Eps 59. Gut Healing Starts Here: Food, Bacteria & the Nervous System with Natalie Earl

In this episode, Sharon sits down with Natalie Earl, a functional nutritionist and founder of Nutrition with Confidence, to unpack how gut health, nervous system regulation, and ancestral eating can help reverse chronic illness—especially when conventional medicine falls short.Natalie shares her own story of recovery from eczema, PMS, and autoimmune symptoms, and how it led her to embrace functional medicine, deep gut healing, and food-based protocols. They dive into:-The GAPS protocol & healing the gut lining-How food sensitivities are a symptom, not the root cause-Strategic use of organ meats & meat stocks-Bacterial balance: good vs. opportunistic bacteria-Why sugar cravings could signal dysbiosis-Tools for nervous system healing (limbic retraining, breathwork, somatics)-How Natalie blends ancestral wisdom with modern lab testing💻 Learn more about Natalie’s work: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com🎙️ Don’t forget to subscribe if you’re on a chronic illness or gut healing journey!