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The Midlife Feast
Gut Health & Hormones in Midlife. What You Need to Know
Tight pants. Bloating. IBS. Food sensitivities. If you’re one of the many people who have experienced gastrointestinal discomfort in midlife, you know how complex this issue is.
Dr. Kim Bretz ND is joining me to answer some of the most frequently asked gut health questions. She will help us understand that there’s a fair amount of confusion about our gut because we’re navigating both physical symptoms and perceptions all at once. We’ll dive into FODMAPs, why digestive diversity is so important, and why self-directed diets not only add discomfort but actually put us at risk if we don’t know when and how to reintroduce foods.
We’ll also touch on why trying to self-diagnose gut health problems can be an unexpected path to disordered eating patterns.
Girls Gone Wellness
Everything You Know About Gut Health Is Wrong
We have a gut-feeling this episode is about to blow your mind! In today’s episode of GGW, Jeanette and Victoria are joined by Dr. Kim Bretz, naturopathic doctor and gut health expert. As an adjunct faculty member at the University of Waterloo's Pharmacy School and the visionary behind the Gut Health Incubator, Dr. Bretz brings an unmatched depth of knowledge to today’s chat.
In this episode, Dr. Bretz addresses the REAL reasons we experience bloating, how to identify when there’s really a problem, and what truly helps in managing bloating and gas—it's probably not what you think! She also debunks some of the most common wellness gut myths, tackling misconceptions about gluten, elimination diets, leaky gut syndrome, and the effectiveness of functional tests like GI stool tests and food sensitivity testing.
An incredible storyteller, Dr. Bretz combines her clinical experience with evidence-based research to make complex topics both understandable and entertaining. Whether you're grappling with digestive issues or just curious about maintaining optimal gut health, this episode is packed with practical advice and insights that will challenge what you think you know about your body.
She Has The Audacity
Gut health is definitely trending and this week’s guest, naturopath and public speaker Dr. Kim Bretz, is here to share some evidence-based info on GI wellness. Kim tells us details about the gut-brain connection and how it could be creating symptoms that affect the quality of life. She also helps us learn how to decipher who to look to for advice regarding gut health with a swirling of misinformation in the space currently.
Summit for Wellness
The MSing Link
Microbiome and Gut Bacteria with Dr. Kim Bretz ND
Dr. Kim Bretz ND is a practicing naturopathic doctor with a focus on gut health for over 20 years. On today’s episode, she talks to us about how specific foods and food groups affect our gut and microbiome. And what that means for MS symptoms.
Dr. Kim Bretz ND is a practicing naturopathic doctor with a focus on gut health for over 20 years. She is an advocate for education, leading continuing education in gut health for many healthcare professionals and is adjunct faculty at the University of Waterloo, Pharmacy School.
Women’s Health Unplugged
Where are you spending your money in gut health?
In this episode, I’m joined by my close friend, Dr. Kim Bretz ND for an honest conversation about where we go wrong in making recommendations for patients with gut symptoms, how hardly any people have SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth), and why we need a new solution for patients with chronic constipation other than magnesium.
Kim gives us a lot to think about as both patients and practitioners and highlights what the unintended consequences are when we label patients with gut “issues” that they don’t actually have.
This episode will help you understand what to look for in a practitioner for your gut symptoms and might teach practitioners a thing or two about the evidence for testing bacterial overgrowth.
Rewild My Bio
Ep. 26 Rewilding the Microbiome: Linking Soil and Gut Biodiversity with Health w/ Dr. Kim Bretz ND
Women’s Health Unplugged
The Good Mood Podcast
That Naturopathic Podcast
Selected Talks & Continuing Education Programs
Restorative Medicine Conference - Santa Fe, NM; San Diego, CA; Toronto ON
Probiotics & microbes on inflammation & the immune system
Diet & the microbiota - nutritional influences on the human body
Gut connections - the microbiota & IBS, IBD & constipation
Preventative health - a look at the first year of life through the microbiota
Strain-specific probiotics & human health
CCNM/Cytomatrix
Treating SIBO - The Good, The Bad & The Really Ugly
Collaborative Education Conference
The Gut-Hormone Connection in Perimenopause & Menopause
Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (UK)
The Microbiota: A Key Regulator in Healthy Ageing
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Constipation: The Silent Epidemic
Walmart Canada: Patient Care Conference
Natural Health Care Products in Community Pharmacy
The Confident Clinician
IBS Module
IBD Module
Constipation Intensive - 6 hours
California Naturopathic Doctors Association
Gut connection - food & the microbiota
BRB Continuing Education
Functional GI Disorders - The Microbiota, IBS, Constipation & Dyspepsia
GastroANP
Tough Consitpation
Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors
Disordered Eating in GI Conditions
Cumulative Stress Effects: Adapting GI Protocols to Pandemic Uncertainty
Critical thinking in gut disorders
Constipation - better out than in
The microbiota - a key regulator in human aging
HealthMasters Live Australia
Women’s health masterclass: PCOS
PCCA - Professional Compounding Centers of America
Prescribing for dummies - a gap analysis in prescribing for NDs
Natural Health Products Research Society of Canada
Clinical use of natural healthcare products: challenges in gut health and the microbiota
Canadian Health Food Association Expo East
Infantile colic, regurgitation, & chronic constipation In infants & young children
Alberta Association of Naturopathic Doctors
The talk - what our patients need to know
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences Symposium: Preventative Medicine – University of Guelph
The first year of life: the human microbiota & human health
Designs for Health - Vancouver BC; Edmonton & Calgary AB; Winnipeg MB; Regina & Saskatoon SK; Kitchener & Ottawa ON
The gut, microbiota & hormonal health connection
GERD & Dyspepsia
Treating Constipation
Probus
40 Trillion Ways to Health - An Ode to your Gut Bacteria
OTIP - Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan Benefits Workshop
One hundred trillion ways to health