Crohn’s Fitness Food
112 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsThe Crohn’s Fitness Food Podcast is dedicated to raising awareness, sharing IBD stories, and offering support for those with Crohn’s & Colitis. #cffpodcast
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Ashley Zuchelli: Navigating Crohn's (E99)
May 09, 2024 12:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBAshley Zuchelli shares her journey with Crohn's disease, from the onset of symptoms to her recent diagnosis. She discusses the challenges she faced in finding a doctor who would listen and the frustration of not knowing what was causing her symptoms. Ashley also talks about the impact of Crohn's on her work and how she manages anxiety. Finally, she shares her motivation for advocacy and raising awareness about IBD. In this conversation, Ashley Zuchelli shares her journey with IBD and the cha...
Stephanie Gish solocast: Back on medications (E98)
April 30, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes - 27.4 MBBack on medication and mindset changes during my Crohn’s journey It’s been over 20 years since my colon started bleeding and my inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) journey began. In 2003, I ignored the symptoms of blood, pain, and bloating for nearly three years. When I finally sought help in 2006 after a severe flare, it took another three years to reach a diagnosis. In those first six years, I was left to my own devices to try and stop the symptoms and find some way of living a normal life. ...
Dr. Natalie Scheeler: Naturopathic medicine, FMT, and Helminthic therapies (E97)
April 19, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBDr. Natalie Scheeler, a naturopathic doctor specializing in integrative treatments for gastrointestinal conditions, shares her perspective and valuable insights on gut health. She discusses the difference between naturopathic doctors and traditional MDs, the use of fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) and Helminthic therapies in treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the impact of food and probiotics on IBD, and trends in flare management and remission. Dr. Scheeler also provides informatio...
Megan Starshak: Co-Founder of The Great Bowel Movement (E96)
March 01, 2024 13:00 - 43 minutes - 99.2 MBEnjoy this interview with Megan Starshak, an ulcerative colitis warrior, adventurer, runner, cyclist, patient advocate and co-founder of The Great Bowel Movement. In this conversation, Megan shares her journey with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), her advocacy work, and how she balances life with chronic illness. She discusses her diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and the challenges she faced in finding effective treatments. Megan emphasizes the importance of finding a supportive community a...
Leah Crumrine: Wife and Caregiver (E95)
February 09, 2024 13:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBEnjoy this interview with Leah Crumrine, a businesswoman, mother, and wife of IBD Warrior Logan Crumrine. Logan has been on the show to share his story with Crohn’s disease, but today, his wife Leah shares from her perspective about what it’s been like to walk along IBD with her husband. She shares her experience, insights, and tips for supporting those in your life with IBD. Summary Leah Crumrine shares her experience as a caregiver to her husband, Logan, who has Crohn's disease. She disc...
Steve Carver: Colitis Journey & JumpSport (E94)
January 19, 2024 13:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBEnjoy this interview with Steve Carver, an IBD warrior, a personal trainer with over 30 years of experience, and the business and product development director at JumpSport. He shares his journey with colitis and dives deep into one of my favorite topics and activities: rebounding! Summary Steve Carver shares his journey with colitis and how he found recovery through a holistic approach. He discusses the benefits of rebounding and how it has helped him maintain his health. Steve also provid...
Logan Crumrine: Living in Remission (E93)
January 05, 2024 15:00 - 42 minutes - 96.3 MBEnjoy this interview with Logan Crumrine, a Crohn’s disease warrior of more than 30 years, advocate, and writer. Logan was first diagnosed in 1990. For years he fluctuated between states of flares, semi-remission, clinical trials and surgeries, and then went into complete remission for over 15 years! But remission came to an end in 2012 and he spent the next few years fighting for his life and eventually filed for disability. Today, he’s now in his second year of remission and living life t...
Abigail Marie: The Chef With IBD (E92)
December 22, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes - 90.7 MBEnjoy this interview with Abigail Marie the Chef With IBD. She was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2014, halfway through culinary school. Throughout her journey, she’s navigated various medications, been hospitalized during severe flares, and even adjusted her career path as chronic illness was consuming her life. Unable to find relief, she began experimenting with diet and eventually found the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Since then, she’s improved her health and discovered a new...
