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The Stress Paradox: & What it Means for Gut Health

We've been conditioned to think that all stress is harmful, but science now shows that certain kinds of stress are not only beneficial, but necessary for optimal health. By cultivating the right kind of stress, you are healing, repairing, and regenerating your body. In this episode I'm joined by physician and author of “The Stress Paradox” Dr. Sharon Bergquist to discuss how stress can improve your gut and overall health.

Does The Type of Protein Matter?

If you think of your diet as medicine – a diet that can offer you disease prevention and anti-aging properties for your lifetime – then yes, the type of protein you consume matters a lot. I’m not here to demonize animal protein, but I do want to point out that making animal protein an accent […]

Cancer Journey: Food as Medicine & Survivor Guilt

Whether you're recovering from cancer or dealing with a chronic illness, how you nourish yourself is so important - and that includes not just the food you're eating, but also your mindset and thoughts. In this episode, how do you use the experience of a devastating diagnosis like cancer to live your healthiest, most nourished life.

Tips To Protect Your Microbiome When You’re Sick

The majority of colds and flus are viral, and taking antibiotics can actually increase your susceptibility to future infections (both viral and bacterial) by depleting your body of its microbial defenses. So what’s the best way to heal when you’re sick while also protecting your microbiome? Not only does spending time outside protect against viral […]

Things to Do if You’ve Recently Taken an Antibiotic

On today’s show: the 10 most important steps to restore your gut health after taking antibiotics. Although it’s true that your microbiome will take a hit after antibiotics and may even be permanently altered, it’s still possible to offset some of the damage by supporting your gut during and after. Find out how in this episode.

10 Questions to Ask Before Taking an Antibiotic

A one-week course of antibiotics can remove up to 1/3 of your gut bacteria - and that damage can’t be undone by just taking a probiotic, so you need to be absolutely certain that you really need that antibiotic. In today’s episode, I’m going to share ten critical questions to ask your health care provider if you’ve been prescribed an antibiotic that can help you limit the damage to your gut microbiome.

American Gut Project: Why 30 Is the Number You Need to Know

The largest study ever done on the human microbiome set out to understand the impact of diet, lifestyle and disease. The results provide an important roadmap for what to do to cultivate a healthy microbiome.

Getting Regular: In the Gym and the Bathroom!

On today's show, we are talking regularity, how consistent habits and training pay off in the gym - and the bathroom! What you need to do the day before to make sure that morning poo arrives on time.

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Your Gut Garden: How Exposure to Nature Improves Your Microbiome

Exposure to nature strengthens your immune system, activating natural killer cells that protect you from cancer & infection. In this episode we explore the scientifically proven benefits of being outside.

Aging, Frailty, and Your Microbiome

Sixty is the new forty! We’ve all heard it. And for some aging individuals, this saying couldn’t be truer. Have you ever seen pictures that compare two different people of the same age? One image the face of health with a body that could hike Kilimanjaro; the other frail, withered, and on the brink of […]

What Are You Eating? Ultra-Processed Foods & Your Gut

More than 50% of all the calories most of us are eating are ultra-processed foods (UPFs), and their regular consumption has been tied to lots of different health problems you need to know about - especially in the gut.

Yeast Overgrowth: The Perils of Reduction Without Restoration

Yeast overgrowth is a real phenomenon, and one that conventional doctors are often skeptical and poorly informed about. This episode tells you exactly how to eradicate yeast and restore your microbiome.

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