Research suggests that there is a link between the behaviors of children and adults diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and gastrointestinal issues. Learn more about Novel Biome's treatments involving FMT (fecal microbiota transplantation) and its effectiveness in addressing gastrointestinal issues and impacting ASD-related behaviors with neuroscientist Shaina Cahill, PhD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz...
Jan 10, 2023•42 min•Ep. 88
The symptoms of ADHD can be exacerbated by inflammatory foods such as gluten, dairy and soy. Learn from Dana Kay, Board-Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Practitioner, about the effects inflammatory foods have on ADHD and what supplements can help reduce the symptoms of ADHD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. She’s a Certified ...
Dec 13, 2022•46 min•Ep. 87
Maintaining healthy levels of vitamin D and the B vitamins is essential for health and is moderated through the microbiome. Learn how deficiencies in these nutrients are related to a brain chemical called acetylcholine, which in turn impacts anxiety, insomnia, infertility, IBS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ADHD. Learn more about how to maintain a healthy balance of your B vitamins and vitamin D with Stasha Gominak MD, neurologist and sleep coach. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve g...
Nov 29, 2022•50 min•Ep. 86
Highly addictive, sugar can disconnect us from our ability to feel satiated, encourage the growth of pathogenic bacteria in the gut and cause body-wide inflammation. Learn more about sugar addiction, how best to get off sugar, the sugar detox process, stress and digestion, whether alternative sweeteners are a good idea and how sugar impacts the gut with Danielle Daem, Holistic Nutrition Coach and Sugar Addiction Expert. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoi...
Nov 15, 2022•56 min•Ep. 85
Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth (IMO), formerly known as methane SIBO or SIBO-C, is when methane-producing archaea are overgrown in the GI tract, causing bloating, gas and constipation. Learn more about IMO and how to test for and treat it, as well as hear about a little known possible side effect of Covid - peptic ulcers, with Erin Dunny, RD, specialist in intergrative gastroenterology. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take he...
Nov 01, 2022•39 min•Ep. 84
Up to two-thirds of patients may have a recurrence of SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth), the cause of 70-80% of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), within several months. This is what is known as recurrent SIBO. Learn about the root causes of SIBO, how to test for it, treat it, and prevent relapse. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wr...
Oct 19, 2022•18 min•Ep. 83
Learn about the major hormone systems in the body, and how they interact with the gut, food sensitivities and autoimmune disease with a special focus on cortisol, the thyroid, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and PMS. Learn about the root cause of PMS and how gut issues can impact estrogen detoxification with Kyrin Dunston, MD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you fin...
Oct 05, 2022•53 min•Ep. 82
There is a direct connection between gut health and mental health. Learn how the food you eat and supplements you take can impact anxiety and calm your mind with Camila Smith, LCSW, DHSc, licensed psychotherapist, anxiety expert and Chief Clinical Officer at bekome , a mental wellness supplement company and sponsor of this podcast. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will...
Sep 21, 2022•36 min•Ep. 81
Around 20% of people in the Western world are afflicted by GERD or acid reflux. The go-to prescription in most of these cases are PPIs or proton pump inhibitors, one of the most prescribed medications in all of health care. The drawbacks of long-term PPI use are many and their use fails to address the root cause of GERD and other GI issues for which they're prescribed. Learn more about the causes and root cause treatment of GERD, ulcers, H pylori and gastritis and the drawbacks of long-term PPI ...
Sep 07, 2022•21 min•Ep. 80
If you supplement with vitamin D, you should not miss this episode! Learn from neurologist and sleep coach, Stasha Gominak, MD, about the complex interaction between vitamin D and the B vitamins, how they all relate to the gut microbiome, and how your D supplementation could be creating dysbiosis by depleting your B vitamins. If you are experiencing sleep problems, body aches, burning in your hands and feet, headaches, IBS, lupus or eczema, you may have issues with one or more of these vitamins....
Aug 24, 2022•59 min•Ep. 79
Sometimes nutritional deficiencies follow gut problems and sometimes they precede them. Learn how a lack of amino acids can impact your gut health, why gut issues, including H. pylori, may be leading to protein maldigestion, and how to turn things around. We also discuss iodine, pesticides in food, PPIs, Omega 3’s and how to ensure adequate nutrition with David Minkoff, MD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see w...
Aug 10, 2022•40 min•Ep. 78
Learn about how to interpret markers on the Organic Acids Test that relate to energy production and the Krebs cycle through the digestion of carbohydrates, fats and protein; undercover nutrient deficiencies, particularly in the B vitamins; and reveal problems with detoxification processes. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. She’s a Ce...
Jul 27, 2022•28 min•Ep. 77
Could your fatigue have its origins in your gut? Learn about how gut issues can lead to fatigue, chronic or otherwise, how to increase your energy through hormetic stress, the mitochondia-gut axis, and why the idea of adrenal fatigue really isn't supported by the scientific literature with best-selling author Ari Whitten, Founder of The Energy Blueprint. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functi...
