THE BETTER BELLY PODCAST - Natural Constipation Remedies, Acid Reflux, Hormones, Gut Health, Functional Medicine

Recently in my Free Facebook Group, I was asked this question: "What is the ONE habit I could add to my day right now to start toward better gut health?" I thought it was a great question, so I made a podcast episode on this. I gave the question a lot of thought, and after collecting my thoughts from 100+ cases of men and women whom I've helped get rid of their most stubborn constipation, bloating...

 This week, I hosted my workshop - Clear Your Constipation - on Monday and Tuesday. It's done now, but I wanted to share with ya'll a clip of a Q&A Call I had with my VIP workshop attendees on Tuesday. In this call, I answered ANY questions our workshop attendees wanted to ask me. They ended up asking a LOT of interesting questions, so I wanted to share it with you guys here on the podcast. I am c...

Have you ever found yourself stuck in your car in traffic and were STARVING? Have you ever tried to buy a snack at the gas station and found NOTHING you could eat? Have you ever flown on a plane and found yourself bitter that ALL the snacks they served weren't gluten free? If so - then this episode is for you! The ability to eat something on-the-go that's good for your mind and body is SUPER impor...

When my clients first learn that they are sensitive to dairy, their FIRST question to me is: so what CAN I eat? I've been dairy free in my diet for 8 years, and in that time, I've learned 3 AMAZING hacks to regularly eat creamy cheeses, sauces, and pizza. These are ALL dairy free foods that I've learned to replace. Does your mouth water when you imagine these? Dairy Free Cream Cheese Dairy Free So...

Do you want to go gluten free or grain free, but don't know where to start? Does a gluten free diet feel overwhelming or anxiety-inducing to you? Or are you currently on a gluten free or grain free diet and are sick of eating the same things? If you said YES to any of these questions, this podcast episode is for you! On today's episode, I am giving you 5 tips to gluten free (or grain free) with EA...

Eating Protein is the basis for building muscles, boosting focus, sustaining energy, and balancing your mood. But how do you know if you're eating enough protein? And if you aren't, how can you easily eat more protein in your diet? Even more importantly: what if you don't feel good after eating protein? What does this mean? I cover all this and more on today's episode including sharing my top high...

On a recent group coaching call for my online course, the Better Belly Blueprint, we talked about how your morning routine can boost, or break, your ability to poop in the morning. After we jumped off the call, I realized that this information is so SIMPLE yet talked about so LITTLE in the online space. So on today's episode, I'm spilling ALL the beans on my morning routine and what I recommend my...

Have you ever felt STUCK in your health? Have you ever had a doctor tell you that your diastasis recti is as good as it's going to get? Have you ever feared hoping that you could LOOK or FEEL better - because you didn't want be disappointed? If so, you are like my friend, Megan. Megan and I met this past weekend for the FIRST TIME as roommates in Dallas for a business conference. On the last morni...

Do you struggle with bloating, no matter how many things you've tried? Does your bloating impact your sleep, focus, and comfort in your clothes? Do you feel completely overwhelmed by what you could possibly try to finally get rid of your bloating? If so, today's episode is for you. In today's episode, I teach you about 5 hidden bloating causes and the solutions you need to end bloating permanently...

Have you ever taken magnesium to help your constipation - and it didn't work? Do you rely on magnesium, coffee, or another substance to poop daily? Did magnesium used to work for you to relieve your constipation, but now it doesn't work? If so, today's episode is for you. On today's episode, I'm talking with you about the constipation magnesium myth. That's right - myth. While magnesium can and do...

Have you ever wondered if you were stuck with constipation? Do you ever worry that your constipation is causing irreversible damage? Is constipation a heavy weight on your shoulders as you wonder WHY you have it and if you're in danger of something worse happening? On today's episode, I'm going to be talking with you about 4 constipation danger signs. When I say danger sign, I don't mean imminent...

Have you ever tried to get rid of your bloating and constipation, and found NO relief, no matter what you tried? Are you tired of wasting time and money on constipation remedies that don't work? Could you imagine if you knew EXACTLY what to do to end your bloating and constipation? If so, then today's episode is for YOU. After 3 years of serving clients with bloating and constipation, in this epis...

