The Perfect Stool Understanding and Healing the Gut Microbiome
Are you struggling to restore your gut to perfect health? Hear host Lindsey Parsons interview functional and integrative medicine professionals, patients and scientists about the gut microbiome, the current state of research and how they approach treating IBS, IBD, candida, constipation, diarrhea, GERD, gastritis, SIBO and other digestive issues. Hear patients talk about their experiences with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) both in clinics and do-it-yourself and how it impacted their gastrointestinal issues. Learn about the gut microbiome’s influence not just on digestive health, but on cardiovascular health, mental health (including anxiety, depression, ADHD and autism), autoimmune diseases, skin conditions and overweight/obesity.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 152
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
FMT and Carnivore Diet for Interstitial Cystitis, IBS, Fibromyalgia, Tendonitis, Joint Pain and Hair Loss
Hear one man's story of using the carnivore diet and fecal transplants with his son's stool to reverse IBS, interstitial cystitis, fibromyalgia, tendonitis, joint pain, TMJ, hair loss, declining eyes…
Autoimmune Disease and Gut Health: The Chicken or the Egg?
If you have an autoimmune disease, you may not have realized its origins could be in your gut. Learn about various causes of leaky gut, one of the three preconditions for autoimmunity, as well as oth…
Heavy Metals, Chemicals and Mycotoxins: A Root Cause of Intractable Gut Health Issues
Tried everything to no avail to solve your gut health issues? Heavy metals, environmental contaminants or mycotoxins may be preventing your healing. Learn about sources of toxins, testing, hormonal i…
Fecal Transplants for C. difficile and More
Digestion 101
Having digestive issues but not sure where they may be originating? Learn about the details of the digestive process and organs from start to finish so that you can pinpoint possible areas where your…
Nutritional and Microbiome-Level Interventions for Autism with James Adams, PhD
Studies show that many children with autism have intestinal yeast infections, which can impact their behavior. Learn about current research from purified microbiota transplants to probiotics to nutri…
The Connection Between Food Sensitivities, Histamine Intolerance and SIBO with Heidi Turner, RDN
Unexplained food sensitivities and gut issues like bloating soon after eating? It may be SIBO-induced histamine intolerance. Learn about histamine intolerance, how it differs from histamine dysregula…
How to Succeed at Healing Your Gut
Candida: Root Causes, Testing and Treatment with Dr. Michael Biamonte
Struggling with digestive issues, brain fog, fatigue or other random bodily issues, especially following antibiotics, steroids or other medications? It could be candida. Learn more about the symptoms…
Functional Foods for Improving Gut Health and Metabolism with Chris Damman, MD
Dealing with gastrointestinal issues and/or insulin resistance? Hear how functional foods and microbiome-related therapies help improve microbiome and metabolic health with Dr. Chris Damman, Chief M…
Understanding and Fixing Diarrhea and Loose Stool
Having loose stool and wondering if it’s a parasite, stomach flu or a chronic disease such as IBS? Learn about diarrhea and loose stool and the causes and solutions for common functional digestive pr…
Restoring Your Gut Health, One Breath at a Time
Hear about Niraj Naik's journey from desperately ill with colitis, to thriving through ayurvedic diet changes, colostrum, breathwork and following his passion. This led him to develop Soma Breath, a …
Advocating for a Diagnosis and Natural Treatment
If Crohn's Disease, colitis or other GI or autoimmune issues have touched your life, you will be inspired by the story of Heather Hausenblas' fight to get a diagnosis and help her son get into remiss…
Abdominal Pain, Bloating, Cramps and Nausea: Could it be Diverticulitis?
Diverticular disease is a surprisingly misunderstood, yet very common condition, especially for those over the age of 50. Hear Lindsey Parsons, your host, break down the symptoms, possible causes, pr…
Optimizing Your Gut Ecosystem: Butyrate, Enzymes and Betaine HCl
Steven Wright is a gut health specialist who invested over $400,000 to study, understand and heal his gut microbiome. Through that process, he developed Healthy Gut and three tailored supplements to …
Fixing Your Gut, Starting with the Brain
Hear from Laura Martin, founder of Healing to Happy, about diet and lifestyle changes to reverse your IBS, hypothyroidism, anxiety and hormonal imbalances. Having struggled with these issues, she use…
Revisiting My (Gut) Health Journey
Having just learned that she has autoimmune SIBO from the ibssmart test, Lindsey Parsons, your host, revisits her gut health journey, how it led to 3 autoimmune disease diagnoses, and how through die…
Metagenomic Gut Sequencing with Dr. Robin Rose
Thinking of ordering a full genome gut sequencing test? Robin Rose, DO, a double board-certified specialist in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine takes us through a BiomeFX test, Microbiome Lab's…
Diet, immunomodulation and Coping - Understanding IBD
Interested in learning about natural therapies used in IBD? Dr. Steven Sandberg-Lewis follows a three-point approach to encouraging and maintaining remission in Crohn's and colitis, which includes di…
Gut Health 101
Do you have occasional minor gut health issues but have felt that they weren't important enough to address? Adjusting your diet and lifestyle can make a huge difference! Hear about the basics of gut …