The Mind-Gut-Immunity Connection: Legacy Series | Ep 253

The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Erin Holt

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Secretory IgA is the dominant antibody in our gut mucosal layer and acts as a “first line of defense” against pathogens. When Secretory IgA is low, it’s like the bouncer at the bar is gone. The lower the SIgA is, the more prone you are to acquiring infections AND the less likely you are to clear up existing infections in your gut.

Today Erin covers Secretory IgA and why it’s so important when it comes to overall immune and gut health. She discusses where this antibody is found and reasons why it may be low or high on a lab test. Erin also highlights an important contributing factor that even functional medicine can miss: your mindset.

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Timestamps:

(7:58) How Secretory IgA protects us from food sensitivities

(9:11) What happens when Secretory IgA is low (and what it means if it’s elevated)

(12:38) The often overlooked aspect of healing

(23:36) Stress, leaky gut, cortisol dysregulation and their connection to Secretory IgA

(25:01) Factors that support healthy Secretory IgA levels

(29:30) Self-compassion and releasing guilt

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Functional Nutrition Podcast. I'm your host, Erin Holt. I'm an integrative and
0:07.2	functional medicine nutritionist with a feisty attitude in well over a decade of clinical experience.
0:13.0	I work with women all over the world through my online programs. And I'm also the founder of the
0:18.0	Functional Nutrition Academy, a school in practitioner mentorship
0:21.7	where we help other clinicians level up with functional medicine methodologies. I've got a bone
0:27.6	to pick with diet culture and the conventional health care model that are both systematically
0:32.4	failing so many of us. Creating a new model is my life's work, and this is what this show's all about.
0:39.3	Please keep in mind, this podcast is created for educational purposes only and should never
0:44.0	be used as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment. If you like what you hear
0:48.4	today, I would love for you to subscribe to the show, leave a review in iTunes, share with
0:52.9	a friend, and keep coming back for more.
0:55.3	Now give me the mic so I can take it away.
1:01.9	This episode is part of our functional nutrition podcast, Legacy Series.
1:06.3	Through the months of April and May, we will be releasing two shows each week,
1:10.3	you lucky ducks, one brand new
1:12.6	episode and a legacy series episode, which is a re-release of our top downloaded shows.
1:18.4	Think about it like the people's choice episodes. This is because we have new listeners
1:22.9	coming to the show all the time and we want you to have easy access to the top shows.
1:29.1	And we've got longtime listeners that love to listen to the best of the best. Hey, if you're ever looking for a specific
1:34.3	topic or show, don't forget to check out our website. We've got a special search feature
1:38.7	that makes finding shows super easy. So here's a functional nutrition legacy show.
1:45.5	Hello, friends. Today's episode is all about gut health. So get ready,
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