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Smooth Moves: How to Poo Properly

Stool Nirvana: The 5 Essential Factors

Turn Around & Take a Look: Why You Need To Examine Your Bowel Movements

Pain in the Butt. What to Do About hemorrhoids

Simple But Not Easy: 2024 Gut Health Wrap Up

Getting Regular: In the Gym and the Bathroom!

Potholes in your Colon: Could it be Diverticulosis?

I Can’t Get No…Colonoscopy! (And Do You Really Need One?)

Mama Jama Poos: Why you Need Them & How To Get Them

Scientific Evidence Backs COVID Transmission Through Fecal Aerosols

Parasites & The Importance Of Finding The Root Cause

Toilet Sitting 101

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Stool Nirvana – Turn Around & Take A Look

Smooth Moves: How to Poo Properly

OK, so you’ve filled your plate with fiber, you're drinking at least half your body weight in ounces of water and you're getting 30 to 60 minutes of regular exercise every day. You are poised for some really good bathroom action. On today's show, what else do you need to do to have a fantastic smooth move first thing in the morning? Spoiler alert: position, propulsion, and clean-up are key!

Stool Nirvana: The 5 Essential Factors

Your GI tract communicates with you by giving you feedback through your stool. This is important information that can improve your health - and even save your life. The 5 essential factors that you should be assessing.

Turn Around & Take a Look: Why You Need To Examine Your Bowel Movements

When you have finished on the toilet, you must turn around and take a look. Your stool is valuable feedback, and if you are not looking at it and analyzing it and evaluating it, you are missing out on really important stuff.

Pain in the Butt. What to Do About hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are benign conditions but they’re still super bothersome. In this episode learn all about what causes hemorrhoids - plus medical and surgical treatment options for acute and chronic symptoms.

Simple But Not Easy: 2024 Gut Health Wrap Up

My message for this 2024 wrap up is that better gut health is simple, but not always easy. Focus on the small consistent changes that will make a big difference, and be kind to yourself on the journey.

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.

Potholes in your Colon: Could it be Diverticulosis?

A low-fiber diet can cause diverticulosis, a condition that affects half the population over 50 - and a growing number of young people. Learn how to manage symptoms of diverticulosis and halt progression.

I Can’t Get No…Colonoscopy! (And Do You Really Need One?)

Blood in the stool a couple times a week for 6 months but the doctor is saying you don’t need a colonoscopy. Navigating competing interests in healthcare to get satisfaction when it comes to your care.

Mama Jama Poos: Why you Need Them & How To Get Them

When it comes to BMs, size matters: the bigger your poo, the lower your likelihood of colon cancer and other GI problems like diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome.

Scientific Evidence Backs COVID Transmission Through Fecal Aerosols

Scientific evidence links COVID-19 transmission with fecal aerosols. A recent study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, explored an outbreak in a high-rise apartment building in Guangzhou, China. The outbreak infected 9 individuals living in different units throughout the building. Through patient interviews, throat swabs, and an in-depth environmental investigation, researchers found that transmission most […]

Parasites & The Importance Of Finding The Root Cause

A few years ago, a very nice woman named Lucy came to see me about some symptoms she was having. From the beginning she was convinced she had a parasite, and her story is in many ways, representative of the trials and tribulations of figuring out whether that may indeed be the case. Lucy had […]

Toilet Sitting 101

Did you know there’s a right and a wrong way to sit on the toilet? Most people don’t realize that their position when having a bowel movement is key to solving lots of GI complaints like bloating, gas, and constipation. The right position can also help improve more serious GI conditions such as diverticulosis, small […]

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