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Happy thanksgiving!!! Don’t forget to thank your

Happy thanksgiving!!! Don’t forget to thank your microbiome this year for all that it does for you 😎#sibo #microbiome #guthealth #digestivehealth

Anyone here have supplement fatigue? The truth is—their is no magic bullet for SIBO or IBS. It usually takes a combination of different lifestyle tweaks to make lasting change not piling on tons of supplements

And this post is not meant as an attack on supplements. I use supplements with my clients. But, supplements alone are not going to give you lasting progress. And more supplements is not always better

The goal is not to have you be on supplements for the rest of your life. The goal of supplements is to help you get over a hump. And yes their may be a few you stay on more long term but it shouldn’t be an overwhelming list

Real gut repair is maintained with consistent long term lifestyle change. When I work with clients, I do a complete lifestyle review. We make tiny tweaks in a number of different areas. Usually making many small changes yields a big benefit

What has been the most beneficial lifestyle change for your gut? Check out the link in my bio to learn more about working with me and to book a free Discovery Call #sibo #ibs #guthealth #sibodiet #microbiome #digestivehealth

Many of my clients have some wild blood sugar swin

Many of my clients have some wild blood sugar swings. I myself had blood sugar swings during my SIBO journey that were so severe my doc thought I had type 1 diabetes for a hit minute

The reason balance blood sugar is so essential for optimal digestion is because of how it effects the nervous system. Blood sugar swings can damage the nervous system

The nervous system is responsible for activating digestion and motility. For a strong and healthy brain gut axis, you need balanced balanced blood sugar

Our modern lifestyle filled with stresses from all angles can send our blood sugar on a wild rollercoaster ride. Restrictive diets and undereating can add another blood sugar stressor into the mix

To further complicate things an imbalanced gut can leave you more susceptible to brain gut axis issues. Too many Endotoxins from an imbalanced gut can raise blood sugar levels

Blood sugar balance starts with controlling stress. That means eating enough, balancing your meals and eating at consistent times. Sleep, stress management and movement are all important too

Do you have blood sugar swings? What has been helpful for you? Need help with blood sugar? Set up a free 20 minute Discovery Call to see how I can help #sibo #guthealth #sibodiet #ibs

When I had SIBO, I made so many mistakes. Here’s

When I had SIBO, I made so many mistakes. Here’s my list of the biggest mistakes

Undereating overall calories kept me locked in fight or flight. I wasn’t nourished and couldn’t heal

Undereating carbs wrecked my hormone and gut function. I lost lots of gut diversity and depleted my good microbes

Focusing too much on clearing lead to me killing too much bacteria. I was in kill mode and failed to see the need to rebuild my microbiome

Not addressing my root causes led to recurrent gut issues. I couldn’t make long term progress. I just spun my wheels

Relying too much on supplements led me away from key lifestyle habits that were crucial for my gut recovery like movement, sleep and meditation. I was always trying to supplement my way to better health

Forgetting to live my life left me feeling dull and depressed. My life revolves around SIBO and being “sick”. It wasn’t until I reengaged in some fun and pleasure did I start making progress

I don’t want you to make the same mistakes that I did! Unfortunately, I see so many SIBO sufferers that are stuck making these mistakes. If you feel that you are making these mistakes, there is a better way

What is your biggest SIBO mistake?

#sibo #guthealth #sibodiet #ibs

You can not restrict your way to better gut health

You can not restrict your way to better gut health. I see it backfiring In so many ways talking to my clients. One major way restrictions prevent progress is they so often keep you locked in a fight or flight state

Restricting your diet is mentally, emotionally and physically stressful. You have to plan out each meal. You can’t eat food at restaurants and parties. You struggle to get enough calories in. You worry if you eat the wrong food your SIBO will come back

Food becomes the enemy. The stress of a strict SIBO diet kept me unwell. It wasn’t until I broadened my diet, nourished my body properly and learned to listen to my body (not a list of yes and no foods) did I see progress

The mental stress of the diet was counterproductive to gut repair. I just wanted to eat a meal without having to analyze everything. It took up way to much time and energy. I see this often with my clients too