Jul 13, 2022•59 min•Ep. 76
Constipated? Hear about lifestyle level interventions you can do by yourself to help get your pipes flowing again in this rebroadcast of episode 37 from December, 2020 with Integrative Dietitian and bestselling author of “Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat,” Esther Blum, RD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. She’s a Certified Health Coach at Hi...
Jun 22, 2022•40 min•Ep. 75
Learn about how to interpret markers on the Organic Acids Test that indicate fungal and bacterial overgrowth and dysbiosis, problems with oxalate metabolism and neurotransmitter dysfunctions that could be causing physical and mental health issues. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. She’s a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health ...
Jun 08, 2022•23 min•Ep. 74
Learn how head trauma, emotional trauma and infections can trigger gut issues like SIBO and IBS by impacting the electrical and chemical connections between the gut and the brain. Hear about an exciting new diagnostic technique, the electrogastogram (EGG), that along with an EEG (electroencephalogram) can determine the directionality of gut-brain problems, and with neurofeedback, correct them, in this replay of episode 20 from December 2019 with Dr. Corey Deacon. Lindsey Parsons, your host, help...
May 25, 2022•57 min•Ep. 73
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 eyesight, prediabetes, high cholesterol and trigylcerides, histamine intolerance and more. Also hear about his FMT protocol and encapsulation techniques. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional med...
May 11, 2022•44 min•Ep. 72
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 other triggers and factors in autoimmunity, in particular with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Plus learn the basic steps in reversing autoimmunity naturally. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medi...
Apr 27, 2022•19 min•Ep. 71
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 impacts, gut health and other symptoms like hair loss that point to a high toxic load with Wendie Trubow, MD, functional medicine gynecologist and co-author of " Dirty Girl: Ditch the Toxins, Look Great, and Feel Freaking Amazing! ". Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and rever...
Apr 13, 2022•51 min•Ep. 70
Fecal transplants or FMT are only allowed in the US for recurrent C Difficile infections. Hear from Sabine Hazan, MD, a researcher who conducts clinical trials using FMT and lead author of the 2020 book “Let’s Talk Shit: Disease, Digestion and Fecal Transplants” about her experience with FMT (versus antibiotics) for C Diff, the importance of gut health, Covid and the microbiome, incidental conditions that have improved while conducting FMT, including alopecia areata and Alzheimer's, and current ...
Mar 30, 2022•51 min•Ep. 69
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 digestion may be going wrong in order to restore your gut health on the latest episode of The Perfect Stool podcast with host Lindsey Parsons, EdD. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medi...
Mar 16, 2022•17 min•Ep. 68
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 nutritional interventions to improve the functioning of children and adults with autism with James Adams, PhD from Arizona State University. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test wil...
Mar 02, 2022•40 min•Ep. 67
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 dysregulation, how it relates to SIBO, and the approaches used to mitigate it and get better with Heidi Turner, RDN. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s w...
Feb 16, 2022•51 min•Ep. 66
Why do some people manage to get to the root of their gut health issues and solve them while others hop from practitioner to practitioner, never finding a solution? Learn how to avoid the pitfalls that keep people from getting better, how to safely treat yourself and how to best prepare for seeing an alternative health practitioner so that your efforts will be met with success. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to s...
Feb 02, 2022•16 min•Ep. 65
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, root causes, and treatment protocols used by Dr. Michael Biamonte, author of "The Candida Chronicles" and expert candida practitioner. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take her quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test wi...
Jan 19, 2022•45 min•Ep. 64
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 Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer of UR Labs and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Medicine at University of Washington. Learn more about how fiber, including resistant starch, psyllium husk and beta glucan can help with IBS, IBD and metabolic health in this episode spon...
Jan 05, 2022•41 min•Ep. 63
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 problems. Find out the connection between diarrhea, loose stool and IBS, SIBO, Candida, IBD, celiac disease, gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, as well as supplements you can take to address some common problems. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune di...
Dec 08, 2021•20 min•Ep. 62
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 breathwork program combined with music to facilitate breakthroughs in your physical, spiritual, mental and emotional health, and a protocol of colostrum fasting and probiotics for restoring your gut microbiome. Plus, hear a free, 12-minute demo of Soma breathwork. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps cl...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 61
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 remission from Crohn's Disease. Learn about advocating for your child or loved one, food/symptom journaling, the health benefits of gratitude, Ally's law to give you access to restrooms in businesses, and tips for promoting good sleep. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse ...
Nov 10, 2021•47 min•Ep. 60
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, prevention and treatment options for diverticulosis and diverticulitis. Also, hear from Lily Lopez, founder of Gut Garden, this episode's sponsor, about her gut health journey and how it led her to create a line of supplements that may benefit you in your journey. Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clie...
Oct 27, 2021•21 min•Ep. 59
