Episode 499: All About Butyrate + Prevention of Colon Cancer

Episode 499: All About Butyrate + Prevention of Colon Cancer

Do you know your Butyrate status and why it matters? In this episode, Ali Miller RD, digs into short chain fatty acids and metabolites in the colon with a big emphasis on butyrate. This beneficial compound provides energy for the body while reducing inflammation, protecting your gut barrier, and improving colon cell health. With the rate of colorectal cancer on the rise of 2% increase per year, we need to pause and consider diet and lifestyle strategy.    You will learn foods to increase in your diet to support butyrate levels, how to address dysbiosis or gut infection, particular strains of gut flora that aid in production of butyrate, and how to assess your status in a stool test. Ali will discuss the importance of increasing fiber in your diet with a variety of sources and why eliminating or greatly limiting seed oils is key for colon health. This episode also covers the connection of environmental toxicity, considerations of your toilet paper choice, and if it's worth getting a bidet.    Links in this episode: Test your stool with a GI Map [https://alimillerrd.com/products/comprehensive-digestive-stool-analysis] and get a customized interpretation from Ali Miller RD Shop my Beat the Heat Probiotic Promo [https://alimillerrd.com/collections/beat-the-heat] Use BEATTHEHEAT26 to buy 2 get 1 50% off Choosing the Right Probiotic Guide [https://alimillerrd.com/pages/choosing-the-right-probiotic-for-you] Probiotic Challenge Protocol [https://alimillerrd.com/pages/probiotic-challenge-protocol] Restore Baseline Probiotic [https://alimillerrd.com/products/restore-baseline-probiotic] Rebuild Spectrum Probiotic [https://alimillerrd.com/products/rebuild-spectrum-probiotic] Targeted Strength Probiotic  [https://alimillerrd.com/products/targeted-strength-probiotic] Episode 448 Naturally Nourished Podcast [https://alimillerrd.podbean.com/e/episode-448-do-i-really-need-a-colonoscopy-cologuard-colon-cancer-prevention/] Do I really need a colonoscopy + All about Cologuard 40 Clove of Garlic Soup [https://alimillerrd.com/blogs/blog/40-cloves-of-garlic-soup]

Episode 498: Healthy Eating for Tweens Updates + Stella turns 10

Join Ali and her daughter Stella in this interview episode on Healthy Eating for Tweens. You will learn about the importance of blood sugar balance, meeting ample protein intake, and pairing real food carbs for optimal mental and metabolic health. Ali and Stella talk about how smoothies can be a great source of food-as-medicine and some fave combos. Learn how many grams of protein you and your children need as well as suggestions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Stella shares her 10-year-old perspective on making a healthy lifestyle hip and how to respond to bullies. She shares her experience of going to a 10x larger school and how she had to navigate a lot of new situations including eating a whole food based lunch in a cafeteria with 200 kids.  Stella talks about her science fair project on apples and antioxidants and her favorite recipes she's been cooking from Naturally Nourished Kids.   Save $5 off Naturally Nourished Kids [https://alimillerrd.com/products/naturally-nourished-kids] Use BOOK5   Favorite products discussed: Whey Protect [https://alimillerrd.com/products/whey-protect] Force of Nature [https://forceofnature.com/?ref=0Pbyz1sSp2URDF] Use ALIMILLERRD to save FOND [https://partners.fondregenerative.com/ALIMILLERRD]

