JJ Virgin explains how a leaky gut during perimenopause prevents the body from clearing excess estrogen, triggering weight gain and food cravings. Environmental toxins like mold and heavy metals pile on by suppressing metabolism and thyroid function.
going through perimenopause, you're detoxifying your estrogen through your gut and through your liver. And if those aren't working well, then you have problem and you can get more toxic. Looking at your gut, super important. If you've got a gut that's gotten more leaky, you might be stalling on your weight loss just because you're more inflamed and more intolerant. It blocks muscle protein synthesis, makes you hold on to weight, it makes you crave food. Or it could be a toxic issue. If you've got a big toxic overload, maybe you've got mold toxicity in house. Maybe you've got heavy metals. That actually can lower your metabolism. It can lower your thyroid function. It can make you hold on to weight.
