Hoping to hack your hormones to make menopause more manageable? You might want to start in the kitchen. Growing evidence suggests that our guts play more of a role in hot flushes and insomnia than you might think. Here, writer Alyssa Jaffer talks to GP and menopause expert Dr Louise Newson about the link between falling oestrogen and gut diversity, as well as the everyday habits that might cause more severe menopause symptoms.