Got a recent at home H. Pylori test, but not sure if your results mean you should treat H. Pylori? Hear the answer for the GI Map test! -- Have you ever gotten H. Pylori testing, and your results didn't come back as high, but there was SOME H. Pylori on the test? Should you treat H. Pylori or not if the results aren't high? Today's podcast episode topic comes from this very same question that Tracy B. submitted via our Ask Allison program. She asked: "I have had the GI Map test, and H. Pylori ca...
Jun 26, 2025•14 min•Ep. 270
Do you have the MTHFR gene mutation, and feel like it may be what's holding you back from healing? Or - do you not know if you have the MTHFR gene SNP, but wonder if you have it, how much it might be impacting you healing, and what the best testing is for it? If you have ANY question as to how much the MTHFR gene may be impacting your healing, then you DON'T want to miss today's episode. On today's episode, I'm interviewing Functional Genomics expert, Jaclyn Downs, on all things MTHFR and gene m...
Jun 19, 2025•49 min•Ep. 269
Want functional medicine expenses covered, but insurance won't cover it? Learn about this health insurance alternative - Knew Health! -- Have you ever wanted to get functional medicine care, but cost kept you from being able to afford it? Or - have you been paying for functional medicine out of pocket, and you wonder why you're paying for health insurance if it won't even cover what you need to heal? If you are in either of these categories, then you don't want to miss today's episode! On today'...
Jun 12, 2025•55 min•Ep. 268
Have you ever wondered - what is the best food sensitivity test out there? Or - why are there so many tests, and how can you tell which one of the best? Back in 2021, I wrote my first podcast episode on food sensitivity tests, Episode 59// How to Choose the Best Food Sensitivity Test for You. At the time, I had NO exposure or knowledge about the food sensitivity test I'm going to be sharing with you today, so I didn't mention it at ALL. But, if I were to re-do that episode, I would HANDS DOWN ha...
Jun 05, 2025•36 min•Ep. 267
Happy last Thursday in May! As we round out the end of May, I (Allison) am finishing up the last week of my maternity leave! To celebrate this, we're pulling content from our group coaching calls inside our private coaching group, the Better Belly Blueprint, to share with YOU. Today's topic is from my client Melissa. She asked: "My previous functional medicine provider put me on a supplement for my estrogen dominance about a year ago. Since then, I have been taking I-3-C Plus Dim and Calcium-D-G...
May 29, 2025•9 min•Ep. 266
Happy mid-May, friends! As we finish out May, I (Allison) am finishing up my maternity leave! To help me take a break from recording new episodes, we're pulling content from our group coaching calls inside our private coaching group, the Better Belly Blueprint, to share with YOU. Today's topic is from my client Brittany. She asked: "I was wondering - how can having an umbilical hernia and having implanted mesh affect my progress with the course? I have been doing the leaky gut protocol and have ...
May 22, 2025•17 min•Ep. 265
Happy May! As we step into the months of April and May, I (Allison) am finishing up my maternity leave. To give me a break from podcasting, we're pulling content from our group coaching calls inside our private coaching group, the Better Belly Blueprint, to share with YOU. Today's topic is from my client Krista. She asked: "What are the possible causes of oxalates being that high? I had no candida or mold on my OAT and I don't feel like I overeat oxalates... To be truthful, my true vices in ever...
May 15, 2025•18 min•Ep. 264
Have you ever started a new supplement, and had your symptom not get better but WORSE? Were you confused by this, and wondered if you should keep taking the supplement or stop altogether? If you said yes to either of these questions, then this episode is for you! On today's episode, we're sharing an audio from one our private, group coaching calls for members of my program, the Better Belly Blueprint. On this coaching question, I'm coaching my client Barbara about a rash on a neck she had sudden...
May 08, 2025•12 min•Ep. 263
Have you ever done a protocol, and wondered if it was making any difference? Or even more specifically - have you ever done a candida protocol and wondered if it worked, or if you needed to do it again? If you said "yes" to any of these questions, then you are just like my client Elizabeth! In today's episode, I'm sharing a question from one of our group coaching calls inside my private coaching group, the Better Belly Blueprint, to share with YOU. Today's topic on candida is from my client Eliz...
May 01, 2025•14 min•Ep. 262
Happy April! As we step into the months of April and May, I (Allison) am on maternity leave. To celebrate this, we're pulling content from our group coaching calls inside our private coaching group, the Better Belly Blueprint, to share with YOU. Today's topic is from my client Lynne. She asked: "I have received my results from my 2nd HTMA test, and I'm not sure how to interpret it. I have rewatched the HTMA analysis video, but still not confident I know what changes to make to my protocols (if a...
