SIBO Made Simple

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome only got an official diagnosis code a few years ago, and yet, it is a condition that explains so much about what goes wrong with the immune system and how that dysfunction can lead to chronic inflammation. If you loved last season’s episode on histamine intolerance (and I know many you did – it was one of the most popular of the year!), today’s interview is the perfect follow-up conversation.

Joining me is Beth O’Hara, a Functional Naturopath specializing in complex chronic health conditions related to Mast Cell Activation and Histamine Intolerance. For those suffering from autoimmune disease or who feel worse immediately upon starting SIBO treatment, learning more about MCAS might be a big missing piece of the puzzle.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• What mast cells’ role is in the immune system and why they contribute to chronic inflammation
• How mast cells issues relate to other autoimmune conditions
• The connection to histamine intolerance
• The genetic predispositions that could make someone more susceptible to immune issues like MCAS
• What a low histamine diet should actually entail
• Pharmaceutical options for MCAS and why it’s not the only answer
• Why it’s a good thing to be a sensitive canary!
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Beth O'Hara's website
• MastCell360 Root Triggers Report
• Beth’s low histamine food list
• EP 15 | Histamine Intolerance 101 with Heidi Turner
• EP 29 | Environmental Toxins 101 with Lara Adler – to learn more about avoidance!
• Phoebe’s book, The Wellness Project, on her journey with Hashimoto's
• Phoebe's online program, 4 Weeks to Wellness
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free low FODMAP cookbook

This episode is brought to you by 4 Weeks to Wellness, my online program for finding the sweet spot between health and hedonism. Need 4-weeks worth of easy low FODMAP recipes with a step-by-step meal plan laid out for you? You’ll receive a 20-recipe cookbook, complete with shopping lists, elimination diet guidance and reintroduction worksheets, in addition to the many other program resources like my symptom and activity tracker, lymphatic massage videos, doable desk stretches, and so much more. The 300+ people who have joined the tribe have reported clearer skin, calmer tummies, less bloat, tamer food cravings, and a general ease over their newfound habits. To find out more details about when the next session starts, click here. Use the code SIBOMADESIMPLE at checkout for $40 off!

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

‘Tis the season for “cleansing,” everyone! You know, when the marketing machine revs up and starts selling you all manner of green elixirs and herbal supplements. In reality, the idea of detox is really all about supporting your elimination pathways, especially your liver. It doesn’t require you to supplement with pills, juice cleanses or anything that promises to flush you in one end or out the other. Your liver is fully capable of healing itself. You just need to get out of its way.

However, in our highly toxic world or after months of bad behavior, our system can require a little push in the right direction. In today’s conversation, we talk all about how to give your detoxification pathways a boost, including giving a thumbs up or down to some trendy tactics like celery juice, infrared sauna, coffee enemas, castor oil packs, and many more.

Joining me is functional medicine practitioner Dr. Jessica Peatross, who shares how she tests patients for high levels of toxicity like heavy metals, mold exposure, and pesticides. We also talk about why someone might not be detoxing properly and the stealth infections—like H. pylori, Lyme, parasites, and candida—that can be the root cause.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• The things that are hardest for our liver to get rid of
• How to go the extra mile to detox heavy metals and large chemical exposures
• Genetic mutations like the MTHFR gene and what that means for an individual’s ability to process toxins
• What night sweats or lack of sweating means about your detoxification capacity
• The dangers of at-home DIY detox and how to avoid doing more harm than good
• The best ingredients to use as binding agents and chelation support
• How to prevent die-off when detoxing your body of hidden infections or overgrowths like SIBO
• Post-holiday natural strategies everyone can employ to reset in the New Year
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Jess' website
• EP 29 | Environmental Toxins 101 with Lara Adler – to learn more about avoidance!
• Organic acid test from Great Plains lab for hidden exposures
• Urine Mycotoxin test for mold exposures
• Binders: bentonite clay + activated charcoal
• Spore-based probiotics
• Castor oil packs and coffee enemas
• Phoebe’s book, The Wellness Project, on her journey with Hashimoto's
• Phoebe's online program, 4 Weeks to Wellness
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free low FODMAP cookbook

This episode is brought to you by 4 Weeks to Wellness, my online program for finding the sweet spot between health and hedonism. Need 4-weeks worth of easy low FODMAP recipes with a step-by-step meal plan laid out for you? You’ll receive a 20-recipe cookbook, complete with shopping lists, elimination diet guidance and reintroduction worksheets, in addition to the many other program resources like my symptom and activity tracker, lymphatic massage videos, doable desk stretches, and so much more. The 300+ people who have joined the tribe have reported clearer skin, calmer tummies, less bloat, tamer food cravings, and a general ease over their newfound habits. To find out more details about when the next session starts, click here. Use the code SIBOMADESIMPLE at checkout for $40 off!

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Celiac disease is a big risk factor for SIBO, and yet, it’s often an overlapping condition that many doctors miss. In today’s conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Lisa Shaver to discuss the relationship between leaky gut, gluten, and the body’s autoimmune response in someone with celiac disease—and how these mechanisms can lead to other gut disorders like SIBO.

We also get into why gluten has become public enemy number 1 in today’s modern food culture, whether non-celiac gluten sensitivity is a legit condition, and the dangers of someone going on a gluten-free diet without proper medical due diligence.

