Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, PhD is committed to combatting gut health BS, bridging the gap between current scientific research and its practical application, and helping individuals make informed decisions about their health and fitness. She holds a PhD in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise and a BS in Exercise, Sport, and Health Education, as well as a decade of experience in both academia, research, nutrition and lifestyle coaching, speaking, and communicating.

In today’s episode, Dr. Fundaro joins us to explain what we know and don’t know about gut health, and dispel some disinformation that we’ve seen in circulation. We discuss prebiotics and probiotics, food sensitivity tests, bogus gut health marketing and influencing, the link between autoimmune diseases and gut health, if certain foods hurt the gut microbiome, the legitimacy of food sensitivity tests, leaky gut, and how we can support a healthy and functioning gut in everyday life.

“Gut health science is not actually a thing. It’s not a field of research. Gut health is a definition-free term that people can use to mean whatever they want.”

- Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, PhD

“You are distracting people from being able to determine what is the root cause.”

- Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, PhD

This week on Here’s the Deal: Fitness, Nutrition and Mindset for People Who Don’t Want Life to Suck:

• What is a “healthy gut” and an “unhealthy gut”
• What we do and don’t know about gut health
• Bogus gut health marketing and influencing
• Autoimmune diseases and gut health
• Are food sensitivity tests legitimate?
• Is “leaky gut” real?
• Which foods help or hurt the gut microbiome
• How to support a healthy gut in everyday life

Connect with Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, PhD:

• Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, VitaminPhD on Instagram
• No BS Gut Health on Instagram
• The Science of Gut Health: What the Research Really Says About Your Gut Microbiome Ebook by Dr. Gabrielle Fundaro, Jessie Hoffman, and Shannon Beer

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