Q&A: First Steps to Improve Gut Health

If you’re interested in the gut, get ready and grab a pen - because Erin is doing a deep dive into all things gut health! Today’s episode is a Gut Workshop that was recorded earlier this year and is now being released to the public for the first time. There is a WEALTH of information in this replay - Erin talks about the gut from top to tail, things that can go wrong, what to be aware of, and helpful tips for supporting a healthy gut. Stay tuned until the end for a great Q+A!

In this episode:

-Leaky Gut diagnoses - are they legit? [5:52]

-Reflux, bloating, belching, constipation, & other irregular GI symptoms that over 70% of Americans suffer from - and WHY [9:10]

-Long term consequences of the widespread use of antibiotics, medications & acid blockers [11:33]

-Factors collectively impacting the extremely fragile ecosystem of a healthy gut [12:48] Comparing the “modern gut” with a healthy one [13:33]

-The North-to-South process of digestion, and what to look for BEFORE you focus on Leaky Gut [14:28]

-Pre-digestion: The importance of chewing your food [15:18]

-Peristalsis: How stress impacts the speed and direction of digestion [17:08]

-Stomach Acid: The unsung hero & first line of defense against pathogens, bacteria and viruses [18:14]

-Food sensitivities, low minerals and other signs of low stomach acid [20:13]

-Gallbladder issues: The single MOST overlooked issue in women [22:25]

-How you can have gallbladder issues even if you don’t have a gallbladder & what can help [24:16]

-Bile: How it helps with detoxification, insulin signaling, and your overall metabolism [25:45]

-Small Intestines: Where we absorb the nutrients from eating well, and where intestinal permeability (leaky gut) comes into play [27:24]

-Weight gain, brain fog, depression, anxiety, asthma, allergies, hormone imbalance, and autoimmunity - Leaky Gut symptoms that aren’t just digestive [31:25]

-Specific causes of Leaky Gut [40:45]

-Hormones of over-training, over-achieving, overdoing & how it impacts your gut [45:58]

-How to support a diversity & abundance of healthy bacteria in the gut [51:19]

-Q+A with Erin [57:51]

-Can you reverse autoimmune diseases through gut health? [58:40]

-What should you look for in a nutritional health provider? [1:01:15]

-What are the first few action steps to improve gut health? [1:02:24]

-Stool urgency with running [1:03:44]

-Can you discuss the continuous glucose monitor and how the average person can get one? [1:05:07]

-What would something like taking antacids do that would be potentially negative & what's a better alternative? [1:11:34]

-What are your recommended bitter tinctures? [1:14:27]

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