Personal Health Support and Legal Boundaries You likely already know that I am not legally able to give personal health advice - I am not a licensed healthcare professional - I am simply a layperson, a journalist, sharing my personal journey and opinion ;) However, of course I understand how valuable it can be to [...]
Need help for ongoing gut issues? I want to share this email from a reader because I think his issues and questions are common to anyone with gut issues - whether they have SIBO, IBS, colitis, diverticulitis, etc. His plan is a good one - and as you can see, he has experienced some really [...]
Join me and Josh of SIBOSurvivor.com as we talk about what I believe are the top supplements/treatments for IBS! And here is my home remedy page for IBS, where you can find natural treatments for some of the most pressing symptoms of irritable bowel. Even if you haven’t been diagnosed with a bowel problem, these [...]
The protocols I've discovered can be divided down into 8 key steps for 100% natural healing of IBS & IBD (Crohn's, Colitis, Diverticulitis): 1.) Providing bowel rest using a special elemental (pre-digested) liquid diet 2.) Killing off the bad bacteria and fungus in the gut (disease-causing organisms) 3.) Re-populating the gastrointestinal tract with good bacteria [...]
Tips while traveling with gut issues. If you've ever traveled long distances with IBD, you know it’s certainly no picnic! Personally, the most stressful and frustrating part of traveling is eating while out and about, as it can be difficult to find options that won't trigger a flare-up. And you know any additional stress is [...]
We received this email from a reader who was struggling with using my Probiotic Retention Enema, and I wanted to share it with ya'll in case there were anyone else having the same issues. A probiotic retention enema is the fastest way to implant a mega-dose of beneficial bacteria straight into the colon and lower [...]
A lot of websites make claims about the ability of bentonite (montmorillonite) and other clays to detox bad bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc. from the gut. For example, here is a statement I saw again and again, on literally dozens of sites: According to the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, bentonite can absorb pathogenic viruses, the mold [...]
Colonic massage technique for gut issues is a valuable tool to have if: a) you're suffering gas and bloating, or diarrhea b) you're constipated c) you have a blockage, obstruction or stricture in your colon d) you have a colicky baby I describe exactly how to do colonic massage in Listen To Your Gut - [...]
How do grains & carbs affect gut disorders? Join me and Tami Hay, author of EarthGut: The Story of Peace, Love, Microbes, as we talk about the potential effects of sugars, grains, and carbs (such as gluten) on the body. 2:53 - MAP (mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis) 2:58 - Jini’s Wild Oregano Oil Protocol 3:52 [...]
You ate something and it made you SICK! Food poisoning is no joke, and for anyone with gut issues, the panic that ensues after eating something bad is REAL. If we already have sensitive stomachs, the last thing we need is some bad food ruining our day! Today I'll be sharing with you the FINAL 2 [...]
You ate something and it just didn’t sit well…or worse, it made you SICK! We all experience these moments when we eat something and afterward, we can just tell something just isn’t sitting right. And if we already have sensitive stomachs, the last thing we need is some bad food ruining our day! Food poisoning is [...]
You ate something and it just didn't sit well...or worse, it made you SICK. We all experience these moments when we eat something and afterward, we can just tell something just isn't sitting right. Food poisoning is no joke, but for IBD patients especially (or anyone with gut issues) the panic that ensues after eating [...]
"I remember the first time my doctor insisted I have surgery. This was before the internet (so I had no way of researching on my own), and I asked my GI for some more information. He loaded me up with a stack of textbooks and his research reports, and you bet I took it home [...]
When you're trying to figure out what caused your Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), you may be looking for just one trigger, or defining event. However, neither dis-ease, nor healing is usually that simple. Let's go through a bit of a process here - stay with me, it's useful, I promise - and then we'll get [...]
This is a video of a presentation I gave to health store owners at the CHFA West conference about how to help clients who walk in with gut disorders. In it, I talk about the most effective supplements for IBD/IBS, Crohn's and colitis - and tips and tricks on how to use them. If you [...]
As far as diseases go, bowel disorders are definitely at the bottom of the list (no pun intended)! People will quite openly discuss breast cancer, anemia, arthritis, a sinus infection, the flu, etc., but if you bring up "the runs," or mention your colon at all, people get uncomfortable. It's understandable, really - how do [...]
Clinical trials may show that an elemental diet doesn't work too well for inducing remission in Colitis. But yet, I've had thousands of readers use my version of an elemental diet to heal their colitis and achieve complete remission. Why the difference? A standard elemental diet used in a clinical trial only tests ONE element [...]
Audelina, Jini, Tiah (c) Linda Bickerton-Ross As a reader of mine, you may already know that my family consists of two dogs, two cats, and 11 horses. That being said, when this email came through OF COURSE I wanted to do whatever I could to help ASAP! Although legally I really can't provide [...]
A hot castor oil pack for pain, spasming, and bloating is a healing therapy that should be in everyone's toolkits. If you haven't tried this yet, then I strongly encourage you to give it a go - just take a look at this amazing story from a reader who used a hot castor oil pack [...]
Join me as a guest on The SIBO Survivor Show, as I discuss with Josh Sabourin the various ways to use an elemental or semi-elemental diet with Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)! What is an elemental diet? An elemental diet is made of the essential nutrients - protein (predigested; di-peptide [...]
I have an entire book tailored specifically to treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Listen To Your IBS: Your Complete Natural Healing Guide. But for those of you who need specific help on using probiotics to improve your gut microflora, I've pulled out some great info for you here... But before we get to that, keep in [...]
A reader shared this video with me and it literally lit me on fire! And every one that comes after it in the series is SO inspirational - I watched about 9 in a row: Hope they move you, excite you, inspire you, like they did me! Click here to watch all the episodes. The [...]
Those of you who have Listen To Your Gut, know that I have been warning people not to use cell phones since 2005. However, as microwave radiation technology expands, we have to be alert for other devices that use these harmful frequencies, such as: Cell phone use (and second-hand radiation from other cell phones) The [...]
Here we have yet another example of our craze for cheap 'n easy resulting in health issues that weren't present when quality and nutrition were the higher priority. Modern people seem to have lost the knowledge that wheat is a grain, and like all grains, needs to be soaked and fermented prior to cooking/ingestion. As [...]
Those of you who have read Listen To Your Gut, know that I don't think too highly of Peter D'Adamo's book, Eat Right 4 Your Type. Well, I recently came across this brilliant review of D'Adamo's book that fully outlines why the science in his book is a just a tad "hinky". But the real [...]
HOW TO TRAVEL SAFELY WITH A SENSITIVE GUT The idea of traveling can be particularly daunting for people who suffer from IBS, IBD, or some other “undiagnosed” gut sensitivity. Gabrielle (one of my readers) contacted me, because although she had mostly healed her Crohn’s Disease, she had a family vacation coming up. And she was [...]