Dr. Shaver is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist in Portland, Oregon whose private practice focuses on celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, GERD, SIBO, IBS and other digestive disorders.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• The genetic components of celiac disease and what triggers its expression
• How leaky gut is impacted by the vagus nerve, emotional traumas or stressors, and the downwind impact for both autoimmune conditions like celiac and SIBO
• Why celiac disease is on the rise
• Common mistakes people make when testing for celiac or unpacking patients’ symptoms
• The most important lifestyle changes celiacs need to make in addition to eliminating gluten
• Whether non-celiacs with SIBO should eliminate gluten from their diet
• How the gluten-free diet and the low FODMAP approach can be explored in tandem
• The difference between food sensitivities and autoimmune-based food reactions
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Shaver's website
• Episode 3 on the gut hormone connection with Dr. Jolene Brighten
• Phoebe’s book, The Wellness Project – which has the whole story of how I detoxed my life!
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free low FODMAP cookbook

Today’s episode is brought to you by Fody Foods, a whole array of condiments, sauces and spice blends that are low FODMAP and use real ingredients to promote digestive health. Everything is Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, non-GMO, and most importantly, delicious. You can now purchase Fody Foods products at the regular grocery store! Keep an eye out for their purple logo on the shelves of Whole Foods, Sprouts, Fairway, and other grocers. Or you can head directly to fodyfoods.com to purchase online. SIBO Made Simple listeners in the US and Canada can get 15 percent off their order by using code SIBOMADESIMPLE15. Click here to learn more. 

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Intestinal worms, like some types of bacteria, have gotten a bad rap in our hyper-sanitized modern life. But over the last fifty years, scientists have begun to question whether or not the vast eradication of these ancient friends has caused more long-term harm than good.

In today’s episode, we talk about the hygiene hypothesis and how some people today are trying to right the wrongs of their immune system by reintroducing certain worms into their bodies. Spoiler alert: I’m one of them! This practice is called helminth therapy, and no, it’s not at all sanctioned by the FDA. However, many desperate chronically ill patients have resorted to trying it and the stories include some incredible transformations.

One person who is at the forefront of helminth research and analyzing these self-administered helminth case studies is Dr. William Parker, who just so happens to be our guest for this conversation. Dr. Parker has studied biochemistry and immunology at Duke University since 1993. He is best known for the discovery of the function of the human appendix as a safe-house for bacteria. And his work on “biota alteration,” has led to many of the discoveries about intestinal worms’ role in human health. Dr. Parker has published more than 120 peer reviewed papers, including a number of widely acclaimed studies comparing the immune function of wild rats with that of their cleaner and more “Westernized” cousin, the laboratory rat.

If you have an autoimmune condition or are just curious about how worms can support (rather than hurt) our gut health, today’s episode is for you.

Next week we are off for the holiday - stay well, and I will see you in 2020!!

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• What conditions have seen positive outcomes with helminth therapy, and which should be avoided
• The different types of worms used and potential symptoms
• Risk factors and ways to mitigate them
• The best ways to apply hookworms
• My personal experience with using helminth therapy to lower my Hashimoto’s anti-bodies
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Parker’s website and facebook page
• Moises Valasquez-Manoff’s book an Epidemic of Absence
• The Hygiene Hypothesis
• Why We Need Worms 
• Helminth and Joint Inflammation 
• Whipworm and IBD
• Helminth Therapy WIKI
• Phoebe’s book, The Wellness Project, on her journey with Hashimoto's
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free low FODMAP cookbook

This episode is brought to you by 4 Weeks to Wellness, my online program for finding the sweet spot between health and hedonism. Need 4-weeks worth of easy low FODMAP recipes with a step-by-step meal plan laid out for you? You’ll receive a 20-recipe cookbook, complete with shopping lists, elimination diet guidance and reintroduction worksheets, in addition to the many other program resources like my symptom and activity tracker, lymphatic massage videos, doable desk stretches, and so much more. The 300+ people who have joined the tribe have reported clearer skin, calmer tummies, less bloat, tamer food cravings, and a general ease over their newfound habits. To find out more details about when the next session starts, click here. Use the code SIBOMADESIMPLE at checkout for $40 off!

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Environmental toxins are the giant purple elephant in the room. They are often the last thing to be addressed on someone’s journey to healing a chronic condition, and yet, the inconvenient truth is that everyday exposures--in our homes, our drinking water, our personal care products, even out mattresses--are doing more harm than we often give them credit for.

Before you start to panic: know that today’s conversation is not meant to scare you. Rather, my guest Lara Adler, aka the Environmental Toxins Nerd, is here to help you detox the areas of your life that are within your control, and try to not stress about the many things we can’t.

Lara is not only an expert in the field, she also trains health practitioners on the unaddressed link between every day toxic chemicals like heavy metals, endocrine disruptors, and mold and chronic health problems so that their patients can get better without hours of researching on their own.

For everyone out there—not just SIBO patients—this episode should be required listening.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• The definition of a “toxin”
• How toxic exposures can play a role in resistant weight loss
• Why limiting your toxic burden is so important for hormonal health and gut health
• Ways people can test to see what they’re up against or find their baseline toxic load?
• How to play environmental toxins detective and everything you need to know about your food, water and home
• Whether the Clean 15 and Dirty dozen lists actually matter
• We also get into recommendations for air and water filters, cleaner beauty products, and food storage containers
• And finally, we talk about how you can live in this toxic world of ours without going crazy

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Lara Adler's website
• Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen
• Studies mentioned: Reduction in urinary organophosphate pesticide metabolites in adults after a week-long organic diet and Organic Diets Significantly Lower Children’s Dietary Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides
• Water quality reports for your area: National Testing Laboratories
• Where to get your tap water tested: My Tap Score
• Clean beauty: Anne Marie Skincare, Detox Marketand Follain
• Water filters for your tap: Pure effects water filter; Phoebe’s pick the Envirowave 10-stage filter
• Automated vacuums: roombaand euphy(less expensive version that Phoebe owns) 
• Phoebe’s clean product recommendations
• Phoebe’s book, The Wellness Project– which has the whole story of how I detoxed my life!
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free low FODMAP cookbook

This episode is brought to you by Higher Dose​, whose sauna blanket is my new self-care obsession. The blanket has all the benefits of a normal infrared sauna—the detoxification, the increase in blood flow and circulation, and the lowering of cortisol levels—but in a much more compact package that you use every day at home. I’ve been using it 3x a week and have noticed a huge improvement in my mood, sleep, skin, and general inflammation. My face and body feel less bloated and puffy, and my pants are even fitting better. For more information and a special discount visit higherdose.com and use code SIBO100 for $100 off. Wishing you all a very sweet and sweaty holiday season! ​

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

We often talk about how SIBO is an issue of location, not type. Meaning, our main worry isn’t whether our bacteria is “good or bad,” per se. Just that it’s in the wrong place, too far up our digestive tract. But in the last five years we’ve come to better understand how pathogenic bacteria is often the first player in a chain of events that eventually leads someone to develop SIBO.

