
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.
Latest episodes

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Oct 13, 2021 • 54min
Optimizing Your Gut Ecosystem: Butyrate, Enzymes and Betaine HCl
Steven Wright, a gut health specialist and founder of HealthyGut.com, shares his personal journey of spending over $400,000 to heal his own gut microbiome issues. He discusses the transformative power of butyrate, digestive enzymes, and betaine HCl in gut health recovery. Wright highlights the importance of individualized dosing and the role of digestive enzymes in nutrient absorption. Listeners will find valuable insights into managing conditions like IBS and SIBO through dietary changes and precise supplement use.

Sep 29, 2021 • 44min
Fixing Your Gut, Starting with the Brain
Hear from Laura Martin, founder of Healing to Happy, about diet and lifestyle changes to reverse your IBS, hypothyroidism, anxiety and hormonal imbalances. Having struggled with these issues, she uses her expertise to help other women get off of strict elimination diets, heal their relationship to food, bring up their core body temperature and find their voice with health care providers. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Sep 15, 2021 • 20min
Revisiting My (Gut) Health Journey
Having just learned that she has autoimmune SIBO from the ibssmart test, Lindsey Parsons, your host, revisits her gut health journey, how it led to 3 autoimmune disease diagnoses, and how through diet changes, antimicrobials and other supplements and she has been able to get her gut health back to normal and reverse most of her autoimmune conditions. Lindsey helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Sep 1, 2021 • 1h 10min
Metagenomic Gut Sequencing with Dr. Robin Rose
Thinking of ordering a full genome gut sequencing test? Robin Rose, DO, a double board-certified specialist in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine takes us through a BiomeFX test, Microbiome Lab's metagenomic gut microbiome test, explaining what each section means for your gut health, and finishes with her treatment plan for the sample report we examine. Learn about how Dr. Rose approaches gut dysbiosis with enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics and binders, rather than the traditional antimicrobial route. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Aug 20, 2021 • 56min
Diet, immunomodulation and Coping - Understanding IBD
Interested in learning about natural therapies used in IBD? Dr. Steven Sandberg-Lewis follows a three-point approach to encouraging and maintaining remission in Crohn's and colitis, which includes diet, immunomodulation and stress management. Hear about the importance of physical as well as emotional healing, the different types of colitis, a musical rendition of the Bristol Stool Chart and more. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Aug 4, 2021 • 29min
Gut Health 101
Do you have occasional minor gut health issues but have felt that they weren't important enough to address? Adjusting your diet and lifestyle can make a huge difference! Hear about the basics of gut health, which includes eating organic, unprocessed foods, avoiding antibiotics and NSAIDs, limiting coffee and alcohol consumption and determining the right time to seek professional help. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Jul 14, 2021 • 1h 2min
Peptides, Recurrent SIBO and Parietal Cell Antibodies with Dr. Miles Nichols
Did you know peptides can help you shortcut the body's healing processes? These specific chains of amino acids repair the body and help heal a whole host of conditions like gastritis, IBD and autoimmune diseases. Hear Dr. Miles Nichols explore peptides as well as discuss recurrent SIBO and its connection to sinus infections, Hashimoto’s and parietal cell antibodies and more. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Jun 30, 2021 • 1h 2min
Invasive Candidiasis with Dr. Kurt Woeller
Even the most symptomatic cases of candida are treatable! This otherwise normal fungal resident of our GI tract, when it becomes invasive, leads to a whole host of symptoms, including bloating, gas, constipation and other digestive issues, brain fog, drunken-like behavior in children, food sensitivities and leaky gut. Hear Dr. Kurt Woeller, DO explore the root causes of candidiasis, its connection to autism, how to test for it and treatments including probiotics, diet changes, prescription and herbal medications. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Jun 16, 2021 • 17min
From Kombucha to Kefir: Fermented Foods and Gut Health
Fermented foods like kefir, kombucha, pickles and sauerkraut have been shown to improve digestion and increase the availability of nutrients. Hear about the numerous benefits of these probiotic foods and peer reviewed studies on their ability to alleviate IBD symptoms, reduce chronic constipation and diarrhea, heal SIBO, protect against candida, decrease inflammation, build bone strength, boost the immune system, maintain healthy gut bacteria and more. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes

Jun 2, 2021 • 40min
Investing in Yourself: Ann Marie’s Gut Health Journey
Learn how Ann Marie turned around her chronic IBS-C (constipation), bloating, gut pain, depression and anxiety through functional medicine testing (which revealed H. Pylori, candida, SIBO, dysbiosis and low levels of serotonin and dopamine) and natural remedies. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. 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 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session. Show Notes