Terms like “leaky gut” and “microbiome” are buzzwords in health these days–so much so that practitioners sometimes jump to prescribing a leaky gut protocol without understanding what’s going on in the whole body.

This episode gives an overview of gut health from top to tail and explains where things can go wrong. There is a WEALTH of information in this discussion–Erin talks about autoimmunity, hormones, and the impact of the modern environment on our gut health. Stay tuned until the end for actionable tips on how to improve your gut health and microbiome diversity!

Timestamps:

(2:44) Leaky Gut diagnoses—are they legit?

(9:35) Comparing the “modern gut” with a healthy one

(10:30) The North-to-South process of digestion, and what to look for BEFORE you focus on Leaky Gut

(29:45) Weight gain, brain fog, depression, anxiety, asthma, allergies, hormone imbalance, and autoimmunity—Leaky Gut symptoms that aren’t just digestive

(39:55) Specific causes of Leaky Gut

(50:21) How to support a diversity & abundance of healthy bacteria in the gut

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https://www.thefunktionalnutritionist.com/podcast/257-leaky-gut-microbiome-digestion

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