The Perfect Stool Understanding and Healing the Gut Microbiome

In this episode host Lindsey Parsons talks with naturopath Dr. Joseph Klassen of Fish Creek Naturopathic Medicine from Calgary, Albert, Canada. They discuss the importance of bile and the appendix in the digestive process, healthy oils, food sensitivities (testing for them, most common ones and their interaction with autoimmunity), the importance of butyrate in a healthy gut, the interaction between hormones and the gut, colon hydrotherapy, gut cleansing protocols, how to rebuild a healthy gut after antimicrobials and the reason we use herbs in food. 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. Klassen's Links: Dr. Joseph Klassen, Fish Creek Naturopathic Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada: http://www.fishcreek.ca/ Fish Creek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fishcreeknaturopathicmedicine/ Fish Creek on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/fishcreekyyc/ Fish Creek on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FishCreekND Fish Creek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fish_creek_medicine/ Fish Creek on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FishCreekNaturopath 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

In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons talks with Kristina, who resorted to weekly FMTs or fecal transplants after seeing not just her digestion but her mental health affected after a strong course of antibiotics to treat C Difficile, following a hospital stay for stomach surgery. Kristina shares how weekly FMTs restored not just normal gut function but her personality as well. 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/ Credits:   Thank you to SoundDot for the music on the podcast: Royalty Free Music: www.soundotcom.com

In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons interviews Canadian naturopathic doctor Rabia Meghji, ND about candida overgrowth in the digestive tract. They cover the symptoms of candida and how they contrast with the symptoms of SIBO, natural and pharmaceutical cures, what to eat during healing, and order of healing for people with multiple digestive problems like candida, SIBO and parasites. 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: Docere Wellness Centre (Dr. Rabia Meghji’s practice): https://docerewellness.com/ Docere Wellness Centre on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DocereWellnessCenter/ Docere Wellness Centre on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/docerewellnesscentre/ Docere Wellness Centre on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DocereWellness Video series on Microbiome - Interconnected: The Power to Heal from Within (starts 5/7/19) - sign up ahead of time to watch free http://urltag.net/Cpd7l 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

In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons interviews Michael, who has given himself 9 fecal microbiota transplants in order to address serious problems with IBS, irregular heartbeats and severe fatigue that have kept him on disability for over 10 years. They discuss how he found 9 donors and their impact on his heath, how to properly screen a donor, how to do the transplant, the need for high quality donors and the potential profit healthy people may be flushing down the toilet. Since our recording, Michael founded https://www.humanmicrobes.org to connect high quality stool donors and recipients. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. 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, Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach her via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Michael's Links: Michael’s detailed experiences and lessons from 9 different FMT donors: http://tinyurl.com/experiencesFMT Michael’s sample donor questionnaire: https://humanmicrobiome.info/fmt-questionnaire Video of home FMT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLIndT7fuGo Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FTDonors Methods Michael has tried to find donors: https://archive.is/gEw3u Article on the RDS clinic in Tampa and history of fecal transplants: https://www.buzzfeed.com/nidhisubbaraman/inside-tampa-fecal-transplant-clinic RDS Infusions: https://www.rdsinfusions.com - now closed down. Michael’s Openbiome analysis: https://maximiliankohler.blogspot.com/2022/04/analysis-of-openbiomes-safety-and.html Wiki that Michael maintains on FMT and the microbiome: https://humanmicrobiome.info/ 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

In this episode of The Perfect Stool, host Lindsey Parsons speaks with Dr. Xerxes López-Yglesias, CEO of General Biotics, the company that created and distributes Equilibrium Probiotic, which is the highest strain count probiotic currently available on the market. They discuss the origin of Equilibrium, its benefits, different strains of probiotics, how many colony forming units (CFUs) are necessary in a probiotic, soil-based probiotics, anaerobic bacteria and 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. Links: General Biotics’ web site: https://www.generalbiotics.com/ Equilibrium Probiotic’s web site: https://equilibriumprobiotic.com/, (use my affiliate code HDH15OFF for 15% off), Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RrbRX1 and email: equilibriumprobiotic@gmail.com General Biotics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/generalbiotics/ Equilibrium Probiotic on Facebook (follow for coupon codes): https://www.facebook.com/equilibriumprobiotic/ General Biotics on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/generalbioticsin/ Equilibrium Probiotic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/equilibriumprobiotic/ Equilibrium Probiotic on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/equilibriumprobiotic/ 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

Learn about naturopathic approaches to gut testing and healing, stomach acid, how to restore a healthy gut microbiome after antibiotics, how to maintain a healthy gut, conditions that may be impacted by the gut, such as mental health issues, brain fog, fatigue and others, and the rise in diagnoses such as SIBO, Lyme disease, parasites and candida overgrowth with naturopath, Dr. Emily Poccia, on this episode of The Perfect Stool with host Lindsey Parsons, EdD. We also discuss how new mothers can support their babies’ gut microbiome and how to access alternative health care if it’s not covered by insurance. 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. Emily Poccia’s web site: https://wildcraftmedicine.com  and email: info@wildcraftmedicine.com Dr. Emily Poccia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildcraftmedicine/ Dr. Emily Poccia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildcraftmedicine/ 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

On this episode of The Perfect Stool, host Lindsey Parsons interviews John Fawkes, an evidence-based fitness and health coach practicing in Los Angeles. John recounts his lifelong struggles with IBS, Asberger’s Syndrome and atopic dermatitis, or unexplained itching all over his body. He talks about his experience trying to solve these health problems through diet and traditional and alternative medical channels, culminating in a fecal transplant at the Newbery Clinic in Argentina. John wrote about his experience in an article on Robb Wolf’s web site entitled “What Happened When I Got a Fecal Transplant”.  You can also find John on Twitter. 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. John's Links: John Fawkes’ web site: https://johnfawkes.com/ John Fawkes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnfawkes John’s article “What Happened When I Got a Fecal Transplant”: https://robbwolf.com/2017/01/13/what-happened-when-i-got-a-fecal-transplant/ 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

In this inaugural episode of The Perfect Stool, host Lindsey Parsons interviews Amy Hollenkamp, RD, MS, author of The SIBO Diaries. Amy shares her experience overcoming SIBO, or Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth, subsequent large intestine problems due to an extended period on a very restricted diet and her experience with FMT (Fecal Microbiota Transplantation) at the Taymount Clinic in the Bahamas. You can also find Amy on Facebook. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. 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, Tiktok, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest or reach her via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Amy's Links: Amy Hollenkamp’s web site The SIBO Diaries: https://sibodiaries.com/ The SIBO Diaries on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesibodiaries/ 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 Support the podcast by shopping at:  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