In today’s conversation, I’m joined by Dr. Ilana Gurevich, a naturopathic physician and one of the foremost experts on the intersection of IBD and IBS, to discuss why food poisoning is one of the leading causes of SIBO, and how every day exposures to parasites in our drinking water, food, and environment can fuel a whole host of other GI disorders.

For those looking to understand more about Post-Infectious IBS and the process of autoimmunity that can lead to SIBO, today's episode will clear up all your questions! 

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• How post-infectious IBS develops in the body, often from a simple case of food poisoning
• What happens to the migrating motor complex when a bad actor enters the picture and our immune system jumps into action
• The IBS Smart Test, plus other tests for uncovering parasites and deciding how to treat them
• What arsenal every SIBO Amigo should travel with to prevent food poisoning or parasites from taking hold
• Why some critters aren’t always the enemy
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Gurevich’s website
• Dr. Gurevich’s travel kit: digestive enzymes, Allimed, immunoglobulins, activated charcoal, probiotics
• DNA PCR Stool Test
• Water filters for your tap: Berkey at-home filter, grayl travel filter, Phoebe’s pic the Envirowave 10-stage filter
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free low FODMAP cookbook

This episode is brought to you by Higher Dose​, whose sauna blanket is my new self-care obsession. The blanket has all the benefits of a normal infrared sauna—the detoxification, the increase in blood flow and circulation, and the lowering of cortisol levels—but in a much more compact package that you use every day at home. I’ve been using it 3x a week and have noticed a huge improvement in my mood, sleep, skin, and general inflammation. My face and body feel less bloated and puffy, and my pants are even fitting better. For more information and a special discount visit higherdose.com and use code SIBO100 for $100 off. Wishing you all a very sweet and sweaty holiday season! ​

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Candida and fungi—just like bacteria—are a normal part of our gut’s ecosystem. And yet, for many of the same reasons a person might develop SIBO, if your digestive tract isn’t functioning properly, those organisms can overgrow and cause a host of problems. In today’s episode, we get into the issue of how to parse out whether you’re GI symptoms are being caused by a yeast or fungal overgrowth (SIFO), bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), or as is often the case BOTH.

Joining me is Dr. Ami Kapadia, an integrative medicine practitioner at Kwan Yin Healing Arts Center, where she combines western and functional medicine diagnostics with traditional and complementary therapies to help patients reach their goals.

In our conversation, we discuss the difference between local chronic yeast infections and when your body has an immune response to ordinary fungi inhabiting the digestive tract. We also talk about the best methods of treatment, how your diet should be adjusted to combat a yeast overgrowth, and how this dovetails with the low FODMAP approach for SIBO.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• The relationship between women’s hormones, chronic yeast infections, and candida overgrowth in the gut
• The process of investigating SIBO versus SIFO and the challenges in testing for fungi
• How environmental mold factors into fungal tolerance and your immune system
• Differences in treatment of SIBO and SIFO
• How to do a diet test to see if you’re sensitive to yeast or mold in foods
• The role that diet plays in overcoming a yeast overgrowth and what many in the wellness world get wrong
• How yeast sensitivities dovetail with histamine sensitivities
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Kapadia's website 
• Dr. Kapadia's yeast elimination diet protocol
• Dr. Kapadia's environmental mold guide
• Episode 13 with Dr. Aviva Romm on the vaginal microbiome
• Episode 15 on Histamine Intolerance 
• Herbal Anti-Fungals: CandiBactin-AR, BR; Thorne SF722 Formula or Undecyn Acid
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free low FODMAP cookbook

This episode is brought to you by LoveBug Probiotics, whose patented delivery technology protects tablets against stomach acid and other rigors of digestion, so your probiotics reach the gut to perform their work. LoveBug Probiotics’ proprietary blends promote specific health benefits—from immune and digestive support to pre and post-natal health with their Labor of Love line. Lovebug also has the first staged line of probiotics for babies to build their microbiome from birth through childhood. Plus, the names like Yeast is a Beast to support vaginal health make taking your supplements everyday actually fun. SIBO MADE SIMPLE listeners can take 25% off their order with code SIBOMADESIMPLE. Simply go straight to https://www.lovebugprobiotics.comto take advantage of this offer.

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

We are BACK with season 3 of SIBO Made Simple! I’m tackling some of your most-requested topics right at the beginning of the season, including today’s conversation, which is all about the skin-gut connection. Rashes, breakouts, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea—you name it, and I’ve been asked if it’s a symptom of SIBO.

Luckily, I was able to bring on the perfect person to talk about how what shows up outwardly on our face is connected to the internal motherboard. Dr. Amy Bader, a naturopathic physician and creator of SkinTē is here to explain her process of evaluating someone’s skin and what it tells her about thyroid and adrenal health, gut integrity, liver function, and so many other underlying issues.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• What skin complaints correlate to which larger bodily failures
• Why dermatologists get it wrong with Bandaid treatments
• How to connect the dots between hormone, skin and digestive health
• The unsung role of our liver in maintaining clear skin
• How SIBO, low stomach acid, and fungal issues contribute to our skin’s loss of tolerance to normal flora
• Estrogen dominance, period problems, and how your cycle influences skin health
• Why bacteria is not the enemy of your skin and antibiotic use can fan the flames of skin issues
• Scalp health and what your dandruff means
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Amy Bader’s website
• Dr. Amy Bader’s SkinTē collagen drinks
• Episode 23: Elemental Diet
• Episode 3: Thyroid Health
• Megaspore soil-based probiotics
• Spa Doctor anti-inflammatory skincare products
• Osmia black clay face bar for Perioral Dermatitis
• Yogurt cucumber hair mask video

This episode is brought to you by LoveBug Probiotics, whose patented delivery technology protects tablets against stomach acid and other rigors of digestion, so your probiotics reach the gut to perform their work. LoveBug Probiotics' proprietary blends promote specific health benefits—from immune and digestive support to pre and post-natal health with their Labor of Love line. Lovebug also has the first staged line of probiotics for babies to build their microbiome from birth through childhood. Plus, the names like Yeast is a Beast to support vaginal health make taking your supplements everyday actually fun. SIBO MADE SIMPLE listeners can take 25% off their order with code SIBOMADESIMPLE. Simply go straight to https://www.lovebugprobiotics.comto take advantage of this offer.

