{"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":"The Oral Microbiome, Hormones & How Your Mouth Predicts Fertility, Autoimmunity & Gut Health with Dr. Leedia Riman","slug":"the-oral-microbiome-hormones-how-your-mouth-predicts-fertility-autoimmunity-gut-health-with-dr-leedia-riman","published_at":"2026-02-17T04:15:00+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/the-oral-microbiome-hormones-how-your-mouth-predicts-fertility-autoimmunity-gut-health-with-dr-leedia-riman","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/c7d6efdc-7fa0-4422-8e0c-a24cdbef30c6.mp3","summary":"What if bleeding gums, mouth breathing, or frequent cavities weren’t just “dental issues”—but early warning signs of hormone imbalance, chronic inflammation, and gut dysfunction? In this eye-opening episode of The BeingBrigid Show, Brigid Titgemeier sits down with Dr. Leedia Riman, a biological and integrative dentist trained at UCLA, to uncover the powerful (and often ignored) connection between women’s hormones, the oral microbiome, gut health, and whole-body inflammation. From fertility and pregnancy to perimenopause and menopause, this conversation will completely change the way you think about oral health. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: Why oral inflammation can impact fertility, pregnancy, and hormone health How the oral microbiome mirrors the gut microbiome Why women experience more dental issues during pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause The connection between mouth breathing, airway health, cognition, and behavior in children Why cavities, gum recession, and dry mouth are not just signs of aging How nutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and inflammation show up in the mouth Simple daily habits that support oral health, gut health, and anti-inflammatory balance Timestamps: 00:02 – Meet Dr. Leedia Riman + why oral health matters for women 01:06 – Gingivitis, fertility, miscarriage & oral inflammation 02:28 – Leaky gums = leaky gut 04:25 – Oral microbiome vs. gut microbiome 05:40 – Oral bacteria linked to colon cancer 07:38 – Passing the microbiome from mother to child 09:10 – Childhood cavities, nutrition & snacking frequency 11:29 – Airway health, mouth breathing & kids’ development 16:36 – Cognition, ADHD, and breathing before medication 21:33 – Hormones, estrogen & oral health in women 28:22 – Perimenopause, menopause &amp…","meta_description":"What if bleeding gums, mouth breathing, or frequent cavities weren’t just “dental issues”—but early warning signs of hormone imbalance, chronic inflammati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3732,"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/the-oral-microbiome-hormones-how-your-mouth-predicts-fertility-autoimmunity-gut-health-with-dr-leedia-riman/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/the-oral-microbiome-hormones-how-your-mouth-predicts-fertility-autoimmunity-gut-health-with-dr-leedia-riman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}