{"podcast":{"title":"The BeingBrigid Show: Top Science-Backed Women’s Health Podcast for Hormones, Inflammation, Gut Health & More","slug":"the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707","podcast_index_feed_id":7474707,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-beingbrigid-show/","website_url":"https://beingbrigid.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4fa55827-2b51-4f64-b3bb-6240c75c98cc/Untitled-design-4.jpg","author":"Brigid Titgemeier","episode_count":54,"summary":"The BeingBrigid Podcast is a candid, empowering, and deeply practical show for women in their mid-30s to 60s who are done with surface-level health advice. Hosted by Functional Medicine Dietitian Brigid Titgemeier, this podcast provides the missing piece in most women’s health conversations: context, clarity, and compassion. If you're struggling with energy crashes, hormonal changes, weight gain, chronic inflammation, or thyroid dysfunction, this show meets you where you are—with science-backed strategies that actually work, without the fads, fluff, or fearmongering. Brigid takes complex topics like blood sugar, muscle loss, perimenopause, and gut health and breaks them down into actionable guidance that fits your life. After a decade of helping thousands of women transform their health, Brigid uncovers what truly works, pulling back the curtain on the real, personalized solutions that make a difference. Conventional care isn’t broken, but it doesn’t offer the time, depth, or personalization most women need. The BeingBrigid Podcast bridges that gap with grounded expertise and conversations that respect your lived experience. What you’ll hear: - Deep dives into metabolic health, cr…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T14:20:27.251307+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707"},"episode":{"title":"Eat This Way for Better Gut Health | #1 Gut Microbiome Doctor Tim Spector","slug":"eat-this-way-for-better-gut-health-1-gut-microbiome-doctor-tim-spector","published_at":"2026-03-24T04:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707/eat-this-way-for-better-gut-health-1-gut-microbiome-doctor-tim-spector","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707","url":"https://beingbrigid.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/307078a1-d286-4faf-afe8-08cc44bf7103.mp3","summary":"What if the reason you feel tired, hungry, or inflamed after meals has less to do with calories and more to do with the trillions of microbes living inside your gut? In this episode of The BeingBrigid Show, Brigid sits down with Professor Tim Spector, co-founder of ZOE, the nutrition science company leading the gut health revolution. Together they explore how emerging research is reshaping the way we think about holistic nutrition, gut health, and the connection between food and chronic disease prevention. Instead of focusing only on weight loss or blood sugar numbers, this conversation highlights a more comprehensive approach to functional nutrition and root cause healing—one that considers the powerful role the gut microbiome plays in inflammation, hormone health, energy, metabolism, and long-term disease risk. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: How the gut microbiome communicates with your brain, immune system, and metabolism Why energy, mood, and hunger are early signs your gut health is improving The surprising ways ultra-processed foods trigger inflammation Why focusing only on calories and macronutrients misses the bigger picture How eating 30+ different plants per week improves gut health The difference between prebiotics, probiotics, and fermented foods Why prebiotics may be more powerful than probiotic supplements How gut microbes influence blood sugar spikes and metabolic health The pros and cons of using a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Why diversity—not restriction—is key for long-term gut and hormone health Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Professor Tim Spector and his research 02:12 How food signals to the brain, nervous, and immune systems 04:06 The gut microbiome as a community of mini-pharmacies 05:48 Holistic view of health: microbiome, immune, an…","meta_description":"What if the reason you feel tired, hungry, or inflamed after meals has less to do with calories and more to do with the trillions of microbes living insid…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4184,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707/episodes/eat-this-way-for-better-gut-health-1-gut-microbiome-doctor-tim-spector/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-beingbrigid-show-top-science-backed-women-s-health-podcast-for-hormones-inflammation-gut-health-more-7474707/eat-this-way-for-better-gut-health-1-gut-microbiome-doctor-tim-spector.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}