Amber J Tresca: Writer, Advocate & Host of the About IBD podcast (E91)
December 15, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBEnjoy this interview with Amber J Tresca, health content creator, writer, speaker, advocate, and host of the About IBD podcast. Amber was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 16, had a colectomy at age 26, and started writing about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other health conditions one year later! She’s been writing ever since, sharing both about her own journey and writing for a variety of health publications giving insight and technical information about IBD. In this...
Tim Parsons: Children’s Author & Crohn’s Warrior (E90)
November 29, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBEnjoy this interview with Tim Parsons, a Crohn’s disease warrior, ambulance service chaplain, and author of the children’s book series Paramedic Chris. Through the Paramedic Chris children’s books, Tim aims to help develop children's reading skills and also offers support for important subjects such as anxiety, fear, and working together as a community. In today’s episode, he shares his story with IBD and how he balances life with Crohn’s. Social media & links from the show: Instagram: ...
Clemmie Oliver: IBD and Nutrition (E89)
November 22, 2023 13:00 - 54 minutes - 125 MBEnjoy this interview with Clemmie Oliver. Diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis in 1999, she had an ileostomy at age 11, was later diagnosed with IBS in addition to IBD, and is now focused on helping others improve their lives and find better health. After becoming a Registered Associate Nutritionist and Qualified Nutritional Therapist, she founded the Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in 2018 where she and her team support patients living with IBD in the UK and across the world to live a...
Sarah Campbell: IBD and Advocacy (E88)
November 15, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBEnjoy this interview with Sarah Campbell. She’s a Crohn’s warrior, the founder of @ibdheroes on Instagram, a mother of two, and a former beauty queen. In this episode, she shares her IBD journey, advocacy, and how she balances it all. Follow on social: https://www.instagram.com/sarah.may.campbell https://www.instagram.com/ibdheroes/ * * * * * Support the podcast ❤️ Get your copy of Crohn's Fitness Food and My Rocky Road to Health, Shop my favorite products, Read my favorite books, ...
Kiley Petencin: IBD and Music (E87)
November 08, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBEnjoy this interview with Kiley Petencin, an ulcerative colitis warrior diagnosed in 2014. Despite the flares battling IBD, she continued to pursue her graduate degree and is now an occupational therapist providing telehealth services to clients, many who have chronic illness. Four years ago, she started writing songs and found music to be a refuge and passion throughout her journey. Today she shares both her story with IBD and music! Listen until the end to hear her song "Brighter Days" ...
Kelly Jenkins: Chronically Willed (E86)
November 01, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBEnjoy this interview with Kelly Jenkins. She’s a chronic illness patient, certified yoga teacher and certified nutrition coach thriving in a modern world! After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, she spent the past eight years treating it with a combination of western and naturopathic medicine. Today, she’s on a journey to support healthier, happier, chronically WILLED warriors! Links from the show: Blog & Website: chronicallywilled.com/blog Instagram: www.instagram.com/chronicall...
Tom Wilding: Post-Surgery Insights, IBD Humor (85)
October 25, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBEnjoy this interview with Tom Wilding, a Crohn’s disease warrior and graphic designer who enjoys horror films, travel, wrestling, and sharing irreverent humor about body parts and his IBD journey! After battling Crohn’s disease for the past 16 years, he’s now just four months post surgery from a subtotal colectomy and he’s here today to share his story. Show links & Social: Instagram - www.instagram.com/intestinesareoverrated Designs - www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TomWildingDesigns * * * * * S...
Jackie Zimmerman: IBD, MS, and Business (E84)
October 18, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBEnjoy this interview with Jackie Zimmerman, an IBD warrior, author, patient advocate, and QUEEN of getting shit done (GSD)! She’s here to share her journey with IBD and how she channeled two chronic illnesses into a side career in patient advocacy, founded a nonprofit for women with IBD and ostomies, and runs a successful business inspiring small business owners to dream big. Links from the show: Jackie Zimmerman - jackiezimmerman.com & www.queenofgsd.com Girls With Guts - girlswithguts....
