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The Gut Health Dialogues

Alyssa

92 episodes

2 days ago

Send us a text Have you tried low FODMAP, gluten-free, dairy-free, or elimination diets and still feel sick after eating? In this episode, Alyssa Simpson breaks down one of the most confusing and misunderstood nutrition strategies in gut health: the low sulfur diet. This is not an episode about cutting out “bad foods” or following another restrictive diet forever. Instead, Alyssa explains why a short, strategic low-sulfur diet trial can be a powerful clarity tool for people who feel deeply un...

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Send us a text Have you tried low FODMAP, gluten-free, dairy-free, or elimination diets and still feel sick after eating? In this episode, Alyssa Simpson breaks down one of the most confusing and misunderstood nutrition strategies in gut health: the low sulfur diet. This is not an episode about cutting out “bad foods” or following another restrictive diet forever. Instead, Alyssa explains why a short, strategic low-sulfur diet trial can be a powerful clarity tool for people who feel deeply un...

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Episodes (20/92)

The Gut Health Dialogues

When Your Body Feels Toxic After Eating: The Sulfur Clue Everyone Misses

Send us a text Have you tried low FODMAP, gluten-free, dairy-free, or elimination diets and still feel sick after eating? In this episode, Alyssa Simpson breaks down one of the most confusing and misunderstood nutrition strategies in gut health: the low sulfur diet. This is not an episode about cutting out “bad foods” or following another restrictive diet forever. Instead, Alyssa explains why a short, strategic low-sulfur diet trial can be a powerful clarity tool for people who feel deeply un...

2 days ago

41 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

How Foodini Is Making Eating Out Safer for People With Celiac, Food Allergies & Sensitivities ft. Dylan McDonnell

Send us a text Eating out with food allergies, celiac disease, IBS, or food sensitivities can feel overwhelming — and sometimes unsafe. In this episode, Alyssa Simpson chats with Dylan McDonnell, founder of Foodini, about how technology and regulation are finally making restaurant dining safer and more transparent. Dylan shares his personal experience growing up with celiac disease and how it inspired him to create Foodini: a platform that gives diners real ingredient and allergen data so the...

1 week ago

37 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Holiday Stress & Digestion: How to Keep Your Gut Calm During the Busiest Season of the Year with Dr. Navidi

Send us a text The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. But for many people, they’re also a perfect storm of stress, irregular routines, rich meals, travel, and unpredictable digestion. In this holiday special episode, Alyssa Simpson teams up with Dr. Ali Navidi (clinical psychologist & gut–brain specialist) to unpack why stress shows up so strongly in the gut, especially for people with IBS, chronic constipation, bloating, and functional digestive disorders. Together, they e...

3 weeks ago

21 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Fatty Liver Disease: What It Is, What Causes It, and How to Start Healing with Food & Lifestyle

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa explains what fatty liver actually means, why it’s more common than most people think, and why it’s fundamentally a metabolic problem tied to insulin resistance, sugar, and inflammation. Most importantly for her gut-sensitive audience, Alyssa explains how to begin reversing fatty liver with simple, sustainable real-food shifts and how to do it without making gut symptoms worse (SIBO, bloating, constipation). Resources mentioned in this episode: Download ...

1 month ago

44 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Gut Health, Hormones & Toxic Load: The Real Reasons Weight Won’t Budge with Dr. Joy Ostroff

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa sits down with Dr. Joy Ostroff, a Hawaii-based naturopathic doctor with over three decades of clinical experience, for a powerful conversation on the REAL root causes of stubborn weight that diets never address. Dr. Joy explains why weight struggles are rarely about willpower or calories and are almost always linked to deeper imbalances in the gut, hormones, detox pathways, and nervous system. She breaks down how issues like candida overgrowth, biofilm f...

