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
Healing Autism via Microbiota Transfer Therapy with Dr. James Adams
What led to a 47% decrease in autism symptoms? In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons, EdD talks with Dr. James Adams, Professor at Arizona State University and leader of the Autism/Asperger’s Researc…
The Mycobiome, Biofilms and Crohn’s Disease
Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum, Director of the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University and the person who named the mycobiome, or the fungi living in and on our bodies, discusses how ba…
“Designer Sh*t” – Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons talks with Saffron Cassady, Canadian award-winning documentary filmmaker who is currently finishing up a new film, Designer Sh*t, which follows her journey resea…
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and the Microbiome
In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons interviews Dr. Varykina Thackray, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and a Member of the Center for Reproductive Sciences an…
Protecting and Restoring the Gut with Naturopath Dr. Joseph Klassen
In this episode host Lindsey Parsons talks with naturopath Dr. Joseph Klassen of Fish Creek Naturopathic Medicine from Calgary, Albert, Canada. They discuss the importance of bile and the appendix in…
Healing from Antibiotics: The Gut-Brain Connection
In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons talks with Kristina, who resorted to weekly FMTs or fecal transplants after seeing not just her digestion but her mental health affected after a strong course of…
Candida Overgrowth: Symptoms and Solutions
In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons interviews Canadian naturopathic doctor Rabia Meghji, ND about candida overgrowth in the digestive tract. They cover the symptoms of candida and how they contras…
DIY Fecal Transplants for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
In this episode, host Lindsey Parsons interviews Michael, who has given himself 9 fecal microbiota transplants in order to address serious problems with IBS, irregular heartbeats and severe fatigue t…
Equilibrium Probiotic with General Biotics’ CEO Dr. Xerxes López-Yglesias
In this episode of The Perfect Stool, host Lindsey Parsons speaks with Dr. Xerxes López-Yglesias, CEO of General Biotics, the company that created and distributes Equilibrium Probiotic, which is the …
Naturopathic Medicine and the Gut
Learn about naturopathic approaches to gut testing and healing, stomach acid, how to restore a healthy gut microbiome after antibiotics, how to maintain a healthy gut, conditions that may be impacted…
Fecal Transplants, IBS, Asberger’s and Unexplained Itching with John Fawkes
On this episode of The Perfect Stool, host Lindsey Parsons interviews John Fawkes, an evidence-based fitness and health coach practicing in Los Angeles. John recounts his lifelong struggles with IBS,…
SIBO Recovery and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) with Amy Hollenkamp of the SIBO Diaries
In this inaugural episode of The Perfect Stool, host Lindsey Parsons interviews Amy Hollenkamp, RD, MS, author of The SIBO Diaries. Amy shares her experience overcoming SIBO, or Small Intestine Bacte…