The Perfect Stool Understanding and Healing the Gut Microbiome

Are you unsure about whether to take prebiotic or fiber supplements?  Have you heard conflicting messages in the media or from your doctor about prebiotics and fiber?  Are you confused about the impact of these supplements on your gut microbiome?  Learn more about supplemental prebiotics and fiber, what they actually are, what they do, and their effect on various gut conditions with Certified Health Coach Lindsey Parsons, EdD. Lindsey helps clients solve gut issues, reverse autoimmune disease and type 2 diabetes naturally and lose weight without cutting calories or cutting out major food groups. She's a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. She coaches clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow Lindsey on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach her via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 1-hour Healthy and Sustainable Weight Loss/Health Restoration Breakthrough Session Show Notes

Autoimmune disease often starts in the gut. In fact, intestinal permeability is believed to be a necessary precursor to autoimmune disease. In this interview with Dr. Drew Sinatra, a naturopath from Northern California and co-host of the podcast “Be Healthistic”, we talk about what the research says about the gut microbiome in autoimmune disease, his approach to treating autoimmunity and immune-supportive supplements, as well as his approach to treating Epstein-Barr virus, SIBO, candida and much more. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues, reverse autoimmune disease and type 2 diabetes naturally and lose weight without cutting calories or cutting out major food groups. She's a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. She coaches clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow Lindsey on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach her via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 1-hour Healthy and Sustainable Weight Loss/Health Restoration Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Does it feel like people are treating you differently because of your gut health issues? Is your doctor taking you seriously? Is your workplace accommodating? Or are you suffering in silence and not sharing about your condition? Learn more about gut health stigma, where it appears, its effects, and how to overcome it with Certified Health Coach Lindsey Parsons, EdD. Lindsey helps clients solve gut issues, reverse autoimmune disease and type 2 diabetes naturally and lose weight without cutting calories or cutting out major food groups. She's a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. She coaches clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow Lindsey on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach her via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 1-hour Healthy and Sustainable Weight Loss/Health Restoration Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Lucy Mailing, PhD is an up and comer in the gut health world, giving keynotes at many prestigious conferences and writing blog articles summarizing the current research on the gut microbiome. We delve into what the research says about how a variety of interventions impact the gut microbiome, including exercise (particularly with ulcerative colitis), different diets, red meat, fiber, probiotics, prebiotics, butyrate and glutamine. We also discuss the gut health tests she recommends and the oxygen-gut dysbiosis connection, whose hallmark is an overgrowth of proteobacteria. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues, reverse autoimmune disease and type 2 diabetes naturally and lose weight without cutting calories or cutting out major food groups. She's a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. She coaches clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow Lindsey on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach her via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 1-hour Healthy and Sustainable Weight Loss/Health Restoration Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Chronic diarrhea, constipation, gas or bloating; arthritis or joint pain; nutritional deficiencies; autoimmune disease; headaches; brain fog; memory loss; excessive fatigue; skin rashes; acne; eczema or rosacea; cravings for sugar or carbs? You may have leaky gut or intestinal permeability. Learn about what it is, why it happens and how to fix it with Certified Health Coach Lindsey Parsons, EdD. Show Notes

What would you do if your child was having auditory and tactile hallucinations and severe social anxiety? Hear what Mary did to bring healing to her daughter, improve her son’s autism symptoms and ultimately heal herself in this story demonstrating the amazing healing power of fecal microbiota transplantation. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take my quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. I’m a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. I coach clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow me on Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach me via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Links Mentioned in the Show: European consensus conference on faecal microbiota transplantation in clinical practice: https://gut.bmj.com/content/66/4/569 OpenBiome’s Donor Screening Protocol: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50e0c29ae4b0a05702af7e6a/t/5e56afe03f9a6c648330e81b/1582739484385/The-OpenBiome-Quality-Safety-Program..pdf FMT supplies: 60 ml Catheter-tipped Syringes on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2VN51R0 PVC Colon Tips (Catheters): https://amzn.to/3axnVj7 Donate Stool or Find a Donor: https://www.humanmicrobes.org Lindsey's Links:  Lindsey’s quiz (https://0p6cywvgmku.typeform.com/to/x1VUjSAy) on which stool or functional medicine test will get to the root cause of your gut health problems  Free, 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/30-minute-breakthrough-session-by-phone-or-vi-clone?month=2023-06 Individual Consultation with Lindsey: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/60-minute-consultation?month=2023-06 https://Tributyrinmax.com – Postbiotic Butyrate Supplement from The Perfect Stool – 60, 750 mg capsules of tributyrin for gut health, slowing motility and firming up stool. Highest dose tributyrin capsules currently available. 