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

We’ve covered a lot of ground in season 2 of SIBO Made Simple, and along the way we’ve received some amazing listener questions, many of which are related to the food piece of the puzzle. In today’s episode, we’re asking a nutritionist all of our diet-related digestion questions. To answer them, I have Kristy Regan, a Holistic Nutritionist who specializes in gastrointestinal disorders, and also author of the book, The SIBO Diet Plan

If you don’t hear your question, don’t stress—there’s a big possibility I’ll be getting to it with a dedicated episode in season 3 when we return in the fall!

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• How you determine if someone even needs a SIBO diet
• Who is a restrictive diet not good for and what approach you take with these people
• Why you may be more food sensitive now than before going low FODMAP
• The best way to reintroduce foods
• The best long-term changes we can make to prevent relapse
• What to eat on days when you’re having horrible distension and pain
• Top tips for managing sweet cravings and hunger
• How fermented foods factor into treatment and recovery
• How to not fear food on a SIBO diet
• Pointers for vegetarians / vegans who need to take on a SIBO diet
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Kristy Regan’s website
•Kristy Regan’s book, The SIBO Diet Plan
• Pumpkin seed protein powder
• Episode 6 on probiotics with Jason Hawrelak
• Episode 12 ask a doctor - all your season 1 q and a questions!
• Dr. Jacobi’s Vegetarian Bi-Phasic Diet download
• Oxbile supplement for gallbladder fat malabsorption
• Leaky gut supplement pack: L-Glutamine, Zinc Carnosine, Melatonin, Curcumin
• Episode 23 on the elemental diet with Dr. Michael Ruscio

This episode is brought to you by my new e-book program, The Low FODMAP Summer Reset, a 4-week elimination diet meal planwith mouthwatering SIBO-friendly recipes using the best of the season’s produce. All the dishes are not only free of high FODMAP foods, but also gluten, dairy, soy, corn and refined sugar. This will help not only quiet symptoms of bloating and IBS, but identify the food triggers that might be lighting up your immune system and creating a cycle of inflammation in the gut. Plus, there’s a step by step guide for reintroducing these ingredients one at a time so you can design your best path forward. As a member of the SIBO Made Simple listener family, you can take $20 off by using the code SIBO20 at checkout. Just click here to learn more.  

Disclaimer:The information shared in this podcast is not meant to provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

The elemental diet is the most impactful data-backed treatment for SIBO. And yet, it’s often misused, misunderstood and generally met with last resort trepidation. Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Michael Ruscio to demystify this approach and talk more about how he uses it for SIBO treatment, IBD, celiac, and other cases involving a highly-damaged gut.

For those who thought you could never last two weeks only drinking your calories (ahem, I get it), Dr. Ruscio provides plenty of flexibility and advice on using the elemental diet as a meal replacement supplement. You guys have been asking for this episode, so I’d love to hear what you think!

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• How the elemental diet works to treat SIBO and the healing potential for leaky gut
• What should you look for when picking a formula and what to avoid?
• Risks and side effects to watch out for
• Myth busting the Candida issue
• Die-off versus negative reactions to a treatment – how you can tell the difference between the two
• How to pair the elemental diet with other SIBO treatments
• The best methods for reintegrating food back into your life and how a low FODMAP elimination plan can overlap
• Keeping your blood sugar stable and other troubleshooting while on the diet
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Ruscio’s website and podcast
• Dr. Ruscio’s book, Healthy Gut, Healthy You
• Dr. Ruscio’s Elemental Heal formula
• Physician’s Elemental
• Three probiotics that Dr. Ruscio rotates: Lacto-bifido blend, Saccharomyces Boulardii, and soil-based probiotic
• The Summer Low FODMAP Reset elimination diet meal plan e-book
• The Wellness Project Book
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free download of the episode transcript

Today’s episode is brought to you by Fody Foods, a whole array of condiments, sauces and spice blends that are low FODMAP and use real ingredients to promote digestive health. Everything is Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, non-GMO, and most importantly, delicious. You can now purchase Fody Foods products at the regular grocery store! Keep an eye out for their purple logo on the shelves of Whole Foods, Sprouts, Fairway, and other grocers. Or you can head directly to fodyfoods.comto purchase online. SIBO Made Simple listeners in the US and Canada can get 15 percent off their order by using code SIBO15. Click here to learn more. 

Disclaimer:The information shared in this podcast is not meant to provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Back by popular demand is another powerful SIBO survivor story. In today’s episode, Shivan Sarna is sharing her experience of uncovering her root causes, from Lyme disease to mold exposure, and how she became the patient expert she is today.

Shivan is the founder of SIBO SOS, where she hosts monthly master classes to support others on their journey to understand, treat, and manage IBS, SIBO, and other digestive issues. Relying on her past as a yoga teacher and 20 years of experience hosting live TV, Shivan’s superpower is asking the questions SIBO patients have and then making that information easily understood and actionable.

