Send us a text We trace SIBO back to the upstream issues that let it thrive—weak digestion, poor motility, inflamed terrain, and toxin load—and map a smarter path to lasting relief. Stories, tools, and testing strategies show why antibiotics or herbs alone often aren’t enough. • SIBO as a downstream signal, not the sole cause • Role of stomach acid, enzymes, and bile in preventing fermentation • Migrating motor complex, food poisoning, and autoimmunity links • Leaky gut, molecular mimicry, a...
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Send us a text We trace SIBO back to the upstream issues that let it thrive—weak digestion, poor motility, inflamed terrain, and toxin load—and map a smarter path to lasting relief. Stories, tools, and testing strategies show why antibiotics or herbs alone often aren’t enough. • SIBO as a downstream signal, not the sole cause • Role of stomach acid, enzymes, and bile in preventing fermentation • Migrating motor complex, food poisoning, and autoimmunity links • Leaky gut, molecular mimicry, a...
Send us a text We trace SIBO back to the upstream issues that let it thrive—weak digestion, poor motility, inflamed terrain, and toxin load—and map a smarter path to lasting relief. Stories, tools, and testing strategies show why antibiotics or herbs alone often aren’t enough. • SIBO as a downstream signal, not the sole cause • Role of stomach acid, enzymes, and bile in preventing fermentation • Migrating motor complex, food poisoning, and autoimmunity links • Leaky gut, molecular mimicry, a...
Send us a text We explore heartbreak as a surprising doorway into rapid healing and how listening to the body’s language can shift IBS and IBD symptoms. Diane Beck shares a practical framework for mapping sensations, asking better questions, and updating beliefs to create change. • heartbreak as a rip in the nervous system’s comfort bubble • trance, unconscious filtering, and why novelty feels unsafe • trauma as inescapable meaning encoded in the body • epigenetics and ance...
Send us a text Our minds and guts are connected in ways that extend far beyond what conventional medicine recognizes, with unresolved trauma and subconscious programming potentially driving persistent gut symptoms despite perfect diet and lifestyle habits. Matt Travis shares his journey from fitness professional to hypnotherapist and German New Medicine practitioner, revealing how addressing the psyche-brain-organ connection can provide healing for even the most stubborn gut issues. • Physic...
Send us a text Heather Sunderland shares her remarkable healing journey from 28 years of chronic illness to vibrant health by addressing the root causes of mold toxicity and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). Her experience reveals crucial insights into healing complex chronic conditions that conventional medicine often misses. • Difference between mold toxicity and SIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) • The importance of assessing your environment for water damage and ...
Send us a text Courtney shares her transformative experience attending Dr. Joe Dispenza's advanced retreat and how it deepened her understanding of the mind-body connection for healing chronic conditions. • Six-day intensive retreat featuring 38 hours of meditation • Foundation in energy work and Chinese medicine provided helpful context • Dr. Joe uses quantum physics to explain how we create our reality • Human perception limited to approximately 1% of all reality • First three days challen...
Send us a text Dr. James Kneller, cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist, unveils the overlooked connection between gut health and cardiovascular disease, challenging conventional approaches to high cholesterol and blood pressure. Despite decades of pharmaceutical interventions, deaths from hypertensive heart disease have increased 450% since the 1970s, pointing to fundamental flaws in our current treatment paradigm. • Cholesterol functions as a repair molecule, rising in response to i...
Send us a text Tammy, a coach who specializes in fibromyalgia, shares her personal journey from diagnosis to remission and offers insights on the fibromyalgia-IBS connection. She explains how fibromyalgia acts as an "amplifier" for other pain conditions and describes the four main symptoms that characterize this misunderstood chronic illness. • Fibromyalgia's primary symptoms include widespread body pain that moves around, unrefreshing sleep, fatigue related to mitochondrial dysfunction, and...
Send us a text Lindsie Vizethann shares her journey from ER nurse to holistic health coach, revealing how her own health crisis led her to discover the power of nutrition and lifestyle for reversing chronic conditions like PCOS. • Former healthcare professional who left nursing after 13 years to pursue holistic health coaching • Personal experience with autoimmune issues that conventional medicine couldn't resolve • PCOS symptoms often include chronic fatigue, abdominal weight gain, acne, fa...
Send us a text Bile plays a critical role in digestion, serving as an emulsifier for fats much like dishwashing detergent breaks down grease. Understanding bile quality issues can explain why many people struggle with either constipation or loose stools despite trying various remedies. • Bile breaks down dietary fats into fatty acids, essential for hormone production and blood sugar regulation • Poor bile production or quality can lead to undigested fat, causing inflammation, bloating, and b...
