Amanda Sauceda is the Vanna White of poop. She's a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and food sensitivity expert and is passionate about helping her clients improve their bloating, gas, constipation and diarrhea. She's a Certified Leap Therapist, tests for food sensitivities and develops personalized elimination diets. She has a Master’s degree in Nutrition and has earned additional certifications in intuitive eating, health coaching, food sensitivities, culinary genomics, and integrative and functional nutrition.
Amanda became a dietitian because she loves food and loves to eat so she couldn’t be happier with helping people find foods they love that don’t make them run to the bathroom or feel bloated all day.
Follow Amanda's story on Instagram: @guthealth.nutritionist
Find out more at: https://www.amandasauceda.com/
All the links, show notes, and more at: https://russbits.com/rl17
Links from the show
90 day gut reset program
Food Journal Template (in the back of the free cookbook)
Free Food Sensitivity Cookbook
Blog on 5 favorite fiber foods
The perfect printable poop guide (Bristol Stool Chart)
MyFitnessPal app
MySymptoms app
Show notes
2:10 - Gardening and the love of homegrown tomatoes
4:01 - What to eat at In-N-Out (with food sensitivities)
6:20 - Discovering food sensitivities
8:41 - The fear of letting go of food you love
10:08 - The impact of food on optimal performance
12:41 - The majority of food sensitivities are delayed reactions
13:07 - Paying attention to how we're eating and how it makes us feel
16:52 - Food journaling best practices
22:56 - Mediated Release Testing (MRT)
25:23 - Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
26:58 - Stress, mindset, and the importance of saying "no"
28:58 - The Bristol Stool Chart
29:17 - Teaching a lecture dedicated to poop
30:01 - What does the ideal poop look like?
32:18- Common causes of bad poop: hydration, fiber, food sensitivities
35:00 - Understanding fiber (soluble vs insoluble)
39:10 - How to get the recommended 38g of fiber each day
42:39 - Shoot for half of food choices to be fruits and veggies
47:15 - Your body's ability to detox (and an Ikea metaphor)
50:20 - Movement is important for detoxing, do things that make you sweat
53:23 - Different types of elimination diets
56:16 - Variety is going to prevent food sensitivities
57:24 - How to reintroduce foods after an elimination diet
58:58 - 90 day gut reset program
1:01:50 - Detoxing can relieve allergies
1:05:05 - Amanda's perfect day