EP 02 | How to Treat SIBO Naturally with Dr. Will Cole

Many SIBO treatments do a great job of killing your unwanted bacteria, but they don't necessarily set you up for long-term good gut health. In today's episode, we are going to go a little bit deeper into some of the herbs and natural supplements that can be used as part of your SIBO toolkit. My guest, Dr. Will Cole, is a leading functional-medicine expert and author of the new bestselling book, Ketotarian, in which he melds the powerful benefits of a ketogenic diet with a plant-based one. More importantly, he treats acute digestive issues like SIBO with the whole microbiome in mind.

In today's conversation, we dive deeper into his approach and cover so much ground, including:

• What effect non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's – like advil) can have on the microbiome
• the role of epigenetics in SIBO, meaning how our lifestyle choices can switch genes on and off
• how your microbiome is more than just your SIBO, and ways to support it overall
• histamine intolerance and how that effects your natural treatment plan
• Whether you should take probiotics while using herbs to kill your SIBO
• Biofilm and how to fight it
• Die-off symptoms (also known as Herxheimer response) and how to know if this is what you're experiencing versus an intolerance of something in your treatment
• What supplements to take to prevent relapse
• How to use your diet as a way to prevent relapse
• Gut-brain connection: Stress management and how that influences SIBO
• And some other lesser known options like Helminth therapy

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