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If you’ve ever stared at your elimination diet food list thinking, “What on earth am I supposed to eat?”, this episode is for you. Alyssa sits down with professional chef Laurie Gauguin, author of Heal Simply: 1-2-3 Ingredient Recipes for Elimination Diets, to talk about the part of healing no one prepares you for: Actually implementing the elimination diet.

Together, Alyssa and Laurie discuss:

• Why elimination diets often fail (and it’s not lack of willpower)
• The biggest mistake people make when starting LEAP or low FODMAP
• How to cook when your “safe food” list feels random
• Why simplicity (1-2-3 ingredient meals) can accelerate gut healing
• How to stay motivated when food feels restrictive
• Making elimination diets work for families
• Why mindset and support systems matter more than perfection

About Laurie Gauguin:

Laurie Gauguin has cooked professionally for more than 20 years. For many years, she has cooked custom meals for clients following myriad special diets. She partners with dietitians to help patients succeed on their medically-prescribed diets and feel enthusiastic about mealtimes.

Her first-hand experience with elimination diets informed her desire to write her book: Heal Simply: 1-2-3 Ingredient Recipes for Elimination Diets.

Under the direction of her dietitian, Laurie completed a 3-month elimination diet and understands the challenges and rewards of the process. Her life’s work is to help others regain their health.

Connect with Laurie here:

Instagram: @cheflauriegauguin

Website: https://www.cheflauriegauguin.com/
Heal Simply: 1-2-3 Ingredient Recipes for Elimination Diets: https://www.cheflauriegauguin.com/my-book

Connect with Alyssa here:

• Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest
• DM “GUT CHECK” on Alyssa’s Instagram for a personalized quiz and free meal plans & resources to kickstart your gut healing journey.
• Check out Alyssa’s FREE Masterclass “Why your gut still isn’t better - the real reason you feel stuck.

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Fiber is everywhere right now. It’s being praised as the answer for gut health, blood sugar, cholesterol, hormones, and weight regulation, often all at once. And yet, for many people, actually trying to eat more fiber leads to the opposite of what they expected: bloating, discomfort, gas, or pain.

In this episode, Alyssa unpacks why the conversation around fiber has become so confusing, and why so many well-intentioned people feel worse when they follow generic “eat more fiber” advice.

You’ll learn:

• Why more fiber isn’t always better
• Soluble vs insoluble fiber (and why both matter)
• Fermentable fiber, resistant starch, and tolerance
• How fiber supports gut bacteria, bile flow, hormones, and blood sugar
• Why fiber can help with constipation and diarrhea
• How to add fiber without bloating or gas
• When a high fiber diet is not the right starting point

Resources mentioned:

1. Download the High Fiber Diet PDF + 7-Day Meal Plan to build a fiber-rich eating pattern that supports your gut, without wrecking digestion.
2. DM “GUT CHECK” on Alyssa’s Instagram for a personalized quiz and free meal plans & resources to kickstart your gut healing journey.
3. Check out Alyssa’s FREE Masterclass “Why your gut still isn’t better - the real reason you feel stuck here.
4. Learn more about personalized gut healing plans at Nutrition Resolution
5. Find Alyssa on: Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest

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If you’re enduring uncomfortable, painful, and embarrassing GI symptoms and feel like you’ve tried everything, Alyssa uses a specialized approach to help people who’ve gone from doctor to doctor finally find relief. Book your 15-minute strategy call for FREE here.

Looking for a supportive Gut Health community? Alyssa is building a community committed to helping people overcome their digestive symptoms by addressing the root cause using food and nutrition. Join Alyssa’s FREE Facebook Community here.

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In this episode, Alyssa takes the conversation around hydrogen sulfide SIBO one level deeper. She shares how hydrogen sulfide SIBO is actually approached in practice, and why jumping ahead, whether to antimicrobials, binders, or protocols, often makes symptoms worse instead of better.

Rather than focusing on “what to take,” Alyssa breaks down the sequence that matters:

• Why clarity has to come before treatment
• Why symptom calming isn’t the same as healing (but still matters)
• Why motility, bile flow, and timing quietly determine whether progress sticks
  And why rebuilding the gut too early is one of the most common reasons people relapse

Along the way, she explains why hydrogen sulfide SIBO is so reactive, why some people feel better but flare easily, and why the same tool can help one person while flaring another, depending entirely on when it’s used.

Resources mentioned:

1. Read the full blog “Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO: Why Most Approaches Fall Short—and What’s Often Missing.”
2. Download Alyssa’s Low Sulfur Diet guide - a short-term trial to reduce meal-time overwhelm, observe meaningful patterns, and understand whether sulfur is contributing to how you feel.
3. If meals that should feel healthy instead trigger gas, urgency, nausea, brain fog, or a heavy, toxic feeling, hydrogen sulfide SIBO may be part of the picture. Download Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO diet guide + 7-day meal plan.
4. DM “GUT CHECK” on Alyssa’s Instagram for a personalized quiz and free meal plans & resources to kickstart your gut healing journey.
5. Check out Alyssa’s FREE Masterclass “Why your gut still isn’t better - the real reason you feel stuck here.
6. Learn more about personalized gut healing plans at Nutrition Resolution
7. Find Alyssa on: Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest

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If you’re enduring uncomfortable, painful, and embarrassing GI symptoms and feel like you’ve tried everything, Alyssa uses a specialized approach to help people who’ve gone from doctor to doctor finally find relief. Book your 15-minute strategy call for FREE here.

Looking for a supportive Gut Health community? Alyssa is building a community committed to helping people overcome their digestive symptoms by addressing the root cause using food and nutrition. Join Alyssa’s FREE Facebook Community here.

Tune in and subscribe to "The Gut Health Dialogues" for inspiring client transformation stories and expert insights into gut health. Leave a review—Your support will help Alyssa empower more people with the knowledge and tools to take control of their gut health and reclaim their lives.