443: Gut Brain Health and Healing with Josh Dech
The Adult Chair
Michelle Chalfant
4.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
This episode is a mind-opening chat with holistic nutritionist and physician consultant Josh Dech. We're diving into the world of gut-brain connection and how our modern lifestyles are messing with our health. Think processed foods, environmental toxins, and a rise in chronic conditions like Crohn’s and colitis — yep, Josh has reversed over 300 cases! He's here to shake up the notion that these conditions are irreversible.
In this episode, we’re peeling back the layers on how gut health isn't just about food. Josh dishes out some vivid analogies (think your body as a bathtub!) and critiques the medical system’s go-to of prescribing meds instead of addressing root causes. We'll chat about the basics — diet, sleep, and stress management — and how they are essential for achieving a balanced life.
Josh and I also explore the critical role of listening to our bodies. We're talking nutrient deficiencies, toxicities, and microbial imbalances, and how tuning into these signals can help recalibrate our health strategies. Plus, we delve into the world of functional and naturopathic medicine for a holistic approach to gut health.
We'll help you navigate the complexities of the gut-brain connection and empower you with actionable insights for lasting wellness. Let’s get into it!
In this episode, you will hear:
- Modern lifestyle factors, such as processed foods and environmental toxins.
- Reversing chronic gut ailments through diet and lifestyle changes.
- Exploring how gut bacteria influence brain chemistry and the rise of mental health issues.
- Critique of the medical system's reliance on medication, emphasizing diet, sleep, and stress management.
- Importance of listening to the body's signals to identify nutrient deficiencies, toxicities, and microbial imbalances.
Resources from this Episode
Josh’s Website: gutsolutions.ca
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Michelle Chalfant Show, the next evolution of the Adult Share podcast. |
| 0:09.6 | I am Michelle Chalfant and my goal is to help you to awaken to your true self. |
| 0:16.3 | Together, we will break through your barriers so you can find your purpose and live a soul-aligned life. |
| 0:23.5 | Each week, I'll bring you powerful conversations with thought leaders, spiritual teachers, |
| 0:28.3 | healers, and change makers, along with actionable insights to help you to transform your life |
| 0:34.0 | from the inside out. Welcome to the Michelle Chelfont Show. Hello, everyone, and welcome |
| 0:43.6 | to the Michelle Shelfon Show. I am happy to be here with you today. We are talking today to holistic |
| 0:51.9 | nutritionist and physician consultant, Josh Deck. Wow. We had an incredible |
| 1:00.1 | conversation around, because this guy knows this stuff, let me tell you, gut brain connection, |
| 1:06.7 | the communication between gut, brain, bacteria, brain chemistry, neurotransmitters, |
| 1:12.1 | and everything that happens in the gut. |
| 1:16.1 | We talked about the curing of diseases. |
| 1:19.8 | We talked about something that he actually specializes in is Crohn's, colitis, irritable |
| 1:26.4 | bowel. |
| 1:26.8 | He has actually reversed over 300 cases of Crohn's, colitis, irritable bowel. He has actually reversed over 300 cases of Crohn's and |
| 1:32.0 | colitis, which are previously thought to be impossible to fix. So this guy knows his stuff. He has a |
| 1:40.6 | top podcast and he's been recruited to the Priority Health Academy as a medical |
| 1:46.4 | lecture helping educate doctors, get this, I love this, on the holistic approach to gut |
| 1:54.9 | health and inflammatory bowel disease. So we had a big conversation around all of these things. I cannot wait for you to meet |
| 2:04.2 | him. Again, here we go with Josh Deck. So welcome to the show, Josh Deck. |
| 2:18.4 | Michelle, it's a pleasure to be here. |
| 2:20.2 | Thanks much for having me on board. |
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