1 month ago

41 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

How Constipation Overloads Your Liver and Ruins Your Sleep, And How to Heal with Real Food

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa unpacks a connection that many people don’t realize is at the heart of their gut health struggles: the tight interplay between constipation, liver overload, and sleep disruption. If you wake up between 1–3 AM, feel sluggish, bloated, or totally backed up the next day, this episode is for you. In this episode, Alyssa explains the powerful (and often overlooked) link between constipation, liver stress, and sleep disruption, and how real food and simple rit...

1 month ago

27 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Stop Doing Detox Wrong: What Your Liver & Gut Actually Need To Detox Naturally

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa breaks down one of the biggest myths in wellness: that your body needs a “cleanse” or “detox tea” to reset. If you’ve ever skipped meals, done a juice fast, or spent money on detox kits, thinking you’re helping your liver and gut, this one’s for you. Alyssa explains what actually happens to your digestion, metabolism, and liver when you restrict food and why those “gut resets” can backfire, leaving you feeling more bloated, fatigued, and inflamed.&...

1 month ago

34 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Methane SIBO Diet Beyond Low FODMAP - A GI Dietitian's Real World Approach

Send us a text In this episode, host Alyssa Simpson opens up the mess of conflicting diet advice many with methane SIBO face: low FODMAP, low carb, low fiber, and gives you a clear, real-world eating plan built for methane-dominant SIBO (IMO). She shares what really works, what often fails, and how to shift from feeling stuck in symptom chaos to feeling intentional and nourished again. Resources mentioned: Download the Methane SIBO Diet Plan: a 7-day guide to calm bloating and reset your gut ...

2 months ago

30 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Methane SIBO Treatment: Why a Comprehensive Approach Matters

Send us a text If you’ve done everything right, low FODMAP, antibiotics, supplements, and your methane SIBO symptoms (bloating, constipation, stomach discomfort) still come back, this episode will give you the answers you’ve been looking for. Alyssa walks listeners through her six-step framework for methane SIBO recovery, explaining why antibiotics alone or diet tweaks only scratch the surface. From the gut-brain connection to root cause mapping, this conversation goes beyond symptom ma...

2 months ago

52 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

What is Methane SIBO? The Hidden Diagnosis Behind Bloating & Constipation

Send us a text If you’ve been eating “perfectly,” taking your probiotics, and still feel bloated, backed up, or uncomfortable, you might be dealing with Methane SIBO, also known as Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth (IMO), a commonly missed diagnosis that’s keeping your gut stuck in slow motion. In this episode, Alyssa Simpson breaks down: What Methane SIBO actually is and how it’s different from hydrogen SIBOWhy it causes bloating, constipation, and sluggish digestionHow stress, surgeries, and...

2 months ago

28 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Nervous System Healing for Gut & Chronic Illness with Niki D’Agostino

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa Simpson is joined by Nikki D’Agostino, a nervous system retraining specialist, to dive deep into Primal Trust, a program built on neuroplasticity, somatic practices, and trauma healing. They explore how chronic stress, limbic system impairment, and unconscious trauma can lock your body and brain into survival mode, interfering with digestion, nutrient absorption, immune function, and overall healing. You will get clarity on: Why gut healing often stalls ...

2 months ago

34 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Why Healthy Foods Can Trigger IBS & Bloating (And What to Eat During a Flare)

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa Simpson breaks down one of the most confusing gut health struggles: why nourishing foods like vegetables, lentils, or garlic can suddenly trigger bloating, gas, cramping, or flare-ups. Alyssa explains the surprising reasons behind this — from gut inflammation and bacterial overgrowth (like SIBO) to histamine intolerance, food sensitivities, and sluggish digestion. More importantly, she shares practical, hope-filled strategies you can use right now ...

3 months ago

28 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Understanding POTS, Vagus Nerve Dysfunction, and EDS – How the Autonomic Nervous System Impacts Gut Health with Dr. Diana Driscoll

Send us a text In this episode of The Gut Health Dialogues, Alyssa Simpson sits down with Dr. Diana Driscoll—optometrist, researcher, and author of The Driscoll Theory—to uncover connections between gut health, vagus nerve dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and conditions like POTS, SIBO, long COVID, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Dr. Driscoll shares her journey from being incapacitated by illness to discovering root causes medicine often misses. She explains how vagus nerve dysfunction affects ...

