Episode #136: Ultimate Gut Health with The Gut Goddess

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">My guest this week is Dr. Grace Liu, PharmD, AFMCP, of <a href="https://thegutinstitute.com/Nat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TheGutInstitute.com</a>.</p> <p class="">In this episode, Dr. Grace Liu, AKA <em>The Gut Goddess</em>, and I discuss how to achieve the ultimate gut health! 'Ultimate' as in building resilience because we all know life happens and we can hit health snags! Dr. Grace shares many clinical pearls that she teaches her clients and practitioners at her Institute on how to navigate the terrain and bounce back quickly.</p> <p class="">We talk all about the microbiome; effect of mental health (the overlooked gut-heart connection), testing, should you rotate probiotics, specific foods that feed the good microbes, fecal microbial transplants (FMT) caveats plus an alternative option, and probiotic supplementation–the many good strains of bacteria, common causes of dysbiosis, and some potentially harmful strains that may be hiding in your probiotic that you want to avoid. </p> <p class="">Dr. Liu also has a passion for peptides–sharing how she uses peptides in addition to probiotics and other targeted therapeutics to support gut health at her Institute, what is the preferred method of administration for the best bioavailability of peptides, favorite go-to peptides for various conditions, and how to stack peptides with other therapies.</p> <p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"> </p> <p class="">Learn more about Dr. Grace, products, and state-of-the-art trainings for both the health advocate and practitioners <a href="https://thegutinstitute.com/Nat" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> —and for purchases, including courses, use <strong>discount code NAT10</strong> at checkout!</p> <p> </p> <p class="">------</p> <p class=""> </p> <p class=""> </p> <p class=""><strong>Episode Sponsors</strong></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "https://oxfordhealthspan.com/products/best-spermidine-supplement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Oxford HealthSpan</strong></a> bring