The Perfect Stool Understanding and Healing the Gut Microbiome

You might know about Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) as a gut health treatment, but did you know it has potential as a mental health treatment as well? Hear about Jane Sullivan's miraculous experience with FMT as a treatment for her bipolar disorder, which has dramatically improved her symptoms. Also learn about how she has used her personal experience to help others, including her two sist...

Think your autoimmune disease has no connection to your gut because you have no gut symptoms? Think again! Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Ian Hollaman explains the connections between the gut, autoimmunity, hormones and anemia. Learn more about testing and management of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, and what to do if celiac doesn't improve on a gluten-free diet. Also learn how to de...

Frequent, painful bloating can come from lifestyle factors like diet and stress or be a sign of a more serious root cause like a gut infection or problems with gut motility. On this episode of The Perfect Stool, Certified Health Coach Lindsey Parsons goes into potential causes of bloating and functional solutions to flatten your stomach. SIBO, food intolerances, digestive organ dysfunction, H. pyl...

Learn more about microcurrent therapy and how it can reduce pain and inflammation in many gut conditions, such as IBS, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as stimulate the vagus nerve, with Rob Vanbergen, Certified Holistic Healthcare Practitioner. Rob also explains how microcurrent therapy is incorporated into the Haché protocol, which also focuses on sleep, nutrition, fitness and str...

After going through IBS, Lyme Disease and mold illness herself, Dr. Diane Mueller now helps her patients overcome these health challenges. Learn how Lyme and mold can impact gut health and be a root cause of gut issues, when to consider them as a possibility, appropriate testing and treatment tricks and products. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune dis...

The symptoms of IBS, SIBO, candida and other forms of dysbiosis are very similar to those of lactose and casein intolerance. This show delves into primary and secondary lactose intolerance, casein intolerance and their symptoms, how to test for lactose intolerance, and how to manage both. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. She's a C...

Learn about a new, innovative diet for small intestinal dysbiosis or SIBO, as well as GERD, IBS, LPR, lactose or fructose intolerance, Celiac Disease, Crohn's Disease, Diverticulitis, Asthma, Rosacea, leaky gut and autoimmune diseases, based on a theory of carbohydrate malabsorption, from the creator of the Fast Tract Diet™, Norm Robillard, PhD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut...

Join this informative conversation with Dr. Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD about probiotics, prebiotics and symbiotics; advanced food sensitivity testing; and the unique delivery systems and formulations that make Perque products for digestive health, as well as their vitamin C, multivitamins and polyphenol products unique and effective. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and rever...

Confused about how undiscovered food sensitivities might impact your gut health, autoimmune disease or other chronic health problem? On this episode, learn about different elimination protocols and other special diets, including the conditions they address and how they show up in lab work. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. She's a...

Have you heard about HMOs? Not the health insurance plan, but Human Milk Oligosaccharides. HMOs are a non-digestible component of breast milk that have been shown to boost immunity, improve brain health and have a positive net impact on the microbiome. Hear about this new prebiotic, including potential benefits and latest research. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues, revers...

Constipated? Hear about lifestyle-level interventions you can do by yourself to help get your pipes flowing again from Integrative Dietitian and bestselling author of "Cavewomen Don't Get Fat," Esther Blum, RD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. She's a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. She coaches cli...

Are you struggling with unexplained abdominal pain, cramping or bloating? Diarrhea, constipation or both? Do you have an IBS diagnosis but don't know how to move forward? Learn about the different types of IBS, how it relates to IBD, SIBO and dysbiosis, more advanced diagnostic tools to get at its root causes, and treatment options.  Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues, reve...

Learn how Dr. Lukyanovsky approaches finding the root cause of Crohn's and colitis through testing; healing diets; supplements, including probiotics, fiber and gut healing nutrients; her approach to the 5R's (remove, replace, repair, reinoculate, and rebalance) and whether her clients can get off of their pharmaceuticals.  Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues, reverse autoimm...