Episode 497: Q&A Grab Bag

Grab your wired non-EMF headphones and go for a walk during this fun listen with Ali Miller RD. In this Grab Bag Q&A she covers the health benefits of copper, if sunglasses can cause more sunburn, and best ways to prevent sunburn and clean sunscreen. She also discusses non-toxic cookware and storage with up-to-date research on dangers of using aluminum foil as well as preferred cooking and storage materials. Ali unpacks more on her Protein Sparing Modified Fast approach and how you can cycle in sprints to accelerate body fat burn without the side effects of injectable weight loss drugs.   Links discussed in this episode: Shop my Beat the Heat Probiotic Promo [https://alimillerrd.com/collections/beat-the-heat] Use BEATTHEHEAT26 to buy 2 get 1 50% off Choosing the Right Probiotic Guide [https://alimillerrd.com/pages/choosing-the-right-probiotic-for-you] Episode 486: Protein Sparing Modified Fasting | Naturally Nourished [https://alimillerrd.podbean.com/e/episode-486-protein-sparing-modified-fasting/] Reset Restore Renew Detox packs [https://alimillerrd.com/products/reset-restore-renew-detox-pack] Berberine Boost [https://alimillerrd.com/products/berberine-boost] Safe non-toxic sunscreen from Toups and Co [https://toupsandco.com/ALIMILLERRD] Aluminum contamination of food during culinary preparation: Case study with aluminum foil and consumers’ preferences - PMC [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6804775/] Caraway Non-toxic storage and cookware [http://rstr.co/caraway/alimillerrd] Use ALIMILLERRD10 to save

Episode 496: Mold Toxicity with the Tox Doc

Is mold the hidden toxin that is making you chronically ill? Racing heart, chronic congestion, anxiety, chronic fatigue, migraines, and even autoimmune conditions can be tied to mold exposure and issues with detoxification. In this guest episode, Ali Miller RD interviews Dr. Diana Stafford “The Detox Doc” about mold-related illness, remediation, and detoxification. Dr. Stafford shares her personal story on mold impacting her household and how she shifted her career from conventional to functional medicine. Ali and Diana nerd out on various supplements and compounds to support liver, gut, and binders to trap toxins.   Dr. Stafford shares where to look for mold in the home, ways to offset exposure at work or outside of home environments, and the importance of keeping humidity limited. Learn about why the nervous system is so impacted by mold as well as the connection between mold and candida.    Links discussed in this episode: Shop my Beat the Heat Probiotic Promo [https://alimillerrd.com/collections/beat-the-heat] Use BEATTHEHEAT26 to buy 2 get 1 50% off Choosing the Right Probiotic Guide [https://alimillerrd.com/pages/choosing-the-right-probiotic-for-you] Cellular Antiox: [https://alimillerrd.com/products/cellular-antiox] your daily defense for living in a toxic world (NAC, Glutathione, Broccoli Seed) Rebuild Spectrum Probiotic [https://alimillerrd.com/products/rebuild-spectrum-probiotic] Reset Restore Renew Detox packs [https://alimillerrd.com/products/reset-restore-renew-detox-pack] Dr. Stafford’s website [https://www.doctorstafford.com] Mold Starter Guide with Quiz [https://canva.link/cbejh4hdqjzvnue]

Episode 495 Essential Blood Markers for Wellness

What do your annual lab markers mean and are you getting a thorough assessment of your health? In this podcast, Ali Miller RD, walks through 47 essential biomarkers in the Naturally Nourished Comprehensive Wellness Panel. You will learn about the status of your white blood cells and red blood cells, markers of chronic infection, anemia, and even indicators of parasite activity. Ali will unpack in detail a comprehensive metabolic panel so you understand the fasting glucose and dawn phenomenon connection, markers of liver and kidney health, and how to support detoxification as well as further assess function with GGT and uric acid.   Beyond typical cholesterol markers and the ideal range, learn about the importance of ratios and other added markers such as homocysteine, ApoB, and CRP. Understand the blood sugar story connecting the dots of fasting glucose, fasting insulin, HgbA1C% and other ways to bring blood sugar levels into ideal range to support body fat burn. Learn about functional ranges of thyroid markers and food-as-medicine for iodine, selenium, and zinc.    Links: The Naturally Nourished Comprehensive Wellness panel [https://alimillerrd.com/products/comprehensive-wellness-panel] is just $295 and includes a customized lab review with a functional nutritionist. Use LAB25 to save $25 off now!