What if your fatigue, brain fog, hormone symptoms, and inflammation aren't separate problems—but different clues pointing back to the same place? Feeling like something is blocking your weight loss or draining your energy, but you can't figure out what? Take my FREE Weight Loss & Energy Blocker Assessment to uncover which areas may need more support, from your hormones and gut health to inflammation, stress and more. 👉 Take the free assessment here In this episode of The Balanced Body Podcast, I'm joined by Divya Dhawan, Board-Certified Functional Health Practitioner, FDN-P, founder of The Sjögren's RESET Method™ and The Sjögren's Recovery Architect™. Thirteen years ago, Divya was diagnosed with Sjögren's after months of unexplained pain and being unable to get answers. She was told this was simply something she'd have to live with. Instead, she began digging into functional health and the underlying drivers of autoimmunity. Within a year, she had reached remission and was able to come off medication. Today, she helps women with Sjögren's uncover what's happening beneath symptoms like dryness, chronic fatigue, brain fog, pain, and inflammation—with a major focus on the gut-immune connection. But this conversation goes far beyond Sjögren's. We dive into why gut dysfunction can have such far-reaching effects throughout the body, including its relationship with immune regulation, nutrient absorption, estrogen metabolism, and the nervous system. Inside this episode, we talk about: • What Sjögren's actually is—and why it can be so easily overlooked • The connection between gut health, inflammation, and autoimmunity • Why chronic fatigue and brain fog aren't always "just stress" or aging • How gut dysbiosis and poor nutrient absorption can affect B12, iron, magnesium, and energy • The estrobolome and the surprising connection between your gut and estrogen metabolism • Why gut dysfunction may contribute to symptoms during PMS, PCOS, and perimenopause • How chronic stress and a nervous system stuck in survival mode can disrupt digestion, motility, and immune regulation • Why addressing what's driving your symptoms matters more than simply trying to manage each symptom individually Whether you have Sjögren's or you're simply wondering why you're exhausted, foggy, inflamed, or struggling with hormone and digestive symptoms despite being told everything looks "normal," this conversation will give you a different way to look at what your body may be trying to tell you. CONNECT WITH DIVYA: Take Divya's free Sjögren's Root Cause Quiz: https://l.bttr.to/L4QK7 Book a free 20-minute 1:1 Sjögren's ROADMAP Call: https://l.bttr.to/hN9Og Thanks for listening. Please rate & review so we can reach more women with this very important information. Share with a friend whom you know would benefit from listening to The Balanced Body Podcast. Follow your host, Monika Eva, on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/monikaeeva Take my FREE Weight Loss & Energy Blocker Assessment to find out what's blocking you from releasing the weight & being energized here: https://www.monikaeva.com/whatsblockingyou Learn more about working with Monika here: https://www.monikaeva.com
