Why Your Gut May Be the Root of Your Midlife Symptoms

In this episode, I speak with Daniel Chille about how the gut microbiome influences hormones, inflammation, brain health, and aging in women. We explore leaky gut, microbial imbalances, food sensitivities, and why many menopausal symptoms may start in the gut — not the ovaries. Daniel explains how testing, personalized nutrition, and bioidentical hormone therapy can work together to support long-term vitality.- - - - - Dr. Daniel Chille is a distinguished healthcare professional specializing in Integrative and Functional Medicine, with a mission to reverse chronic disease and optimize human health through a root-cause approach. He is the founder of TBD Fitness, a holistic wellness clinic based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, serving patients both locally and across the country.Dr. Chille began his academic career at Northwestern University, where he earned his degree while also playing NCAA Division I soccer. After college, he pursued a professional soccer career in Europe—an experience that shaped his holistic perspective on performance, recovery, and whole-body health.Through TBD Fitness and his broader clinical practice, Dr. Chille leads a team of wellness professionals who integrate functional medicine, nutrigenomics, cellular and microbial medicine, and advanced lab diagnostics to deliver highly personalized care. Diagnostic services include in-depth testing such as blood, hormone, genetic, gut microbiome, micronutrient, and neurolymphatic assessments.🎧 The TBD PodcastThe TBD Podcast is where honest health conversations happen, rethinking wellness from the ground up through data, diagnostics, and the S.P.E.N.D. philosophy: Sleep, Play, Exercise, Nourish, and Donate. Blending advanced medicine—like peptides, hormones, and regenerative therapies—with lifestyle fundamentals and root-cause thinking, the show offers a grounded look at the new era of personalized care guided by people who live and practice it.Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsWebsite: https://www.tbdfit.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TBDfit/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbdfit/LinkedIn: https://www.tbdfit.com/#- - - - - Dr. Pat McShane, MDLinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-mcshane-0535ba3/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.womenshealthspan.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@mcshanepmcshane9303⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Produced by DrTalks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast/