The Wilde Way: Fertility Unfiltered 15: Why You Can’t Balance Your Hormones If Your Gut’s a Mess — with Alexandra Deccache
Oct 21, 2025
In a lively chat, holistic nutritionist Alexandra Deccache dives into the intricate relationship between gut health and hormone balance. With her rich background in nutrition and psychology, she explains how gut inflammation can disrupt hormone detox and ovulation. Alexandra emphasizes the importance of gut health for both partners before conception and shares practical steps to boost fertility. She also highlights the need to manage stress and its effects on hormonal health, encouraging a holistic approach to healing that embraces the messiness of the journey.
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Functional Medicine Is A Curiosity Mindset
- Alexandra entered functional medicine from curiosity, not illness, because conventional care ignored nutrition and root causes.
- She frames functional work as a mindset of asking 'why' to connect gut, hormones, mood and immunity.
Gut Drives Hormone Balance
- The gut controls digestion, absorption, elimination and directly affects hormone detox and estrogen recycling.
- Alexandra says you cannot balance your hormones if your gut is a mess.
Taper In Probiotics And Ferments
- Introduce probiotics and fermented foods gradually and build tolerance slowly rather than going from zero to 100.
- Rule out SIBO before overdoing fermented foods or high-dose probiotics.
