Carnivore Lactose Tolerance, Ancestral Food Suitability, Gut Health After C. Diff. | THRR084

Make your health an act of rebellion. Join The Healthy Rebellion Please Subscribe and Review: Apple Podcasts | RSS Submit your questions for the podcast here News topic du jour: https://sfamjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1751-7915.13889?fbclid=IwAR0GfglfrZ5ULeKd-Rt_zIyZDvSjdK5QL3I5tNH0vrMLwTVVr1P88EKQ8ts 1. How to Heal Your Gut after C. Diff [19:51] Kristen says: Hello, I'm not sure if I'm sending my question to the right place - sorry! I've been a follower of Robb's since 2012 when I first read The Paleo Solution. Loved it! My family and I have been paleo ever since. Love the Citrus Salt LMNT packets and wear my LMNT Founders shirt all the time. As soon as I finish up law school and have a little more in my bank account, I'll sign up for the healthy rebellion! My question is about healing your gut after C. Diff. My mom was diagnosed in April and was on what the doctor called "sledgehammer" types of antibiotics through July. She just got the "all clear" from the infection, however, all of the symptoms remain. It is debilitating and she is miserable. Nothing stays in, and I doubt she's absorbing much nutrients. The medical professionals were fantastic at diagnosing and treating, but they haven't provided any guidance on how to heal her gut. What do you recommend? I've recently started her on beef organ supplements (liver, tripe, spleen, and colostrum), but I'm not sure what else to do. Any ideas would be great! Thank you. Digestive Health with REAL Food-Agalee Jacobs Healthy Gut, Healthy You-Dr Ruscio 2. Fasted Exercise Effect On Lipid Panel [23:07] Mary says: What effect might cardio exercise have on a lipid panel?  I was curious to find out how microalbumin would be affected by HIIT the day before (8:30 a.m.) and cardio the morning of (6:00 a.m.).  My PCP had told me years ago exercise would raise it, so I haven't done any strenuous exercise within 48 hours of lab testing.  Since this test was done by my functional medical doctor and not my PCP, I decided to do the experiment since I wouldn't be pressured to start taking an ACE inhibitor again (I've been medication-free for over a year, choosing a functional medical/lifestyle approach to solve the root cause).  Lab tests were done at 7:45 a.m.  To my surprise, microalbumin was the lowest it's ever been, and wouldn't even be measured by my PCP.  However, my lipid panel was thrown off, raising triglycerides (from 38 to 88) and LDL (91 to 134).  Interestingly HDL went down from 100 to 87.  I'm not that worried about my results, as my ratios are still good, but I'm wondering if the exercise could have caused these changes.  I am concerned that my PCP would want me back on a statin. Precision Health Reports: https://precisionhealthreports.com/ Order assessments: https://precisionhealthreports.com/order-assessments CODE: ROBBWOLF for 10% off any Precision Health Report 3. Lactose intolerance [29:07] Clint says: Hey guys! I’ll keep this brief (ha!) - I’ve been a long time listener and I think you’ve answered 5 of my submitted questions over the years, so thanks for that! This question pertains to lactose intolerance. I developed lactose intolerance sometime in the first two years of college. When it first hit me, I would use the lactase pills so that I could eat pizza and ice cream. As the years went by and I read Cordain’s book and yours, I kicked out dairy altogether. I tried ice cream a handful of times after a few years of grain and gluten free eating but even the lactase pill wouldn’t cut it. Fast forward to 2020- for no other reason than curiosity I went full carnivore. I did this for 2-3 months and felt great (other than high intensity exercise being cut way back- I prefer glucose for high intensity work). During my carnivore days I brought back low fat yogurt, cheese, and some milk. To my utter surprise I had no dairy digestive issues. After my carnivore experiment I reintroduced starchy veggies, fruit, and some soaked oats. Just a week off of carnivore, my lactose intolerance came right back. My question is if you’ve heard of anything like this and if you have any guess as to the mechanisms involved? Healed gut allowing proper dairy absorption? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys! 4. Blood fat and bad bugs in my microbiome [34:06] Scotti says: Hi! I recently participated in a two week blood sugar/blood fat and microbiome test with Zoe.  I’m a 50 year old female. My blood sugar is amazing for my age but my blood fat is quite terrible meaning that fat stays in my blood for a very long time after eating. In addition my microbiome is filled with bad bugs associated with visceral fat. This surprised me as I eat mainly paleo and avoid processed foods and take probiotics regularly. Do you have any suggestions for what to do to get the bad bugs out and the good bugs in? I exercise regularly and have been fit most of my life. Having changed nothing my body fat composition has increased significantly in the last two years. Yes am in menopause so some of that is to be expected but I am always looking to stay as strong and fit as possible. Thanks in advance for your thoughts. 5. Ancestral eating/ancestry [39:54] Meghan says: Hi! I’ve been following your podcast for several years, including bingeing most of the Paleo Solution Podcast episodes.  I absolutely love your work and podcasts, they have been vital in shifting my relationship with food back to a place of focus on health instead of weight. I have a question(and I hope it makes sense) : do you think one’s receptivity to certain foods is linked to the ways that our particular ancestors ate? Like people from areas with more tropical fruits might be less sensitive to those sugars than someone of primarily Northern European heritage that thrives on very low carb/keto like myself? Would some indigenous populations in the US be more likely to tolerate corn and beans in a healthy way than someone from an area that didn’t have those foods until recent history? I’ve been trying to do some digging on this and haven’t ever found specifics on one’s particular genetics playing a role and would love to hear your perspective. Share the episode! If something in this show helped you please share the episode with your friends! Sponsor: The Healthy Rebellion Radio is sponsored by our electrolyte company, LMNT. Proper hydration is more than just drinking water. You need electrolytes too! 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