For those of you who have been asking for a patients’ perspective, more information on underlying causes, how to vet practitioners to build your SIBO medical team, and navigate a SIBO diet as a vegetarian, this episode is for you.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• Mold and Lyme exposure and what that looks like as a root cause for SIBO
• What it’s like to be a “canary” constantly reacting to everything in your environment
• We talk about Shivan’s SIBO misdiagnosis and whether or not to believe your breath test results
• The importance of uncovering underlying causes
• The biggest mistakes people make when trying to eradicate SIBO
• What products are essentials for your medicine cabinet and pantry for dealing with SIBO symptoms
• How to navigate a SIBO diet as a vegetarian
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Shivan Sarna’s website, SIBO SOS
• Aerodiagnostics breath testing lab
• In Shivan’s medicine cabinet: Candibactin AR/BR, Allicin, charcoal, Megaspore probiotic.
• Yogourmet starter and MV Power yogurt maker
• 24 hour yogurt recipe
• Episode 21 on Acupuncture with Dr. Heidi Lovie

Today's episode is brought to you by Fody Foods, a whole array of condiments, sauces and spice blends that are low FODMAP and use real ingredients to promote digestive health. Everything is Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, non-GMO, and most importantly, delicious. You can now purchase Fody Foods products at the regular grocery store! Keep an eye out for their purple logo on the shelves of Whole Foods, Sprouts, Fairway, and other grocers. Or you can head directly to fodyfoods.com to purchase online. SIBO Made Simple listeners in the US and Canada can get 15 percent off their order by using code SIBO15. Click here to learn more. 

Disclaimer:The information shared in this podcast is not meant to provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

A lot of integrative medicine these days blends practices from Western science and ancient cultures. But rarely do we get to fully understand the principles of the Eastern approach and how we can apply them to our healing journey.

In today’s episode, I have one of my personal practitioners, Dr. Heidi Lovie, discussing the tenets of Chinese Medicine, including modalities like acupuncture, herbs, moxabustion and gua sha, and what they teach us about thyroid and gut disorders. Heidi is a member of the HashiPosse herself, so we go deep on how acupuncture, manual therapy and dietary changes can make up the secret sauce for Hashimoto’s healing.

If you’ve be wanting to try acupuncture, or are curious why it works so well for chronic conditions like Hashimoto's and SIBO, this episode includes so much wisdom.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• How Chinese Medicine teaches us to live in harmony with nature and what this means in our modern world
• What changes our bodies have undergone between 2019 BC and 2019 today
• Why gua sha and manual work is so essential for thyroid therapy – all you need is a ceramic soup spoon!
• The best diet for Hashimoto’s and why keto + a low carb approach isn’t the best fit
• SIBO, parasites, and opportunistic viruses – the category they all fit into and how to treat them
• When to use herbs and when to use acupuncture to treat a gut issue
• How to detox properly according to Chinese Medicine and what the seasons mean for our diet
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Heidi Lovie's website
• How to use gua sha for your thyroid - VIDEO! 
• Phoebe’s book The Wellness Project
• The Low FODMAP Summer Reset Elimination Diet Plan– use code SIBO20
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free download of the episode transcript

This episode is brought to you by my new e-book program, The Low FODMAP Summer Reset, a 4-week elimination diet meal planwith mouthwatering SIBO-friendly recipes using the best of the season’s produce. All the dishes are not only free of high FODMAP foods, but also gluten, dairy, soy, corn and refined sugar. This will help not only quiet symptoms of bloating and IBS, but identify the food triggers that might be lighting up your immune system and creating a cycle of inflammation in the gut. Plus, there’s a step by step guide for reintroducing these ingredients one at a time so you can design your best path forward. As a member of the SIBO Made Simple listener family, you can take $20 off by using the code SIBO20 at checkout. Just click hereto learn more.  

Disclaimer:The information shared in this podcast is not meant to provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

CBD has become a big buzz word in the wellness world, as a salve for everything from anxiety to gut issues to period pain. But what is it and how does it actually work? In today’s episode, I’m joined by Chloe Weber, a trained herbalist, acupuncturist and founder of Radical Roots, which combines the power of Chinese herbs with full spectrum hemp.

Chloe got into the world of hemp because of her son Remy, who has been using various CBD formulas to ease a neurological condition. She’s a wealth of knowledge about how the endocannabinoid system works, what deliveries best serve digestive disorders, and how to use both hemp and cannabis as part of your SIBO plant medicine cabinet.

If you've been wondering whether hemp-based extracts are worth all the anti-inflammatory hype, this episode has so many incredible takeaways!

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• The difference between CBD and THC
• How to use CBD and THC to treat anxiety, insomnia, SIBO, neurological issues and epilepsy
• The best formulas and delivery methods for gut health
• Why smoking hemp or cannabis might be a better choice in certain situations than taking an oil or edible
• Product terminology to beware of and what you want to see on a package to ensure its therapeutic grade and not snake oil
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Where to find Chloe Weber and her full spectrum hemp line, Radical Roots
• SIBO Made Simple listeners can take 20 percent off her productswith code SIBO20
• Charlotte's Web TED talk
• Haleigh's Hope- CBD for epilepsy
• Palmetto Harmony- CBD suppositories
• The Wellness Project Book
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free download of the episode transcript

This episode is brought to you by Epicured, a low FODMAP meal delivery service that understands that food is medicine. Each menu is created by Michelin star chefs and honed by doctors and dieticians at mount sinaii to restore digestive health for those with IBS, SIBO, Celiac and IBD. Everything they serve is 100 percent low FODMAP and gluten-free, with no cooking required! My favorite part about their dishes is the healthy spin on takeout gems like shrimp laksa and PAD THAI! Their version had a great balance of fresh veggies mixed in with the noodles that left me feeling both satisfied and completely free of my usual carb coma. Listeners to this podcast can get 20% off their order by using code SIBOMADESIMPLE. Just click here to learn more. 

Disclaimer:The information shared in this podcast is not meant to provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Is it possible that the most potent medicine in your bathroom is what’s getting flushed down the toilet every day? Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) – taking stool from a healthy person and using it to recolonize the colon of someone with a dysbiotic microbiome – has been one of the most exciting areas of medical research in the last five years.

