What Your Tongue Reveals About Candida and Gut Health

Ever get a "normal" lab result but still feel awful? In this episode of Your Health Reclaimed, FMP Brad Montagne and Alicia VanderGriend dig into why that happens, and the daily habits that helped turn Alicia's fibromyalgia symptoms around.Alicia shares how she discovered Ayurveda while working to support her liver, adrenals, and thyroid, and why her own thyroid labs looked "perfect" even while her body was struggling. FMP Brad explains what a medical diagnosis really reflects, then walks through simple, at-home ways to read your body's signals, starting with what a white or scalloped tongue can reveal about Candida and nutrient absorption. They also cover food freshness and why leftovers lose their value, how to properly balance plant-based proteins like rice and beans, and the meal-timing habits that support digestion instead of working against it.This episode is for anyone who's been told their labs are fine but still doesn't feel like themselves, especially listeners curious about using food and daily habits to support gut and hormone health.Ready to put these principles into practice? Explore the 12-Week Reset at diet.healthfullyu.com.Topics discussed: Candida tongue diagnosis, gut health signs, Ayurvedic health principles, liver and hormone support, food as medicine, vegan protein combining, meal timing for digestion, thyroid symptoms with normal labs, functional medicine nutrition, food freshness and nutrients, dairy sensitivity and hormones, GMO grains and food toxinsChapter Timestamps:00:44 — Why Alicia Turned to Ayurveda04:06 — What Your Tongue Reveals About Candida11:49 — The Protein-Balancing Mistake Most Vegans MakeFMP Brad and Alicia explore Ayurvedic self-diagnosis tools, the truth about "normal" lab results, and how food choices and timing support gut and hormone health.Ready to rebuild your gut and hormone health through food? Explore the 12-Week Reset at diet.healthfullyu.com.