Are you struggling with upper digestive issues like burping, heartburn, bloating, vomiting, nausea or bad breath? Learn more about how gastritis, ulcers, low stomach acid, acid reflux (GERD) and H. Pylori relate to your issues and how to solve them from a functional medicine perspective on the most recent episode of the Perfect Stool: Understanding and Healing the Gut Microbiome with host Lindsey...

Learn how mushrooms are a great food for your microbiome, a modulator of your immune system, a great source of vitamins and fiber and may even impact your life expectancy with Jeff Chilton, author of "The Mushroom Cultivator" and founder of Nammex (North American Medical Mushrooms Extracts). Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues, reverse autoimmune disease and type 2 diabetes...

As they say, suffering brings wisdom. Learn about what chronic back pain has taught host Lindsey Parsons, EdD about gut health, including dealing with health care professionals, traditional versus alternative modalities, the mind-body connection, gut health testing and tips for navigating the medical-industrial complex. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues, reverse autoimmune...

What would it take for you to consider a Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)? Amanda was 28 when she sought out an FMT at a clinic in Argentina to address her gut issues and psoriasis, but she was surprised when it drastically improved her sensitivity to sounds and touch, her ability to read other people's emotions and improved her social awkwardness -- qualities that she believes in retrospect were...

What's the relationship between the brain and the gut? What does our digestive health have to do with depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns? Can we improve our mental health by improving our gut health? Learn about the complicated relationship between the brain and the gut, the cyclicality of the gut-brain axis, the roles specific gut bacteria have in creating neurotransmitters in t...

Did you know that your risk for cancer (and your path to healing) is connected to the health of your gut microbiome and your metabolism? Learn from integrative cancer specialist Nasha Winters, ND about the relationship between cancer and the gut microbiome. Learn why Dr. Nasha calls gut dysbiosis, inflammation, and poor immune function the "cancer trifecta", and hear about current research on natu...

Are you unsure about whether to take prebiotic or fiber supplements?  Have you heard conflicting messages in the media or from your doctor about prebiotics and fiber?  Are you confused about the impact of these supplements on your gut microbiome?  Learn more about supplemental prebiotics and fiber, what they actually are, what they do, and their effect on various gut conditions with Certified Heal...

Autoimmune disease often starts in the gut. In fact, intestinal permeability is believed to be a necessary precursor to autoimmune disease. In this interview with Dr. Drew Sinatra, a naturopath from Northern California and co-host of the podcast "Be Healthistic", we talk about what the research says about the gut microbiome in autoimmune disease, his approach to treating autoimmunity and immune-su...

Does it feel like people are treating you differently because of your gut health issues? Is your doctor taking you seriously? Is your workplace accommodating? Or are you suffering in silence and not sharing about your condition? Learn more about gut health stigma, where it appears, its effects, and how to overcome it with Certified Health Coach Lindsey Parsons, EdD. Lindsey helps clients solve gut...

Lucy Mailing, PhD is an up and comer in the gut health world, giving keynotes at many prestigious conferences and writing blog articles summarizing the current research on the gut microbiome. We delve into what the research says about how a variety of interventions impact the gut microbiome, including exercise (particularly with ulcerative colitis), different diets, red meat, fiber, probiotics, pr...

Chronic diarrhea, constipation, gas or bloating; arthritis or joint pain; nutritional deficiencies; autoimmune disease; headaches; brain fog; memory loss; excessive fatigue; skin rashes; acne; eczema or rosacea; cravings for sugar or carbs? You may have leaky gut or intestinal permeability. Learn about what it is, why it happens and how to fix it with Certified Health Coach Lindsey Parsons, EdD. S...

What would you do if your child was having auditory and tactile hallucinations and severe social anxiety? Hear what Mary did to bring healing to her daughter, improve her son's autism symptoms and ultimately heal herself in this story demonstrating the amazing healing power of fecal microbiota transplantation. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune diseas...