Send us a text We explore the powerful bidirectional relationship between gut health and mood regulation, revealing how digestive issues can manifest as anxiety, depression, and brain fog even without obvious GI symptoms. • The vagus nerve creates a two-way communication highway between the brain and digestive system • Bacterial imbalances in the gut directly impact neurotransmitter production and brain function • Poor digestion of even healthy foods creates inflammation that affects m...
Send us a text Nutrition therapist Brian Hardy shares his transformative journey from a life-threatening ruptured appendix to becoming a holistic nutritionist specializing in men's health and gut function. • Brian's appendix rupture at age 18 led to antibiotics, dysbiosis, and a search for holistic solutions • The connection between gut health and hormone balance, especially testosterone in men • Why men often delay seeking health support until crisis points • How social connections and comm...
Send us a text Chinese medicine offers valuable insights for managing IBS and IBD through a different lens than typical functional medicine approaches, focusing on energy flow and the balance of cold and heat in the digestive system. • Digestive weakness in IBS/IBD presents as a deficiency of energy (qi) and coldness in the system • The digestive system is like a "sprained ankle" – functioning but with reduced capacity • Five foods to reconsider with IBS/IBD according to Chinese ...
Send us a text Dr. Joseph Rosado illuminates the therapeutic potential of medical cannabis and ketamine, challenging misconceptions and explaining how these plant-based medicines can address root causes of chronic conditions including IBS and IBD. • The endocannabinoid system exists in everyone's body but is taught in less than 10% of medical schools worldwide • Cannabis contains compounds that work with our body's natural cannabinoid receptors to restore balance and homeostasis • Unlike pha...
Send us a text Lisa Franz shares her journey from restrictive dieting to finding food freedom through a balanced, flexible approach focused on sustainable habits and mindset shifts. She reveals how her turning point came during her honeymoon in Thailand when she realized her self-imposed food rules had become so limiting that she broke down crying in a food court. • Understanding calorie balance and flexible eating as keys to sustainable weight management • Moving beyond "good" and "bad" foo...
Send us a text Adrienne shares her powerful health transformation journey from being the "Energizer Bunny" to experiencing complete burnout and eventually reclaiming her vibrant health through mindset shifts and lifestyle changes. • Once known for boundless energy before age 50, Adrienne experienced severe fatigue, weight gain, and pre-diabetes by her mid-50s • Following her daughter's departure for university, Adrienne filled the void with unhealthy coping mechanisms including clubbing, alc...
Send us a text Functional Diagnostic Nutrition offers a comprehensive approach to tackling IBS and IBD symptoms by identifying physiological root factors through specialized testing and holistic interventions. This episode explores the differences between conventional nutrition approaches and functional medicine methodologies, highlighting why insurance typically doesn't cover this type of work and how the DRESS method helps restore metabolic balance. • Different training backgrounds between...
Send us a text Food sensitivities are often overlooked as significant contributors to chronic health issues, with many people continuing to consume trigger foods like wheat and dairy "occasionally" while dismissing their impact on symptoms. Even small amounts of foods your body doesn't tolerate can trigger immune responses lasting up to 90-100 days, requiring complete abstinence for healing. • Food sensitivity reactions aren't always immediate digestive symptoms - they can manifest as headac...
Send us a text Beatty Carmichael shares his journey from skepticism to becoming a "prayer doctor," and explains how addressing spiritual roots can lead to physical healing from chronic conditions including IBS and IBD. • Born into seven generations of medical doctors but took a different path • Discovered the power of prayer for physical healing through personal experience • Developed "The Prayer of Freedom" process with consistent 90% healing success rate • Explains how unforgiveness create...
Send us a text This client case study reveals how functional gut testing uncovered the root causes of post-cancer treatment symptoms including brain fog, fatigue, and pain, leading to dramatic health improvements through targeted interventions. • GI Map testing identified H. pylori, low beneficial bacteria, and gluten sensitivity • Most patient's chronic health issues show either too-low or overgrown bacterial patterns • Anti-gliadin antibodies confirmed gluten sensitivity despite minimal pe...
Send us a text Kelly Hale, occupational therapist and movement specialist, reveals how nervous system regulation is the missing piece in gut healing. She shares her journey from traditional OT to developing a brain-body-biome approach that helps clients release emotions stored in organs and tissues. • Chronic stress keeps the body in fight-flight-freeze, making proper digestion physiologically impossible • Developmental movements we experience as babies lay the foundation for nervous system ...
Send us a text We trace SIBO back to the upstream issues that let it thrive—weak digestion, poor motility, inflamed terrain, and toxin load—and map a smarter path to lasting relief. Stories, tools, and testing strategies show why antibiotics or herbs alone often aren’t enough. • SIBO as a downstream signal, not the sole cause • Role of stomach acid, enzymes, and bile in preventing fermentation • Migrating motor complex, food poisoning, and autoimmunity links • Leaky gut, molecular mimicry, a...
