Here’s what Ryan from Wallach’s Warriors says is actually happening with SIBO: 0:00 Yes, there's a gentle way to deal with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. 0:07 Start with a comprehensive stool analysis to see what's actually going on. 0:13 SIBO usually isn't diagnosed that way, so the label alone doesn't help much. 0:21 Like H. pylori, the result means more in context with all the other gut markers. 0:29 A more effective plan is a gentler plan. 0:33 Without targeting, it's an aerial assault of antimicrobials and probiotics. It might work. 0:50 Done right, with the right information, it should also be faster. 1:04 Otherwise: one antimicrobial, then another, then antibiotics, and things get worse. 1:20 The real problem may be in a different part of the digestive system. Fix that and SIBO can correct itself. 1:37 They often work on other markers, like leaky gut, and the rest comes into balance. Key takeaways: - Test the whole gut, not one label. - Targeted is gentler and faster. - SIBO is often downstream of something else. If you've cycled through round after round of antimicrobials, you're not alone, and there may be a gentler path. Credit: Ryan, wallachswarriors on Instagram If you want help with your health and nutrition, DM me.

Here’s what Ryan from Wallach’s Warriors says is actually happening for a 27 year old woman with minimal sugar and night terrors: 0:00 Minimal sugar might actually be part of the problem. 0:05 Many women come to them already avoiding sugar, and they often need to get back on the carbs. 0:17 That can help calm the whole metabolism and the thyroid down. 0:21 Night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep talking, grinding teeth, waking to urinate: all can be blood sugar problems. 0:32 They can also be thyroid problems. 0:36 He'd check her blood sugar and test her basal metabolic rate to see what her thyroid is doing. 0:46 But first, a comprehensive stool analysis, at any age. 0:52 Fix the gut and everything else, including blood sugar and thyroid, should work better. Key takeaways: - Cutting carbs too far can backfire. - Sleep problems can be blood sugar or thyroid signals. - Start with the gut. Bad nights are hard. There may be a gentle, real reason behind them. Credit: Ryan, wallachswarriors on Instagram If you want help with your health and nutrition, DM me.

Here’s what Ryan from Wallach’s Warriors says is actually happening with stool analysis and doctors: 0:00 Clients ask doctors in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Most say the doctors never heard of it, even gastro doctors. 0:26 To his knowledge it's not taught in medical school. 0:33 Stool testing has come a long way thanks to PCR, which profiles tons of bacteria quickly and cheaply. 1:05 Doctors usually test for one thing at a time, like H. pylori or salmonella, and patients go back again and again. 1:35 A comprehensive stool analysis gives almost a hundred markers that add up to a picture of the whole gut. 2:23 Even newer, more holistic doctors are behind on stool analysis and how the gut connects to overall health. 2:31 His wife's serious digestive problem is how they learned about it. 2:55 Gastro doctors would send you to a thyroid specialist without realizing the thyroid is downstream of the gut. 3:01 There's little money in it: the test is cheap and the products that fix the gut are simple. 4:09 If you help clients get better, you lose repeat business. The system keeps doctors trapped. 5:05 The public doesn't ask for it either, but since the pandemic people are far more informed. Key takeaways: - One-marker tests miss the big picture. - The gut sits upstream of things like the thyroid. - Ask questions. Doctors are listening more than before. If you've been bounced between specialists with no answers, that's exhausting, and it isn't your fault. Credit: Ryan, wallachswarriors on Instagram If you want help with your health and nutrition, DM me.

Here’s what Ryan from Wallach’s Warriors says is actually happening with vitamin K2: 0:00 He has no experience mega dosing K2 and can't remember recommending more than a normal dose. 0:08 There's a lot of hype around K2 right now. 0:13 Vitamin K is essential, and we get K2 from animal foods. 0:20 Over 10 years ago veganism was popular. Now almost everyone they talk to eats animal foods. 0:31 Many people are doing carnivore, and they work to get them off of that. 0:36 On an omnivorous diet, you're probably not low on vitamin K. 0:42 To him it's not one of the most important to supplement. 0:45 He's read books arguing we need much more than the food supply gives. 0:51 Mega doses in supplement form? He's firmly on the fence, and doesn't think so. Key takeaways: - Vitamin K matters, but food covers most people. - Mixed diets beat extremes. - Hype isn't the same as need. It's easy to feel you're missing something with every new trend. You might not be. Credit: Ryan, wallachswarriors on Instagram If you want help with your health and nutrition, DM me.