Episode 75: Perimenopause and Cravings: The Connection and the Solution

Raise your hand if your cravings have gotten worse in perimenopause?

Like finding yourself standing in front of the pantry at 9:00 PM, wondering how you ended up halfway through a bag of Hershey’s Kisses or chips after a perfectly healthy day? If you’ve been beating yourself up for a “lack of discipline,” it’s not your fault, and I need you to listen to this!

In this episode of The Family Fork, we are diving deep into cravings during perimenopause. I’m pulling back the curtain on why those intense, out-of-the-blue cravings hit so hard during this stage of life. We’re moving past the “mean girl” inner dialogue of guilt and shame and getting curious about what’s actually happening under the hood.

We’ll explore how fluctuating estrogen and progesterone are taking your blood sugar on a roller coaster ride, making your brain scream for fast-acting fuel like sugar and carbs. I also share my personal journey with gut health—specifically Candida overgrowth—and how those “microbes” in your belly might actually be the ones calling the shots. This episode helps you figure out how to stop restricting and start stabilizing.

In This Episode:

📌 Mindset First: How to swap guilt for curiosity, and identify the feelings you’re trying to avoid with food.

📌 Cravings Intensified: Why hormonal shifts make your hunger signals turn up to max volume.

📌 The Cortisol Connection: How your “invisible load” as a busy mom keeps your cravings running high.

📌 Gut Health SOS: Signs and symptoms of bacterial imbalance that drives that insatiable need for sugar

📌 Eat More Food: Why the “eat less, exercise more” mantra is actually triggering your body to panic and crave calorie-dense foods.

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