Gut Health Videos
Below you’ll find a library of helpful videos filled with insights and strategies to support your gut health.
If you're struggling with chronic gut inflammation, butyrate may be your jam! Butyrate strengthens your intestinal lining, lowers gut inflammation and helps regulate the immune system. If you're with your gut health I highly recommend giving butyrate supplements a try.
Improving the health of your microbiome by increasing microbial diversity can be one of the most effective ways to address chronic gut symptoms. The #1 way to enhance the diversity of your microbiome is not a sexy new probiotic, but actually eating a diverse diet.
According to the CDC 60% of US adults have a chronic disease and 40% of US adults have 2 or more chronic diseases. Chronic disease is the leading cause of death and disability and the biggest driver of health care cost. In this video I share some ideas of what it's going to take to address this massive problem.
Low stomach acid is one of the most commonly overlooked causes of gut problems. Having adequate stomach acid is essential for the rest of your digestive system to work properly. In this video I cover some of the most common symptoms and causes of low stomach acid.
If you have a super clean diet but you're still having gut problems what do you do next? The first step in treating any gut problem is to figure out what part of the digestive system is causing the problem. In this video I give you a simple way to start determining where your gut symptoms are coming from.
In this video I give a short description of what functional medicine is and how it's different than conventional medicine. In short functional medicine is a whole body approach to health care with a focus on discovering and treating the root cause of chronic health conditions.
If you've tried just about everything to improve their gut health but are still suffering with gut symptoms. Improving the communication between your brain and gut with vagal nerve stimulation may be the missing link.
In this video I share 3 profound benefits of exercise that not many people know about. Beyond strong muscles and cardio vascular health, exercise stimulates your cells to make more mitochondria, promotes a diverse microbiome and supports healthy brain function. This highlights just how fundamental exercise is for you overall health.
In this video I teach a simple technique for vagal nerve stimulation using combination of gargling and an electric toothbrush in the ear. Vagal nerve stimulation can be a powerful way to reduce stress and anxiety, improve gut function, and improve your sleep. It's even been shown to lower blood pressure.
What are the best supplements for gut health? In this video I cover the top 6 supplements that I recommend to heal a leaky gut. These include vitamin D, vitamin A, omega 3s, curcumin, butyrate and probiotics. This video is a little long but I wanted to give you all the details on the dosages and brands that I like.
What can you do to fix a leaky gut? In this video I cover some of the major causes of leaky gut and some powerful strategies to fix it. Leaky gut is a super common source of gut symptoms and systemic inflammation. Making specific changes to your diet and lifestyle can go a long way towards better gut health, less inflammation and more energy.
Leaky gut (aka intestinal hyper-permeability) has become a popular term, but what does it really mean? In this video I cover what leaky gut is and why it can be such a big problem for your health.
Most people think of heartburn (aka acid reflux) being caused by too much stomach acid. It's actually more common for heartburn to be caused by not having enough stomach acid, a condition called hypochlorhydria. In this video I'll teach you how low stomach acid can cause heartburn. You'll learn what other symptoms can indicate that you have low stomach acid and a simple way to test it.
The first step in identifying and treating gut symptoms is to figure out where the symptoms are coming from. In this video I'll teach you a way to figure out what part of your GI tract is most likely causing your gut symptoms. The timing of your symptoms and the location of the symptoms can be super helpful in determining what part of your GI tract needs support.
I believe the best approach to treating insulin resistance is a combination of specific supplements and lifestyle changes. In this video I share the top supplements I recommend to counteract insulin resistance. If you have insulin resistance or diabetes it really is possible to make significant improvements in your condition with the right diet and lifestyle changes.
Intermittent fasting is a powerful strategy for improving insulin resistance. Intermittent fasting has been shown to lower blood sugar, improve insulin sensitivity, promote weight loss and reduce inflammation. I this video I share 3 of the common approaches for intermittent fasting and which one is my personal favorite.
In this video I cover 3 powerful lifestyle strategies to counteract insulin resistance and diabetes. Diet, exercise and stress reduction are the fundamentals. They are the nuts and bolts that must be addressed in your lifestyle to improve insulin resistance and diabetes.
In this video I break down what insulin resistance is, how it relates to high blood sugar and 5 of the most common symptoms that can let you know if insulin resistance is causing your fatigue. Learning how to recognize the early signs of insulin resistance is the first step to fixing it before it progresses to full blown diabetes.
This video covers the top 5 lifestyle factors that must be addressed to fix low blood sugar. The best approach to addressing low blood sugar is a combination of specific supplements and lifestyle changes.
In this video I cover the top 3 supplements I recommend to help fix low blood sugar. The best approach to addressing low blood sugar is a combination of lifestyle factors such as diet, sleep, and exercise along with specific supplements.
In this video I cover the top 5 signs that low blood sugar is causing your fatigue. There are some tell-tale signs that your blood sugar may be too low including getting "hangry" of you go more than 3-4 hours without eating and waking up in the middle of the night and having trouble getting back to sleep. Correctly identifying low blood sugar is the first step to fixing it and getting your energy back.