
Speaker
Cynthia Thurlow, NP
Nurse Practitioner. Two-Time TEDx Speaker. Bestselling Author. Host of Everyday Wellness Podcast.
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Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, bestselling author, and one of the leading voices in women's metabolic health. With over 25 years of clinical experience, she is known for helping women navigate perimenopause and menopause through the lens of nutrition, fasting, and gut health. Her second TEDx talk has been viewed over 15 million times. Her new book, The Menopause Gut, publishes
April 28, 2026.
Speaking Topics
What Cynthia Speaks About
The Menopause Gut
Why Midlife Health Starts in the Microbiome The estrobolome and how gut bacteria regulate estrogen. Why gut diversity drops after 40 and what that means for weight, mood, immunity, and bone health.The gut-hormone axis as a framework for understanding midlife symptoms.
Intermittent Fasting for Women
What the Research Actually Shows Why fasting protocols designed for men backfire in women. How to match fasting windows to hormonal stages. The role of meal timing in insulin sensitivity, muscle preservation, and metabolic flexibility after 40.
The Gut-Hormone Connection
A New Framework for Women's Health How declining estrogen disrupts the gut lining, increases inflammation, and alters nutrient absorption. The link between gut health and perimenopausal anxiety, brain fog, and sleep disruption. Why fixing the gut often resolves symptoms that seem unrelated.
Metabolic Health in Midlife
What Women Need to Know Anabolic resistance and why protein needs increase after 40. The truth about muscle loss, bone density, and body composition in perimenopause. Why the calorie math that worked at 30 doesn't work at 50 and what to do instead.












As Seen At
Conferences & Media
15M+
TEDx Views
500+
Podcast Episodes
90+
Guest Appearances
25+
Years Clinical
Experience
SPEAKING TOPICS
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