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Love Your Gut
Love Your Gut, hosted by Dr. Heather Finley, is helping thousands of women get to the root cause of their symptoms and redefine their gut health. After years of struggling with her own health issues, Dr. Heather Finley completed a doctorate in Clinical Nutrition and has been on a mission ever since to help women find life changing and lasting solutions for their digestive issues. She’s the doctor everyone comes to after every other treatment, regimen, and protocol has failed them. Dr. Heather…
Episodes
- Love Your Gut
Ep. 133: Information Isn’t Mastery: The Sneaky Way Smart People Stay Stuck
Have you ever gotten to the end of a busy day and wondered what you actually got done? Your clients have listened to the podcasts, saved the posts and asked…
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Ep. 132: Why we use HTMA Testing (Often Before We Touch The Gut)
Your client has done everything you asked. She’s finished the antimicrobials, tried the elemental diet and low FODMAP, and she’s still constipated, bloated…
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Ep. 131: When Low FODMAP Stops Working: Your Next Move With Complex GI Clients
Have you ever sat across from a complicated client and thought, “I don’t even know where to start”? You’re in good company. More than a third of the clinicians…
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Ep. 130: Sticky, Floating, or Hard to Pass? What Your Poop Is Telling You Before You Ever Run a Test
Have you ever looked down before flushing and thought, “That doesn’t look right”? Most women do, and then they move on with their day. In this episode, Dr…
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Ep. 129: Why Busy, High-Achieving Women Freeze on Their Own Health
Is there a gut protocol sitting in your inbox right now, or a supplement order still in the box on your counter? If you’ve been calling yourself lazy or…
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Ep. 128: Why did my results not last? (constipation, SIBO bloating, low ferritin, etc)
You felt amazing after the antibiotics, the iron infusion, or the SIBO protocol, and then six months later your symptoms were right back where they started. On…
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Ep. 127: Who's Eating Your Iron? 3 Hidden Reasons Your Ferritin Won't Budge
What if something else is getting to your iron before you do? This week, Dr. Heather picks up where last week's episode left off. She explains why your iron…
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Ep. 126: You've Been Taking Iron for 2 Years For Low Ferritin. Here's What This Is Telling You
Dr. Heather's ferritin was 9 four months postpartum, and she had a doctorate in clinical nutrition at the time. She still couldn't fix her own labs, and she…
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Ep. 125: Iron, Copper, and Gut Irony Roundtable Discussion
Round two with the gutTogether team. Macy and Tyler are back, and this time we're talking about the iron and ferritin cases that have filled our caseload for…
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Ep. 124: The Top 6 Roadblocks We See in Gut Healing (feat. the gutTogether Team)
Have you ever wondered what it was like to sit "behind the scenes" with the gutTogether® team? Today's podcast episode is a "must listen"! Dr. Heather sits…
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Ep. 123: Your GI Issues Are Costing You (And Not In The Way You Think)
You can count the cost of your gut issues in supplements, copays, and elimination diets. But the biggest cost has never shown up on a single receipt, and…
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Ep. 122: Generational Health: 9 Out of 10 Babies Are Missing Key Gut Bacteria, with Dr. Stephanie Culler or Persephone
Nine out of ten babies in the US are now missing one or more of the keystone bacteria their immune system needs to develop properly. Stephanie is a PhD…
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Ep.121: Why Minerals Fix What Protocols Can't with Lisa Pitel-Killah of Vykon Customs
Minerals are often the missing link in any health related concern AND the biggest needle mover for individuals who have "tried everything". If you've done the…
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Ep. 120: The Cyclospora Outbreak: A Gut Health Dietitians Insights on What It Is, Why It's Spreading, and What to Actually Do
There's a parasite moving across the country right now so Dr. Heather went down the rabbit hole to give you a clear way to think about the 2026 Cyclospora…
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Ep.119: Your 2PM Slump Is Not Normal, Here's What Your Body Is Actually Saying
If you've accepted the 2pm crash as just "who you are," this episode is going to challenge that. That afternoon wall with the brain fog, the chocolate craving…
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Ep. 118: Why Travel Makes You Constipated (and Why It Sometimes You Feel Better)
Think about the last trip you took. Were you actually there for it, or were you running a quiet background math equation the whole time, tracking what you ate…
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Ep. 117: Do you dread your luteal phase? It might be your minerals
If you dread the week before your period and your labs keep coming back "fine," this episode is for you. In this episode, Dr. Heather walks through a real…
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Ep. 116: What an HTMA Test Actually Reveals (That Standard Labs Miss) And How Practitioners Can Use It
In this practitioner focused episode, Dr. Heather Finley breaks down what Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) actually measures, why it captures things that…
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Ep. 115: The Mineral You're Probably Ignoring (And Why It's Wrecking Your Digestion)
