Category: Nutrition

This episode dives into the significance of gut health, exploring the connections between gut microbiome, chronic infections, nutrient deficiencies, and toxins. Laura Frontiero, also known as The Gut Genie, shares her insights on the importance of addressing gut health as a foundation before pursuing other treatments. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the misconceptions about parasites, the impact of dietary choices on gut health, and practical advice for individuals struggling with digestion and absorption issues. Through analogies and personal experiences, the speakers aim to demystify complex health concepts and encourage listeners to prioritize their gut health for overall well-being.

You all have learned by now if you follow me and the podcast that gut health is CRITICAL for our health. I was experiencing a whole bunch of mysterious symptoms that I was just chalking up to “aging badly” in perimenopause and menopause. You’ve heard me talk about gut testing, and getting rid of parasites, and removing toxins – you name it. But I wanted to dive deeper into WHY we need to do certain things like HCL, probiotics, etc. Wade and Matt are the founders of BIOptimizers and I am excited to have them on today to talk about just that! 

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is the presence of excessive bacteria in the small intestine and can be the cause of chronic diarrhea and malabsorption – which leads to the potential to suffer with nutritional deficiencies and osteoporosis. What happens is that it harms the migrating motor complex, which is a sweeping motion in the small intestines that sweeps out bacteria and debris. 

Health by CHOCOLATE! Yep, I said it! Chocolate that is good for you! One of the most common questions I get when women begin my fat loss plans is actually “can I still eat chocolate?” (and of course, “can I still drink a glass of wine?!” lol). I always say yes. Truth is, there are SO many health benefits that can come from chocolate  (it could actually even pass as a superfood maybe)…as long as you are eating the right kind of chocolate – because there is a lot that can go WRONG with chocolate, too. I had Jonahtan on from my personal favorite chocolate company Living Ratio to tell us all about what we should be looking for in our chocolate.