The Health Detective

“Healing is possible if you follow the right strategy in a clean diet.”Dr. Lauryn Lax is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Medicine Practitioner, author, and speaker, with over 20 years of clinical and personal experience specializing in gut health, intuitive eating, disordered eating, anxiety, hormone balance, and women's health. Dr. Lauryn will remind you to rebuild your gut with probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics both found in the supplemental and food-like forms today. She will guide you on the best diet and supplement strategies for SIBO as well as the three common pitfalls when it comes to SIBO treatment.Episode highlight[00:01] Do you have SIBO and want to heal it? Stay tuned![01:24] Karen’s story on her resolved symptoms [03:15] SIBO diet strategy happens in three primary phases[03:19] Phase one would be symptom relief[05:02] What is an elemental diet?[05:12] Phase two is the reintroduction of real food within food tolerances for your body and your gut[05:57] Phase three is to rebuild the gut and introduce more variety as possible[06:20] The prebiotic foods[06:31] The probiotic foods[07:51] The herbal strategies[08:21] Herbals can be just as effective as antibiotics[08:47] Number one supplement strategy for treating SIBO is biofilm disruptors[09:42] Number two supplement strategy for treating SIBO is digestive support[10:07] Number three supplement strategy for treating SIBO is making sure to rebuild the gut[11:15] Three reasons why SIBO treatment fails[11:32] Number one, we miss out on prepping the body to cleanse[13:06] Number two, missing out on the complete picture[13:47] Number three, missing out on rebuilding the gut microbiome[14:13] Final remarksConnect with Dr. Lauryn Lax:Facebook |

 “I do what I do because I see those changes so impactful in making a positive change in someone's.”

“Bacterial overgrowth is just the simple overgrowth of bacteria up top in our small intestine.”

 “You don't know what you don't know until you know it, or you don't know how good you can feel until you feel it.”Rachel is the COO of Annmarie Skin Care, a skincare line that creates clean and effective products utilizing organic and wildcrafted ingredients. Her favorite parts about her job include research on ingredients, formulation, sustainability efforts, and working to increase education on organics, chemicals, and the skincare industry as a whole. She believes we should all have a say in what goes into and on our bodies—pure food, clean water, non-toxic skincare & medicine alike. In her spare time, Rachel may be gardening, renovating & designing her house, blending essential oils, playing in the yard with her Akitas, or just mellowing out in her house with a cuppa tea, a good book, and some music with her cat, Koko.Dr. Lauryn and Rachel will guide you to learn a little bit more about upping your skin health game from the inside out. They will enlighten you on choosing the right skincare products for your special needs and what to avoid in choosing your skincare product. Rachel will also enlighten you that it's possible to use products that help your skin age gracefully and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and help to revitalize your skin but you're not gonna change the way you look.Press play to discover: • What to look for in true skincare products? • How skin health is an inside job? • What are the toxin chemicals doing to our bodies? • What are the common misconceptions within holistic health space and skincare?Episode highlight[00:35] Introduction to Rachel Pachivas[01:06] What to avoid in choosing skincare products[02:43] A lot of our skin health is related to what is going on in the gut microbiome[04:08] What we put on our skin affects the inside and it makes a big difference[04:16] Rachel's backstory[06:12] More people are waking up to the fact that toxins are a thing[06:48] Rising awareness of people wanting cleaner products and wanting something to change[08:58] Companies are making their packaging unique to attract people[10:35] Rachel's insights on what chemicals do in makeup to skincare products?[14:58] Fully take your time to research what you're putting on your skin

 “My philosophy with food is a little dirt never hurt, I eat no perfection.”Dr. Lauryn Lax is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Functional Medicine Practitioner, author, and speaker, with over 20 years of clinical and personal experience specializing in gut health, intuitive eating, disordered eating, anxiety, hormone balance, and women's health. Dr. Lauryn will enlighten you on how she learned intuitive eating and will help you become the best version of yourself by feeling good on your skin, inside and out.Episode highlight[00:42] Dr. Lauryn’s 20 years of having an eating disorder[01:22] The root causes behind Dr. Lauryn’s symptoms[02:24] Number one hack for learning how to eat more intuitively and trust your body is to eat for your bug guts[03:02] Healthy microbiome needs a variety of nutrients[03:29] What is the hygiene hypothesis[04:47] Number two hack for learning how to eat more intuitively and trust your body is to do the gut check method[05:05] Three questions whenever you are trying to decide what to eat[06:36] Number three hack for learning how to eat more intuitively and trust your body is to eat mindfully and more intuitively[06:48] The milkshake study[08:23] Total permission to 80% of the time eat real foods and 20% of the time let life happen[08:38] Final remarksConnect with Dr. Lauryn Lax:Facebook | Dr. Lauryn Lax (https://www.facebook.com/drlaurynlax)Twitter | @drlaurynlax (https://twitter.com/drlaurynlax?fbclid=IwAR3ms6bkxfIuhzzfw1Gb9GTv2IhQZwKcTdtCPBtT9mX46KCQHAOkZHv6O_E)Instagram | @drlaurynlax (https://www.instagram.com/drlaurynlax/)Website | drlauryn.com (https://drlauryn.com/)