
The Perfect Stool Understanding and Healing the Gut Microbiome
Are you struggling to restore your gut to perfect health? Hear host Lindsey Parsons interview functional and integrative medicine professionals, patients and scientists about the gut microbiome, the current state of research and how they approach treating IBS, IBD, candida, constipation, diarrhea, GERD, gastritis, SIBO and other digestive issues. Hear patients talk about their experiences with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) both in clinics and do-it-yourself and how it impacted their gastrointestinal issues. Learn about the gut microbiome’s influence not just on digestive health, but on cardiovascular health, mental health (including anxiety, depression, ADHD and autism), autoimmune diseases, skin conditions and overweight/obesity.
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Dec 12, 2019 • 12min
How to Support your Gut Microbiome While Taking Antibiotics
Learn how to prevent gut dysbiosis, leaky gut and future health problems by protecting and restoring your gut microbiome during and after antibiotic use. Lindsey discusses probiotics, prebiotics, supplements and food choices that will help you get through antibiotics safely. 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

Nov 19, 2019 • 55min
SIBO Root Causes, Diagnosis and Treatments
Gas? Bloating? Diarrhea? Constipation? IBS Diagnosis? It may be SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth). Learn about underlying root causes, testing, types of SIBO, other diagnoses like Small Intestine Fungal Overgrowth (SIFO) and parasites with Dr. Nirala Jacobi, the SIBO Doctor. 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. Jacobi's Links SIBO Testing: https://www.sibotest.com The SIBO Doctor web site: https://www.thesibodoctor.com/ Dr. Jacobi’s clinic – The Biome Clinic Center for Functional Digestive Disorders: https://www.thebiomeclinic.com/ Dr. Jacobi’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesibodoctor/ Dr. Jacobi’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/Dr.Nirala.Jacobi/ or @Dr.Nirala.Jacobi 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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Oct 22, 2019 • 1h 2min
Gut Testing, Gut Balancing, Hormones, Fertility and Genetics
Did you know that your gut health could be impacting your fertility? Hear from Deborahlise Mota, a functional medicine practitioner with acupuncture, Chinese medicine and Ayurveda training who specializes in women’s fertility and gut health about diagnosing and solving gut health issues, passing on your microbial blueprint to your child, estrogen dominance in women and men, using low cost genetic testing and online tools to learn more about how your genetics may be impacting your health, and herbs and spices that support gut health. 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. Deborahlise Mota’s Links Deborahlise Mota’s web site: https://deborahlisemota.com (join her email list for special offers and discounts and information on her upcoming courses) Deborahlise Mota’s YouTube Channel is: bit.ly/MedGeekTV Deborahlise Mota’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.biotic.woman/ or @the.biotic.woman Deborahlise Mota’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeborahliseMotaLAcPhD/ 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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Sep 27, 2019 • 1h 1min
IBD (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis): Causes, Symptoms, Treatments and Studies to Find a Future Cure
Advances in pharmaceutical treatments for IBD have brought a better quality of life for many sufferers, especially for ulcerative colitis. However, treatments for Crohn’s Disease remain elusive for many patients. Hear University of Edinburgh researcher and gastroenterologist Dr. Charlie Lees talk about the current state of research and treatments for IBD, dietary interventions, and his current study to try to determine the role of the microbiome, as well as many other environmental and lifestyle factors in Crohn’s. 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. Lee's Links: Dr. Lee’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Charlie_Lees Dr. Lee’s web site: http://charlielees.com/ Predicct study: https://www.predicct.co.uk/ Predicct on Twitter: https://twitter.com/predicct Oshi Health: https://www.oshihealth.com/ Oshi Health on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OshiHealth Oshi Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/OshiHealth/ Oshi Health on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OshiHealth Oshi Health on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oshihealth/ Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1676427302597468/ 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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Sep 5, 2019 • 44min
Advanced Gut Testing with the Gut Goddess
Hear Dr. Grace Liu, AKA the Gut Goddess, share her wisdom about fungal, parasitic, mold and bacterial overgrowths in the gut and diagnostic tests (including the OAT or Organic Acids Test), and hear her interpret a sample OAT test on the air. She also addresses restrictive diets, celiac disease, its relationship to Bifidobacterium longum and 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. Show Links: Lindsey's Dad's OAT Test: http://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Cowell-Ensign-OAT-Report.pdf 2019 Gut Institute Microbiome Medicine Conference: https://tinyurl.com/gutinstitutemm2019 (10% off with discount code “gutlove”) Order the Organic Acids Test: https://yourlabwork.com/product/urine-organic-acids/?ref=813 Grace Liu's Links: Gut Institute Probiotics: TheGutInstitute.com/MAXIMUS Gut Institute 8-Module Blast Body Fat, Fatigue and Brain Fog Class: TheGutInstitute.com/8BLAST Gut Institute Website: www.thegutinstitute.com Gut Institute Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegutinstitute/ Gut Institute Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegutinstitute/ Enter BIOHM Gut Test Giveaway: https://tinyurl.com/guttestgiveaway (U.S. residents only) 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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Aug 26, 2019 • 1h 5min
Gut Test Giveaway, On-Air BIOHM Gut Test Interpretation and How to Balance Your Microbiome
Wonder what the heck those gut microbiome test results mean? Hear Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum, Director of the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University and creator of BIOHM, interpret host Lindsey Parsons’ BIOHM gut stool test results, including recommendations for food and supplements that will help bring her gut into balance. Also, listen for instructions on entering a giveaway of a BIOHM gut stool micro- and mycobiome test with dietitian recommendations. 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. Show Links: Lindsey’s BIOHM Gut Report: http://highdeserthealthcoaching.com/the-perfect-stool/ (scroll down to find link) Dr. Ghannoum's Links: Enter BIOHM Gut Test Giveaway: https://tinyurl.com/guttestgiveaway (U.S. residents only) Biohm gut testing: https://www.biohmhealth.com/?ref=lindseyparsons (Choose Shop, Gut Testing), use discount code HDH Biohm Probiotics: https://www.biohmhealth.com/?ref=lindseyparsons, use code HDH10OFF for 10% off Dr. Microbiome: https://drmicrobiome.com/ The Microbiome Report Podcast from Biohm (on iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-microbiome-report/id1443154886 Dr. Ghannoum’s web site: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mahmoud_Ghannoum 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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Aug 9, 2019 • 55min
Healing Autism via Microbiota Transfer Therapy with Dr. James Adams
What led to a 47% decrease in autism symptoms? In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons, EdD talks with Dr. James Adams, Professor at Arizona State University and leader of the Autism/Asperger’s Research Program about his recently published study in the journal Nature called “Long-term benefit of Microbiota Transfer Therapy on autism symptoms and gut microbiota”. They also discuss other diet and supplement interventions that can be used to improve autism symptoms. 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. Adams' Links: Autism/Asperger's Research Program at Arizona State University: http://autism.asu.edu Autism Nutrition Research Center: http://www.autismnrc.org and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/autismnutrition/ Adams Autism Research: http://www.adamsautismresearch.com/ Dr. Adams’ Articles: Long-term benefit of Microbiota Transfer Therapy on autism symptoms and gut microbiota: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-42183-0 Comprehensive Nutritional and Dietary Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder—A Randomized, Controlled 12-Month Trial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5872787/ ________________ Equilibrium Probiotic’s web site: https://equilibriumprobiotic.com/, Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/EQonAmazon (15% off with discount code HDH15OFF at either location) 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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Jul 12, 2019 • 47min
The Mycobiome, Biofilms and Crohn’s Disease
Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum, Director of the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University and the person who named the mycobiome, or the fungi living in and on our bodies, discusses how bacteria and fungi interact in biofilms leading to disease, including Crohn’s Disease, and how a novel combination of probiotics work to break up these biofilms, as well as gut stool testing that can reveal your levels of healthy and pathogenic bacteria and fungi with host Lindsey Parsons, EdD. 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. Ghannoum's Links: Dr. Ghannoum’s web site: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mahmoud_Ghannoum Biohm gut testing: https://www.biohmhealth.com/?ref=lindseyparsons (Choose Shop, Gut Testing), use code HDH10OFF for 10% off Biohm Probiotics: https://www.biohmhealth.com/?ref=lindseyparsons, use discount code HDH Dr. Microbiome: https://drmicrobiome.com/ The Microbiome Report Podcast from Biohm (on iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-microbiome-report/id1443154886 Relevant articles: Cooperative evolutionary strategy between the bacteriome and mycobiome The mycobiome: role in health and disease, and as a potential probiotic target in gastrointestinal disease Effects of a Novel Probiotic Combination on Pathogenic Bacterial-Fungal Polymicrobial Biofilms Bacteriome and mycobiome interactions underscore microbial dysbiosis in familial Crohn's disease 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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

