Exercise and movement in general is essential for optimal gut function. Evolutionarily, digestion and movement have always been an inseparable duo. Back in the days when you couldn’t find everything you needed at the local grocer, you would actually have to get your butt moving to hunt and gather your food. Its no surprise then that movement seems to have a priming effect on digestion, because when our ancestors moved they were typically finding food. Movement increase motility and also…

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Food Sensitivity Tests are all the rage these days. It seems like I can’t watch TV without seeing an Everly Well commercial with a lovely woman claiming all her health issues went away when she took almonds out of her diet. Usually I am yelling at the TV at this point haha. The sad truth about food sensitivity testing is that they are not reliable or accurate. They also do not provide any root causal information. Food sensitivity testing has…

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Hello SIBO friends–I know I have been less prolific in my blogging lately, but I wanted to share an instagram live video that I did discussing my 7 Step SIBO Process. Please see video of post below! Here is a visual overview of the 7 Step Process that I use with my clients and serves as the roadmap for my SIBO Root Cause Repair Program:

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If you have been a follower of the blog for awhile now—you know that I can’t get enough of the vagus nerve. Toning this nerve can produce lifechanging results, which include better digestion and motility. And there are so many ways that you can strengthen this nerve. A quick google search can produce 100s of ways to stimulate the nerve. Many of these strategies are super helpful like meditation, breath work, cold showers, yoga, humming/singing and more. I have used…

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It has been awhile since I last updated the blog—And boy have I missed it. Between running a business and starting my podcast, my time has been limited. But, I am rededicating to write at least 1 blog each month. Please hold me accountable if content lags. I am not apposed to a kick in the butt from you to get writing! Having worked with 100s of SIBO/IBS clients at this point, it has become increasingly clear how many problems…

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In the SIBO world, habits and rituals get lost in the sauce. At the beginning of my SIBO journey, I was too busy researching the latest flashy SIBO supplement or consistently cutting foods out of my diet. But, these strategies have limited effects if you don’t incorporate other lifestyle habits/rituals. I underestimated the powerful gut boosting effects that simple habits and rituals can have on digestion. Many of my new clients have failed to see the power of rituals.  …

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If you have struggled with chronic GI problems, you have probably noticed that low carb and high fat diets are often promoted as the best diets for gut healing. Carbs are vilified as feeding SIBO, candida and other bad gut bugs. Healthy fats olive oil and butter are encouraged as they do not feed gut bugs and provide calories and nutrients. I personally went lower carb when I first received my SIBO diagnosis under the advisement by my practitioner at…

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As I have discussed in many other posts, SIBO is a secondary symptom of a bigger problem. You have to dig deeper to find your root causal issues to make lasting progress. One of the root causal issues that I see when working with clients is h. pylori. H. pylori is a gram negative gut bacteria that is known for its role in creating stomach ulcers. H. pylori has a unique ability to survive and colonize the stomach. The low…

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When you are working on your gut, sometimes it can be tough to determine if strategies are producing a measurable result. It can be easy to ditch the RIGHT strategies before you see results and stick with the WRONG (often popular) strategies for too long waiting for results that never materialize. I know from personal experience that I abandoned valuable strategies when I didn’t get quicker results. My first trial of building vagal tone with gargling I abandoned after 2…

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It has been a couple months since I wrote a blog and I am so happy that my return post will be all about the liver! There are so many different SIBO protocols, but most fail to address the liver. You may know a little bit about the liver. You may associate liver problems with alcoholism. But, you do not have to be a drinker to have liver inflammation.  Working with SIBO clients, I see my fair share of liver…

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