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The Gut Health Dialogues

I"m Alyssa Simpson, a Registered Dietitian specializing in digestive health. This podcast is for people with IBS, SIBO, and other stomach issues to learn how to calm their symptoms and improve their gut health using natural solutions like diet, supplements, and lifestyle changes.

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All Episodes

41:18

When Your Body Feels Toxic After Eating: The Sulfur...

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2026/01/08

Send us a text Have you tried low FODMAP, gluten-free, dairy-free, or elimination diets and still feel sick after eating? In this episode, Alyssa Simpson breaks down one of the most confusing and misunderstood nutrition strategies in gut health: the low sulfur diet. This is not an episode about cutting out “bad foods” or following another restrictive diet forever. Instead, Alyssa explains why a short, strategic low-sulfur diet trial can be a powerful clarity tool for people who feel deeply un...

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37:32

How Foodini Is Making Eating Out Safer for People...

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2026/01/01

Send us a text Eating out with food allergies, celiac disease, IBS, or food sensitivities can feel overwhelming — and sometimes unsafe. In this episode, Alyssa Simpson chats with Dylan McDonnell, founder of Foodini, about how technology and regulation are finally making restaurant dining safer and more transparent. Dylan shares his personal experience growing up with celiac disease and how it inspired him to create Foodini: a platform that gives diners real ingredient and allergen data so the...

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21:53

Holiday Stress & Digestion: How to Keep Your Gut Calm...

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2025/12/20

Send us a text The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. But for many people, they’re also a perfect storm of stress, irregular routines, rich meals, travel, and unpredictable digestion. In this holiday special episode, Alyssa Simpson teams up with Dr. Ali Navidi (clinical psychologist & gut–brain specialist) to unpack why stress shows up so strongly in the gut, especially for people with IBS, chronic constipation, bloating, and functional digestive disorders. Together, they e...

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44:09

Fatty Liver Disease: What It Is, What Causes It, and...

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2025/12/09

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa explains what fatty liver actually means, why it’s more common than most people think, and why it’s fundamentally a metabolic problem tied to insulin resistance, sugar, and inflammation. Most importantly for her gut-sensitive audience, Alyssa explains how to begin reversing fatty liver with simple, sustainable real-food shifts and how to do it without making gut symptoms worse (SIBO, bloating, constipation). Resources mentioned in this episode: Download ...

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41:58

Gut Health, Hormones & Toxic Load: The Real Reasons...

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2025/12/03

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa sits down with Dr. Joy Ostroff, a Hawaii-based naturopathic doctor with over three decades of clinical experience, for a powerful conversation on the REAL root causes of stubborn weight that diets never address. Dr. Joy explains why weight struggles are rarely about willpower or calories and are almost always linked to deeper imbalances in the gut, hormones, detox pathways, and nervous system. She breaks down how issues like candida overgrowth, biofilm f...

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27:09

How Constipation Overloads Your Liver and Ruins Your...

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2025/11/26

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa unpacks a connection that many people don’t realize is at the heart of their gut health struggles: the tight interplay between constipation, liver overload, and sleep disruption. If you wake up between 1–3 AM, feel sluggish, bloated, or totally backed up the next day, this episode is for you. In this episode, Alyssa explains the powerful (and often overlooked) link between constipation, liver stress, and sleep disruption, and how real food and simple rit...

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34:58

Stop Doing Detox Wrong: What Your Liver & Gut...

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2025/11/13

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa breaks down one of the biggest myths in wellness: that your body needs a “cleanse” or “detox tea” to reset. If you’ve ever skipped meals, done a juice fast, or spent money on detox kits, thinking you’re helping your liver and gut, this one’s for you. Alyssa explains what actually happens to your digestion, metabolism, and liver when you restrict food and why those “gut resets” can backfire, leaving you feeling more bloated, fatigued, and inflamed.&...

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30:01

Methane SIBO Diet Beyond Low FODMAP - A GI...

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2025/11/04

Send us a text In this episode, host Alyssa Simpson opens up the mess of conflicting diet advice many with methane SIBO face: low FODMAP, low carb, low fiber, and gives you a clear, real-world eating plan built for methane-dominant SIBO (IMO). She shares what really works, what often fails, and how to shift from feeling stuck in symptom chaos to feeling intentional and nourished again. Resources mentioned: Download the Methane SIBO Diet Plan: a 7-day guide to calm bloating and reset your gut ...

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52:38

Methane SIBO Treatment: Why a Comprehensive Approach...

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2025/10/29

Send us a text If you’ve done everything right, low FODMAP, antibiotics, supplements, and your methane SIBO symptoms (bloating, constipation, stomach discomfort) still come back, this episode will give you the answers you’ve been looking for. Alyssa walks listeners through her six-step framework for methane SIBO recovery, explaining why antibiotics alone or diet tweaks only scratch the surface. From the gut-brain connection to root cause mapping, this conversation goes beyond symptom ma...

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28:56

What is Methane SIBO? The Hidden Diagnosis Behind...

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2025/10/21

Send us a text If you’ve been eating “perfectly,” taking your probiotics, and still feel bloated, backed up, or uncomfortable, you might be dealing with Methane SIBO, also known as Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth (IMO), a commonly missed diagnosis that’s keeping your gut stuck in slow motion. In this episode, Alyssa Simpson breaks down: What Methane SIBO actually is and how it’s different from hydrogen SIBOWhy it causes bloating, constipation, and sluggish digestionHow stress, surgeries, and...

