Hello & Welcome to this conversation with my guest today, Dr Siobhain O'Mahony, who has not only a successful career as an academic and researcher in the field of the microbiome and women's health, from fertility to menopause; she also works in the Women's Health Research and Innovation space.

In this conversation, we discussed everything from fertility to endo to menopause, including :

• ​the Microbiome Gut-Brain Axis and how it influences so many facets of women's health, from infertility to endometriosis to pregnancy & postnatal health and into menopause and beyond
• ​how the gut and brain communicate - the Vagus nerve, the HPA axis and the immune system
• ​the role of the gut microbiota is different types of pain, particularly endometriosis
• ​research looking at how diet, microbiome and CBT for better outcomes with endometriosis
• ​how hormonal changes at perimenopause influence gut health; and why that's a bidirectional conversation
• ​what we can do to optimise gut health, hormonal health and stress resilience (spoiler alert: BROCCOLI!!!!)
• ​and much, much more!

You can find Dr O'Mahony on LinkedIn & x.com - and you can find me mostly on Instagram (@michellelyons_muliebrity)

This is the final episode of 2024 but I have some exciting conversations already lined up for 2025...in the meantime, if you'd like to continue your women's health education AND save €75, don't forget to use the code COCCYX24 at checkout! All the course info can be found hereAnd so...enjoy the festive season and I'll see you in January 2025! Onwards & Upwards, Mx #celebratemuliebrity