Marcelle Pick explains how gut bacteria called the estrobolome can reactivate estrogen your body has already cleared, causing bloating, mood swings, and weight fluctuations. Hormone creams won't fix it. You need to restore your gut balance instead.
There's a specific set of gut bacteria that can literally reactivate estrogen your body already tried to get rid of. It's called the estrobolone, and almost nobody's talking about it. Your body actually clears used estrogen through your liver and your gut. We talked about liver yesterday, packaging it up to leave, but certain gut bacteria produce an enzyme that can unpack that estrogen and send it right back into circulation. Like intercepting mail your body already tried to send out. This collection of bacteria is called the estrobolome, and when your gut is out of balance, like so many of you, it can quickly recirculate more estrogen than your body intended to keep, showing up as bloating, mood swings, stubborn weight cycles that feel off. Nobody fixes this with a hormone cream. You fix it by supporting supporting the gut that's making the decision in the first place. I put together a free guide on specific foods and habits that support an estrogen-friendly gut.
