LIVE WELL PODCAST | Ep #51 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Alexa Federico
Today on The Live Well Podcast I’m speaking with Alexa Federico of Girl in Healing all about Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Alexa is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Autoimmune Paleo Coach, an author of The Complete Guide to Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis: A Road Map to Long Term Healing.
Alexa was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at age 12 which set her on the journey to consider food as medicine and understand how to support her body holistically. She now works with others to help them learn how to utilize food in support of their health and not against it. Join us as we speak in depth about Inflammatory Bowel Disease and ways to support healing!
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Show Notes:
0:00 Intro
2:00 Alexa describes the onset of her Crohn’s disease and her personal story with autoimmunity
4:50 Alexa defines IBD, Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
8:52 Treatment options for IBD and what people with IBD need to consider specifically when it comes to diet and lifestyle shifts
A lot of healing has to occur for you to be able to eat “healthy” foods
12:40 Best foods to promote gut healing
Cooked or pureed vegetables
Simply prepared protein (staying away from fattier cuts of meat)
Bone broth
14:20 How to manage stress, sleep and exercise
17:00 Alexa describes the diet that she currently follows
18:45 The internal and mindset healing work that helped Alexa
“I had years of resentment and anger from having an autoimmune disease”
23:20 Outro
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