Episode 487: Blastocystis Hominis

Naturally Nourished

Ali Miller RD

Nutrition, Health & Fitness:nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 668 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Blastocystis…what? You may not have heard of it but Blastocystis Hominis is a common parasitic gut infection that can wreak havoc on digestion, skin, and immune health. Did you know that 3-5 pounds of your body is made up of bacteria, yeast, parasite, and virus? This microbiome impact can work for you or against you and if you have high stress, eat at risk foods, and travel, chances are it is working against you. In this episode Ali breaks down medical studies on Blastocystis, the role of natural compounds and research that supports successful gut cleanse tools, and how she used her Beat the Bloat Protocol to support metabolic, skin, and immune health. In this episode you will also learn about the importance of liver detox prior to and during a gut cleanse, the best diet to support a microbiome reset, and food-as-medicine to amplify results. Don’t miss our Beat the Bloat Masterclass on 4/7! Grab your FREE Spot here Join our April Beat the Bloat 12 week Gut Cleanse Register here Beat the Bloat Supplement Bundle.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Naturally Nourished Podcast that delivers cutting-edge food is medicine solutions for optimal health.
0:12.8	Ali Miller is a nutrition expert sought up by the media in America's top medical institutes
0:18.3	for her revolutionary functional medicine interventions.
0:22.6	From disease treatment to prevention, every episode will empower you with ways to put yourself
0:28.3	back in control of your health. Please know, the topic is discussed are for educational purposes
0:35.1	only. Now welcome, Integrative Dietitians, Allie Miller, and her co-host Becky You.
0:43.3	Welcome to episode 487 of the Naturally Nourished Podcast.
0:47.3	Today we are talking about blastocystis commonness, a common parasite, what it is, just how common it is in the average population, where you get it,
0:59.0	signs and symptoms, and how and whether to treat.
1:03.4	Yes, back in 389 goodness, almost 100 episodes ago, we offered a podcast, Our Parasites, Wrecking Havoc on Your Gut Health,
1:14.1	where basically we take the approach that most countries preemptively take part in a gut cleanse
1:22.5	because of the fact that, again, three to five pounds of our body is comprised of bacteria, fungi, virus,
1:30.2	and yes, parasite.
1:31.6	And these can cohabitate in a symbiotic balancing state or create a disbiotic imbalance
1:38.1	state where they wreck havoc on the host.
1:41.0	And we see much more therapeutic levels of herbs, whether in tincture, culinary applications,
1:47.1	or actually proactive use of antiparacetic treatment to help to kind of offset or mitigate this
1:54.5	potential overgrowth, be that we are just constantly exposed. And what adds insult to injury
2:00.5	is in westernized countries, especially in the U.S., we are just constantly exposed. And what adds insult to injury is in westernized countries,
2:02.7	especially in the U.S., we are dealing with such an exposure of sterility that we often lack
2:09.1	the common-sul or pro-bacteria flora that create a host defense or basically a good army to prevent that overgrowth and imbalance. And so we'll cover
2:21.0	how to do a gut cleanse, the approach of maybe not needing to know the exact DNA or species that's in
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