Must-have tips to reduce bloat & heal your gut | Functional medicine doctor Mary Pardee, N.D.

“Dehydration is a leading cause of constipation," says Mary Pardee, N.D. Mary, a naturopathic and functional medicine doctor, joins us to discuss everything you need to know about healing your gut and optimizing body comp, plus: - The link between over-restriction & digestive issues (~00:13) - What we get wrong with elimination diets (~04:03) - Why dairy & gluten aren’t always the problem (~06:23) - How to assess your overall gut health (~12:49) - Mary’s top tips to optimize your gut (~17:54) - How to know when bloating becomes a problem (~20:32) - Why low FODMAP diets are effective (~24:26) - How to reduce & prevent bloat (~26:51) - How to time your meals for gut health (~28:38) - Hydration tips for bloating & gut health (~29:51) - How coffee impacts your gut (~31:56) - The future of fecal transplants (~33:01) - What’s driving GI issues? (~36:49) - The best biomarkers for longevity (~39:35) - Should you test your Alzheimer’s risk? (~43:46) - Why you shouldn’t conflate weight loss & body comp (~45:25) - Optimal body fat percentages for men & women (~49:49) - How to reach healthy ApoB levels (~53:46) - The dangers of visceral adipose tissue & the optimal fat ratio (~55:48) Trigger warning: This podcast contains mentions of disordered eating. Referenced in the episode: - Check out Modrn Med. - Read why dairy is back on the table. - Shop grass-fed whey protein isolate+. - Stanford study on fermented foods. - Rebyota & Vowst. - A study on muscle mass, BMI & mortality. - mbg Podcast episode #480, with Peter Attia, M.D. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices