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Abel James Show

Dr. Izabella Wentz on the Root Cause of IBS, Bloating & Brain Fog

Abel James Show

Abel James Bascom

Business, Entrepreneurship, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Have you ever been told that your labs are normal but you just know something is seriously off?

Over the course of our lives, we all experience “mystery symptoms” that seem to come out of nowhere—from bloating, brain fog, and anxiety to thyroid problems and stubborn weight.

Today we’re getting to the root of the most significant health blind spots of our time—your gut.

If you’ve ever been told “your labs look normal” while you’re still dealing with brain fog, anxiety, thyroid issues, stubborn weight, or mystery symptoms no one can explain, you’re going to want to listen closely to this one.

Joining us today is a longtime friend and true trailblazer in functional medicine, Dr. Izabella Wentz. She’s a New York Times bestselling author, an integrative pharmacist, and the woman millions know as the Thyroid Pharmacist. Her new book pulls back the curtain on what’s really driving IBS and the tidal wave of gut issues we’re seeing today—and more importantly, how to fix them.

In this episode, you'll hear:
  • How Izabella's own “stress-related” IBS diagnosis in pharmacy school spiraled into Hashimoto’s and autoimmunity—and how she reversed it
  • Why one bad bout of food poisoning, a moldy apartment, or a round of meds can quietly reset your “normal” from 100% to 80%
  • The overlooked role of parasites, mold, Candida, SIBO, and meds like birth control and metformin in wrecking your digestion
  • Why “healthy” processed foods, sugar alcohols, gums, and fake fibers can quietly fuel gut chaos
  • Practical strategies to finally get your digestion and energy back
If you’re tired of being dismissed by doctors and ready to understand what your gut has been trying to tell you for years, this conversation could be a serious turning point.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, folks, this is Abel James, and thanks so much for joining us on the show.

0:04.7

Have you ever been told that your labs look normal, but you just know deep down that something is seriously off?

0:11.6

Over the course of our lives, many of us experience mystery symptoms that seem to come out of nowhere,

0:17.0

from anxiety and brain fog to thyroid problems and stubborn weight.

0:21.4

And trust me, long-time listeners know I was right there with you in years past.

0:25.4

But today, we're getting to the root of one of the most significant health blind spots of our time, your gut.

0:31.7

If you've ever been told that your labs look normal while you're still dealing with brain fog, anxiety, thyroid issues,

0:39.1

stubborn weight that won't come off, or mystery symptoms that no one can explain.

0:43.5

Make sure that you listen closely to this episode.

0:45.9

Joining us today is a longtime friend and a true trailblazer in functional medicine, Dr. Isabella Wentz.

0:52.7

She's a New York Times best-selling author, an integrative

0:55.9

pharmacist, and the woman millions know as the thyroid pharmacist. Her new book pulls back the

1:01.5

curtain on what's really driving IBS and the tidal wave of gut issues that we're seeing today,

1:07.2

and more importantly, how to fix them. Before we get get to the episode i just want to make sure that

1:12.2

you're staying up to date about all the super exciting stuff that we have coming up in person

1:16.8

and also online with live streams in the next few months ahead the best way to keep in touch is

1:23.1

just to go to my newsletter at abeljames dot com that's abeljames.com and I send out updates about the live music

1:29.8

shows I've been playing. It's been so much fun for those of you coming out to these shows. I've

1:33.9

played a few in Vegas and many in Austin and a few sprinkled about and many more coming up in other

1:38.9

places. But it's just there's something about meeting you all in person. And some of you have been like longtime followers.

1:45.5

We've been at this for more than 15 years on the health side, on the music side, much, much longer.

1:50.6

But we have a lot of incredible events coming up live in person with real actual humans, an incredible concept and much needed these days.

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