Go With Your Gut

What if our growing sensitivity to gluten isn’t about a single food, but a perfect storm in the gut? In this episode of Go With Your Gut, we explore how modern wheat, pesticide exposure, and ultra-processed diets can disrupt the microbiome and raise inflammation. I trace the science in plain language—from gliadin’s impact on intestinal permeability to gluten’s opioid-like peptides—and share why so...

What if the migraines, stomach pain, and anxiety you see in teens are really messages from the gut? In this episode of Go With Your Gut, we explore how food, microbiome health, and identity collide as I sit down with Sophie Schultz, a college athlete navigating gluten intolerance and recovery from disordered eating. We walk through her early symptoms, the decision to go gluten-free, and the real c...

What if the foods we lean on for comfort are the very ones keeping us stuck? In this episode of Go With Your Gut, we explore the gut-brain connection through a mother–daughter lens as I sit down with my daughter, Quinn, to trace her journey from colic and repeated antibiotics in childhood to the discovery that gluten and dairy were fueling inflammation, sinus issues, skin flares, and anxiety. We t...

For most of my life, I felt like something was missing. I struggled with anxiety, migraines, and the constant feeling that my body and mind were working against me. Everything changed the day I learned about the microbiome and began to understand how deeply our gut influences every part of who we are. That understanding led me to functional medicine and a more complete way of supporting health. Wh...