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Shout out to vitamin D! Be sure to check out the l

Shout out to vitamin D! Be sure to check out the latest @ibs.freedom.podcast episode where @triangleguts and I talk all about fat soluble nutrients

Vitamin D has been shown to be a gut microbiome modulator. It raises your good guys and builds diversity to make the gut more resilient

Vitamin D is also needed to help the guys immune system fight off bad bugs. It is needed to produce antimicrobial compounds that prevents sketchy bugs from overgrowing in the gut

I recommend sunshine for my clients. Getting outside regularly without sunscreen for 20-30 minutes each day can be super valuable to overall health (not just for your gut). Outdoor light is also super critical for circadian rhythms too

Checking your vitamin d status on a yearly basis is also a good idea (and even bi-yearly if you are prone to low levels) #guthealth #ibs #sibo #microbiome

This post may be a bit controversial but I stand b

This post may be a bit controversial but I stand by every word! GI docs do not have all the answers for your IBS/SIBO, so it is so natural to turn to a functional medicine provider that has knowledge of SIBO. I know I turned toward functional medicine in my case too

But, while GI docs often do too little, functional medicine docs tend to go overboard with testing, supplements, diet restrictions and treatment. Some of the aggressive treatments that FMDs have prescribed to my clients make me cringe

The popular strict dietary recommendations and cyclical strong herbal/antibiotic treatments have had negative consequences for many of my clients

Functional Medicine protocols seem notorious for restricting diets with little support on how to ensure their patients can maintain optimal nutrition. The quality of the diet gets boiled down to the amount of foods they can restrict and rarely focusing on optimizing nutritional needs

Like 85% of my clients come to me with suboptimal nutrition. And I blame a big portion of that number on restrictive diets coming from the functional space. Not getting enough nutrition will cause gut dysfunction and most of the time leads to more imbalances

And don’t get me started by how aggressive functional medicine docs can be with SIBO treatments. I’ve seen clients on basically continuous antimicrobials/antibiotics for many months and sometimes years. The overboard killing can cause major negative and long term
Changes to the microbiome

I am not posting this to start fights! I know there are some great FMDs out there. However, just because your doc knows about SIBO doesn’t mean that they are an expert. Some of the overboard protocols can arguably be more damaging then a GI docs more lax approach

And I am also not saying that herbals or diet changes are bad, but many FMDs just go too far with these measures to where it becomes counterproductive. I would love to hear your thoughts!! Please share in the comments #sibo #ibs #guthealth #microbiology #microbiome

Anyone as hyper about Simone (the GOAT) Biles bein

Anyone as hyper about Simone (the GOAT) Biles being back in our lives as I am??? Watching the olympics got me thinking...who are the Simone Biles of our gut microbes? So of course I had to make this post

Bifidobacteria are critical for gut barrier integrity, they produce SCFA, they stimulate the MMC and low levels are associated with many diseases. IBS has been linked to low levels of this valuable microbe

Lactobacillus also protect the gut barrier, stimulate the MMC and tone your immune system. Lactobacillus produces acetate, lactate and antimicrobials to help regulate the intestinal environment

Akkermansia are incredibly anti-inflammatory bugs that help to prevent leaky gut and strengthen the gut barrier. These bugs can help thicken your gut mucosal layer which helps provide a shield over your delicate gut lining

Faecalobacterium prausnitzii is a butyrate producer that also helps lower inflammation at the gut lining

These bugs often become depleted on restrictive diets. Research has shown a decrease in bifido and F. prausnitzii levels with low FODMAP diets! Depletions of these good guys can keep you stuck

Fostering these microbes is key to long term gut success! So go for gold and eat foods that bump these guys up!! #sibo #ibs #guthealth #microbiome

Mindset on your gut journey is not talked about en

Mindset on your gut journey is not talked about enough! Your mindset can make or break gut repair! Come join me tomorrow at 11am EST where I will discuss the mindset barriers are see in my clients and some of the strategies I use to help my clients reframe their mindset

Please bring your questions as there will be time for me to answer them! Please let me know any mindset barriers you are having in the comments and I will touch on them during the live!

#sibo #guthealth #ibs #guthealth

Your gut needs adequate Zinc to function optimally

Your gut needs adequate Zinc to function optimally. Getting your zinc levels looked at regularly can be help you ensure tolerance

Some great sources of zinc include red meat, shellfish, dairy, eggs, potatoes, legumes, oats, quinoa, dark chocolate and pumpkin seeds

Have you tried zinc? What benefits have you seen? #sibo #ibs #guthealth #digestivehealth #microbiome #leakygut

Magnesium is a super common deficiency in the US.

Magnesium is a super common deficiency in the US. Throw in a restrictive diet into the mix and you continue to increase your risk of deficiency

Magnesium helps us get out of fight or flight. If you are low in magnesium, you will be stuck in a stressed state which creates tension in your muscles—and that includes your muscles in your gut

Magnesium is needed to be able to relax those muscles and decrease tension in the gut. Therefore, Optimizing magnesium is crucial to optimizing gut function

To make sure your are getting enough magnesium—try adding these foods to your diet: nuts, seeds, legumes, avocados, leafy greens, dark chocolate, potatoes, oats, buckwheat, quinoa and banana

Working with a provider that could check your intake, suggest labs if necessary and supplement if needed can be very helpful #sibo #guthealth #ibs #digestivehealth #sibodiet #ibsdiet #microbiome

The gut health space like to talk a lot about over

The gut health space like to talk a lot about overgrowths, opportunistic pathogens and bad bugs. And these convos can be valuable and some people need to address these to feel better

But, I think it is absolutely maddening how little air time microbial diversity gets. Especially since low microbial diversity is literally associated with virtually every chronic disease!! It’s also crucial to point out that the gut often becomes imbalanced, overgrown or infected by a pathogen when there is low diversity

Therefore, if you want long term gut improvement and relief, you have to implement strategies that will promote diversity of the microbiome. Diet may be the best place to start—you have to diversify and vary your meals (restrictive diets are the killers of microbial diversity)

Exercise, being outside, getting sleep, petting dogs are also ways that you can increase diversity of your microbiome

Need help diversifying your microbiome? Click the link in the bio to learn how I can help

#sibo #ibs #guthealth #digestivehealth #microbiome #gutbugs

I love helping motivated clients find long term gu

I love helping motivated clients find long term gut relief. If you are feeling stuck on a SIBO or IBS merry go round, I can help

The answer is almost always not MORE restrictions or MORE killing. The long term solutions involves root cause repair and support

Want to see if we make a good fit? Check out the link in my bio to schedule a free 20 minute Discovery Call #sibo #ibs #guthealth #digestivehealth

I wanted to hear my husbands burning questions abo

I wanted to hear my husbands burning questions about gut health and this is what he came up with 😂! I hope this had some valuable tid bits for you to munch on

I love my husband to death but he is also my biggest project! Our biggest order of business is to work on his veggie intake—as he only really likes potatoes and spinach

I am thinking of making this a continuous segment—let me know what questions you want Armand to ask me next time :)

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