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    More Than Gut Health: How Bridgitte healed her gut & is helping millions of women do the same.

    enJune 25, 2023

    About this Episode

    There's been a stigma around digestive issues in women which has led to many not attaining the tools, knowledge, support, and help we need to heal our bodies from the inside out.  An estimated 100 million women struggle with gut health issues, yet most of us don’t talk about it. 

    After healing a lifelong struggle with her gut, Bridgitte has spent a decade studying functional medicine and nutrition as a registered functional dietitian. Through healing herself, she knew she had a way to change womens lives and has dedicated her career to educating, empowering, supporting, and encouraging women to invest in their health. Our bodies are all unique and there is no one-size-fits-all solution to healing. She developed a individualized science-backed gut health supplement company, GutPersonal, using a personalized approach to forge a path of healing that gives each customer lasting results. In just 3 years she's built two successful 7 figure+ companies, turning her passion into profit.

    In this episode she educates us how an unhealthy gut can affect our mental health, energy levels, physical pain, and impact our confidence. She describes how you can enjoy alcohol while still looking after your gut, how to stock your natural medicine cabinent, and how functional medicine differs from western medicine. She details what it was like launching a supplement company in a heavily saturated industry, and why it's important to only buy from a reputable company since supplements aren't regulated by the FDA. We dive into her Entreprenuial journey and how she had to rewire her limited beliefs in order to become successful in business. This is a fascinating, informative, and inspiring episode we know you'll love. 

    This episode is brought to you by GutPersonal, use code MORETHAN for 10% off your entire order of supplements, programs & gut testing. 

    Resources mentioned in the episode:

    Theta Breathwork

    To Be Magnetic

    Bob Proctor Meditations (available on YouTube)

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