Gut health
How Trauma and Stress Affect Gut Health
Did you know that trauma and gut health are connected? This may come as no surprise since your gut is connected to almost every system in your body. In fact, gut health is related to your immune system, metabolism, hormones, thyroid, adrenals, skin, and even your brain and mental health. This is why the gut…
Read MoreHow Long Does it Take to Heal the Gut?
Looking for a quick fix or overhaul for your gut? Gut healing 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 something we can…
Read MoreHeal 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreWhat is SIBO and How Can Diet and Probiotics Help? With Dr. Joe Mather
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, Dr. Joe Mather joins Rachel to talk about gut health. They discuss what Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is, the leading causes of SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), what we can do to help control bacterial growth, and how functional medicine can help address gut issues long-term. At the Ruscio…
Read MoreTop Foods and Products that Destroy Your Gut Microbiome with Dr. Amy Shah
Today, in the Scheer Madness Podcast, we have Dr. Amy Shah joining us on the show. She is a double board certified medical doctor and wellness expert specializing in allergy, immunology, hormones, and gut health. She came on the podcast a little bit over a year ago, and we talked about how to spot and…
Read MoreWhat Does “Leaky Gut” Really Mean?
What does “leaky gut” 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 substances like bacteria, toxins, and undigested food particles inside our GI tract so that they do not leak into…
Read MoreWhat’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…
Read MoreHow to Increase Vagal Tone
What’s vagal tone have to do with your gut? Well… just about everything. Have you ever been so anxious or nervous about something that it made you nauseous? Maybe even gave you butterflies? Or what about when you get bad news and you feel that “sinking” feeling in your gut? We have ALL felt the…
Read MoreBlood Sugar, Gut Health, and Functional Nutrition
The Blood Sugar-Gut Connection By: Rachel Scheer, CFM, BS Nutrition & Dietetics Dallas, TX We talked earlier this week about how blood sugar balance plays a direct role in weight-loss, but did you know that poor blood sugar balance can be part of the root cause for developing poor gut health or irritable bowel…
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