Natasha Monk: Body Acceptance, Ostomate (E83)
October 10, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBEnjoy this interview with Natasha Monk, your stoma acceptance queen! She’s advocating body acceptance and raising awareness about IBD and ostomies. In this episode, she shares her 20-year journey with Crohn’s disease and endometriosis. Follow on social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natasha_monk1 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@natasha_monk1?lang=en * * * * * Support the podcast ❤️ Get your copy of Crohn's Fitness Food and My Rocky Road to Health, Shop my favorite products, R...
Selvi Rengasami, MD: Holistic Gut Health (E82)
October 03, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MBEnjoy this interview with Dr. Selvi Rengasami, a Crohn’s warrior, physician, and integrative nutrition health coach. From medications and multiple surgeries — including a temporary ostomy — to facing death, she’s reached remission and filled her life with joy, purpose, and the ability to guide others on the path to gut health. Links: Dr. Selvi: https://www.drselvi.com/ Follow on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selvi.rengasami Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.selvi.coa...
Chrissy Y @lifewithcrohns (E81)
September 26, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBEnjoy this interview with Chrissy Y (@lifewithcrohns on Instagram). She was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in 2005. From diagnosis to treatments, she shares her journey with IBD and how she raises IBD awareness through education and humor! Follow on social: Instagram @lifewithcrohns * * * * * Support the podcast ❤️ Get your copy of Crohn's Fitness Food and My Rocky Road to Health, Shop my favorite products, Read my favorite books, Subscribe to the podcast, Send a little love/coffee ...
Stephanie Brenner: Chronic Illness Psychotherapy (E80)
September 20, 2023 12:00 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBEnjoy this interview with Stephanie Brenner, a Crohn’s warrior, ostomate, and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has 13 years of experience working with clients with chronic illnesses. Through her journey as a chronic illness patient and clinician, she has developed a passion for helping people with health challenges live their lives to the fullest. When working with her clients, she uses cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, medical hypnotherapy, psycho-education, and a strengths-...
Tina Aswani Omprakash: Own Your Crohn’s (E79)
September 05, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBEnjoy this interview with Tina Aswani Omprakash. When Crohn’s disease derailed her career and educational goals 17 years ago, she rose from the ashes and celebrated her graduation this summer from the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and gave the commencement address. Her battle with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) rendered her unable to work until she mustered up the courage to pursue a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) and change careers. Throu...
Flic Manning: Living Human (E78)
August 29, 2023 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBEnjoy this interview with Flic Manning, author, radio broadcaster, speaker and entrepreneur with a flare for dance. She is a disabled and chronically sick human who built a successful twenty-year career as a dancer and choreographer while living with chronic invisible, incurable diseases. She worked for business legends such as Gary Vaynerchuk and Lesley Gold in San Francisco, California, USA, while becoming a qualified wellbeing and holistic health expert. On her return to Australia, Flic ...
Courtney Walls (E77)
August 22, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBEnjoy this interview with Courtney Walls. She’s been an IBD warrior since 2006, and is passionate about sharing her story and experiences to help inspire others on their own journey. She shares the ups and downs of life with IBD, showing that despite this illness, you can achieve your dreams. Links from the show: Healp Social Network, www.healp.co Thought Catalog article, "What You Don't See" Follow on Instagram: @courts_crohns_corner * * * * * Support the podcast ❤️ Get your copy o...
Tamara Duker Freuman, ”America’s Trusted Digestive Nutrition Expert” (E76)
April 25, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes - 95.7 MBEnjoy this interview with “America’s Trusted Digestive Nutrition Expert” and celiac disease fighter, Tamara Duker Freuman. She’s been featured on Good Morning America, Inside Edition, CNN and many other media outlets. She is a New York-based dietitian, whose clinical practice focuses on the dietary management of digestive and metabolic diseases. She is the author of "The Bloated Belly Whisperer," and has just released her second book, “Regular,” which addresses the many causes of — and trea...
Professor Ed Cohen: Author of ”On Learning to Heal” (E75)
April 04, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBEnjoy this interview with Professor Ed Cohen who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at age 13 and has now been living with IBD for over half a century. Crohn’s nearly killed him in his early 20s and the only outlook his doctors ever gave him was that the best he could hope for would be periods of remission. Professor Cohen has spent his life in search of better health and is sharing what he’s learned over the years in his new book, “On Learning to Heal or, What Medicine Doesn't Know.” He dr...
