High Vibe & Healthy: Gut Health | Functional Nutrition | Whole Foods Fran Dargaville

There is growing research surrounding the gut-brain connection and how it impacts our overall health and well-being. Today we are joined by Dr Ali Navidi, a  psychologist specialising in gastrointestinal care and the CEO and Co-founder of GI Psychology. 

We chat about:
• The gut-brain axis
• The role of stress and our nervous system on gut symptoms 
• Visceral hypersensitivity (AKA an increase in sensitivity to pain or discomfort in your digestive organs) 

Have you tried all the conventional gut healing methods but are still struggling with digestive issues? It’s commonly thought that healing the gut is just about increasing fibre and diversifying plant foods, but this week’s episode dives into why this might not be solving your gut issues—in fact, it could be making them worse.

If you’re feeling exhausted, wired, anxious, foggy in the head or constantly stressed, your cortisol may be out of balance.

Today we are going to be chatting about how to test your cortisol levels, and if you discover that they’re out of balance, how to rebalance them with lifestyle habits and supplementation.

We’re looking at:
• The 3 different cortisol testing options, and which one is right for you
• The key supplements, including vitamins, minerals and adaptogens, to help rebalance cortisol levels
• The lifestyle habits to focus on to shift your cortisol in a sustainable way

I turned 35 yesterday and I was sitting in a cafe with a coffee overlooking the beach here in Freshwater in Sydney. One of my friends sent me some questions to reflect on for my birthday so I sat down with my journal (for the first time in AGES) and started looking back on some of the things I’ve learned in the past year.

And then I got a bit carried away and decided to expand that list out to 35 lessons I’ve learned about health and healing, and I’m going to share those with you in today’s episode.

Have you been on your own personal healing journey for some time? Then this episode is for you!

Today, we’re chatting with a good friend of mine, Christina Tidwell, about the journey of illness and healing, how to get through it and what we can actually learn from these experiences. 

We chat about: 
᭼ Christina’s personal healing journey 
᭼ How to navigate illness and healing
᭼ The healing mindset 

Recently, I reached out to you all over on my instagram asking for your nutrition and gut-related questions. I received so many awesome questions so for this week’s episode I’m going to do a Q&A to answer all the questions you’ve been sending my way!

Here’s what we cover: 
᭼ Food sensitivities
᭼ The gut-brain connection
᭼ Common gut related issues
᭼ Supporting the gut while on antibiotics 

And so much more!