Stop Bloating, Improve PMS & Fix Your Gut with Dr. Mary Pardee, Founder of Modrn Med

Dr. Mary Pardee is a functional medicine practitioner and naturopathic medical doctor who specializes in integrative gastroenterology, hormones, and gut-brain health. She is also the Founder of Modrn Med, a telemedicine and virtual wellness company.

We’ll talk to Dr. Pardee about what the heck gut health is and why it plays such a big role in your happiness, energy, confidence, and overall well-being. 74% of people live every day with embarrassing and uncomfortable issues such as bloating, constipation, reflux, or irregular stools. It doesn’t have to be this way! 

We’ll dive deep into the impact that your gut health has on your hormones, mental health, and physical health and the importance of prioritizing self-care. Dr. Pardee shares how the majority of our immune system is tied to the gut, and the role stress and emotion have on our microbiome. We also discuss details on your menstrual cycle and steps you can take today to get your body back in balance and thrive both inside and out.

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Pardee about:

* Things that are negatively impacting your gut health and what you can change. [02:09]

* What Dr. Pardee means by “gut” and why it’s called the second brain. [4:24]

* How Dr. Pardee ended up in naturopathic medicine: becoming the doctor that she didn’t have. [6:34]

* The link between childhood trauma and stress-related conditions, and gut disorders. [12:45]

* How gut health can affect your mental health, and vice-versa. [13:37]

* Dealing with acute stress: the type of stress that humans have evolved to cope with. [14:24]

* How holding tension in different areas can cause headaches and stomach issues. [17:11]

* Constipation in women: what the frequency and size of a bowel movement should be. [18:32]

* How gut health is tied to hormonal health and methods you can use to manage this. [20:18]

* Why tracking your cycle can be helpful for women and couples. [24:33]

* Dr. Pardee's perspective on under-eating: what it is, why it happens and how it affects your physical health. [26:38]

* Understanding why you might not want to eat in the morning. [29:26]

* Why Dr. Pardee tells women to try things and the importance of following your intuition. [32:24]

* Dr. Pardee's three recommendations to improve gut health: movement, a morning routine, eating real foods. [33:00]

* How the elimination diet works and why Dr. Pardee uses it for her patients. [36:43]

* What some of the rituals and tools are that Dr. Pardee uses to improve her mental health. [40:08]

* Why women in business need to feel their feelings. [44:02]

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