Most people think about magnesium for constipation and digestion. What if the problem isn't that you're deficient in magnesium? What if the minerals you…
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Ep. 114: How Jessica Increased Her Ferritin by 20 Points in 2 Months [Part 3: Iron & Ferritin Series]
This is part 3 of the iron/ferritin series! Three episodes, three clients, three different breakdowns in the same system: Part 1: Ashley's body couldn't absorb…
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Ep. 113: Why Your Iron Is Stuck & Ferritin Is High (And How Your Thyroid & Liver Play A Role) [PART 2: Iront & Ferritin series]
Most people assume low ferritin means they need more iron. But what about the woman whose ferritin is actually high and she still feels exhausted, is still…
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Ep. 112: Why You're Not Absorbing Iron (Even If You Are Supplementing) [PART 1 of Iron & Ferritin Series]
If you've been taking iron consistently and your ferritin still won't move, this episode is going to help you understand why. This is Part 1 of a three-part…
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Ep. 111: Your Gas Has A Pattern, Here's How To Read It
Gas is one of those symptoms people joke about publicly but privately can wreck your confidence, keep you anxious before meals, and make you dread situations…
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Ep. 110: Why It Feels Like Food Sits In Your Stomach Like A Brick
That heavy, pressured, food-isn't-going-anywhere feeling after meals is one of the most exhausting GI symptoms to live with and one of the most misunderstood…
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Ep. 109: Heartburn Isn't Always A Stomach Acid Problem (Here's What It Actually Is)
Reflux is one of the most common symptoms we see… and also one of the most misunderstood. Most people are told it’s either too much stomach acid or not enough…
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Ep. 108: Why You’re Still Constipated: The Low Stomach Acid Connection No One Talks About
If you feel like your food just sits there like a brick or you’re bloated after meals, burping, dealing with reflux, or still constipated no matter what you…
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Ep. 107: Burping, Gas, and Bloating? 5 Gut Clues You Can’t Ignore
Burping after meals? Bloated by the end of the day? Constantly gassy no matter what you eat? In this episode, Dr. Heather breaks down what your gas might…
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Ep. 106: What if its not SIBO, but SIFO? How fungus plays a role in GI symptoms
If you’ve treated SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) before and either nothing changed… or things got worse… this episode is for you! Because what if…
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Ep. 105: You are positive for SIBO, now what?
If you’ve ever been told you have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and immediately felt overwhelmed by what to do next, this episode is for you…
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Ep. 104: The Hidden Link Between SIBO, Iron & Ferritin
Low ferritin and digestive issues like SIBO are often treated as completely separate problems. One is considered a blood lab issue, the other a gut issue. But…
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Ep. 103: Why Most Women Aren’t Eating Enough Protein (And How It Impacts Your Gut) with Rachael DeVaux
Protein is one of the most talked-about nutrients right now, but the conversation often misses the bigger picture. In this episode, Dr. Heather sits down with…
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Ep. 102: Food Poisoning, SIBO & IBS: It Wasn't "Just Food Poisoning"
Have you ever said, “My stomach has never been the same since that trip…” or that questionable BBQ, honeymoon, or random meal that left you sick for days? Food…
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Ep. 101: If Magnesium Isn’t Working for Constipation, Here’s Why
You started magnesium for constipation. It worked. And then… it didn’t. Now you’re increasing the dose, relying on it nightly, and wondering why your body…
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Ep. 100: Why Constipation Is Blocking Your Iron (And You Don’t Even Know It)
If you’re constipated… and your ferritin won’t improve… this episode is for you. Constipation isn’t just uncomfortable, it's often a sign that your digestive…
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Ep. 99: Why Iron Wasn’t the Answer for My Low Ferritin
If you’ve been told to “just take iron” for low ferritin and it either didn’t work or made you feel worse, this episode is for you. In this episode, I’m…
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Ep. 98: Do you need a food sensitivity test in order to fix your GI issues?
If you’re wondering whether food sensitivity testing will finally explain your bloating, constipation, or GI reactions, this episode is for you. We talk…
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Ep. 97: Why Eating Healthy Hasn't Fixed Your Bloating and Constipation
Let's be real: eating healthy was the answer, you’d already have relief from your bloating and constipaiton. Most of the women we work with are already doing…
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Ep. 96: The Invisible Cost Of Gut Symptoms
How often do you say no to plans because you don’t know how your stomach will feel? Have you ever checked a menu days in advance, chosen clothes based on…
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Ep. 95: New Year, New Gut: How to Make Sure You Find Relief in 2026
Do you feel like you’re always starting over when it comes to your gut health? Every January (or month, Monday, etc), you might decide this will be the year…
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Ep. 94: Holiday Gift Guide + Favorite Gut Health Products of 2025!
