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

Today’s episode is about ALL THINGS MICROBIOME: Research on prenatal health How your MOUTH microbiome impacts your entire health Signs of whether or not your mouth microbiome is healthy How long it takes to change your microbiome (according to research) What actually impacts your microbiome the most (hint: it’s not probiotics) How Craniosacral Therapy and emotional work can heal your microbiome Th...

Are you struggling with hope in your health for 2023? Do you find yourself thinking or feeling like you can’t get better? Are you frustrated when you try to think about how 2023 will be any better than this last year? If so, you are dealing with MINDSET TRAPS that I want to help set you free from. On today’s episode, I’m talking about the top 3 mindset traps I see people dealing with in their heal...

eel like 2022 was wah-wah when it comes to your health? Do you feel like you tried everything, only to hit roadblocks and barriers in your health? Not sure what to do in 2023 to make everything right? Then this podcast episode is for you. Today, I am going over the THREE questions you need to jumpstart your BEST health, starting in 2023.  Grab a pen and paper, or a handy phone or ipad. You’re goin...

Do you struggle with a lack of energy or chronic fatigue? Do you have chronic joint pain, muscle pain, or stiffness? Do you find it hard to get out of bed in the morning? Or, do you wish you could just be more productive - but your body pain, fatigue, and brain fog are holding you back? If so, you are like my client Sharon. When Sharon came to me, she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and had tried...

If you suspected that you had a parasite, you’d probably EXPECT to have gut health symptoms.  Diarrhea, constipation, bloating, acid reflux, indigestion, abdominal pain, etc. But - do you have any of these six weird (and non-GI) symptoms? Check out today’s episode to learn the 6 weird, non-GI signs that may mean you have a parasite, AND - learn my proven recipe for removing parasites from your bod...

Have you been put on the low FODMAP diet to control your IBS, gas, and bloating? Has the low FODMAP diet helped you reduce your symptoms - but you haven’t gotten rid of your symptoms completely? Or - every time you try to go off the low FODMAP, do your symptoms come roaring back? If you are dealing with any of things above, then the question that is likely on your mind is:  👉 How can I get off th...

Your liver is one of the most important detox machines in your body.  It helps detox estrogen, inflammation caused by food sensitivities and pathogens, and all the grimy stuff that your body absorbs when you have leaky gut.  There are few things that I’d recommend for just anyone who is having gut and hormone problems. But supporting your liver is one of them! Here are my top 5 favorite...

After being deployed to Africa in 2015, my client Anitra developed chronic constipation. Before working with me, Anitra tried over 10 different solutions to her constipation. Despite all this, she had NO urge to go, and was stuck on the merri-go-round of doctor appointments.  Sound like you? After trying all this for six years, Anitra’s constipation completely stopped after just one month of...

Have you ever had this experience? 👉 You aren’t feeling well (bloating, gas, acid reflux, etc.) 👉 You’ve heard gluten can be inflammatory for some folks 👉 You like gluten a lot (who doesn’t?), but … you want to feel better So... you go gluten free 🤷‍♀️ 👍 Your symptoms improve - perhaps temporarily (a few weeks or months) 👍 Or your symptoms improve partially - 10% reduction, 50% reduction, ma...

Ever feel like your current diet isn’t REALLY making your IBS go away? Or worse - perhaps it’s making your symptoms WORSE? If so - It’s not all in your head.  While the vegetarian and vegan diet may be healthy and good for SOME people, it can also make your bloating, gas, and IBS WORSE. On today’s episode, learn 4 reasons why the vegan / vegetarian diet is making your IBS worse - and most importan...

Jennifer was living a normal life until 2 months ago when she started having feelings of uncomfortable swallowing. Over just a few weeks, her small symptoms developed into increasingly painful and difficult swallowing, near-constant acid reflux, and quick feelings of fullness that was leading to unhealthy weight loss. After rounds of testing and medication by doctors, no one knows what is going on...

Do you struggle with feeling like you eat and live healthy, but daily don’t FEEL healthy? Do you ever feel like you might be making your symptoms up in your head, because other people like your doctor - or your lab results - aren’t saying there any reason WHY you could be feeling that way? Or - have you ever gotten some improvement in your health after diet change or lifestyle change - only for yo...

