Bloated and Inflamed? Exciting New Research in Gut Health

You've run the protocols. Worked with practitioners. Spent real money on testing and supplements. And you're better — but not all the way there. This episode is about that gap. Oscar Coetzee from Designs for Health joins me to talk about what's missing from the gut health conversation — and why the model most practitioners are still using doesn't fully explain why so many women keep cycling through solutions without ever fully getting to the other side. What if the problem isn't that you haven't been aggressive enough? What if it's that the approach itself is missing something? What we get into:

Why the standard gut protocol looks right on paper but stalls in real life What newer microbiome research is starting to suggest that changes everything Why aggressive approaches can sometimes work against the very system they're trying to fix The in-between space where so many women get stuck — not sick enough for a diagnosis, not well enough to feel fine The shift from controlling your gut to creating conditions where it starts regulating itself What this actually looks like with food and real life — without living in a perfectly controlled environment

The reframe that changes everything: what if the goal isn't another protocol — it's building an ecosystem that can handle real life without constantly needing one?

And if you want a simple way to stay consistent with what actually matters day to day, the Morning Mindset Journal is linked in the show notes. It helps you stay grounded without turning your life into yet another protocol. ❤️

🔗 Resources & Links: The Morning Mindset Journal https://lisasmithwellness.com/the-morning-mindset-journal

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