Body-Led By Design
Body-Led By Design
Melissa Eich
165:Gut Health in Perimenopause: Why Healing Your Gut Comes Before Hormones, Diets, or Weight Loss
32 minutes Posted Feb 10, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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If you’re over 40 and suddenly dealing with bloating, constipation or diarrhea, weight gain, brain fog, skin issues, or painful periods, this episode explains why your gut—not your willpower—is the real place to start. In this episode, Melissa Eich breaks down why gut health is the most overlooked foundation of healing in perimenopause, why food sensitivity testing often causes more harm than clarity, and how functional testing like the GI Map reveals root causes that conventional GI care fre...