This episode features Stephanie Peacock in conversation with Elizabeth Aylor Fitness, who shares her own long, hard-earned path through eczema, asthma, OCD, severe bloating, parasites, SIBO, mold exposure, and mast cell activation. The discussion centers on why gut issues keep relapsing, why motility and nervous system regulation matter so much, and how a root-cause approach can create real recovery. In this episode, Stephanie and Elizabeth cover the overlap between SIBO, histamine intolerance, thyroid dysfunction, mold toxicity, and hormone imbalance. Elizabeth also explains why she avoids overusing kill protocols, elimination diets, and trendy supplements, and instead starts with restoration, food reintroduction, and individualized testing. About our guest: Elizabeth Aylor is a Holistic Nutritionist & Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P) who utilizes advanced functional testing to uncover hidden dysfunction within the gut, immune system, hormones, detoxification pathways, and metabolism, allowing clients to address root causes rather than simply manage symptoms. Her passion comes from personal experience. At 22, I found myself struggling with severe depression, chronic digestive dysfunction, H. pylori, candida, multiple gut pathogens, food sensitivities, and an eating disorder. After years of searching for answers, I immersed myself in functional nutrition and root-cause medicine, ultimately rebuilding my health from the inside out. Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome and setting up the conversation 06:15 - Elizabeth’s background and why she says she has “an answer for everything” 09:35 - Childhood eczema, asthma, OCD, antidepressants, and early weight gain 10:48 - Vegetarian to vegan to raw vegan and 80 10 10 12:06 - Severe bloating, constipation, parasites, H. pylori, and SIBO 14:58 - Creating her own 90 day restoration protocol 15:28 - Rebuilding health, body composition, and her business 16:20 - Mold exposure, histamine reactions, and thyroid dysfunction return 18:26 - Working with over 3,000 women with chronic illness 19:35 - Why SIBO keeps getting brushed aside 20:23 - Biggest causes of SIBO and what keeps people stuck 21:39 - Why breath tests and self-diagnosis miss the bigger picture 23:09 - Why motility and restoration come before kill protocols 24:49 - Why supplements like HCL, probiotics, fiber, and green powders can backfire 25:40 - Stephanie summarizes the restoration-first approach 26:10 - How dysbiosis affects detox pathways and the liver 27:09 - Nervous system regulation as a core piece of healing 28:14 - Root causes beyond SIBO, including thyroid, food poisoning, and stress 29:18 - Hormones, Dutch testing, and perimenopause 31:18 - Mold, histamine, and environmental exposure 32:48 - Migrating motor complex and why frequent snacking can worsen symptoms 34:16 - How Elizabeth starts restoration with motility, nutrition, and lifestyle 35:45 - Three bowel movements in three days for a no-gallbladder client 36:52 - Strategic supplement use and why less is more 38:14 - Histamine intolerance and mast cell activation syndrome 39:45 - The histamine bucket explanation 41:12 - Conditions that mimic SIBO and add to dysbiosis 43:31 - What not to buy and what tests to avoid 44:26 - Best practitioner qualities and test selection 45:44 - Why lived experience matters in a practitioner 49:17 - Elimination diets and when they backfire 52:43 - Nervous system tools like acupuncture, EMDR, breathwork, and daily wins 53:56 - Peptides, GLP 1s, and why root cause still comes first 57:39 - Final encouragement and where to find Elizabeth Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethaylorfitness/?hl=en Website: https://www.elizabethaylorfitness.com/ Stephanie's links: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drstephpeacock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstephpeacock/ Website: https://stephaniepeacock.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@holistichubcommunity Retreat in November: https://www.vitalresetretreat.com/