3 months ago

58 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Diet vs Meds: What’s Actually Stopping Your Constipation Medication from Working

Send us a text If you’ve tried more fiber, magnesium, MiraLAX, and water—but you’re still backed up—this episode is for you. Alyssa dives deep into constipation, busts myths, and shows what really moves the needle when your gut is sluggish. She covers why “healthy” foods can sometimes make things worse, what your gut actually needs to start moving, and small shifts in timing, hydration, and food pairings that can bring real relief. What you’ll learn in this episode: Which foods (even “h...

3 months ago

30 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

The Root Causes of Histamine Intolerance Nobody Talks About with Jennifer Fugo

Send us a text Histamine intolerance might feel like the final answer, but what if it’s really just the tip of the iceberg? In this episode, Alyssa sits down with Jennifer Fugo, MS, LDN, CNS — a clinical nutritionist and host of the Healthy Skin Show — to uncover the real root causes behind histamine intolerance and chronic skin issues. They uncover why antihistamines don’t always help, why low histamine diets often fail long-term, and what hidden root causes could be driving your sympt...

3 months ago

58 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

How I’d Start Healing SIBO If I Were Diagnosed Today

Send us a text If you’ve ever wondered: Why does my SIBO keep coming back?How do I know if my gut is really healing?Where should I start without wasting time and money?…this conversation has the answers you’ve been searching for. In this episode, Alyssa reveals the exact approach she would take if she were diagnosed with SIBO today. But here’s the catch—it’s probably not what you’ve been told by the internet or even some practitioners. Instead of jumping into random antimicrobials or e...

4 months ago

34 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

What To Eat For SIBO (And Why Elimination Alone Won’t Heal You)?

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa unpacks one of the most confusing questions people with SIBO face: What can I actually eat? If you’ve ever been stuck on chicken and rice because everything else feels like a trigger, this conversation will feel familiar. Alyssa explains why overly restrictive SIBO diets may bring short-term relief but can also backfire—slowing down healing, weakening motility, and leaving your gut more fragile over time. You will learn: Why elimination diets alone don’t...

4 months ago

31 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

How To “Train Your Gut” To Behave Well Now (And Why Waiting Can Backfire)

Send us a text If your gut feels unpredictable — flaring up at random foods, reacting to stress, or leaving you anxious about your next meal — your digestion is NOT broken. Your gut just needs retraining. In this episode, Alyssa explains how you can “teach” your gut to become more tolerant, flexible, and resilient — and why waiting for the “perfect time” to start often makes things worse. You’ll discover: ✅ Why avoidance and restriction can reinforce gut sensitivity ✅ How to reintroduce fo...

4 months ago

29 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Are You Managing Your Gut Or Actually Healing It?

Send us a text Eating five “safe” foods and tracking symptoms isn’t healing your gut – it’s managing your symptoms. If you’re eating the same few foods, timing meals, keeping food journals, planning outings around bathrooms, or leaning on supplements just to get through a meal… you’re not healing. You’re surviving. And while that may work short-term, it keeps you stuck in “management mode” — which makes true healing feel further and further away. In this episode of The Gut Health Dialog...

4 months ago

21 minutes

The Gut Health Dialogues

Gamifying Gut Health: How Shelby Hit 30 Plants a Week - and Had Fun Doing It

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa sits down with her client, Shelby, who was struggling for years with severe gut issues from chronic constipation/diarrhea cycles to unexplained hives and the frustration of living on a low FODMAP, low histamine diet, while also being vegetarian. After discovering she had SIBO and working through a targeted gut healing protocol with Alyssa, Shelby’s symptoms dramatically improved. But what really made her diet sustainable was gamifying her plant diversity...

4 months ago

31 minutes