements we get sooo heavily targeted with on social media.
Now – FOOD is a common gut concern and you can learn more about what foods to avoid and what foods to add in.
But with A LOT of our clients its actually STRESS inflaming their gut – This client was one.
What causes STRESS to our gut? (Hint: its NOT just life/work stress).
All the below trigger stress in our body, inflaming our guts making digestion harder.
- Not Eating Enough
- Skipping Meals
- Fasting and a lack of minerals
- Exercising too much or too hard
- Drinking Alcohol Excessively
- Not eating enough protein
- Not eating enough Fiber
- Not getting enough sleep
- Coffee on an empty stomach
- Not drinking enough water
So with this client it was actually about reducing the inflammation in her gut that vastly improved her GUT HEALTH.
Ie increasing her food intake, having more consistent meal times, reducing intensity of her workouts, improving sleep quality and improving the use of caffeine.
When we started improving her gut health not only did bloat go down but mood improved, brain fog feeling reduced, inflammation went down, visceral fat started to decrease and energy levels went up.
Joint pain, high cortisol, Brain Fog, Vaginal Drynes, Bloating, Weight Gain and MORE….
Remember – all women go through menopause
BUT no woman needs to suffer through it!!