Katie Truscott-Howell: Katie’s Life Kitchen (E74)
March 14, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MBEnjoy this interview with Katie Truscott-Howell who has been battling Crohn’s disease and celiac disease since she was 18. Her journey with IBD and celiac disease, combined with her passion and commitment to fitness and a healthy lifestyle, led her to start Katie’s Life Kitchen — UK’s only meal kit provider suitable for people who suffer with IBD, celiac disease, IBS, or gluten and dairy intolerances. In this episode, she shares her Crohn’s disease story and tips for balancing life with IBD....
Stephanie Lewis: The Longevity Blueprint (E73)
February 28, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBEnjoy this interview with Stephanie Lewis, a Crohn’s disease warrior who’s been battling IBD and other autoimmune diseases for most of her life and is passionate about helping women over 50 get their autoimmune and other inflammatory illnesses under control. She’s the creator of The Longevity Blueprint, is certified in training and nutrition, and is an NLP practitioner. We talked about illness, surgery, hitting rock bottom in health, recovery, diet (from vegan to carnivore), NLP and more! ...
Tony Berardo: Crohn’s warrior and content creator (E72)
February 21, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes - 97.6 MBEnjoy this interview with Tony Berardo (www.theberardo.com), a Crohn’s disease warrior, video creator, and fellow podcast host of The Berardo Podcast, where he’s in pursuit of health, happiness, and good conversation! Keep up with Tony: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook @theberardo @theberardopodcast Links to things we talked about: Meet Cute Box www.meetcutebox.com My Gardyn www.mygardyn.com (use code THEBERARDO for $75 off) Tony’s recommended protein powder and more: www.amazon.com/shop/t...
Brittany Blais: Crohn’s Warrior (E71)
November 03, 2022 17:00 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBInterview with Brittany Blais, an IBD warrior who’s been living with Crohn’s disease for the past 12 years since she was 14. From medications and diets to fitness programs, she is passionate about health and wellness and is here to share her story. TikTok @brittanybrealty facebook.com/brittanyberealty Instagram @remaxbrittanyblais
Camille Parker: Be Well With IBD (E70)
May 09, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBIn today's episode, Camille Parker shares her journey with Crohn's Disease. Diagnosed in 2012 as a high school student, she shares her experiences through college, marriage, and having her first child while managing and learning to live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Following her passion for nutrition and desire to be in the health industry, Camille earned her bachelor's degree in exercise and wellness from Brigham Young University and became a certified personal trainer. Ten year...
Beth Coldrick: Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis Warrior and creator of BAO skincare (E69)
March 21, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBIn today’s episode, Beth Coldrick shares her journey of living with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis for the past 11 years. Over the last two years, she’s had four major surgeries and is now living with a stoma, raising awareness for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and sharing her story and experiences to help others. Although she struggled with symptoms for most of her life, it wasn’t until 2009 that she was finally diagnosed with both Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Despit...
Holly Fowler: Ulcerative Colitis Warrior (E68)
February 28, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBIn today’s episode, Ulcerative Colitis Warrior Holly Fowler shares her story of living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) for nearly 14 years. During that time, she’s been hospitalized more times than she can count (including once in a foreign country!) and–despite her diagnosis–has proceeded to have a career in corporate marketing, travel the world, run a marathon, and build her own business. She’s learned to put her health first and now shares her raw, unfiltered experience with IBD to ...
Lauren Cunningham: Crohn’s Warrior and Recipe Developer (E67)
February 07, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBIn today’s episode, Lauren Cunningham–a Crohn’s Disease warrior, recipe developer, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and major foodie–shares her journey with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). She talks about how she turned her health struggles into her passion, healing herself from the inside out, and helping as many others along the way as she can. Lauren shares her journey with Crohn’s Disease–from surgery and total parenteral nutrition to being diagnosed with additional rare disorders–a...
Heather Hausenblas, PhD: Mother of a Crohn‘s Warrior and Author (E66)
October 17, 2021 17:00 - 42 minutes - 59.1 MBIn today’s episode, Heather Hausenblas, PhD, shares her perspective and story as a mother of a son with Crohn’s Disease. Her son, Tommy, was diagnosed three years ago at the age of 16. Heather shares how she helped navigate his health and ultimately chronicled their journey in her new book, Invisible Illness: An Insider’s Guide to Eliminating Overwhelm and Rediscovering the Path to Health and Happiness with an Autoimmune Disease. In this episode, she shares tips for parents who have childre...
