Ep. 23 Lexi Schmidt - Tips for Improving Your Gut Health

What's up guys! This week, Lexi Schmidt, and online coach and personal trainer, joined me on the show! We had a great chat, that I know you will learn a lot from. . We discussed:  . Who is Lexi? How did we meet? Our first in-person meet up hiking 4-14’ers in one day! . What is orthorexia? . We then dove into our main topic for the show, Gut Health: . How stress and sleep effects our gut health. . How consistency helps us identify patterns. . How tracking food intake along with symptoms can help identify triggers. How to manipulate your diet to begin this process. . Her thoughts on food sensitivity tests… are they accurate? . What is Dysbiosis? What is SIBO? . Good and bad gut bacteria. How to increase the good and decrease the bad. . Probiotics - should you take them? Can you get all you need from your diet instead of supplementing? . The importance of a diverse diet - “eating the rainbow”! . Other signs and symptoms to look for that may indicate you have poor gut health. . Poop Talk! - You laugh, but it’s SOOOO important! We answer the questions you may be embarrassed to ask. . How fiber impacts our gut health, the different types. . How does water help with a healthier bowel regimen. . When you should see a doctor? . Can weight loss impact your gut health and symptoms and vis versa… can getting your gut in line help with weight loss? . Her thoughts on a mass elimination diet - what’s the problem with them? . If you cut something out of your diet, can you create an intolerance that you did not previously have? . Lexi’s 2 top recommendations for you to start healing your gut health today! . Be patient with the process of healing your gut, because it is definitely a process! . Thank you so much, Lexi, for joining me on the show! . How to connect with Lexi:  Instagram: @lexi.z.schmidt.nutrition Email Her: [email protected] . How to connect with me:  Instagram: @changing_chase TikTok: @changing_chase Email Me: [email protected] Facebook: Chase Smith