Hack your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut Review with The Gut Genie

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on May 7, 2024

This episode dives into the significance of gut health, exploring the connections between gut microbiome, chronic infections, nutrient deficiencies, and toxins. Laura Frontiero, also known as The Gut Genie, shares her insights on the importance of addressing gut health as a foundation before pursuing other treatments. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the misconceptions about parasites, the impact of dietary choices on gut health, and practical advice for individuals struggling with digestion and absorption issues. Through analogies and personal experiences, the speakers aim to demystify complex health concepts and encourage listeners to prioritize their gut health for overall well-being.

Aging Well and Biohacking with Kim Lyons

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on April 23, 2024

We get a lot of messages from women in midlife who seem to have simply given up on life. They have a ton of stories that are NOT aided by the masses and the media. But it does NOT have to be that way! No, it’s not just aging! It doesn’t HAVE TO BE LIKE THAT! And no, it’s not all about looks. It’s about the labs, the aches, the pains, your HEALTH and vitality. 

Optimizing our Health and Digestion with BIOptimizers

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on April 16, 2024

You all have learned by now if you follow me and the podcast that gut health is CRITICAL for our health. I was experiencing a whole bunch of mysterious symptoms that I was just chalking up to “aging badly” in perimenopause and menopause. You’ve heard me talk about gut testing, and getting rid of parasites, and removing toxins – you name it. But I wanted to dive deeper into WHY we need to do certain things like HCL, probiotics, etc. Wade and Matt are the founders of BIOptimizers and I am excited to have them on today to talk about just that! 

Is It SIBO Creating Our Symptoms with Shivan Sarna

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on March 26, 2024

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is the presence of excessive bacteria in the small intestine and can be the cause of chronic diarrhea and malabsorption – which leads to the potential to suffer with nutritional deficiencies and osteoporosis. What happens is that it harms the migrating motor complex, which is a sweeping motion in the small intestines that sweeps out bacteria and debris. 

Semaglutide, Ozempic, and Mounjaro – Are these the magic Obesity Solution? With Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill on March 12, 2024

GLP-1’s were initially intended to treat Type 2 Diabetes. When Dr. Salas first started using GLP-1’s in her practice for diabetes, her patients were coming back with glucose under control AND had experienced weight loss. Prior to this, you had to tackle these two issues separately – you had to control glucose and find a way to lose weight. These medications are a synthetic hormone that helps to produce more insulin in your pancreas when your blood sugar goes up. They also increase your satiety hormone and decrease your hunger hormone – so you feel less hungry and feel more full.