Dr. Betsy Greenleaf is the first woman in the states to become board certified in Euro gynecology. She is the owner of Greenleaf Health and Wellness, CEO of the Pelvic Floor Store, host of two podcasts, and best-selling author here to discuss the gut vagina connection.     Dr. Cates and Dr. Greenleaf discuss how this connection is related to how often we get urinary tract infections and yeast infections, the importance of kegals, and tools for creating better vaginal health through your gut.    Fertility and sex drive are often dictated by bacteria within the vagina. Want to improve your fertility and desire for sex…tune in to learn how to adjust your bacteria and diet. This episode is here for your vagina health, from menopause to pH balance after sex and everything in between.    Key Takeaways:   Prevention of UTIs, pelvic floor prolapse, and incontinence. [4:26]    What is happening within the vagina naturally and how your diet impacts its natural protective capabilities. [7:10]   How to make connections between a UTI or vagina infection and the rest of the body, like the gut. [10:20]   Antibiotics can throw off your gut health for up to a year. [11:20]   Boric acid suppositories are a solution to help manage yeast or bacteria. [13:17]    Postmenopausal women’s solutions for vagina health. [17:25]   The different types of probiotics for vagina health. [18:30]   Solutions to prevent or reduce urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse. [19:12]   Where to Find Betsy Greenleaf:     Memorable Quotes:   “We have a microbiome in the vagina that is also very unique to the area that it's in.”   “We want to have our guts filled with healthy bacteria so that we are constantly keeping the vagina healthy…So if our gut is not healthy, the vagina's not going to be healthy.”   “The pH of the vagina is very acidic, but the pH of semen is very basic…so that can throw off the vagina.”