What if the problem isn't your gut?
That's the question Dr. Mary Pardee, Naturopathic Doctor and Founder modrn med, shares her in this episode. If you've ever walked out of a doctor's office with a label but no answers, this one is for you.
Key insights:
Why "everything starts in the gut" is an oversimplification and what to look at instead
What IBS actually is, the criteria you have to meet for a real diagnosis, and why so many people are misdiagnosed or lumped into the wrong category
The gut-brain axis: how the brain and gut communicate bi-directionally, what "visceral hypersensitivity" means, and why two people can have the same amount of gas but only one feels terrible
The eating disorder and GI connection,
Why skipping meals when you're bloated makes your symptoms worse, not better
SIBO: when motility is the root cause and how to actually address it
How Dr. Mary uses cognitive behavioral therapy to rewire the stress response around GI symptoms and the IBS symptom severity scores she's seen drop from 220 to 75
What your muscles actually secrete when you exercise (myokines, BDNF, insulin sensitivity) and why exercise is "one of the best drugs we have"
GLP-1s vs. research-grade peptides
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