The simple power of poop has been found to be 92 percent effective in treating the opportunistic and antibiotic resistant bacteria C. difficile, with patients reporting dramatic recoveries within 12 hours.

Though these “ick factor” therapies remain experimental, having not yet received full FDA backing, hundreds of trials are underway across the country to determine their future in treating IBD, SIBO autism, obesity and other inflammatory conditions. And plenty more people have taken matters into their own hands to try their luck with fecal transplants at home.

Today on the podcast, we talk about all things stool transplants: how they work, who might benefit most, and what we still don’t understand about their efficacy within the whole microbial ecosystem in all its complexity. Joining me is Dr. Andrea McBeth of Flora Medicine, who is one of the leading experts in the field.

Make sure to listen to the end of the episode as she also addresses the recent controversy over the FDA halting several trials using fecal transplants and what the future might hold for Big Pharma and every day sufferers.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• How FMT works and the best mechanisms for delivery for various gut issues
• Why all the other matter in your poop is equally if not more important than the bacteria when recolonizing your microbiome
• SIBO, IBD, autism, obesity and other inflammatory conditions that are being explored right now with FMT treatment
• Methods for doing a DIY fecal transplant or fecal therapy
• How to choose and properly screen a donor
• The difference between a therapeutic dose for shifting an ecosystem and what you might need to eradicate a pathogen
• Risk factors and why we still need more safety precautions
• Why FMT could help certain SIBO cases
• What lifestyle and diet strategies you need in order for the FMT to work long-term
• And so much more...

Resources, mentions and notes:

• The Low FODMAP Summer Reset Meal Plan
• Where you can find Dr. Andrea McBeth
• NY Times article on the future of FMT, FDA and Big Pharma
• NY Times article on halted FMT trials
• FDA response to the above controversy
• The Wellness Project Book
• Episode 18 on Getting Dirty with Dr. Maya Shetreat
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free download of the episode transcript

This episode is brought to you by Epicured, a low FODMAP meal delivery service that understands that food is medicine. Each menu is created by Michelin star chefs and honed by doctors and dieticians at mount sinaii to restore digestive health for those with IBS, SIBO, Celiac and IBD. Everything they serve is 100 percent low FODMAP and gluten-free, with no cooking required! My favorite part about their dishes is the healthy spin on takeout gems like shrimp laksa and PAD THAI! Their version had a great balance of fresh veggies mixed in with the noodles that left me feeling both satisfied and completely free of my usual carb coma. Listeners to this podcast can get 20% off their order by using code SIBOMADESIMPLE. Just click hereto learn more. 

Disclaimer:The information shared in this podcast is not meant to provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Research shows that so much of what sets us up for good gut health later in life happens during early childhood. And yet, it’s often when we take our biggest missteps. In today’s episode, we go beyond SIBO to talk about the rules of greater gut health, why our detachment from the earth is making sick, and how by simply getting dirtier we can correct some of the microbiome mistakes from our youth.

I’m joined by Dr. Maya Shetreat, who is a pediatric neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and bestselling author of The Dirt Cure: Healthy Food, Healthy Gut, Happy Child. In our chat, we discuss what’s happening in a developing gut and how some of the popular ills of childhood – like ear infections, fever, rashes, colic, hyperactivity – relate to food sensitivities and a damaged microbiome. More importantly, Dr. Maya gives us some concrete advice on natural alternatives to conventional over-the-counter drugs that might be damaging your kid’s microbiome further.

If you’re someone who is still putting together all the pieces of your health puzzle (or a child’s) this conversation will bring a lot of aha moments, and offer plenty of suggestions for moving forward. 

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• How the genetic vulnerabilities we’re born with play out via our lifestyle and environmental triggers
• What being out in nature does for our nervous system and biodiversity
• How the microbiome interacts with the microvirome – our body’s ecosystem of viruses
• Why childhood fevers are so important for immune development
• How gut health impacts the nervous system and why certain children present with neurological issues like ADHD or Autism, and others will get an ear infection
• Why early childhood emotional or physical trauma can affect gut health later in life
• Cranial-Sacral Therapy, reiki, chiropractic adjustments and how you can expand your child’s wellness toolkit
• How to approach an elimination diet for children
• Natural tools for your medicine cabinet to fight common childhood ailments like fever, rashes, etc.
• What dietary culprits could be behind chronic ear infections in children
• How we can apply the rules of greater gut health in adult life, even after imperfect childhoods

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Where you can find Dr. Maya Shetreat
• Maya’s bestselling book, The Dirt Cure
• Episode 13 with Aviva Romm: advice on how to rebound from a C section
• Episode 7 with Jason Wysockion bodywork and SIBO
• Fever breaking kit: peppermint oilcompresses + yarrowor elderflower for sweat
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free download of the episode transcript

This episode is brought to you by Epicured, a low FODMAP meal delivery service that understands that food is medicine. Each menu is created by Michelin star chefs and honed by doctors and dieticians at mount sinaii to restore digestive health for those with IBS, SIBO, Celiac and IBD. Everything they serve is 100 percent low FODMAP and gluten-free, with no cooking required! My favorite part about their dishes is the healthy spin on takeout gems like shrimp laksa and PAD THAI! Their version had a great balance of fresh veggies mixed in with the noodles that left me feeling both satisfied and completely free of my usual carb coma. Listeners to this podcast can get 20% off their order by using code SIBOMADESIMPLE. Just click hereto learn more. 

Disclaimer:The information shared in this podcast is not meant to provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

SIBO breath testing has been the subject of some pushback in the wider medical community. Today’s episode discusses some of the controversy around the effectiveness of breath testing, when it’s worth doing, how to make sure your results are accurate, and what other tests might be better at getting to the bottom of your gut issues.

Joining me is Dr. Patrick Fratellone, a functional cardiologist and herbalist who used to practice with the late Dr. Robert C. Atkins. He takes us through how he does his gut detective work as a functional medicine doctor, including what comprehensive tests on genetics, vitamin levels and intestinal permeability can tell you about your bigger gut picture.