Apr 24, 2025•15 min•Ep. 261
Have you ever found yourself wondering if you needed to hire just ONE MORE coach to finally heal your gut? Have you ever felt that maybe your diet was the reason why you weren't getting better, but you weren't sure what to do or how to change it? Or - have you ever felt overwhelmed by all the recommendations online on how to use nutrition to heal your gut and you think maybe you should just hire someone to tell you EXACTLY what to do? If you said "yes" to any of these questions, then you are jus...
Apr 17, 2025•26 min•Ep. 260
Do you struggle with acid reflux? Are you looking for a natural acid reflux remedy or acid reflux home treatment, but you're nervous about how to safely integrate the protocols recommended? Are you looking for acid reflux relief, but are discouraged by how little other acid reflux treatments have worked? If you said yes to ANY of these, then this episode is for you! As we step into the months of April and May, I (Allison) am on maternity leave. To celebrate this, we're pulling content from our g...
Apr 10, 2025•19 min•Ep. 259
Happy April! As we step into the months of April and May, I (Allison) am on maternity leave. To celebrate this, we're pulling content from our group coaching calls inside our private coaching group, the Better Belly Blueprint, to share with YOU. Today's topic is from my client Elizabeth. She asked: "Is it possible that some food sensitivities are caused because of mold exposure? If so, after doing mold detox - is it possible for gluten and dairy sensitivities to go away?" Elizabeth's question co...
Apr 03, 2025•13 min•Ep. 258
After 10 years, I no longer have an IBS diagnosis or any correlating symptoms. Learn my top 10 lessons I learned in 10 years of healing. --- 10 years ago, in the spring of 2015, my own, personal sickness journey began with unexplained and sudden nighttime insomnia. At the time, I had NO idea that this seemingly small but annoying symptom was the beginning of a massive decline in my health that would not be slowed or corrected no matter what advice I followed, who I talked to, or how much money I...
Mar 27, 2025•56 min•Ep. 257
Do you struggle with feeling like you're stuck in chronic fight or flight? Do you have chronic health issues, and you've heard that your gut health may be linked to your nervous system dysregulation (and vice versa), but you don't know where to start or what will actually work to heal your nervous system? Do you worry that trauma may be behind your chronic illness or chronic health issues, but despite trying dozens of mind body therapies or exercises, you feel like you've made little to no progr...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 256
Is your mind limiting your ability to heal your gut? Learn how to gently rewire your mind-body connection and heal your gut-brain axis. Have you ever heard that your mind can effect the health of your body, but you haven't known what to do about it to heal? Or - have you tried specific mind-body exercises to try and heal your body (or mind!), and have felt you haven't gotten full results from it? Are you discouraged with the state of your health, and feel that your mind or nervous system regulat...
Mar 13, 2025•43 min•Ep. 255
Got chronic fight and flight or gut health issues? Learn why the gut-brain axis may be your key to healing - and why common advice isn't working. --- Do you struggle with feeling like you're stuck in chronic fight or flight? Do you have chronic health issues, and have you ever heard that your gut health may be linked to your nervous system dysregulation, but you don't know where to start or what will actually work to heal your nervous system? Do you worry that trauma may be behind your chronic i...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 254
Several months ago, a student inside the Better Belly Blueprint posted this question into our private, group coaching forum: "I’m really curious what you think about colonics. I’ve seen so much hype around them for people who are trying to overcome constipation, and I’d imagine they’re obviously not a cute, but wondering whether they’re ever helpful or even recommended?" I liked this question so much that I saved it so I can share my answer here on the Better Belly Podcast. On today's episode, w...
Feb 27, 2025•24 min•Ep. 253
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, mood swings, or fatigue? Do you have stretch marks, thin hair or nails, or burn easily? Do you struggle with bloating, acid reflux, or constipation? Or - do you have a family history of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADD/ADHD, or autism? On today's episode, we're taking a sudden turn into a topic that few of my clients ever hear about prior coming to our office - yet it affects up to 10% of the general population. And that is - pyrrole disorder. ...
Feb 20, 2025•35 min•Ep. 252
Do you want to heal your body or gut, but you've heard that you can't do it safely while pregnant or breastfeeding? Are you sad or overwhelmed at the thought of wanting to heal your body, but you feel like you don't know what you can do while breastfeeding? If you've ever wanted to heal your body or improve your gut health while breastfeeding, then this episode is for you. On today's episode, we're covering hot topics like: Can you take probiotics while breastfeeding? Is breastfeeding truly proh...
