Description: Elle Russ chats with Norm Robillard, Ph.D., Founder of the Digestive Health Institute and a leading gut health expert. He turned his own suffering from chronic acid reflux into a mission to create the drug and antibiotic free Fast Tract Diet for functional gastrointestinal disorders, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and related health conditions. The Fast Tract Diet was presented at the Digestive Disease Week in 2013 to provide an alternative treatment to gastroenterologists for SIBO related conditions which affect over 100 million people in the US alone. The diet has been endorsed by the New York Times Best Seller Co-author – Dr. Michael Eades, GI Surgeon – Dr. Alan Hu, many certified nutritionists and healthcare providers. Dr. Norm consults with people around the globe for their digestive and related health issues. You can download his free ebook here.
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SIBO fascinates me because there’s so much conflicting information about it online. The ebook was a good read too.
Will extended fasting help to lower SIBO?
Hi Tom, Absolutely. Fasting is one of the best things you can do for your gut bacteria and it actually increases diversity. Check out this pilot study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4452615/