Autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, type 1 diabetes, and IBD occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body. This often leads people to experience a variety of different systems resulting in a sometimes long and painful journey to experience relief from what they’re feeling.

On today’s episode, we’re chatting with Lindsey Parsons, a health coach that not only specializes in GI and autoimmune issues, but has experienced them herself! Lindsey shares how to navigate your healing journey as well as the role of a leaky gut in autoimmune diseases.

The mind and body are very deeply interconnected—this is something that you hear often, but have you taken time to examine what this may mean for the symptoms you’re currently experiencing? When we are suffering from physical symptoms, addressing some of the things we’re experiencing with our mental health may not be our first inclination; but, today we’re learning why that may be a mistake!

Laura Martin is an IIN certified gut health specialist that developed Healing to Happy after her own extensive journey navigating mental and physical healing. She’s sharing steps you can take to embark on your healing journey that aren’t intimidating and allow you to meet yourself where you’re at. 

These days, it’s very easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. Lunch breaks aren’t just for eating, but for running errands and getting extra tasks completed. Typically, our focus is on productivity and not how this may be affecting our digestion. But, did you know that taking the time to chew your food and be mindful about eating can lead to weight loss?

In today’s episode, Evie Whitehead, a licensed Nutritional Therapist in the UK, is sharing all of the benefits of slowing down and taking time to chew your food. She’s also sharing foods we can eat to help ensure we’re giving our digestion systems the workout they need to stay healthy at all stages of life.

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear ‘hypnosis?’ Perhaps it’s someone clucking like a chicken at a fair, or a swinging pocket watch with someone saying, “You are getting very sleepy!” While today’s episode is rather hypnotizing, it’s going to share a side of hypnosis that you may not have previously known existed.

Norman Plotkin is a nationally accredited hypnotherapist, author, public-speaker, and cancer-survivor. He’s unveiling the truth behind hypnotherapy and how it could be the missing key you’ve been looking for to manage your gut health and improve your life.

I think we’ve all heard the expression, “I’ve just got a gut-feeling about this.” How many of you can relate to having this “gut-feeling” about there being something wrong with what you are feeling in your gut? 

Today’s guest is sharing her journey of how following her intuitive gut-feeling about her own gut health helped her to change her life for the better. Marie Benoit is a LCSW and a trauma coach who helps women reconnect to their bodies and heal from past trauma through community and a multifaceted approach at her private practice at Unbound Women.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer deaths, but studies have shown that this cancer can be preventable if caught early enough. Despite this being the case, there is still a discrepancy between how many people are being screened vs how many people SHOULD be getting screened in order to lower these statistics. 

Dr. Paul Limburg, the Chief Medical Officer for Screening at Exact Sciences. He’s sharing more about the Cologuard test and how it is not only making screening for colon cancer more accessible, but also paving the way for future advancements in cancer screening technology. 

We talk a lot about the importance of colonoscopies on this podcast, but did you know there are actually different ways this procedure is conducted? That’s right—you may not have to go through the dreaded colonoscopy prep! Or, did you know that your colonoscopy might differ based on where you’re at in the world? 

Dr. Keith Siau is a gastroenterologist and researcher for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS trust. He specializes in colonoscopy training, quality control, and improving research surrounding endoscopy procedures. Today he is sharing more about the different types of colonoscopies and the advances we can expect to see in the near future! 

How many times have you gone in for your annual physical or maybe a sick appointment and you heard your doctor order a bunch of blood tests? Not only are you uncertain what each of these tests are for, but you have no idea how to interpret your results!

Using chiropractic and functional medicine, Dr. Kylie Burton can help you figure out the why behind your health concerns using your "normal" labs.

Learn about how stress and nutrition can jointly shape our gut microbiota and overall health.

Carly Lucchesi is a Registered Dietician of over ten years and Certified LEAP therapist. Carly shares more about the importance of approaching your health holistically, identifying your own unique triggers, and managing your stress for a healthier and happier life.

What you eat and what you put in your body is enormously important. Question your doctor. Do your research. And take power over your own health.