Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health through the

paleo-autoimmune protocol and functional medicine. While there is no cure for autoimmune disease,

the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel. I'm Eileen Laird, your host from

PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95%, which took me from a life of

excruciating pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life. A short disclaimer, I'm neither a

doctor nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal. Always consult with

your health care team before making

medical decisions. Now let's get on to the show.

Welcome to Ep 172. Our topic today is stool testing. This is one of the first tests run by functional medicine practitioners, but not all tests are the same. So today we're doing a deep dive into this topic. What are the different types of stool tests? Which are the highest quality? What can and can't they tell us? What are some stool

testing myths? And how can they help us on our health journeys? So my guest today is Dr. Lucy

Mailing, a research scientist specializing in gut health, the microbiome,

and nutrition science. She's been on this podcast once before in episode 133, where we gave a

detailed overview of the gut microbiome. We talked briefly about stool testing in that conversation,

but I thought it deserved its own episode, So I invited her back today. Welcome back to

the show of Dr. Mealy. Thanks, Eileen. I really enjoyed our last conversation, so I'm excited to be back.

And I probably get the most questions about stool testing. So I hope this will be really helpful for people.

I think it's, I think it's going to be very helpful. Before we get to that conversation, though, let's give a shout out to our podcast sponsor,

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