If you’re someone who’s been debating whether or not to get a breath test for SIBO, this episode might help you weigh that decision.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• Whether doing a SIBO breath test is worth your time, money and energy
• What other tests are necessary to determine how your small intestine is functioning
• Why vitamin D levels are great indicators of your gut health
• How Dr. Fratellone goes through his process of elimination (hint: SIBO is not the first condition to rule out)
• MTHFR genes and what they tell you about your health picture, including SIBO
• Genetic origins of IBS and how to test for them
• Candida versus SIBO: how to tell the difference
• Testing for leaky gut / intestinal permeability and why it’s important
• How to prepare properly for a SIBO breath test so your results are accurate
• IGG reactivity testing and what it actually tells you

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Where to find Dr. Patrick Fratellone
• Genova Diagnostics Digestive Stool Analysis 
• Thorne Onegevity Stool Test
• 3-Hour Lactulose Breath Test for SIBO
• Intestinal permeability test for leaky gut 
• Leaky gut treatment: liquid vitamin D + powdered L-glutamine
• Viome microbiome kits
• IgG reactivity testing
• Become a recipe tester for the SIBO Made Simple BOOK!!
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free download of the episode transcript

This episode is brought to you by Epicured, a low FODMAP meal delivery service that understands that food is medicine. Each menu is created by Michelin star chefs and honed by doctors and dieticians at mount sinaii to restore digestive health for those with IBS, SIBO, Celiac and IBD. Everything they serve is 100 percent low FODMAP and gluten-free, with no cooking required! My favorite part about their dishes is the healthy spin on takeout gems like shrimp laksa and PAD THAI! Their version had a great balance of fresh veggies mixed in with the noodles that left me feeling both satisfied and completely free of my usual carb coma. Listeners to this podcast can get 20% off their order by using code SIBOMADESIMPLE. Just click here to learn more. 

We’ve all experienced some telling signs that our gut is connected to our mood. Think butterflies in your stomach before a big presentation, that last minute urge to pee before going on stage. And if you’re someone with SIBO or other digestive issues, you might be dealing with some of the other downwind symptoms that occur when we let our anxiety get out of control.

On today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Megan Riehl, a GI psychologist (yes, it’s a thing) who specializes in tactical approaches to relieving visceral hypersensitivity, food fears, and anxiety related to our gut. We talk about how anxiety around your meals or symptoms can become a self-fulfilling IBS prophecy, and explore a really powerful data-backed approach: hypnosis for anxiety, IBS, and other digestive issues.

If you’re someone who’s prone to both anxiety and gut issues, this conversation is a must-listen.

Also, I have a BIG announcement about a secret project I’ve been working on all spring and ways for you to get involved. Don’t miss it.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and how it helps with anxiety and gut issues
• Breathing exercises to dial down our body tension
• Gut-directed hypnotherapy for IBS, IBD, GERD and other issues
• Why people get visceral hypersensitivity from nerve endings
• Why you should see a GI doctor in addition to a therapist, and vice versa
• Cognitive restructuring around food fear and anxiety
• How to tell the difference between SIBO-induced food fear and disordered eating
• Strategies for approaching a meal when you have food anxiety

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Where to find Dr. Megan Riehl
• North Carolina protocol for hypnotherapy
• Kate Scarlata episode on SIBO diets
• Amy Shah episode on meal spacing
• Become a recipe tester for the SIBO Made Simple BOOK!!
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free download of the episode transcript

This episode is brought to you by Epicured, a low FODMAP meal delivery service that understands that food is medicine. Each menu is created by Michelin star chefs and honed by doctors and dieticians at mount sinaii to restore digestive health for those with IBS, SIBO, Celiac and IBD. Everything they serve is 100 percent low FODMAP and gluten-free, with no cooking required! My favorite part about their dishes is the healthy spin on takeout gems like shrimp laksa and PAD THAI! Their version had a great balance of fresh veggies mixed in with the noodles that left me feeling both satisfied and completely free of my usual carb coma. Listeners to this podcast can get 20% off their order by using code SIBOMADESIMPLE. Just click here to learn more. 

Have you found that fermented foods, bone broth and wine make you feel sick? Do you sometimes feel edgy, anxious or are unable to sleep? Does your nose stay stuffy year-round to boot? You might be dealing with a histamine intolerance.

In today’s episode, integrative nutritionist Heidi Turner explains how histamine works to support various systems in the body, and the inflammatory effect on those systems when we have too much of it. Heidi specializes in complex health issues including SIBO, autoimmune conditions, histamine intolerance, mast cell activation and food chemical sensitivities, and has counseled thousands of patients on ways to reduce inflammation through dietary change and manipulation of the microbiome.

This chat took me by surprise: I learned so much about the connection between seasonal allergies, sleep, stress and SIBO. And we discuss a tangible path to reversing histamine dis-regulation in just a week. If you’ve been suffering from food sensitivities, even on a low FODMAP diet, this episode is a must listen.

A Quick Taste of What We’ll Cover:

• What is histamine and how does it work in the body?
• How over the counter medications work to relieve some histamine symptoms
• Why certain types of excess histamine presents as a runny nose and others affect your gut
• How SIBO can spark the development of histamine intolerance
• Examples of histamine producing foods versus histamine liberating foods
• Testing for histamine intolerance and how to tell if you have it
• The biggest rules of thumb for limiting histamine and how to cook around them
• Long-term approaches to histamine issues and how sleep can be affected
• Supplements you can use for when you have a histamine flare up
• Stress management strategies to help with histamine issues

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Heidi Turner’s website
• SIBO SOS Doctor Directory
• My Rolodex for Holistic Doctors in NYC
• Bi-Phasic low Histamine diet
• Episode 9 on the Bi-Phasic Diet with Dr. Jacobi
• Histamine friendly Instapot bone broth
• Zeolite for binding histamines
• Meditation Apps: Headspace, Insight Timer, 10 Percent Happier
• Join the SIBO Made Simple Facebook Community Page
• Subscribe to receive a free download of the episode transcript

This episode is brought to you by Epicured, a low FODMAP meal delivery service that understands that food is medicine. Each menu is created by Michelin star chefs and honed by doctors and dieticians at mount sinaii to restore digestive health for those with IBS, SIBO, Celiac and IBD. Everything they serve is 100 percent low FODMAP and gluten-free, with no cooking required! My favorite part about their dishes is the healthy spin on takeout gems like shrimp laksa and PAD THAI! Their version had a great balance of fresh veggies mixed in with the noodles that left me feeling both satisfied and completely free of my usual carb coma. Listeners to this podcast can get 20% off their order by using code SIBOMADESIMPLE. Just click here to learn more. 

