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Menopause Changes Your Gut—Here’s Why It Matters

Most conversations about menopause focus on hormones. But there’s another system quietly shifting at the same time: your gut microbiome. The trillions of bacteria living in your gut influence everything from metabolism to immune function to brain health. And during perimenopause and menopause, ...

by Dr. Stacy Sims — Mar 12, 2026 gut intensity menopause microbiome nutrition perimenopause supplements

How Plants and Protein Can Help You Through Menopause

Most active women underestimate their daily protein needs—and the consequences become more pronounced in perimenopause and menopause. The current RDA for protein was established to prevent deficiency in sedentary people, not to help active women optimize their training and recovery—or to thrive...

by Dr. Stacy Sims — Mar 10, 2026 gut menopause microbiome nutrition perimenopause protein vegetarian

How to Train Your Gut

Females suffer more GI issues than their male counterparts. Here’s how to get the fuel you need without the GI distress you don’t. Women are no strangers to GI distress. Research shows we’re more prone to symptoms like bloating, stomach cramps, and constipation, partially because of monthly horm...

by Dr Stacy Sims — Oct 14, 2024 fuel gut hydration microbiome

Gut Health for Active Women

Updated March 11, 2026 Why Your Microbiome Matters for Hormones, Metabolism, and Performance When we talk about fueling for training and performance, most of the focus is on what you eat. But there’s another critical part of the equation that often gets overlooked: what your gut microbes do wit...

by Dr Stacy Sims — Oct 14, 2024 carbohydrates fuel gut hormones intensity menopause microbiome nutrition perimenopause protein

The Power of Plant-Centered Eating

Building the foundation of your diet on plants builds a strong foundation for health and performance, especially for women. Since I spend so much time helping inform how other people should eat for optimal health and performance, many women ask me how I eat. I have been a plant-centered athlete ...

by Dr Stacy Sims — Oct 12, 2024 fuel keto microbiome vegetarian

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