Digestive health coaching

How I got over anxiety and depression

Anxiety and stress put a great strain on the adrenals and when the adrenals crash they bring the gut down with it. This can result in increased inflammation, anxiety, depression, fatigue and sugar cravings. I experienced all these symptoms over […]

Using binders for IBS

While binders are a great support for people suffering from IBS, they don’t get as much attention as popular products like probiotics, antimicrobials or prokinetics. Binders are commonly used to remove toxins, including environmental toxins like mold mycotoxins and heavy […]

How to prevent leaky gut from pain meds

Two of the common triggers of IBS are antibiotics and use/overuse of pain medication (over the counter and prescribed non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like opiates/pain meds and over the counter pain relievers like ibuprofen. When the biome is […]

IBS success story

Katya’s IBS Healing Success story

How to heal from IBS When I had IBS, reading about other people’s healing success stories was my mental health lifeline. Because I was trying to heal my gut with little success, it was important to know that others had […]

What are prebiotics and who should take them?

One of the most interesting and promising research topics in IBS is the biome, the unique bacterial ecology in our belly which regulates our immune system, mood and digestive function. While antibiotics have saved many lives, research is discovering that […]

The IBS mold connection

Unfortunately after living in a moldy apartment for a year, I have added mold toxicity/illness to my knowledge bank. What I discovered in my research is that mold effects the immune system. And since the immune system mostly resides in […]