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Want to know one of the most popular SIBO treatment recommendations on this podcast? Stress management and sleep. Yes, low FODMAP foods and anti-microbials are only one part of the picture. In reality, our on-going gut health has everything to do with the simplest, most common sense lifestyle choices. And today’s episode is all about how to change your everyday habits to foster better rest and more of it.

Jennifer Hanway is a holistic nutritionist with practices in Boston and New York. More importantly, she’s a fellow gut warrior, who’s seen first-hand how sleep can impact daily stress levels and digestive health. If you’re looking for tangible ways to drastically improve your sleep, or just want to understand how our time under the covers effects intestinal motlity, today’s episode is for you!

A Quick Taste of What We’ll Cover:

• Why sleep is so important for gut healing and why a damaged gut might hurt our ability to sleep
• How hormones play a part in our circadian rhythm, preparing us for or precluding us from sleep
• How melatonin works as a sleep aid and as part of our hormonal system
• The best practices from morning to night for hacking our sleep cycles
• How temperature and light can affect our ability to sleep
• Tips if your main problem isn’t falling asleep but staying asleep
• What your chronotype means about your sleep profile
• What people dealing with SIBO should keep in mind about sleep
• The best gut-friendly supplements to promote better sleep
• How to navigate a partner’s sleep schedule if it’s much different than yours

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Jennifer Hanway’s website
• Jennifer’s 24 Hours to Less Stress, More Sleep e-book
• Jennifer's sleep kit:
  • Phillips gradual light alarm clock
  • Bucky eye mask(face bra!)
  • Silicone ear plugs
• Phoebe's post on the Best Natural Sleep Aids
• How to find out your chronotype quiz
• Himalayan pink salt 
• Dead sea magnesium oil spray
• Liquid vitamin D

This episode is brought to you by Butcher Box, a service that curates a selection of the best tasting, healthiest meat and poultry delivered to your door every 1 to 3 months. Their animals are grass-fed, organic, always free of antibiotics and hormones, AND a fraction of the price of what you would pay at Whole Foods for a comparable selection. I’ve been a subscriber for over a year and it’s been a game changer for my low FODMAP cooking. Use code SIBOMADESIMPLE at checkout for free shipping, a FREE package of their sugar-free bacon, AND $20 off your first order. Or simply go straight to https://www.butcherbox.com/sibomadesimpleto take advantage of this offer.

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.

Welcome BACK to season 2 of SIBO Made Simple! I’m so excited for all that’s to come, but perhaps the most pumped about today’s episode, which is all about digesting for TWO. Believe it or not, one of the most frequent questions I got during season 2 was about either a) fertility and SIBO or b) treating SIBO while pregnant.

Luckily, I was able to bring on the perfect person to guide you through the subject of fertility and child bearing, and give us a more in depth view of how our vaginal ecosystem relates to our gut microbiome. Dr. Aviva Romm is a midwife, herbalist, and Yale-trained MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine with Obstetrics, who has been bridging the best of traditional medicine with good science for over three decades. She is also the author of the fabulous book The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution.

Even if you’re child-free like myself, and not yet on the baby making band wagon, I think you’ll find this episode fascinating because of the wide range of things we cover in regards to women’s health.

A quick taste of what we’ll cover:

• What gut issues could cause infertility and why
• How the gut microbiome effects the vaginal microbiome
• Estrogen dominance and the downstream effects on fertility
• Leaky gut, vaginal PH and yeast—the role of all three in your procreation plan
• The importance of greening your feminine care products
• What happens to your digestive health during pregnancy, especially to those with Hashimoto’s, Celiac, or another inflammatory condition
• What treatments and herbs to avoid if you are pregnant and have SIBO
• The importance of healthy fats for women and what to do if you’re not digesting them properly
• Strategies for recovering from a C-section for mom and baby to ensure good gut health thereafter

Resources, mentions and notes:

• Dr. Romm’s website
• Dr. Romm’s book, The Adrenal-Thyroid Revolution
• Dr. Romm’s podcast episode on Hashimoto’s and Pregnancy
• Dr. Romm’s podcast episode on Vaginal Seeding
• Dr. Romm’s podcast episode on C-Section prevention
• Phoebe’s post on how to request a full thyroid panel
• Dr. Romm’s favorite pre-natal probiotics: Klaire Labs Therbiotic and Integrative Therapeutics Pro Flora for Women
• Myo-inositol plus selenium for thyroid health

This episode is brought to you by Butcher Box, a service that curates a selection of the best tasting, healthiest meat and poultry delivered to your door every 1 to 3 months. Their animals are grass-fed, organic, always free of antibiotics and hormones, AND a fraction of the price of what you would pay at Whole Foods for a comparable selection. I’ve been a subscriber for over a year and it’s been a game changer for my low FODMAP cooking. Use code SIBOMADESIMPLE at checkout for free shipping, a FREE package of their sugar-free bacon, AND $20 off your first order. Or simply go straight to https://www.butcherbox.com/sibomadesimple to take advantage of this offer.

Disclaimer: The information in this podcast does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, or treatment. The information discussed is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical or professional care.