#47 Navigating Perimenopause Through Ayurveda with Dr. Shivani Gupta

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Perimenopause is often viewed as a time of hormonal decline, but Ayurveda offers a different perspective.

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Shivani Gupta, an Ayurvedic practitioner, researcher, and author of The Inflammation Code, with over 20 years of experience studying and teaching Ayurvedic medicine.

Dr. Shivani and I had a beautiful conversation about the transition from Pitta to Vata during midlife, how declining estrogen influences inflammation and gut health, and her beautiful encouragement for women to embrace this new season of life.

We also explored the medicinal properties of turmeric, Ayurvedic herbs and spices for women's health, digestive fire (Agni), and the importance of grounding, slowing down, and creating daily rituals that nourish the body.

As two Pitta women, we shared our own experiences of learning to release the constant drive to do more and instead honor what our bodies need.

"Midlife is not the end of your power, it's the beginning of your awakening." – Dr. Shivani Gupta

Key Things You'll Learn:

00:00 - Teaser and intro

00:56 - Meet our guest, Dr. Shivani Gupta

01:57 - Midlife as the beginning of a woman's awakening

05:28 - At what age do women transition into the Vata stage of life?