How Alcohol Affects Gut Health, Hormones & Sleep: Sober-Curious Wellness & Why Gen Z Doesn't Drink

How Alcohol Affects Gut Health, Hormones & Sleep: Sober-Curious Wellness & Why Gen Z Doesn't Drink

For decades, alcohol has been deeply woven into social culture — celebrations, stress relief, connection, and even relaxation. But a growing number of people are beginning to ask a different question: Is this actually making me feel better?

In Episode 32 of the Gut Check Podcast, we sit down with Taylor Grasso, RD, and Zack Grasso, founders of Pesce, a functional mocktail brand designed for people who want the experience of drinking — without the physical cost.

This conversation goes far beyond mocktails. It’s about gut health, sleep, stress, hormones, blood sugar, and a generational shift toward conscious consumption.

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Chronic Disease Isn’t “Normal”: The Red Meat Myth, How Processed Foods Destroy Your Gut, and the Food Lies Causing Death & Disease

Chronic Disease Isn’t “Normal”: The Red Meat Myth, How Processed Foods Destroy Your Gut, and the Food Lies Causing Death & Disease

Chronic disease has become so common that many people mistake it for inevitable. Weight gain with age. Digestive issues. Autoimmune conditions. Cognitive decline. The quiet assumption is that these are just part of modern life.

But common does not mean normal.

Brian Sanders—founder of Food Lies and creator of the Sapien framework—joins the Gut Check Podcast to discuss how many of today’s health problems stem from food regimens and narratives that were never designed for human health in the first place.

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Hormones & The Gut Microbiome: Why Perimenopause Changes Everything

Hormones & The Gut Microbiome: Why Perimenopause Changes Everything

Women are often told their symptoms are “normal,” “just stress,” or “part of aging.” Fatigue, bloating, weight gain, anxiety, irregular cycles, brain fog, constipation, autoimmune flare-ups — these are commonly dismissed as isolated issues. But as Dr. Christine Maren explains, they are rarely separate. They are signals from deeply connected systems: the gut, hormones, immune system, and nervous system.

Understanding how these systems interact — especially during hormonal transitions — can change how women approach health entirely.

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Eating Enough Is Hormone Care: How Protein, Fiber & Safety Impact Your Gut Health & Wellbeing

Eating Enough Is Hormone Care: How Protein, Fiber & Safety Impact Your Gut Health & Wellbeing

In the middle of endless nutrition trends, macro debates, and hormone “fixes,” one foundational truth is often missed: your body cannot regulate hormones if it doesn’t feel fed, safe, and nourished.

This Gut Check conversation with integrative dietitian Erin Parekh brings hormone health back to basics—through food, blood sugar stability, gut support, and realistic daily habits that work for real life, not just ideal routines.

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The Light Diet: Why Our Hormones & Gut Need More Sunlight

The Light Diet: Why Our Hormones & Gut Need More Sunlight

Most people think of health in terms of diet, supplements, workouts and stress.
But in this Gut Check episode, Matt Maruca makes a striking case: light may be the most overlooked driver of gut health, hormone balance, mitochondrial function and emotional well-being.

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You Need More Fiber: Microbial Diversity, Immune Dysfunction & Chronic Inflammation

You Need More Fiber: Microbial Diversity, Immune Dysfunction & Chronic Inflammation

Too often, hormone imbalance is treated in isolation—“Here’s your estrogen, here’s your progesterone.” But what if the underlying disruptor is deeper?

In episode 27 of the Gut Check Podcast, Dr. Patrick Flynn, founder of The Wellness Way and veteran clinician, pulls back the curtain on why gut health, immune dysfunction, and chronic inflammation are often the missing links in hormone problems — especially for women.

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