From having a “gut” instinct to “feeling” something in your gut, our GI tract plays a critical role in the health and well-being of our entire body. Our gut – more specifically, the gut microbiome –is literally a second brain that plays a role in our moods, our immune system, our weight, and metabolism, and even influences the metabolism of hormones, such as estrogen. This lesson will focus on some gentle nutritional and lifestyle strategies we can use to treat and prevent constipation, a problem many women and people going through menopause experience at midlife. Having a healthy microbiome (also