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Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

#286: The Truth About “Leaky Gut”

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

Food Psych Programs, Inc.

Health, Food, Bodypositive, Antidiet, Recovery, Fat, Dietculture, Weight, Eating, Positivity, Intuitive, Diet, Nutrition, Psychology, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Body

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Christy answers an audience question about “leaky gut syndrome,” what to do if you’re diagnosed with it, and what the evidence really says. Whether you’re considering a diet for this supposed condition (or know someone who is) or working to heal from the effects of one, this episode offers some important food for thought.

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Christy's first book, Anti-Diet, is available wherever you get your books. Order online at christyharrison.com/book, or at local bookstores across North America, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Get updates about Christy's second book, The Wellness Trap, which will be available for pre-order soon!

Grab Christy's free guide, 7 simple strategies for finding peace and freedom with food, for help getting started on the anti-diet path.

For full show notes and a transcript of this episode, go to christyharrison.com/foodpsych.

Ask your own question about intuitive eating and the anti-diet approach at christyharrison.com/questions.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode of Food Psych is brought to you by my book, Anti-Diet.

0:04.0

Reclaim your time, money, well-being, and happiness through Intuitive Eating,

0:08.0

which is available wherever books are sold.

0:10.0

Just go to ChristyHarrison.com-slaushbook to order it now.

0:14.0

That's ChristyHarrison.com-slaushbook.

0:17.0

Welcome to Food Psych, a podcast dedicated to critiquing diet and wellness culture

0:22.0

and answering your questions about Intuitive Eating and the Anti-Diet approach.

0:26.0

I'm your host Christy Harrison and I'm a registered dietitian, certified Intuitive Eating

0:31.0

Counselor, journalist and author of the book's Anti-Diet, which is available now,

0:36.0

and the Wellness Trap, which will be out in early 2023.

0:39.0

And by the way, on this show, I avoid saying diet culture stuff like weight and calorie numbers,

0:45.0

but we don't censor swear words or other adult language, so listener discretion is advised.

0:50.0

Hey there, welcome to this episode of Food Psych.

1:19.0

I'm your host Christy Harrison and today I'm going to be answering an audience question

1:23.0

about so-called leaky gut syndrome, what to do if you're diagnosed with it, and what the evidence really says.

1:30.0

The question is from a listener named Laura who writes,

1:33.0

Hi Christy, I'm a little over two years in on my work with Intuitive Eating,

1:36.0

slash finally leaving the diet culture way of life.

1:39.0

It's been a real struggle at times, but I feel like I've finally crested the hardest bits,

1:43.0

and I'm feeling good about where I'm at in my relationship with food.

1:47.0

I was recently diagnosed with a raging case of quote-unquote leaky gut.

1:51.0

I have IBS and digestive issues, and even with me explaining my disordered eating,

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