SHOW NOTES: Episode 40

Do you know the basics of your gut health?

Today I am joined by Brittany Carpenter, MS, RDN/LD to talk all about gut health. Brittany is a functional medicine dietitian who specializes in women’s health. She helps women get to the bottom of their fatigue, gut problems, and hormone complaints. Brittany runs a team of dietitians who help women around the country find answers to their health concerns through targeted functional testing and strategic realistic action.

Brittany and I talk about the basics of gut health, why it is important, and how there is a lot of misinformation out there on what gut health actually is. We talk about how the gut influences every organ system in our bodies, why it is important to look at our bodies as a whole from a functional medicine perspective, and what signs and symptoms someone may have to help determine if they have gut imbalances including acne, food sensitivities, mood issues like anxiety or mood swings, brain fog, and fatigue. Brittany and I talk more about how it is okay to want to dive deeper to find answers to the way you are feeling, how you need to do some testing to know which probiotics you need because probiotics are strain specific, and the meaning of leaky gut. We talk about whether gut issues can cause weight problems, how hunger and fullness cues are created in the gut, and how it takes time to heal the gut and is not an overnight quick fix.

We also talk about how there is so much more to your health than calories in vs. calories out, realizing that our bodies may have different needs than someone else’s when you are working on healing your gut, and about what normal bowel movements should look like on a daily basis. Brittany shares about some things that someone can do to start improving their gut health which include focusing on your overall diet, increasing the variety of your food, focusing on getting enough fiber, drinking enough water, and slowing down when you are eating a meal.

I believe that you can feel so empowered when you start to learn why your body functions the way that it does and gut health is at the center of it all. This conversation with Brittany is so empowering.

Thank you for listening! I would love to connect with you on Instagram (@loveyourbodywell) and hear what you thought about today’s episode!

IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:

The basics of gut health
Why gut health is important
How there is a lot of misinformation out there on what gut health actually is
How the gut influences every organ system in our bodies
Why it is important to look at our bodies as a whole from a functional medicine perspective
What signs and symptoms someone may have to help determine if they have gut imbalances
How it is okay to want to dive deeper to find answers to the way you are feeling
How you need to do some testing to know which probiotics you need because probiotics are strain specific
The meaning of leaky gut
Whether gut issues can cause weight problems
How hunger and fullness cues are created in the gut
How it takes time to heal the gut and is not an overnight quick fix
How there is so much more to your health than calories in vs. calories out
Realizing that our bodies may have different needs than someone else’s when you are working on healing your gut
What normal bowel movements should look like on a daily basis.
Some things that someone can do to start improving their gut health

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Connect with Brittany on Instagram @dietitianBrittany, on her website www.dietitianbrittany.net, or find her on TikTok: @dietitianbrittany
Check out Brittany’s Tootsie Roll Video
Listen to Episode 6 where Brittany Carpenter talks about what to do after an indulgence
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Check out last week’s episode here!
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