Stephanie Gish solocast (E65)
April 05, 2021 19:24 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBIt’s been a while, but I’m back with another solocast episode of the podcast. I wanted to share a quick peek into what life has been like during the past year for me from working at home, my morning routine with Crohn’s, and balancing life and fitness with fatigue to my recent kidney biopsy. I plan to connect with more of my fellow IBD warriors and bring you all more podcast interviews to listen to, but until then, I hope you enjoy this quick solocast.
Angela Spaulding: Crohn's Warrior & Runner (E64)
November 25, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBIn today’s episode, Angela Spaulding shares her 16-year journey with Crohn’s Disease. Diagnosed in her early 20s, she spent many years angry–angry at the diagnosis, at the disease, at the world–and in denial. Like many others, she was forced to navigate the highs and lows of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and eventually found humor as a way to help shift her perspective. Over the years, Angela quickly learned that stress is a major trigger for her Crohn’s flare ups. She was on and off medicatio...
Shelly Sulfrain: Ulcerative Colitis Warrior (E63)
November 12, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MBIn today’s episode, 12-year Ulcerative Colitis Warrior Shelly Sulfrain shares her IBD journey and how an ileostomy gave her back her life. At the age of 29, Shelly was working as a pharmacist and enjoying life, having just finished school. Then, her first symptom of blood in her stool led her to a trip to the emergency room. It took a few more visits to her primary care doctor and eventually a gastroenterologist to finally diagnose Ulcerative Colitis. From there, she faced a number of highs ...
Logan Crumrine: Disability Process and IBD (E62)
November 02, 2020 09:45 - 50 minutes - 70 MBIn today’s episode, Logan Crumrine, a Crohn’s Warrior for nearly 30 years, joins me for an open and honest conversation about the disability process. Logan shares his experience of filing for disability due to Crohn’s Disease, shedding light on the entire process and answering many questions submitted by our listeners. Logan’s IBD journey began 30 years ago as a teenager. But, after his initial flare and diagnosis, he went almost 20 years without a flare up and stayed in remission. Eight y...
Raina O'Dell: Ulcerative Colitis Warrior finding the silver lining in every day (E61)
October 12, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBIn today’s Crohn’s Fitness Food podcast interview, Raina O’Dell shares her journey with Ulcerative Colitis, talks about the growth and transformation in her life from @rainavsfood to @its.just.raina, and how she’s been able to stay positive – always searching for the silver lining. While Raina struggled with symptoms for about a year before diagnosis, she found herself pushing through and just attributing the symptoms to either nutrition or stress. Finally, in the early part of 2016, she st...
Angie Venetos: Crohn's, perspective, and compassion (E60)
September 28, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBIn today’s episode, Angie Venetos shares her Crohn’s Disease journey and how it’s impacted not just the way she views IBD, but life overall. From learning to adapt her workouts by listening to her body, to seeing how strong her support network is from the love of her family and friends, she’s rewriting the story of Crohn’s Disease in her life and is working to share a message of hope, compassion, and awareness. Angie’s first signs of inflammation in her body, and the onset of Crohn’s, was i...
Bec Simson: Family, IBD, and Rugby (E59)
September 21, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBIn today’s episode, Bec Simpson shares her journey with Crohn’s Disease and how she balances life, competitive sports, work, and family. Her journey began almost a decade ago when she struggled with symptoms that she thought were due to IBS, which was common in her family. But in 2011, after running out from the class she was teaching with an urgent need for the restroom, she knew she needed to see a gastroenterologist. Her initial colonoscopy, however, didn’t show anything and she continu...
Nicole Candelaria: IBD Journey Part 2 (E58)
June 15, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBIn today’s episode, we continue Nicole Candelaria’s story from her decision to begin traveling to and from New York to see a gastroenterologist who specializes in IBD. Everything happened quickly as her new doctor was determined to not let her suffer any longer, but she quickly became weary of the travel and the reluctance of her doctors in Florida to cooperate. In New York, however, her doctor blew her away with the amount of information she knew about IBD and her willingness to explain a...