I love trying new things and this episode is my annual roundup of the products that actually earned a spot in my real life this year. In this episode, I’m…
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Ep. 93: Holiday Gut Survival Guide: Feel Good Without Cutting Out a Single Food
If the holidays always feel like the hardest time of year for your gut with the bloating, the constipation, the fatigue, the heaviness after meals then this…
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Ep.92: How Mineral Imbalances Trigger Acne and Low Energy with Heather Brown
So many women do everything right — eat well, exercise, get their labs checked — and still feel tired, puffy, bloated, or frustrated when their skin flares and…
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Ep. 91: If You Can’t Shake the Fatigue, Bloat, or Brain Fog, Your Minerals Might Be Off with Katelyn [HTMA Series Part 4]
So many women move through pregnancy feeling exhausted, puffy, bloated, and overwhelmed by symptoms that never quite make sense. And when labs come back…
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Ep. 90: When Diets Failed Her: The Minerals That Finally Supported Lindsay's Metabolism [HTMA Series Part 3]
Weight Loss Resistance, Stress, and the Mineral Patterns Behind a “Stuck” Metabolism Today’s episode features an incredibly relatable story from Lindsay, a…
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Ep. 89: Fixing muscle cramps, stress and sleep--the mineral makeover my mom didn't expect [HTMA Series Part 2]
In today’s episode, I’m joined by my mom, aka the one and only Queen Alice, to share her hilarious (and kind of wild) story about how supporting her minerals…
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Ep. 88: She Thought Her Hair Loss & Low Energy Was Because Of Her Hormones… But It Was Actually Her Minerals: Lacey’s Story [HTMA Series Part 1]
When Lacey started losing handfuls of hair postpartum, she thought it had to be a hormone problem. Her labs were “normal,” her doctor told her to give it more…
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Ep. 87: What Grit, Belief, and Safety Have to Do with Gut Healing (& Business Building)
What if the biggest thing holding you back from healing isn’t your diet, your labs, or your supplement routine, but your beliefs about what’s possible? In this…
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Ep.86: Connecting the patterns on your functional stool test to reveal the why to your symptoms
If you’ve ever looked at a stool test and felt completely overwhelmed by all the bacteria names, numbers, and colors, you’re not alone. In this episode, Dr…
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Ep. 85: Iron, Ferritin, and the Gut: What Your Labs Are Really Telling You
If you’ve ever been told your iron or ferritin is “low” but no one can explain why then this episode is for you. Iron issues are rarely just about your diet or…
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Ep. 84: The Truth About Fibermaxxing (and How To Do It Right)
Fibermaxxing is the latest wellness Tik Tok trend which involves loading up on beans, seeds, and high-fiber foods in the name of better gut health. But is more…
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Ep. 83: Do I need a GI Map? Why functional testing can help pinpoint symptom triggers when other labs are "normal"
Have you been told “everything looks normal” on your labs, scopes, or bloodwork but you still feel bloated, constipated, or exhausted? You’re not alone. In…
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Ep. 82: Histamine Intolerance, MCAS, and Your Gut: What’s Really Going On with Michelle Shapiro
If you’ve been dealing with reflux, bloating, constipation, or even anxiety and can’t figure out why, histamines might be part of the picture. In this episode…
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Ep.81: The hidden cost of ignoring your GI symptoms
Have you ever told yourself, “It’s not that bad , I’ll deal with it later” when it comes to your gut symptoms (or anything?)? I get it because I did the same…
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Ep.80: The Missing Piece(s) in Gut Healing (That No One Talks About)
Have you tried all the gut-healing protocols, supplements, and diets, but you’re still constipated, bloated, or exhausted? You’re not alone, and the reason…
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Ep. 79: The Truth About Candida: Why Diets and Antifungals Alone Don’t Work
Have you ever tried a “Candida diet” or an antifungal supplement only to find yourself right back where you started? You’re not alone. In this episode, I’m…
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Ep. 78: Real SIBO Recovery Stories (And What They Had in Common) [SIBO mini series part 4]
You’ve done the SIBO antibiotics. Maybe even two or three times. But you’re still bloated, still stuck on five “safe” foods, and wondering… “Why isn’t this…
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Ep. 77: Hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto’s, and the Gut–Thyroid Connection with Dr. Eric Osansky
If you’ve ever been told your only options for a thyroid condition are medication, surgery, radioactive iodine, or a restrictive diet… this conversation will…
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Ep. 76: How to make your gut not "SIBO friendly" & add foods back in without symptoms [SIBO mini series part 3]
You finished your SIBO treatment, so why are you still bloated, reactive, and stuck eating five foods? In this episode of Love Your Gut, Dr. Heather shares…
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Ep.75: What you need to know about SIBO before you spend more money on antibiotics [SIBO mini series part 2]
Have you ever looked at a complicated client and thought, “I don’t know where to start”? Join Dr. Heather live for The HTMA Edge on November 6th at 12pm CT…
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Ep 74: What SIBO Really Is (And Why the Standard Approach Falls Short) [SIBO mini series part 1]
If you’ve been handed another round of antibiotics or told to follow a strict diet for SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), yet you’re still bloated…