In this episode, Curtis Gillespie Sayers is back to explore one of the more overlooked (and often misunderstood) root causes of gut health: parasites. Drawing from client cases, functional testing insights, and his own evolving perspective, he shares how parasites can contribute to bloating, fatigue, skin issues, stalled fat loss, and more, especially when other interventions haven’t fully worked. He also addresses the nuance: when parasites are worth investigating, how testing like GI-MAP fits in, and why not every symptom points in this direction.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

- The surprising reason women over 35 may be more susceptible to parasites

- Why parasites are rarely the root cause, but still a piece you can’t ignore

- What trauma has to do with parasites and why this piece gets missed

- The connection between mold, heavy metals, and parasites

- The subtle clues on your bloodwork that could point to parasites

- The biggest missing pieces in typical parasite protocols (and why they fail)

- The mistakes that keep women stuck in cycles of “cleanses” with no results

- The link between chronic bloating after meals and possible parasite involvement

- Why constipation makes everything worse (and how to actually fix it)

- The hormone connection no one is talking about

- How most people actually get parasites (it’s not what you think)

- Peptides that may support gut repair and resilience in these cases

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About Tina Haupert:

Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing, peptides, and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

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About Curtis Gillespie Sayers:

From a young age I was in and out of the hospital suffering from health complications for as long as I can remember, breathing difficulties being the most apparent but as I grew older more serious issues began to come to light. I was diagnosed with an extremely severe case of sleep apnea, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and a pre-diabetic status. At this time, I was also struggling with substance abuse, which would obviously contribute to my health complications, but most were from birth. After receiving the news from running tests, the doctors had informed me that I was lucky to be alive.

My psychological health was greatly impacted by my physiological health, evoking feelings of anger, and negativity which caused me to constantly argue with people around me. This affected several of my relationships and was creating a miserable life.

This lead me to seek out the help of a bodybuilding coach (not knowing a damn thing about health at the time). The main focus was “getting shredded,” not understanding how much internal health affects one’s physique. Interestingly enough, shedding the weight had really helped with my sleep apnea, but still, quite a few health complications were present. At this time hunger was ignited in me to learn more. I became determined to solve what was going on in my body.

I decided to acquire my first nutrition certification through the ISSA (International Sports Science Association).