# Ep. 641 Ayurveda, Gut Health, and Inflammation with Dr. Shivani Gupta | Menopause, Perimenopause, Holistic Health Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/ep-641-ayurveda-gut-health-and-inflammation-with-dr-shivani-gupta-menopause-perimenopause-holistic-health Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/ep-641-ayurveda-gut-health-and-inflammation-with-dr-shivani-gupta-menopause-perimenopause-holistic-health.md Podcast: [Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097) Published: 2026-09-12T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CTH9116256324.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CTH9116256324.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/episodes/ep-641-ayurveda-gut-health-and-inflammation-with-dr-shivani-gupta-menopause-perimenopause-holistic-health Duration seconds: 3104 ## Resource I am delighted to welcome Dr. Shivani Gupta today for the first of two interviews. Dr. Gupta is the founder and CEO of Fusionary Formulas and the author of The Inflammation Code. She has both a master's degree and a PhD in Vedic sciences, where her dissertation focused on turmeric's role in inflammation, joint health, and cardiovascular health. In today’s conversation, we explore the physical effects of chronic inflammation, habits to support stress reduction, the differences between inflammaging and normal physiologic aging, and ways to nurture ourselves in midlife (which Dr. Gupta calls the Vata season). We also discuss how ama can contribute to inflammatory processes in the body, digestive fire, constipation and strategies to address it, the importance of curcumin, and the research surrounding it. Dr. Gupta and I will continue our conversation on our next podcast together. Stay tuned for part two! IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: Dr. Gupta shares the personal experiences that motivated her to write The Inflammation Code Environmental and lifestyle factors that contribute to the body’s inflammatory burden Why inflammation can become more difficult to manage during the perimenopause and menopause transition How the symptoms of normal aging could actually be signs of inflammaging Dr. Gupta explains the Ayurvedic concept of Agni, or digestive fire, and shares ways to support digestion Practical Ayurvedic ways to support regular bowel movements How Dr. Gupta approaches gut and immune health after repeated antibiotic exposure The Ayurvedic approach to diet differs from restrictive or extreme eating patterns.  The potential anti-inflammatory benefits of turmeric, curcumin, and other polyphenol-rich spices    How culinary turmeric differs from concentrat… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/episodes/ep-641-ayurveda-gut-health-and-inflammation-with-dr-shivani-gupta-menopause-perimenopause-holistic-health/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/everyday-wellness-midlife-hormones-menopause-and-science-for-women-35-72097/ep-641-ayurveda-gut-health-and-inflammation-with-dr-shivani-gupta-menopause-perimenopause-holistic-health.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.