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Why Am I Always Bloated? A Q&A on Leaky Gut, Nervous System Digestion, and the Two Habits That Actually Move the Needle
Eating six times a day, something many of us were literally taught to do, turns out to be one of the worst things you can do for your digestive system. In this solo Q&A episode, I work through the most common...
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A Short Note from Charis
No episode this week, I recorded a short note instead.
See you next Tuesday.
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Foundation Series, Nervous System: Why Your Body Runs a Safety Check All Day and How to Regulate Your Nervous System from the Ground Up
Breathwork, cold plunge, and meditation are not where nervous system regulation actually starts. Most people skip the layer underneath all of it, and that missing foundation is exactly why those tools keep falling...
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Foundations Series, Gut Part 3: Why Diversity & Abundance Matter, and How to Actually Get Enough Fiber
Your gut microbiome contains more cells than your entire human body, and without enough bacterial diversity, even a client with near-perfect gut diversity can still suffer chronic headaches, fatigue, and a stalled...
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Foundations Series, Gut Part 2: How to Heal Leaky Gut: The Trifecta Behind Autoimmune Disease, Skin Issues, and a Gut Barrier That's Already Broken
Having Hashimoto's in remission for seven years with clean bloodwork is not just luck. It's what happens when you treat leaky gut as a foundational issue instead of a side note. That's the lens I bring to this...
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Foundations Series, Gut Part 1: The North-to-South Framework for Heartburn, Bloating, and Regularity
In this first episode of our series, I walk through the entire digestive process from north to south, explaining why each step sets up the next and why so many common symptoms like bloating after eating, heartburn,...
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Foundations Series Kickoff: The Bookends Framework for Energy, Sleep, and Blood Sugar
This is the first episode of our Foundations Series, four weeks of episodes covering the fundamentals of how your body actually works. This week we're laying the groundwork with the daily habits that govern your...
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Live Health Assessment: Circadian Health, SIBO, and Nervous System Regulation with Clarke
Most people trying to fix their health are starting in the middle of the story. What Clarke's Health Foundations Assessment revealed is that his digestion wasn't actually the problem, it was a consequence. His...
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Why Do I Feel Sick After Eating? Anna Kluver-Fensler, on IBS, Chronic Bloating, and Learning to Listen to Your Body
Most people assume feeling sick after eating is just their normal. Anna Kluver-Fensler thought the same thing for years, until a Friday night pizza and beer left her convinced something was about to come ripping out...
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The Hair Mineral Test That Reveals What Blood Work Misses, featuring Desiree Reed
What if the reason your bloodwork keeps coming back "normal" but you still feel exhausted, emotionally flat, and completely depleted isn't in your head... it's in your cells? Hair tissue mineral analysis looks at...
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How to Increase GLP-1 Naturally (Before Reaching for the Shot) with Stephanie Flores
What if the reason you can't stop eating, can't lose weight, and feel exhausted all the time isn't a willpower problem, it's that your body has stopped producing one of its most powerful metabolic hormones? Your body...
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Why You're Still Puffy and Foggy (And What Your Lymphatic System Has to Do With It) with Leah Levitan
What if the reason you still feel puffy, foggy, and exhausted has littleĀ to do with your diet or your supplements, and everything to do with a system in your body you've barely heard of? If you've tried a lot and...
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