Is your gut microbiome shaping your body fat, your muscle, or your performance, or is it the other way around? Whether you're training hard, trying to improve your body composition, or tired of supplement marketing, this episode has you covered.

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✅ How body composition is measured (DEXA, Bod Pod, InBody) and why visceral fat and muscle mass matter

✅ Whether the microbiome affects body fat, and what the evidence says about probiotics and Akkermansia

✅ How the microbiome relates to performance and VO2 max

✅ Practical takeaways for supporting your gut, your body composition, and your training

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👤 TODAY'S GUEST: Eric Williamson, PhD, RD

Eric is the Director of Nutrition at Canyon Ranch (Lenox, Massachusetts) and the founder of Unlocked Fitness and Nutrition, where he works with active people on performance, health, and body composition goals. He completed his master's and PhD at the University of Toronto, with research on protein metabolism after endurance exercise, and has competed in physique, powerlifting, and 5Ks.

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📌⁠ Gut Microbiota and Exercise Performance⁠

📌 ⁠Probiotics: It May Not All Be Positive⁠

📌 ​​⁠Fibre: The Forgotten Carbohydrate in Sports Nutrition Recommendations⁠

📌 ⁠Gut-Muscle AxisExists and May Affect Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Training

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If you're dealing with a cold or flu, or just want to stay well this season, your gut is a great place to start. Whether you have IBS, follow a low FODMAP diet, or are wondering what to eat when your appetite is low, this episode has you covered.

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✅ Why your gut microbiome and immune system are so connected (especially if you have IBS)

✅ My 4 priorities when you're sick: hydration, protein, color, and fermented foods

✅ Easy low FODMAP meal ideas for when your appetite is low

✅ The supplements worth discussing: vitamin D, zinc, and a few honorable mentions

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📌 Free Training: Heal Your IBS Without a Lifelong Low FODMAP Diet

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📌 FODMAP Everyday low FODMAP chicken stock recipe

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If you have IBS and you've been told you might have SIBO, you're probably wondering what to believe. Whether you're deciding on a test, nervous about antibiotics, or tired of expensive supplements that don't help, this episode has you covered.

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✅ How SIBO and IBS are connected, and the difference between SIBO and IMO

✅ Why symptoms alone can't tell you if you have SIBO, and which red flags to raise with your doctor

✅ How breath testing works, how to prepare, and why results aren't perfect

✅ Treatment options (rifaximin, the elemental diet, herbals) and how to prevent SIBO from coming back

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If unpredictable bowels have made your world feel smaller, you're not alone. Whether you're afraid to travel, dread dinners out, or want to hear how someone else got her confidence back, this episode has you covered.

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✅ What finally made Catherine reach out after 17 years of IBS-D and three gastroenterologists

✅ The biggest changes she made, from rethinking fiber to respecing the gut-brain connection

✅ How she prepared for traveling with IBS so her gut and mind stayed calm

✅ Her message to anyone whose world is shrinking because of their gut

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👤 TODAY'S GUEST: Catherine

Catherine is a grandmother, avid organic gardener, and alumni of my 6-month Gut Harmony Method coaching program. After 17 years of unpredictable IBS-D, she shares what changed for her and how she now travels and socializes with more confidence.

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FODMAPs are a tool, not a lifelong restrictive diet. Whether you're struggling to figure out which carbohydrates your gut really can't handle, looking for expert guidance on a guided FODMAP reintroduction, or want practical strategies for knowing when enzymes and tests are (and aren't) worth it, this episode has you covered.

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✅ Why IBS makes the gut so reactive to carbohydrates, and what FODMAP elimination and reintroduction really look like

✅ Sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID): the lesser-known intolerance that can make a low FODMAP diet fall flat

✅ How a carbohydrate intolerance can be properly assessed — and which tests to skip

✅ Where enzyme products like lactase, Fodzyme, and alpha-galactosidase may help

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👤 TODAY'S GUEST: Jessica Roocroft, RD

Jessica is a Registered Dietitian based in North Vancouver, BC, and the founder of Jess Nourishes, where she runs a signature online program for IBS-D. She's Monash University FODMAP-trained, and her own experience navigating chronic digestive symptoms and frustratingly normal test results led her to focus her practice on helping others find answers and regain confidence around food and their gut.

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Does diet and nutrition make a meaningful difference in cancer treatment, recovery, and reducing your risk of recurrence? Whether you're currently in treatment, navigating survivorship, or supporting a loved one through it, this episode has you covered.

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✅ How inflammation, gut health, and immunity intersect to influence cancer risk and outcomes

✅ Why there's no single "cancer diet" once you're in active treatment

✅ The real, nuanced relationship between sugar and cancer

✅ What the research shows about intermittent fasting during treatment and survivorship

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👤 TODAY'S GUEST: Jean LaMantia, RD

Jean is a Toronto-based registered dietitian, cancer survivor, and author of three books on cancer, lymphedema, and intermittent fasting, including The Essential Cancer Treatment Nutrition Guide and Cookbook. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at age 27, and now works with clients across Canada and the US to help them navigate nutrition through cancer treatment, survivorship, and lymphedema management.

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📌 Jean's free Cancer Risk Reduction Guide

📌 The Essential Cancer Treatment Nutrition Guide and Cookbook

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Is that supplement actually doing anything, or is it just an expensive habit? Whether you're struggling with GI issues on the run, looking for expert guidance on which sports supplements are worth your money, or want practical strategies to fuel your training without a flare-up, this episode has you covered.

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✅ Which supplements are backed by strong research (and which are riding hype alone)

✅ How to weigh a small performance edge against real GI risk

✅ Dietitian's three-question framework for vetting any new supplement

✅ GI-friendly ways to use creatine, bicarb, tart cherry, beetroot, and more

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👤 TODAY'S GUEST: Amy Goblirsch, the Running Dietitian

Amy is a registered dietitian specializing in marathon and endurance performance nutrition, with firsthand experience across nine marathons and a 100-mile ultramarathon she completed one year postpartum while breastfeeding! She helps runners stop fearing food and start using it to fuel their training.

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What if one of the best lessons about longevity didn't come from a supplement or the latest wellness trend, but from a tiny medieval village in Italy? Whether you're struggling with longevity-marketing overwhelm, looking for expert guidance on simple, evidence-informed habits, or want practical strategies to bring blue zone principles into your own life, this episode has you covered.

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✅ 5 blue zone longevity lessons from Campodimele, Italy

✅ Why daily movement, local food, and community matter more than biohacking

✅ The "eat until 80% full" principle and why it supports digestion

✅ The specific foods (olive oil, beans, fish, antioxidant-rich vegetables) behind the local diet

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📌 50 Secrets of the World's Longest Living People by Sally Beare

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