Have your symptoms suddenly changed—and immediately wondered if your autoimmune disease is getting worse?
For women living with autoimmune disease, perimenopause and menopause can create a confusing overlap. Fatigue, joint pain, poor sleep, brain fog, digestive changes, headaches, and weight changes can all leave you wondering: Is this an autoimmune flare, changing hormones, or something else?
In this episode, Holly sits down with Functional Medicine Nutritionist Cindy Dupuie to explore the connection between hormones, digestion, inflammation, and autoimmunity.
They discuss why symptoms can become harder to interpret during perimenopause, how hormonal changes can affect digestion and inflammation, the challenges of hormone testing, HRT, self-advocacy, and the importance of looking at the bigger picture when your body starts changing.
Most importantly, this conversation explores how to pay attention to your body without automatically interpreting every new symptom through the lens of fear.
Because a changing body isn't necessarily a failing body. Sometimes, it's asking you to listen in a new way.
In this episode, you'll learn:
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Why perimenopause and autoimmune symptoms can be difficult to distinguish
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How changing hormones can affect digestion and inflammation
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Why you may feel different even when your autoimmune markers remain stable
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How to investigate new symptoms and advocate for yourself
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Why hormone care isn't one-size-fits-all
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Where HRT and holistic approaches can work together
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How to pay attention to your body without becoming hypervigilant
Connect with Cindy Dupuie
Website: https://alivingbalance.net/
Resources
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https://tidycal.com/workwithhollyb/breakthrough-call
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Remember: Your body changing doesn't mean your body is failing you. Sometimes it simply means it's asking you to listen in a new way.
