If you’re in your early 40s or beyond and noticing more bloating, constipation, or unpredictable IBS symptoms, your hormones may be playing a bigger role than you think.

In this episode, we’re breaking down the connection between perimenopause and gut health, and why the menopause transition can significantly impact digestion, the gut microbiome, and IBS symptoms.

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✅ What’s actually happening during perimenopause (and why it matters for gut health)

✅ The link between hormones, the gut microbiome, and digestion

✅ Why IBS symptoms may worsen during the menopause transition

✅ Key nutrition, lifestyle factors and supplements to support symptom management

✅ How HRT fits into the picture for symptom management and long-term health

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👤 TODAY’S GUEST: Nicole Dynan RD

Founder and Director of The Gut Health Dietitian, Nicole Dynan is recognised as one of Australia’s leading dietitians in gut and hormone health for women in midlife.

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If you have IBS or struggle with persistent gut issues, you’ve probably noticed that travel often leads to flare ups. For those with severe IBS, even short day trips can cause anxiety and worry about how your gut will react.

For today’s episode, we will focus on why travel, including both flying and road trips, can lead to IBS and gut flare ups and what you can do about it!

In today’s episode, we cover:

✅ Why traveling with IBS can trigger bloating, constipation, nausea, and digestive discomfort

✅ How flying, dehydration, stress, and circadian rhythm disruption impact gut health

✅ Low FODMAP travel tips, IBS-friendly snack ideas, and hydration strategies

✅ Practical ways to prevent IBS flare-ups while traveling and feel more confident on trips

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Struggling with gut issues during marathon training? From bloating and reflux to urgent bathroom stops mid-run, digestive issues affect up to 50% of endurance athletes—and they can seriously impact your performance if not addressed.

As a Registered Dietitian and endurance athlete, I’m sharing both the science and real-life strategies I use (and teach my clients) to prevent gut issues during training, so you can perform your best without digestive setbacks.

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✅ Why gut issues are so common in runners and endurance athletes

✅ How to prevent runner’s stomach during training and racing

✅ What “gut training” is and how to implement it

✅ The role of low FODMAP, low fibre, and low fat nutrition for performance fuelling

✅ How to reduce injury risk while increasing mileage

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If you’ve been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or mentally drained lately, this episode is for you.

As a Registered Dietitian specializing in gut health, I’m diving into the powerful gut-brain connection and sharing my top positivity resources — including books, exercises, and simple tools that can help you boost your mood naturally, support your mental health, and improve how your body feels from the inside out.

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✅ A deeper understanding of the gut-brain connection and its impact on mood and digestion

✅ 8 powerful tools and resources to help boost mood naturally and support mental well-being

✅ Practical strategies to navigate anxiety and stress in a more grounded, intentional way

✅ Ways to improve focus, reduce digital overwhelm, and support your overall emotional health

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📌 The Negativity Fast

📌 Stolen Focus

📌 www.health.harvard.edu/blog/if-you-are-happy-and-you-know-it-you-may-live-longer-2019101618020

📌 Morning Habits – What to Do First Thing For IBS & Bloating Relief: Episode 17

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Trying to seek weight loss goals without sacrificing energy, your health and tanking your metabolism? In this episode, I’m sharing 6 practical tips to stay healthy while losing weight, and why your gut microbiome may play an important role in weight management and body composition!

There’s a lot of conflicting advice online about weight loss. As a Registered Dietitian, I take a weight-neutral approach and focus on strategies that support long-term metabolic health, energy, and healthy body composition (muscle, fat ratios) rather than restriction or focus on numbers.

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✅ How protein and fibre intake can support appetite control, satiety, and healthy weight loss

✅ What the research says about the gut microbiome and its potential connection to weight

✅ How chrononutrition and eating in alignment with your circadian rhythm may impact metabolism

✅ Why focusing on body composition and visceral fat, rather than just the number on the scale, is key for long-term health

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📌 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37163454/

📌 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34746200/

📌 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316623026792

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If your IBS symptoms aren’t improving on a low FODMAP diet, there may be an overlooked trigger: nickel. In this episode, we explore the interesting connection between Nickel Allergy and IBS, including a condition called Systemic Nickel Allergy Syndrome (SNAS) that can mimic classic digestive disorders like IBS!

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✅ How Nickel Allergy and IBS may be connected through Systemic Nickel Allergy Syndrome (SNAS)

✅ Why some people have IBS symptoms not improving on low FODMAP

✅ Common high nickel foods that may trigger digestive symptoms

✅ When to consider nickel allergy testing or a short-term low nickel diet

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👤 TODAY’S GUEST: TAMARA DEUKER FREUMAN, MS, RD, CSDH

Tamara Duker Freuman is a New York City-based registered dietitian with 15 years of experience in clinical gastroenterology practice settings, specializing in the dietary management of digestive symptoms and diseases. Freuman is also a nationally known health writer and the author of two books, "The Bloated Belly Whisperer" (2018) and “REGULAR” (2023).

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Colorectal cancer is rising, especially early-onset colon cancer in adults under 50. But the good news is that much of your risk is modifiable.

In this evidence-based episode, we break down what you need to know about colorectal cancer prevention, including the most current research on diet, lifestyle, and the gut microbiome!

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✅ An overview of rising early-onset colon cancer rates and what it means for colorectal cancer prevention

✅ How dietary fibre and colon cancer risk are connected, including the protective role of whole grains and cancer risk reduction

✅ The impact of physical activity and colon cancer outcomes, and how a sedentary lifestyle and cancer mortality are linked

✅ What the evidence says about gut microbiome and butyrate production, plus the role of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk, including red and processed meat consumption

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📌 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26500336/

📌 ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30200062/⁠

📌 ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22074852/⁠

📌 ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40146871/

📌 Episode 40 - Colorectal Cancer Under 50? A Surgeon Breaks Down the Rise & How to Lower Your Risk

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Your gut health isn’t just about what you eat! In this episode, I’m sharing 3 little-known, evidence supported ways to improve your gut microbiome that go beyond diet — and can support better digestion, mood, energy, immune resilience, and even performance!

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✅ What the gut microbiome is and why microbial diversity is critical for digestion, immunity, metabolism, and mental health

✅ How over-sanitizing may reduce microbial resilience and how to apply a targeted hygiene approach

✅ Why exposure to natural environments and pets may positively influence gut microbial diversity

✅ How short bursts of high-intensity exercise can enhance gut health & result in positive microbiome changes

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📌https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00073

📌https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23607879/

📌https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30883471/

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