Is it a choice? Is it a feeling? Is it an action? Yes. And more.

Special guests Stefanie and Travis Munday join Jessie and Corby to talk about Joy in real life.

What is peace? Why does it seem so difficult to experience (if we're being honest)?

• Environmental
• Psychological
• Physiological
• Diet/Nutrition

All of these factors affect our ability to experience God's peace in our lives.

A conversation about the difference between hope and faith. What is our hope in? Who is our hope in? Can we hope and despair at the same time?

What's coming in Season 2 and what's been happening in-between.

Show notes and discussion.

Full notes and conversation at

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Show notes and resources can be found here.

https://treeleaf.link/7Jad

https://treeleaf.link/76GD

Why talk about poop on a podcast about Christian wellness?

• if you aren't pooping regularly and with ease, you are not well, your body is not working according to original design
• In holistic medicine, digestion is widely considered to be at the core of your health.
• you are not just what you eat but what you digest (nutrient absorption)
• proper elimination is one of your body's natural systems of detox
• allergies and auto-immune issues arise from digestive dysfunction

What is "healthy" poop?

• frequency - minimum of once a day. some people say up to 3 times a day, food in-waste out schedule
• transit time - ideal is between 12-24. body needs time to absorb nutrients
• polka dot poo test - 2 tbs hulled sesame seeds, see how long they take to re-appear
• Bristol stool chart 3-4
• you actually have to look at your poop
• firm and sausage shaped is ideal, anything else can indicate something isn't working right
• a word about floaters
• commonly thought this meant undigested fats in stool
• other benign causes such as excess gas

Dysfunction

• Constipation - not often enough
• common contributing factors
• not drinking enough water
• shallow breathing (diaphragm massages transverse colon)
• chronic stress reduces gut motility
• lack of movement
• lack of fiber (2 kiwi, ground flax seed, chia seeds)
• bacteria imbalance - don't just throw a probiotic at it! SIBO needs careful treatment
• Diarrhea - too often
• common contributing factors
• food allergies and sensitivities
• stress
• too much magnesium
• toxins (pathogens or otherwise)
• bacteria imbalance (again SIBO)
• gallbladder issues
• excessive strenuous exercise
• Gas
• common contributing factors
• eating too fast, taking in extra air
• food allergies and sensitivities
• bacteria - stomach not digesting food properly, fermenting in gut, bacteria growing and being really active
• carbonated beverages

What do do about your poo

• learn to breathe from your belly
• eat in a relaxed state (parasympathetic, allows body to digest)
• slow down and chew your food
• stay hydrated
• cooked veggies vs raw for digestion
• digestive bitters for constipation and gas
• magnesium oxide for constipation
• eliminate processed food
• food sensitivity testing
• reduce stress
• castor oil packs
• enemas!
• work with me! I can help pin-point the dysfunction and walk with you to get things working right