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34:41

Nervous System Healing for Gut & Chronic Illness with...

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2025/10/14

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa Simpson is joined by Nikki D’Agostino, a nervous system retraining specialist, to dive deep into Primal Trust, a program built on neuroplasticity, somatic practices, and trauma healing. They explore how chronic stress, limbic system impairment, and unconscious trauma can lock your body and brain into survival mode, interfering with digestion, nutrient absorption, immune function, and overall healing. You will get clarity on: Why gut healing often stalls ...

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28:21

Why Healthy Foods Can Trigger IBS & Bloating (And...

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2025/10/07

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa Simpson breaks down one of the most confusing gut health struggles: why nourishing foods like vegetables, lentils, or garlic can suddenly trigger bloating, gas, cramping, or flare-ups. Alyssa explains the surprising reasons behind this — from gut inflammation and bacterial overgrowth (like SIBO) to histamine intolerance, food sensitivities, and sluggish digestion. More importantly, she shares practical, hope-filled strategies you can use right now ...

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58:16

Understanding POTS, Vagus Nerve Dysfunction, and EDS...

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2025/10/02

Send us a text In this episode of The Gut Health Dialogues, Alyssa Simpson sits down with Dr. Diana Driscoll—optometrist, researcher, and author of The Driscoll Theory—to uncover connections between gut health, vagus nerve dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and conditions like POTS, SIBO, long COVID, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Dr. Driscoll shares her journey from being incapacitated by illness to discovering root causes medicine often misses. She explains how vagus nerve dysfunction affects ...

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30:43

Diet vs Meds: What’s Actually Stopping Your...

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2025/09/24

Send us a text If you’ve tried more fiber, magnesium, MiraLAX, and water—but you’re still backed up—this episode is for you. Alyssa dives deep into constipation, busts myths, and shows what really moves the needle when your gut is sluggish. She covers why “healthy” foods can sometimes make things worse, what your gut actually needs to start moving, and small shifts in timing, hydration, and food pairings that can bring real relief. What you’ll learn in this episode: Which foods (even “h...

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58:40

The Root Causes of Histamine Intolerance Nobody Talks...

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2025/09/17

Send us a text Histamine intolerance might feel like the final answer, but what if it’s really just the tip of the iceberg? In this episode, Alyssa sits down with Jennifer Fugo, MS, LDN, CNS — a clinical nutritionist and host of the Healthy Skin Show — to uncover the real root causes behind histamine intolerance and chronic skin issues. They uncover why antihistamines don’t always help, why low histamine diets often fail long-term, and what hidden root causes could be driving your sympt...

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34:56

How I’d Start Healing SIBO If I Were Diagnosed Today

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2025/08/30

Send us a text If you’ve ever wondered: Why does my SIBO keep coming back?How do I know if my gut is really healing?Where should I start without wasting time and money?…this conversation has the answers you’ve been searching for. In this episode, Alyssa reveals the exact approach she would take if she were diagnosed with SIBO today. But here’s the catch—it’s probably not what you’ve been told by the internet or even some practitioners. Instead of jumping into random antimicrobials or e...

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31:11

What To Eat For SIBO (And Why Elimination Alone Won’t...

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2025/08/28

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa unpacks one of the most confusing questions people with SIBO face: What can I actually eat? If you’ve ever been stuck on chicken and rice because everything else feels like a trigger, this conversation will feel familiar. Alyssa explains why overly restrictive SIBO diets may bring short-term relief but can also backfire—slowing down healing, weakening motility, and leaving your gut more fragile over time. You will learn: Why elimination diets alone don’t...

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29:27

How To “Train Your Gut” To Behave Well Now (And Why...

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2025/08/26

Send us a text If your gut feels unpredictable — flaring up at random foods, reacting to stress, or leaving you anxious about your next meal — your digestion is NOT broken. Your gut just needs retraining. In this episode, Alyssa explains how you can “teach” your gut to become more tolerant, flexible, and resilient — and why waiting for the “perfect time” to start often makes things worse. You’ll discover: ✅ Why avoidance and restriction can reinforce gut sensitivity ✅ How to reintroduce fo...

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21:28

Are You Managing Your Gut Or Actually Healing It?

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2025/08/21

Send us a text Eating five “safe” foods and tracking symptoms isn’t healing your gut – it’s managing your symptoms. If you’re eating the same few foods, timing meals, keeping food journals, planning outings around bathrooms, or leaning on supplements just to get through a meal… you’re not healing. You’re surviving. And while that may work short-term, it keeps you stuck in “management mode” — which makes true healing feel further and further away. In this episode of The Gut Health Dialog...

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31:14

Gamifying Gut Health: How Shelby Hit 30 Plants a Week...

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2025/08/15

Send us a text In this episode, Alyssa sits down with her client, Shelby, who was struggling for years with severe gut issues from chronic constipation/diarrhea cycles to unexplained hives and the frustration of living on a low FODMAP, low histamine diet, while also being vegetarian. After discovering she had SIBO and working through a targeted gut healing protocol with Alyssa, Shelby’s symptoms dramatically improved. But what really made her diet sustainable was gamifying her plant diversity...

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