When it comes to anorexia and disordered eating, what is talked about the most are the behavioral and psychological drivers behind it.  But disordered eating, especially anorexia, is driven by more than just your mind. New research is finding that there are also neurobiological drivers - biochemical imbalances that act invisibly on the body. These biochemical imbalances don’t need to be fixed with...

Do you feel like you are constantly fighting fatigue? Do you have abdominal pain? Are you struggling with muscles  weakness, and you’re not building muscle, no matter how much you work out? Or - do you struggle with iron deficiency, no matter how many iron supplements you take? If so, your spleen may need some help detoxing! The spleen is an often forgotten organ that is SUPER important to the bod...

Do you have high cholesterol - despite eating well, exercising, and “being healthy”? Do you struggle with painful periods, PMS, or hormonal acne? Has your doctor ever been told you that youhave elevated liver enzymes? Or do you deal with foggyheadedness, bloating, and waking up between 2-4 am regularly? If so - these are ALL signs that you have a congested liver! A congested liver is a non-diagnos...

Do you have brain fog you just can’t shake? Is your memory getting worse, or focus seem impossible? Does fatigue seem to be ruling your life? If so, you may have a brain detox problem in your glymphatic system. Your glymphatic system is a rarely talked about system in your brain that is responsible for transporting waste from INSIDE to OUTSIDE of your neural tissue. If this system is compromised,...

Do you struggle with a puffy face, hands, or feet? Do you get bloating, a firm abdomen, or difficulty breathing into your belly? Or - do you struggle with fatigue and foggyheadedness that doesn’t go away - no matter how much you rest or eat? If so - you may have a lymph detoxification problem! In today’s episode, I’m sharing with you the TWO STEPS to clearing up your puffy face, hands, and feet, g...

Having chronic gut health issues like IBS often goes unnoticed - and unappreciated.  Gut health issues, and the fallout of these conditions, such as fatigue and restrictive diets like low FODMAP's are often invisible. You go through life with few people knowing what you're struggling with on a day to day basis.  Today, I want to take a few moments to highlight 5 reasons you really ARE amazing.  Ev...

Do you struggle with adult acne? Do you regularly get rashes or eczema flares? Do you have a hard time working up a sweat? Do you feel like your BO is worse than other people’s - or getting worse than it used to be? If so, your skin is likely telling you it has a detox problem! Today, we’re continuing our series on the 7 detox pathways by talking about the SKIN. Skin’s purpose is to be a protectiv...

Do you have to pee all the time? Do you get UTI’s 1x per year or more? Do you have problems with having symptoms of UTI’s, such as burning when you pee or a constant feeling that you need to pee, but your tests never come back positive for an infection? Or - have you ever had a kidney stone? Or even multiple kidney stones? If so, your kidneys may need some detox support! On today’s episodes, we’re...

Do you struggle with constipation? Do you flip-flop from constipation to diarrhea - and are sick of it? Have you ever heard that pooping regularly is part of healthy detoxing, but can’t get your body on board with pooping every day? If so - then this podcast episode is for you. On today’s podcast episode, I’m talking with you about how you can harness detox pathway #1 - your colon - so that you ca...

Detoxing is one of those hot words that is thrown around in the health community like a cool-kid fad. “I need to detox.” “This product detoxes your body.” “I’m detoxing.” “I bought this infrared sauna to detox.” But, as you might have figured out in your own life, just because you did something that is supposed to detox you - like green smoothies - it might not have cured all your problems. Why?&n...

If you’ve been on the gut health journey for any time at all now, this is the big question you’re always asking:  How can I finally get better? You’ve tried all the normal gut health things. You’ve changed your diet. Maybe gone gluten free. Stuck to the low FODMAP diet. Done all the bloodwork and lab tests. But no doctor has helped you, and no blog post or meditation app has set you free from cons...

Recently, I noticed that when we talk about healing, how to heal ourselves, it is always in terms of more. DOING more.  More diet restrictions. More supplements. Different supplements. Different exercise. New doctor appointments. Journal more. Meditate more. Be grateful - more. And while there is merit to the idea that there is something out there that you aren't doing yet that may hold the key to...

It’s episode 100!!!   It has been a wild ride since I started this podcast in the fall of 2020, and since then - I did the math - I’ve helped over a hundred women change their lives by getting rid of their bloating, constipation, fatigue, PMS pain, insomnia, by helping them HEAL. THEIR. GUT.   So, to celebrate 100 episodes and over a hundred lives changed, I am bringing you yet ANOTHER s...