Women’s Health Model Has A Gut Feeling

40% of people with gut disorders develop anxiety, 38% of people with irritable bowel syndrome have it - about double the rate of those without IBS and in patients Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, anxiety affects at least a third of them. The founder of a woman’s health company Aoife Spillane says this isn’t just coincidence but a connection, since your gut microbes produce 90% of your body’s serotonin, which is the neurotransmitter that regulates mood. It also influences your dopamine, which plays an important role in your memory and mood. Long and short, gut health matters more than we realize, and a Aeva’s Aoife Spillane has put together an interesting collection of specialists for women that would take most women decades alone to find, much less get an appointment with. Specialists under the Aeva practice include a Reiki master, an alignment and energetics coach, a breathwork practitioner, a mindset coach and yoga teacher, an art psychotherapist and several others. The cool thing is women can set up a free exploratory call with all of them, 20 minutes, just to see what’s what. Access to a team of specialists monthly will cost about $150 each month vs. the $65 a month for having a personal expert. Basically, it’s $150 for coordinated care with a team. Interesting concept and part of a movement that’s been playing out over the last 5-10 years as virtual healthcare has exploded and frustrations among women have hit a boiling point.