15% off with discount code INTRO15. Also available on Amazon; 15% off with discount code TMINTRO15. Lindsey’s web site: High Desert Health: http://highdeserthealthcoaching.com and email: lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com Lindsey’s Fullscript Dispensary*: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/highdeserthealth/signup eVitamins*: https://www.evitamins.com/?affref=14172 Bulk Supplements*: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=602574&u=2874792&m=53326&urllink=&afftrack= Amazon*: https://www.qksrv.net/links/100473938/type/am/https://www.amazon.com/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=hdh85749-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=6598126f528c7bf16ff46f960cfad955&camp=1789&creative=9325 High Desert Health on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighDesertHealth/ High Desert Health on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HDesertHealth or @HDesertHealth High Desert Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/high.desert.health/ or @high.desert.health The Perfect Stool on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theperfectstoolpodcast High Desert Health on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/highdeserthealth/ The Perfect Stool YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6gOjdJwcmQbrbe6oLbZrQ?view_as=subscriber Lindsey’s Gut Healing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gut.healing.for.you/ Gut Health Tests and Recommended Supplements: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/supplements-and-lab-tests/ Gut Health Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/gut-health-coaching/ Autoimmune Disease Reversal Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/autoimmune-disease-reversal-coaching/ Health Coaching with Lindsey (for weight loss, etc.): https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/healthcoaching/ Support the podcast as a monthly patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theperfectstool  Credits:   Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Learn about the most common parasites found in stool samples in the U.S., why parasite testing through your doctor will likely miss parasites you may have, symptoms of a parasite infestation, treatment options, and how to get testing for parasites and candida via ParaWellness Research with Dr. Raphael d’Angelo, MD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take my quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. I’m a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. I coach clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow me on Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach me via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Our sponsor: Keto Kube bread from Uprising Foods: https://www.uprisingfood.com/ Dr. D'Angelo's Links: ParaWellness Research: http://parawellnessresearch.com Lindsey's Links:  Lindsey’s quiz (https://0p6cywvgmku.typeform.com/to/x1VUjSAy) on which stool or functional medicine test will get to the root cause of your gut health problems  Free, 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/30-minute-breakthrough-session-by-phone-or-vi-clone?month=2023-06 Individual Consultation with Lindsey: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/60-minute-consultation?month=2023-06 https://Tributyrinmax.com – Postbiotic Butyrate Supplement from The Perfect Stool – 60, 750 mg capsules of tributyrin for gut health, slowing motility and firming up stool. Highest dose tributyrin capsules currently available. 15% off with discount code INTRO15. Also available on Amazon; 15% off with discount code TMINTRO15. Lindsey’s web site: High Desert Health: http://highdeserthealthcoaching.com and email: lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com Lindsey’s Fullscript Dispensary*: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/highdeserthealth/signup eVitamins*: https://www.evitamins.com/?affref=14172 Bulk Supplements*: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=602574&u=2874792&m=53326&urllink=&afftrack= Amazon*: https://www.qksrv.net/links/100473938/type/am/https://www.amazon.com/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=hdh85749-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=6598126f528c7bf16ff46f960cfad955&camp=1789&creative=9325 High Desert Health on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighDesertHealth/ High Desert Health on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HDesertHealth or @HDesertHealth High Desert Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/high.desert.health/ or @high.desert.health The Perfect Stool on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theperfectstoolpodcast High Desert Health on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/highdeserthealth/ The Perfect Stool YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6gOjdJwcmQbrbe6oLbZrQ?view_as=subscriber Lindsey’s Gut Healing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gut.healing.for.you/ Gut Health Tests and Recommended Supplements: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/supplements-and-lab-tests/ Gut Health Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/gut-health-coaching/ Autoimmune Disease Reversal Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/autoimmune-disease-reversal-coaching/ Health Coaching with Lindsey (for weight loss, etc.): https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/healthcoaching/ Support the podcast as a monthly patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theperfectstool  Credits:   Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Do you have ongoing gut issues but have never tried to eliminate gluten? Lindsey discusses whether this step is necessary, how to do it properly and why gluten is problematic, especially in autoimmune disease. She discusses the symptoms of celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity and SIBO and how to test for them. She also delves into the issue of loss of oral tolerance, when you become sensitive to almost all foods, and how to regain it so you can expand your diet.   Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take my quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. I’m a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. I coach clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow me on Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach me via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Links Mentioned in the Show: Betaine HCl (to supplement stomach acid for meals with meat): https://amzn.to/2GwIFKI Digestive enzymes:  https://amzn.to/38PF7Q6 DPP-IV enzymes (to digest gluten and dairy): https://amzn.to/2vx0YNT Luteolin: https://amzn.to/30YQ7YA Quercetin: https://amzn.to/37xR2Sk Lindsey's Links:  Lindsey’s quiz (https://0p6cywvgmku.typeform.com/to/x1VUjSAy) on which stool or functional medicine test will get to the root cause of your gut health problems  Free, 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/30-minute-breakthrough-session-by-phone-or-vi-clone?month=2023-06 Individual Consultation with Lindsey: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/60-minute-consultation?month=2023-06 https://Tributyrinmax.com – Postbiotic Butyrate Supplement from The Perfect Stool – 60, 750 mg capsules of tributyrin for gut health, slowing motility and firming up stool. Highest dose tributyrin capsules currently available. 15% off with discount code INTRO15. Also available on Amazon; 15% off with discount code TMINTRO15. Lindsey’s web site: High Desert Health: http://highdeserthealthcoaching.com and email: lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com Lindsey’s Fullscript Dispensary*: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/highdeserthealth/signup eVitamins*: https://www.evitamins.com/?affref=14172 Bulk Supplements*: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=602574&u=2874792&m=53326&urllink=&afftrack= Amazon*: https://www.qksrv.net/links/100473938/type/am/https://www.amazon.com/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=hdh85749-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=6598126f528c7bf16ff46f960cfad955&camp=1789&creative=9325 High Desert Health on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighDesertHealth/ High Desert Health on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HDesertHealth or @HDesertHealth High Desert Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/high.desert.health/ or @high.desert.health The Perfect Stool on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theperfectstoolpodcast High Desert Health on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/highdeserthealth/ The Perfect Stool YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6gOjdJwcmQbrbe6oLbZrQ?view_as=subscriber Lindsey’s Gut Healing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gut.healing.for.you/ Gut Health Tests and Recommended Supplements: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/supplements-and-lab-tests/ Gut Health Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/gut-health-coaching/ Autoimmune Disease Reversal Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/autoimmune-disease-reversal-coaching/ Health Coaching with Lindsey (for weight loss, etc.): https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/healthcoaching/ Support the podcast as a monthly patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theperfectstool  Credits:   Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Learn how head trauma, emotional trauma and infections can trigger gut issues by impacting the electrical firing of the intestines. Hear about an exciting new diagnostic technique, the electrogastogram (EGG), that along with an EEG (electroencephalogram) can determine the directionality of gut-brain problems, and with neurofeedback, correct them. We also discuss how eating disorders may originate not with the brain but in the gut, the importance of sun for the gut lining, how to test for low stomach acid, and so much more! Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take my quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. I’m a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. I coach clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow me on Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach me via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Dr. Deacon's Links:  Dr. Deacon’s web site: http://www.neurvanahealth.com Book a consult with Dr. Deacon: http://www.neurvana.ca/go Neurofeedback and Biofeedback Certification Alliance: www.bcia.org Neurvana Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurvanahealth/ Neurvana Health on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeurvanaHealth/ Lindsey's Links:  Lindsey’s quiz (https://0p6cywvgmku.typeform.com/to/x1VUjSAy) on which stool or functional medicine test will get to the root cause of your gut health problems  Free, 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/30-minute-breakthrough-session-by-phone-or-vi-clone?month=2023-06 Individual Consultation with Lindsey: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/60-minute-consultation?month=2023-06 https://Tributyrinmax.com – Postbiotic Butyrate Supplement from The Perfect Stool – 60, 750 mg capsules of tributyrin for gut health, slowing motility and firming up stool. Highest dose tributyrin capsules currently available. 