Jun 14, 2019 • 33min
“Designer Sh*t” – Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons talks with Saffron Cassady, Canadian award-winning documentary filmmaker who is currently finishing up a new film, Designer Sh*t, which follows her journey researching and using fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to heal herself from colitis. They discuss Saffron’s health journey, her FMT methods, dating for stool donors, donating stool and the film. 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. Saffron Cassidy's Links: Designer Sh*t website: www.designershitdocumentary.com Designer Sh*t Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Designer-Shit-740956916246978 Designer Sh*t Twitter: https://twitter.com/Designer_Shit_ or @designer_shit_ Designer Sh*t Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/designer_shit_/ or @designer_shit_ Equilibrium Probiotic’s web site: https://equilibriumprobiotic.com/, Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/EQonAmazon (15% off with discount code HDH15OFF at either location) and email: equilibriumprobiotic@gmail.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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

May 30, 2019 • 56min
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and the Microbiome
In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons interviews Dr. Varykina Thackray, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and a Member of the Center for Reproductive Sciences and Medicine and Center for Microbiome Innovation at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. They discuss Dr. Thackray’s recent article “Improved PCOS symptoms correlate with gut bacterial composition” and the mouse study that served as the basis for the article. They discuss Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), its causes and treatments and how her research study points to new potential avenues for treatment of PCOS involving the gut microbiome and novel probiotics. 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: Dr. Thackray’s website: http://repro.ucsd.edu/Thackray Article on Dr. Thackray’s paper: “Improved PCOS symptoms correlate with gut bacterial composition”: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190323145201.htm 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/ Credits: Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com