Have you ever said this to yourself or to a friend? Despite all my efforts, I feel worse and worse. I’m doing “all the right things,” and no matter what – I don’t feel better. Before all this – exercise and being intentional with my diet made me feel better. Now – it has NO impact or makes me feel worse. If so, you are like many of my clients. These are things that I REGULARLY hear when I start working with my clients. Once you get sick enough, there seems to be no correlation between effort and results. Yet – we’re tempted to either work even harder in our health or just give up completely (because hey, it’s not helping anyways).

Have you been put on an elimination diet? Are you unable to reintroduce foods (no matter how long you’ve been on your diet) without your symptoms flaring up? Do you feel your symptoms flare up even when you’re being strict with your diet? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, tune in!

We just concluded a series of episodes on ways the gut is connected to other parts of the body: the Gut-Skin, Gut-Breath, and Gut-Sinus connections. In honor of the Gut-Sinus connection, I wanted to bring in an EXPERT in the orofacial complex: Madison Scott, RDH, Myofunctional Therapist! Myofunctional therapy is a treatment that examines how the tongue and oral muscles move and function, utilizing exercises to improve muscle tone and therapies to change habits.

Today, we begin part one of our Gut Connection series! We’ll explore three different gut connections over the next weeks: skin, breath, and sinus. Our gut and skin are deeply intertwined. To heal the skin, the gut needs to be healthy. If you’re healing your gut, you may have already noticed skin improvements! From hormones to toxins, we’ll dive into what connects and influences both organs in this episode AND how you can begin healing your skin from the inside out.