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Episode 33: "The Whole Kitchen: Herbs, Polyphenols & Feeding Your Microbiome"

The Slow Kitchen Podcast

The Slow Kitchen Podcast
Episode 33: "The Whole Kitchen: Herbs, Polyphenols & Feeding Your Microbiome"
Jul 08, 2026
Cat Dillon

🌿 What We Talked About

  • Why plant diversity matters more than chasing superfoods
  • The gut-loving power of herbs, spices, and polyphenols
  • Easy ways to add more plants to your everyday meals
  • How different plants nourish different gut microbes
  • Why it's time to refresh your spice cabinet
  • An invitation to join the Gut Garden Challenge


📚 Mentions & Resources

🌱 Gut Garden Challenge

Ready to grow your inner garden?

Join me for a fun, practical challenge where you'll learn how to comfortably eat 30+ different plants each week while supporting your microbiome, metabolism, digestion, mood, blood sugar, and long-term health.

🌿 Join here: https://catdillon.com/GutGardenChallenge


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📖 Research Mentioned

🌿 Join the Midlife Nourishment Collective

If you're ready to put these ideas into practice, I'd love to welcome you into the Midlife Nourishment Collective—a membership for women who want to eat well, feel strong, and age with confidence.

Inside you'll find:

🥗 Delicious recipes designed to nourish your microbiome, metabolism, hormones, blood sugar, and bones.

🛒 A drag-and-drop meal planner with smart grocery lists and Instacart integration to make healthy eating simple.

👩‍🍳 Live monthly cooking classes where food becomes your daily medicine.

📚 Evidence-based nutrition education on gut health, hormones, metabolism, bone health, healthy aging, and more.

💚 A warm, supportive community that helps you build sustainable habits—for your gut, your body, and your relationship with food.

Learn more:

https://catdillonrhn.practicebetter.io/#/5cff1132627d791b2c7418df/bookings?p=68262a777031a7f5f3bdc45c&step=package


💚 Work With Me

RevitalizeHER: Wellness & Health Strategy Call

Need personalized guidance?

This 30-minute strategy session is designed for women over 40 navigating digestive concerns, fatigue, hormone changes, stress, or stubborn weight. Together we'll identify your biggest roadblocks and create a personalized roadmap for your next steps.

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💚 Key Takeaway

Eating for your microbiome isn't about one kale smoothie or chasing the latest superfood. It's about feeding a diverse inner garden. Different plants nourish different gut microbes, and together those microbes produce beneficial compounds like butyrate, help make vitamins, strengthen your gut lining, regulate your immune system, support your metabolism, and even communicate with your brain.


✨ Favorite Quote

"Think of your gut microbes as tiny employees. Every plant you eat hires a different team. Together they make butyrate, produce vitamins, protect your gut lining, regulate your immune system, support metabolism, and send messages to your brain. The more diverse the team, the better the job gets done." 🌿

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