Feb 13, 2025•50 min•Ep. 251
Last fall, I did a 7-part series on the 7 pathogens I see most often causing my client's symptoms. And within weeks of finishing that series, I got an email from someone asking if I had an episode on Epstein Barr Virus. I did not. So, to rectify the situation, today, I am tagging on part 8 of our Pathogen Series - the Epstein Barr Virus Episode. Today, I'm going to go over: What EBV is Where EBV is in the body Common Epstein Barr Virus symptoms Should you get Epstein Barr Virus testing? Why Epst...
Feb 06, 2025•35 min•Ep. 250
When I first met Jamie, she had been dealing with gut health issues, as of a mom of 2, since high school. She'd spent all of her developing years searching for a solution to her bloating, constipation, and acid reflux - only to get answers from doctors that never worked OR made her feel worse. Suggestions like drink more water, eat fiber, take probiotics, or use laxatives either didn't work or made her feel WORSE. Enter: the Better Belly Blueprint. After a cruise that made her feeling worse than...
Jan 30, 2025•45 min•Ep. 249
Have you ever wondered if you could get legal compensation for your exposure to toxic mold? Do you feel like your toxic mold exposure situation might be due to the negligence of another party, but don't know any lawyers willing to represent you in your mold case? If you said yes to either of these, then you don't want to miss today's episode! Wrapping up our recent mini-series on mold, today I am so excited to introduce to you lawyer and founder of JustWell Law - Kristina Baehr. Kristina is a na...
Jan 23, 2025•54 min•Ep. 248
Following up on the last 2 episodes, I am continuing on with our mini-series here on air filters and toxic mold. On today's episode, I'm interviewing Edward Brahnam. Edward Brahnam is a product research and development executive in a Fortune 100 company. For the past six years, he has been focused on the biology, chemistry, and physics of how to remove harmful contaminants from the air in a consumer & indoor setting. Together with his wife, Lynne, they have started their own company, Optimal...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 247
Following up on last week's episode, I am continuing on with our mini-series here on air filters and toxic mold. On today's episode, I'm interviewing Lynne Furtado. Lynne Furtado is a former Fortune 100 Executive whose own path through a moldy home and the aftermath led her to focusing on helping others on their own path through dealing with mold. As she and her husband Edward navigated the messy and uncharted path to healing from mold, they discovered one tool that has become indispensable for ...
Jan 09, 2025•59 min•Ep. 246
What is the best air filter for mold? Find out in this comparison of traditional HEPA filters like AirDoctor vs. the new Hi-Tech Air Reactor. --- One of their FIRST questions I get asked every single time a client finds out that mold is one of their root causes to their health problems is: "What can I do immediately, right now, about mold?" Right after this question, they also ask: "Is there an air filter you recommend?" For a long time, my answer was "no." The main issue with MOST air filters y...
Jan 02, 2025•38 min•Ep. 245
Do you have anxiety that you just can't quit? Do you have bloating, nausea, acid reflux, or constipation that you can't get rid of, no matter how you change your diet or how many parasite cleanses you do? Or - are you struggling with PMS, infertility, miscarriage, or low libido? If you said yes to ANY of these, you MAY be dealing with something that few people talk about: hidden copper toxicity. Following up on our histamine episode release last week, I want to share one of my favorite podcast e...
Dec 26, 2024•33 min•Ep. 244
Learn the wide range of histamine intolerance symptoms, why the low histamine diet isn't enough, and the 6 root causes to high histamine. --- Histamine Intolerance is one of the most misunderstood, poorly treated chronic illness issues out there. Most commonly, it is oversimplified as simply an issue that can be resolved by diet control. Unfortunately, the low histamine diet does not heal histamine intolerance at all, but merely masks the issue through symptom managmenet. Can a low histamine die...
Dec 19, 2024•44 min•Ep. 243
When I first met Don, Don had been dealing with diarrhea, stomach pain, bloating, acid reflux, fatigue, and insomnia for over 40 years! The depth and intensity of his symptoms cannot be exaggerated. Before our first conversation together, Don wrote to me that his stomach pain and explosive diarrhea was sometimes so bad that he'd pass out in the bathroom, only to wake up on the floor sweating and weak, then sleep on the floor near the bathroom just out of fatigue. His goal in working together thr...
Dec 12, 2024•40 min•Ep. 242
Over the last few months, I have gotten a very sudden onset of questions in my inbox and DM's about gallbladder issues. Very quickly, I realized - I had NO podcast episodes about the gallbladder! Therefore, today's episode is here to rectify this issue and dive DEEP into all things gallbladder. On today's episode, we're going to talk the A to Z's of gallbladder including: What gallbladder disease is How you get it What gallbladder symptoms are What gallstones are What causes gallbladder pain and...
Dec 05, 2024•50 min•Ep. 241