15% off with discount code INTRO15. Also available on Amazon; 15% off with discount code TMINTRO15. Lindsey’s web site: High Desert Health: http://highdeserthealthcoaching.com and email: lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com Lindsey’s Fullscript Dispensary*: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/highdeserthealth/signup eVitamins*: https://www.evitamins.com/?affref=14172 Bulk Supplements*: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=602574&u=2874792&m=53326&urllink=&afftrack= Amazon*: https://www.qksrv.net/links/100473938/type/am/https://www.amazon.com/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=hdh85749-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=6598126f528c7bf16ff46f960cfad955&camp=1789&creative=9325 High Desert Health on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighDesertHealth/ High Desert Health on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HDesertHealth or @HDesertHealth High Desert Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/high.desert.health/ or @high.desert.health The Perfect Stool on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theperfectstoolpodcast High Desert Health on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/highdeserthealth/ The Perfect Stool YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6gOjdJwcmQbrbe6oLbZrQ?view_as=subscriber Lindsey’s Gut Healing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gut.healing.for.you/ Gut Health Tests and Recommended Supplements: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/supplements-and-lab-tests/ Gut Health Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/gut-health-coaching/ Autoimmune Disease Reversal Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/autoimmune-disease-reversal-coaching/ Health Coaching with Lindsey (for weight loss, etc.): https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/healthcoaching/ Support the podcast as a monthly patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theperfectstool  Credits:   Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

In this special new year episode, your host Lindsey Parsons is interviewed by her sister Lauren on how she got interested in gut health, how she reversed 3 autoimmune conditions and is solving her gut health problems that were likely at the root of her autoimmunity, her relationship to FMT and what’s in store for 2020. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take my quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. I’m a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. I coach clients locally and nationwide. You can also follow me on Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach me via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Lindsey's Links:  Lindsey’s quiz (https://0p6cywvgmku.typeform.com/to/x1VUjSAy) on which stool or functional medicine test will get to the root cause of your gut health problems  Free, 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/30-minute-breakthrough-session-by-phone-or-vi-clone?month=2023-06 Individual Consultation with Lindsey: https://calendly.com/highdeserthealth/60-minute-consultation?month=2023-06 https://Tributyrinmax.com – Postbiotic Butyrate Supplement from The Perfect Stool – 60, 750 mg capsules of tributyrin for gut health, slowing motility and firming up stool. Highest dose tributyrin capsules currently available. 15% off with discount code INTRO15. Also available on Amazon; 15% off with discount code TMINTRO15. Lindsey’s web site: High Desert Health: http://highdeserthealthcoaching.com and email: lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com Lindsey’s Fullscript Dispensary*: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/highdeserthealth/signup eVitamins*: https://www.evitamins.com/?affref=14172 Bulk Supplements*: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=602574&u=2874792&m=53326&urllink=&afftrack= Amazon*: https://www.qksrv.net/links/100473938/type/am/https://www.amazon.com/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=hdh85749-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=6598126f528c7bf16ff46f960cfad955&camp=1789&creative=9325 High Desert Health on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighDesertHealth/ High Desert Health on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HDesertHealth or @HDesertHealth High Desert Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/high.desert.health/ or @high.desert.health The Perfect Stool on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theperfectstoolpodcast High Desert Health on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/highdeserthealth/ The Perfect Stool YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK6gOjdJwcmQbrbe6oLbZrQ?view_as=subscriber Lindsey’s Gut Healing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gut.healing.for.you/ Gut Health Tests and Recommended Supplements: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/supplements-and-lab-tests/ Gut Health Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/gut-health-coaching/ Autoimmune Disease Reversal Coaching with Lindsey: https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/autoimmune-disease-reversal-coaching/ Health Coaching with Lindsey (for weight loss, etc.): https://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/healthcoaching/ Support the podcast as a monthly patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theperfectstool  Credits:   Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com