Are you exhausted, bloated, and trapped on a highly restrictive diet that barely seems to help? If you’ve been treating your gut health as simply a matter of macros, probiotics, and food sensitivities, you might be missing the deepest piece of the puzzle. In this episode of Where Science Meets Self-Care, host Ida Fanelli sits down with Holly Blazina—founder of Big Gutsy Life, flamenco guitarist, and Ayurveda educator—to blow the lid off conventional digestive wellness. Holly introduces us to the gut-heart-mind-Spirit axis, showing that true healing requires us to look beyond the plate and tune in to our nervous system, creativity, and emotional history. Whether you are an over-giving entrepreneur, an empath suffering from chronic burnout, or someone ready to stop fighting your own body, this deeply layered conversation will change the way you view wellness forever.

🎧 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

The Gut-Heart-Mind-Spirit Axis: Why your digestion cannot be separated from your beliefs, nervous system patterns, and spiritual alignment.

The "Wolf vs. Deer" Metric: How modern survival mode physically shuts down your digestive tract, and a simple 60-second exercise to instantly soften your nervous system before meals. • Ayurveda Decoded: The critical difference between a "reset" and a "detox," and how to tell if your liver is overheated or simply fatigued.

Reclaiming the Hearth: How to shift meal preparation from a depleting, thankless chore into a sacred, grounding ritual (without creating family dinner drama).

Sound as Medicine: How Holly uses the frequency and rhythm of live flamenco guitar to reach emotional blockages and subconscious patterns that words cannot touch.

Breaking Ancestral Patterns: How to honour your lineage by thriving rather than repeating cycles of sacrifice and suffering.

👩‍⚕️ About Our Guest:

Holly Blazina is a Calgary-based healer, lifelong flamenco guitarist, award-winning composer, published author, yoga teacher, and Ayurveda educator. As the founder of Big Gutsy Life, Gutsy Yoga, and the Gutsy Type Method, Holly blends ancient wisdom with modern nervous system regulation. Having personally overcome chronic fatigue, childhood PTSD, candida, and severe food intolerances, she now helps sensitive individuals reclaim their health from the inside out.

🔗 Connect with Holly:

Holly’s profile linkedin.com/in/holly-blazina-82385376

Email:hblazina@gmail.com

Website: www.biggutsy.com

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Is your gut controlling your mind, or is your mind controlling your gut?

The answer lies in a bidirectional superhighway called the gut-brain-immune axis. In this video, we break down the clinical science of the Enteric Nervous System (ENS) and the Vagus Nerve. Discover why 80% of vagal nerve fibres are sensory—meaning your brain is constantly listening to status updates from your gut microbes regarding nutrient levels and cellular inflammation.

What You Will Learn: The Biological Hardware:

How the ENS acts as an autonomous second brain containing hundreds of millions of neurons. The Message Couriers:

How short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), cytokines, and neurotransmitter precursors like tryptophan alter your brain chemistry.

The Parasite Myth: The real circadian biology behind why stomach discomfort, itching, and hives flare up at 2:00 AM (hint: it's your cortisol drop, not rogue parasites).

The Probiotic Reality Check: Why most over-the-counter probiotics have transient effects and fail to permanently colonize your GI tract. If you want an evidence-based approach to metabolic health, mood regulation, and physical resilience, this comprehensive guide is for you.

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The information provided on this educational page is for general informational and cosmetic purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you suspect you have a skin disorder, chronic condition, or need specialized treatment, please consult a licensed physician or dermatologist immediately to seek professional medical guidance.

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In this episode, Allie shares her powerful transition from managing major industry rebrands (like Microbiome Labs) to helping individual practitioners, supplement companies, and integrative medicine providers expand their impact, income, and influence online.

What makes Allie’s perspective so vital is her lived experience. As a survivor of chronic Lyme disease and mould illness, she understands the deep emotional and physical needs of patients seeking root-cause wellness. She combines this deep empathy with proven marketing systems to teach wellness professionals how to connect with the people who need them most—without fear-based, pushy, or salesy tactics.

We break down the unique marketing landscape of 2026, exploring why long-form content, email newsletters, and authentic personal storytelling beat out short-form clips for building ultimate clinical trust.

Whether you are looking to simplify your message, streamline your clinic with automation, or launch your own supplement line, this conversation provides a realistic, burnout-proof roadmap.

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Free Resources & Pinterest Templates:

Access Allie’s colourful, customizable design templates to upgrade your branding. Functional Flow Masterclasses:

Learn how to clarify your message and automate your systems.

Official Website: Visit www.upsell.com/start to learn more about her courses, resources, and consulting.

Important Consumer Notice Disclaimer:

The information provided on this educational page is for general information. It is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you suspect you have a chronic condition or need specialized treatment, please consult a licensed physician to seek professional medical guidance.

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