I would also like to especially highlight the physical stress of restrictive diets. If you have been on restrictive gut diets for awhile, you can start to develop nutrient deficiencies

These nutrient deficiencies can aggrevate root causal issues. Often with restrictions, it becomes much harder to meet calorie needs

When you are chronically calorie deficient, your body will go into fight or flight. You can’t beat any health issue if you are undernourished

When your body is in fight or flight, digestion and motility will stop and make beating SIBO virtually impossible. I personally believe that the restrictive diets that are so popular in the gut health space very often have kept my client sick

This post is not meant to say every restriction is bad! But, usually the SIBO world takes it way too far and doesn’t consider individual tolerance. There is no one size fits all diet. You have to find what works for you

I love helping my clients get out of the restrictive diet mindset so that they can get out of fight or flight. Need help with your SIBO diet journey? Click the link in the bio to schedule a free 20 minute Discovery Call

#sibo #sibodiet #lowfodmap #ibsdiet #guthealthrecipes

I ask all my new clients if they have trouble swal

I ask all my new clients if they have trouble swallowing pills or food. I’m sure it seems like such a weird question. What the heck does swallowing have to do with my SIBO or gut symptoms? Swallowing dysfunction can be a big indicator of vagus nerve weakness

Swallowing is a reflex controlled by the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is the key communication bridge between the brain and the gut. The vagus nerve essentially controls our “rest and digest” response

When the vagus nerve is weak, digestion suffers. You can be locked in a fight or flight state. One study found that IBS and IBD were both associated with low vagal tone

If you have trouble swallowing, don’t panic!! But, I would focus heavily on repairing the brain gut axis and strengthening your vagus nerve. Some of my favorite strategies are meditation, gargling, gagging, singing and humming

Need help with rebuilding your brain gut axis?? Check out the link in my bio to learn how I can help #sibo #ibs #guthealth #braingutaxis #gutbrainaxis

I love helping my clients make peace with food. SI

I love helping my clients make peace with food. SIBO and IBS diets can completely shatter healthy food relationships

Fearing foods can not only stress you out but it can also negatively effect your microbiome. I help my clients make peace with food so that they can move forward

Food is an important aspect of health. You have to be well nourished to optimize health. Too often my new clients are pretty severely undernourished from long term restrictions

If you need help—rebuilding your food relationships, filling in nutrient gaps and diversifying your microbiome, check out the link in my bio to learn how I can help #sibo #ibs #guthealth #lowfodmap #sibodiet #lowfodmapdiet

Last week I touched on my favorite prokinetics!! T

Last week I touched on my favorite prokinetics!! This week I want to touch on a big reason why prokinetics might not work

I heard this listening to a SIBO presentation by Kiran Krishnan. He discussed a paper that showed how LPS (lipopolysaccharides—a girl endotoxin) can shut off the MMC via the vagus nerve. This is significant because leaky gut will increase LPS in the blood and therefore is crucial to address for MMC function

Kiran also discussed another study that showed the prokinetic used in the study was not effective at stimulating the MMC when LPS was in the blood. This is fascinating to me! This could mean that prokinetics may not work effectively if leaky gut is present

I would love some more studies on this but this theory is consistent with what is see either clients

Prokinetics are not always effective with my clients. If leaky gut is present, you will need to address the leaky gut to both repair motility and to increase efficacy of prokinetics

Need help with repairing your MMC and getting motility up and running again? See the link in bio to learn how I can help
#sibo #ibs #guthealth #microbiome #braingutaxis #gutbrainaxis

If you haven’t checked out, the IBS Freedom Podc

If you haven’t checked out, the IBS Freedom Podcast you are missing out! I love doing this podcast with Dr Nikki DiNezza! We deep dive in everything IBS and SIBO related

You can listen on Spotify, iTunes or even watch the video feed on YouTube. Please leave comments and questions that you would like us to cover

I am super proud of this podcast and hope that you find it helpful in your gut health journey. Looking forward to more awesome conversations each week with Dr Nikki! #sibo #guthealth #ibs #microbiome

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