Gut Health, Functional Medicine & Food as Medicine with Sarah Griffiths | The Souls Podcast

✨In this episode, Sarah Griffiths discusses functional medicine as a whole-body, root-cause approach that looks beyond basic nutrition to the gut microbiome, inflammation, organ function, and nutrient deficiencies before building a plan. The conversation covers how gut health can affect mood, sleep, skin, hormones, and chronic issues, and critiques overreliance on medications, unregulated supplements, influencer advice, and non-evidence-based testing.🌙 Sarah explains her lab-accredited stool microbiome and blood-based food intolerance testing, the importance of scientific backing and practitioner support, and why generic elimination diets can be harmful without proper replacements. She shares examples involving eczema/TSW, antibiotics reducing beneficial bacteria, fasting and detox protocols, and emphasises simple, fiber-rich eating, full-fat choices over added sugar, and realistic consistency over perfection.🎧 About The Souls PodcastThe Souls Podcast is a space for deep conversations on spirituality, healing, consciousness, manifestation, and personal growth — hosted by Claire and Nic.00:00 Meet Sarah Griffiths00:22 Functional Medicine Basics01:43 Root Cause Over Pills04:15 Mood Gut Connection12:15 Testing Versus Guesswork13:27 Lab Backed Pricing17:42 Influencers And Misinformation19:12 Pathogens Detox Protocols22:40 Old School Eating24:17 Simple Gut Friendly Diet29:43 Oils Sugar And Full Fat32:24 Personalised Plans34:07 Client Support And Reports34:53 Skinny Pens And Gut Damage38:17 Bodybuilding And Starvation Lessons39:09 Healing Timeline And 80 20 Rule43:22 Food Intolerance Pitfalls45:44 Fasting And Parasite Cleanses48:30 Caffeine And Sugar Addictions51:53 Late Night Cravings And Insulin56:08 Collaboration And Influencer Drama01:01:24 Online Trolling And Wrap Up