4 Harmful Health Effects of Toxic Mold Exposure

4 Harmful Health Effects of Toxic Mold Exposure  When you hear the words “mold illness,” what comes to mind? Maybe you think of “mold illness” as a fringe illness that must only impact a tiny subset of people. Alternatively, you’ve never heard of mold illness and didn’t know that people could experience sickness in response…

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Sarah Kay: Misconceptions About Healing the Gut

Today, on the Scheer Madness Podcast, Rachel is joined by Sarah Kay, a holistic health coach and chief gutsy of agutsygirl.com. Sarah talks about how she went from bloated, gassy and infertile to living her best life with a strong microbiome and a very full house. Sarah dives into her personal transformation, and shares about the…

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How Trauma and Stress Affects the Gut

How Trauma Affects the Gut The Top Ways you Can Improve your Vagal Tone Your gut is connected to almost every system in your body, from your immune system, metabolism, hormones, thyroid, adrenals, skin, and even your brain and mental health.  Which is why the gut is often the root cause of so many chronic…

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How Long Does it Take to Heal the Gut?

Are you looking for a quick fix or overhaul for your gut? Healing the gut takes time, patience, energy, and a little help from the experts. Depending on your root cause of dis-ease or illness, it may take longer to heal the gut than many realize. But no matter the cause, achieving gut health is…

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Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Life

A healthy gut leads to a healthy life! Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, we take a look into some of my favorite podcast clips pulled from different conversations focused on gut health, changing and adapting into a healthier diet, and how the food we eat affects our overall health.  For more information about working…

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The Gut Brain Axis

Here at Rachel Scheer Nutrition, we often refer to our gut as “the second brain.” Kind of a funny turn of phrase, but keep reading for more of an explanation as to why we focus on gut health so heavily in our practice.  When you hear the term “gut health” what might come to mind…

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What Does “Leaky Gut” Really Mean?

You may have heard the phrase “leaky gut” thrown around on social media or from people you know, but what does it actually mean? First, let’s take a look at what a healthy gut lining is supposed to look like. The intestinal lining of our gut is supposed to work as a filter to keep…

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What’s the Gut Have to Do With It?

Your gut microbiome may have more to do with your hormones, muscles, skin, and even mental health than you realize. This small, but mighty, system can create a setting for optimal wellness… or begin the cascade of dis-ease. What is the gut microbiome? The gut microbiome refers to the home base within your intestines that…

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