Summary: Thanks for joining us for episode 90 of The Ancestral RDs podcast. If you want to keep up with our podcasts, subscribe in iTunes and never miss an episode! Remember, please send us your question if you'd like us to answer it on the show. Today we are answering the following question from a listener: “Could you give some ideas about the best things one can do to help with leaky gut and dysbiosis? If you don’t have access to a functional medicine practitioner or knowledgeable RD, what things could you do on your own to compliment conventional treatment, or simply the most effective things once could implement to support optimal gut health and take care of a sensitive gut? Simply put, what are the things you think make the most difference to gut health and what practical steps are there for those who already eat a Paleo style whole foods diet and know the big things like diet, sleep, and stress management? I hear so many supplements and tips that are supposed to be good for your gut, but if you had to choose the best ones, which ones have the best value while still being practical in terms of cost, safety, and availability for most people?” It can be difficult to navigate through the sea of recommendations for digestive concerns. Whether dealing with a gut condition or trying to support gut health, wouldn’t it be great to have insight into the most practical and effective steps to take? Today is the day you’ve been waiting for! Join us as we share the top ways to address gut health. Some of what we are discussing are the importance of identifying gut infections and the most effective ways to treat dysbiosis and help the gut heal. You’ll also learn about Kelsey’s upcoming gut health program that provides much needed guidance on the journey of healing the gut. Here's what Laura and Kelsey will be discussing in this episode: Why testing for gut infections and dysbiosis is the most important and cost effective step towards gut health The potential long term effects of not treating a gut infection How over reliance on some popular Paleo diet foods can worsen digestive conditions How a low FODMAP or elimination diet may relieve digestive symptoms in the short term Why diet is not a treatment for gut infections The use of antimicrobials and antibiotics for the treatment of gut infections like SIBO The use of prebiotics in a gut dysbiosis treatment protocol How supporting digestion can prevent reoccurrence of gut infections The role of stress in digestive disease A practical and effective stress relieving exercise to help enhance digestion Highlights of Kelsey’s upcoming "Build Your Biome" gut health program and how you can find out more information Links Discussed: This episode is sponsored by Pure Indian Foods Find out more information about Kelsey's upcoming "Build Your Biome" program and sign up for the waitlist! TRANSCRIPT: Kelsey: Hi everyone. Welcome to episode 90 of The Ancestral RDs podcast. I’m Kelsey Kinney and with me as always is Laura Schoenfeld. Laura: Hey everybody. Kelsey: I hear you’re a little sick, Laura. How are you feeling today? Laura: Yes. I’m feeling better than I was over the weekend, but still kind of stuffy, and a little brain foggy, and just ready be done with this. I was mentioning before we got on the call that for whatever reason I’ve gotten sick a lot more in the last year than usual and I think a big part of that has just been all of the many layers of stress that have come into my life in the last couple months. Kelsey: Mm hmm. Laura: Business stuff, and planning a wedding, and all the traveling to see my fiancé. I think my body is just a little less resilient to this kind of thing. I think this was a reaction to how busy we were over the holidays, which I don’t know if that’s going to be normal from now on. I think I learned this time that instead of jumping straight back in to a 50 hour work week right after that,
