Episode 34: Perimenopause Affects All 12 Body Systems & Why Autoimmunity Can Follow

Perimenopause isn’t just about hot flushes and mood swings — it’s a full-on hormonal evolution that shifts how women experience life! As your hormones recalibrate, your body adapts in ways that can feel confusing, frustrating, and unpredictable. But this isn’t something to be “fixed.” It’s a transition that calls for education, compassion, and support. In this episode, we dive into: How the decline in progesterone and the fluctuating nature of oestrogen impact all 12 body systems Why perimenopause is now understood as a time of metabolic upheaval How this phase can trigger or unmask autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto’s, rheumatoid arthritis, or lupus Why making foundational health changes now is your best prevention for future issues like autoimmunity, cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and chronic inflammation Links: Take my free perimenopause quiz: https://quiz.francescaliparoti.com/start-page  Explore my Midlife Thrive membership: https://francescaliparoti.com/midlife-thrive-membership/  Work with me 121: https://francescaliparoti.com/services/ Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perimenopause.with.francesca/  Support for the Empowered Perimenopause Podcast Your support in listening to these episodes means the absolute world to me and helps me make an impact with my work, which is why I’m here. I’d be so grateful if you could subscribe and share, and leave a review – 5 stars would be amazing and so helpful!