445: Bethany Ugarte on Gut Health & Overcoming Chronic Digestive Issues

Bethany Ugarte is a cookbook author, full-time blogger and recipe developer, and creator of @lilsipper on Instagram which has over 400k followers. She'd dealt with life-threatening gut issues from SIBO, Candida, yeast overgrowth, gastritis, gastroparesis, parasites, and so much more and was able to heal naturally through food. She now uses her platform to help others suffering through the same issues and shares recipes, tips, and her life on her blog http://www.lilsipper.com, Instagram, and in her new cookbook, Digest This.

Today on Christina The Channel:

• 10:20 - Bethany’s health journey with almost dying from IBS
• 15:30 - How relationships and work were affected by Bethany’s chronic illness
• 20:30 - Identifying with the label of your diagnosis
• 24:20 - How the puree diet (including meat!) shifted Bethany’s health
• 32:40 - Bethany’s trigger foods and how various vegetables/fiber/legumes affect her digestion
• 42:40 - Common foods that can disrupt your gut health
• 47:30 - Why Bethany created her simple ingredient protein powder
• 49:00 - Lifestyle factors to manage bloating
• 51:00 - Bethany’s decision for breast explant surgery

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• Website: http://www.lilsipper.com
• IG: @lilsipper
• Book: Digest This

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