Nicole Candelaria: Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and Perianal Crohn's (E57)
June 08, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBIn today’s episode, Nicole Candelaria shares her IBD journey that began in 2007 during her first semester in college. After ignoring the symptoms for a few months–attributing them to stress–she finally went to the hospital and a colonoscopy revealed both Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. From there, life became a roller coaster. Like many who are unfamiliar with IBD, she was overwhelmed. Her life changed dramatically as flare ups prevented her from doing the things she loved. From ba...
Ryanne Sullivan, Crohn's Warrior finding remission through diet and lifestyle (E56)
May 04, 2020 10:05 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBIn today’s episode, Ryanne Sullivan, shares her 20-year journey with IBD. Diagnosed with both Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, she’s learned to manage her symptoms and achieve remission through nutrition and lifestyle. At age 14, she started treatment with medications, like many others, using steroids and 6MP to try and control inflammation and symptoms. But, she often found the side effects of medications to be worse than the IBD itself. Over the years, Ryanne has found stress to b...
Jackie Robbins, UC Warrior on a mission to help others become fearless! (E55)
March 30, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBIn today’s episode Jackie Robbins shares her 30 year IBD journey. Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at age 8, she spent most of her childhood feeling alone and angry. Once diagnosed, she was immediately started on prednisone that helped control her symptoms, but caused her to gain weight and eventually wreak havoc on her body image. Her symptoms never fully went away, however, and she spent her entire childhood going into flares. In 1998, at age 17, she had her colon removed and a temporar...
Jackie Robbins, Ulcerative Colitis Warrior on a mission to help others become fearless! (E55)
March 30, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBIn today’s episode Jackie Robbins shares her 30 year IBD journey. Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at age 8, she spent most of her childhood feeling alone and angry. Once diagnosed, she was immediately started on prednisone that helped control her symptoms, but caused her to gain weight and eventually wreak havoc on her body image. Her symptoms never fully went away, however, and she spent her entire childhood going into flares. In 1998, at age 17, she had her colon removed and a temporar...
Yovani Gonzalez, Crohn's Warrior and founder of Purple Roots Clothing (E54)
March 16, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBIn today’s episode, Yovani Gonzalez shares his IBD journey from rapid onset and diagnosis to turning down surgery and finding the right balance of medication, diet, and lifestyle changes to take back his health. Before Yovani’s diagnosis, he was an active 26 year old working 12-hour shifts, hitting the gym hard, and enjoying everything in life–including great food and watching the game with a beer. But when he had his first sudden flare up and immediate Crohn’s diagnosis, his life turned up...
Sanaa Lynne, Crohn's Warrior from bedridden to businesswoman, Part 2 (E53)
March 09, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBIn today’s episode, we pick up where we left off last week in Sanaa Lynne’s IBD journey. She continues her story today with how she regained her quality of life through dietary and lifestyle changes. As her health slowly returned, she began focusing on her passions, flipped her negative mindset to a positive one, focused on relationships that brought peace–leaving behind the ones that didn’t, and began taking courses in Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and nutrition. Her new path led her to focu...
Sanaa Lynne, Crohn's Warrior from bedridden to businesswoman, Part 1 (E52)
March 02, 2020 10:01 - 53 minutes - 73 MBIn today’s episode Sanaa Lynne takes us through her IBD journey–including how she went more than 10 years undiagnosed. She battled a number of different health issues growing up and over the years, her doctors suspected everything from endometriosis and Celiac Disease to Mediterranean Familial Fever. Though she underwent numerous colonoscopies, endoscopies, and a capsule endoscopy, the timing was always off and the procedures were never done when she was in a flare–leaving her doctors reluc...
Solocast with Stephanie Gish: Meditation, Fasting, Fitness (E51)
February 17, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBIn today's episode, I'm sharing an update on what I've learned over the past few months about meditation, fasting, supplementation, and how it all affects my Crohn's. After our vacation in November, I went off the rails throughout the holiday season with regard to my diet and fitness routine...and I learned a few lessons in the process. Since then, I've been increasing the types of foods I eat, discovering what fasting window works best for me (alternate daily fasting vs. one meal a day), a...