Back in May, I had 15 students join me for the first round of Better Belly Blueprint, my online course + group coaching program that teaches you how to end bloating and constipation - for GOOD. These women showed up with months to years of bloating and constipation behind them along with dozens of diets, doctor visits, and natural (or not-so-natural) constipation remedies that they had tried. In m...

Have you ever felt that you just KNEW something was wrong in your health, but you just didn't know what to do? Do you have bad seasonal allergies, congestion, or get sinus infections once per year or more? Do you have bloating and constipation that diet changes haven't fixed? If so, mold may be at the root of your gut health and sinus problems! On today's episode, listen in to the conversation wit...

One of my biggest pet peeves about conventional constipation treatment is the prevailing myth that foods cause, and can cure, constipation. In 2015, when I was at the height of my IBS and constipation sickness, I would scour the internet day and night for what could POSSIBLY be causing my constipation. And - what could heal it. The main information I found over and over again was all about food. C...

When Regina came to me, she was dealing with bloating and constipation whose improvement had plateaued with her current Functional Doctor. In today's podcast episode, listen in to my Unstuck Session with Regina where we discover what her Functional Doctor was missing, and hear us identify one MAJOR key to her health that could be behind all of her constipation, bloating, sugar cravings, PMS, and h...

When my client Ti came to me, she had been suffering from constipation for over a decade with NO relief. She had tried all the natural constipation remedies she could find, including exercise, belly massage, herbal laxatives, and prune juice. ALL with no improvement. After just ONE MONTH of implementing my recommendations and individualized protocols we developed for her in my Foundations Program...

Eric is a 55-year-old male who, in the last year, suddenly developed bloating, abdominal pain, brain fog, and poor sleep. He's done all the conventional health steps for gut health problems. He's gone to his doctor, gotten conventional bloodwork testing, worked on stress reduction and meditation, and even done the Low FODMAP diet, but his symptoms are still there. On top of that, he wants to be ab...

Do you wish healthy eating could be easier? Do you want to be able to use nutrition to boost your brain health AND mental health? Have you ever wondered how you could harness the power of your subconscious to make nutrition more natural for you? If you said yes to ANY of these, then you do NOT want to miss my interview with Isa Kujawski today. Isa Kujawski is a functional Registered Dietician whos...

Are your chronic constipation, bloating, and gut health problems being caused by Lyme? How do you know when to start looking for Lyme in your body? If you have Celiac disease, parasites, endometriosis or other diagnoses, could you also have Lyme? On today's episode, listen in on my conversation with Lyme Expert Heather Gray, an Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN) like myself who has...

When my friend Jess started having poop problems while doing training runs for her marathon, she immediately phoned-a-friend to ask me why, oh why, was she having diarrhea on her runs. As her residential poop expert friend, I gave her a simple test she could do with tools found at her local CVS to discover what was behind her sudden diarrhea. What we found connected to something Jess had NEVER tho...

Do you have bloating and constipation you just CANNOT get rid of? Have you ever wondered what it's like to work with a functional health practitioner? Have you ever wished you could be a fly on the wall and listen in to calls that I have with my clients in the Foundation Program? On today's episode, you can listen in to my conversation with my client Ti as we have her Results Call. The Results Cal...

Have you been diagnosed with SIBO? Have you had SIBO in the past and have gotten it again? Or - have you been unable to get rid of your SIBO since its diagnosis? If so, today's episode is for you. On today's episode, I'm interviewing Reed Davis, the Founder and Creator of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, an online course that teaches ANYONE how to THINK and ACT like a functional health practitione...

Have you spent hundreds or thousands of dollars on lab testing, only to be as sick as when you started your health journey? Do you have a stack of lab tests you cart around to every new practitioner you work with? Do you want to know how to curate the BEST data to find the sources of your dysfunction, without wasting money and time? If so, today's episode is for you. On today's episode, I'm interv...

Do you have an autoimmune disease? Are you frustrated with endless dead ends when it comes to finding breakthrough in your health? Do you wonder if you could ever get past your autoimmune disease, but don't know how? If so, today's episode is for you. On today's episode, I'm interviewing Reed Davis, the Founder and Creator of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, an online course that teaches ANYONE ho...