Gut Health and Fermented Foods | Meg Kilcup of A Whole Health Life

Gut health is a big topic in the health world right now, and for good reason! Having a healthy gut impacts so many areas of our physical and mental health. Meg of A Whole Health Life joins me to talk about why gut health matters and how to begin healing your gut through diet and lifestyle changes. We also camp out on the benefits of fermented foods and how to begin incorporating them into your everyday life. Gut health can seem like an intimidating topic, but you might be surprised by the simplicity of Meg’s recommended first steps on your gut healing journey!
In this episode, we cover:
- Why all the fuss about gut health?
- How food and medicine can negatively impact your gut
- A surprisingly simple start to healing your gut
- When you might need to seek help in your gut healing journey
- Easy fermented foods to start incorporating into your diet
- How and why to consume beef liver, heart, tongue, etc.
- How adrenal cocktails can support your health
- One superfood you should be consuming every day
ABOUT MEG
Meg Kilcup is a pharmacist, passionate about patient safety and preventative health. She is also a farmacist, passionate about using REAL foods to fuel your body wholly and powerfully! Her heart is to empower you to live a nourished and healthy life.
Based on her experience as a pharmacist with a holistic mindset, Meg believes western medicine is most often not needed if we simply maximize our natural food resources to serve and nourish ourselves and our family's whole health. A whole health life is fun, simple, delicious, and family friendly. Meg teaches others to live well nourished so they can live their best adventures!
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[@SpidyGirlMusic15]

Would love to hear more podcast episodes like this one on topics concerning holistic health and lifestyle❤

[@robingandy1325]

Yes! Same!

[@homemaker0506]

You should reach out to Dan Kellams from Peak vitality in Denver. He’s really good with Gut health, hormones, PCOS, thyroid and infertility. I have been seeing him for 6 months and gut health was the first thing we tackled. This is very informative but he can dive deeper and would probably love to be in your podcast. He has webinars you can watch also. He’s practices integrative Chinese medicine.

[@jenniferknight2788]

I would love to hear her opinion on hand sanitizers that are being used excessively the past few years and how hand sanitizer kills not just bad bacteria, but all bacteria!

[@jenniferknight2788]

I 100% refuse to use hand sanitizers.

[@MaineGirlOutdoors]

I was literally telling myself I needed to start fermenting carrots and another batch of sour kraut today lol.

[@stellasatterlee7332]

This is great!!!🎉🎉

[@thesimplelifewife3]

Thank you for sharing this. I've been focused on gut health intensely since being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis last month.

[@brunobakes9056]

I always learn something new from you Lisa!

[@revonda5204]

Thank you, Lisa! I think this is the best, most concise & reasonable conversations on nutrition that I have heard. I've listened to many of them & some get too deep into the weeds & scare you off & you think I can't all this so what's the point? Love this! She's explains things simply & you asked great questions. ❤️❤️❤️👍👌🙏 Thank you!

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@susanbrown5589]

Loved this interview, need more like this❤️ thank you for helping us get informed

[@maggiefoers2038]

Fantastic timing. I am laid up in bed with an upset tummy. Have have suffered most of my life. I have had medical help, to no avail. I look forward to learning more about healing my gut health myself naturally 😁

[@dawndramis5356]

Thanks for sharing this great information on gut health. A struggle my whole life and exploring ways to fix naturally. 😊

[@theneisenest]

I’ve listened to this episode twice already. And now I’m watching the video! This was very informative and important right now.

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ashleyporter9330]

ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS! Thank you!

[@suemagyari212]

Sources for pastured meats if you do not have local access-online-Healthy Traditions, Primal Pastures, Seven Sons, Oregon Valley, Porter Road.

[@amyd4797]

Enjoyed this!

[@mandeamcdaniel8611]

So inspiring

[@carlamartins7464]

You are a true blessing Lisa! I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. Thanks for all your shares.

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nothanksmegan]

MEG 💕💕💕

[@yvonnejohnson2109]

Great podcast

[@davidwright8850]

Thx you for this!

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

Our pleasure!

[@vintagebeliever5023]

Thank you.. great talk

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

My pleasure!

[@bridgetmcgrath3964]

Great

[@bcvahsfam]

Can we have the recipe for the adrenal cocktail-- the amounts of the different ingredients?

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

I do one part coconut water and one part Orange juice with a pinch of salt

[@karryc4557]

Do you have recommended amounts for the Adrenal Cocktail?

[@bcvahsfam]

I was making yogurt while listening to this! haha :) I love this podcast! More like this one please! How about introducing people to raw milk? Some of my family is apprehensive about trying it. I'd like to know more about raw milk. I know the benefits of these things-- I'd like to know a process or routine to follow. How do you do it ( the process) when you decide you want to? I like to hearing the ideas of new things to try too. Thank you so much!!

[@Simplefarmhouselife]

Noted!

[@arlenecoury9976]

On the subject of not suing as many supplements, I had heard that America's soil has been over processed and not replenished with nutrients thus the crops that are harvested are stripped of their usual vitamins and minerals. I hear alot of about responsibly sourced meat, humanly sourced meat BUT don't farmers still kill the cows the way they use to? IT seems so cruel to me. Those animals experience a lot of fear and anxiety. Why it is not enough to get iron for veggies, Omega 3 from flax?

[@kristinb5139]

Such a good question, I don't eat meat but I feel like I should add it back. I have read there are different types of iron heme and non heme and the one through meat is more bioavailable. So we might not absorb as much through plant sources. Idk that is what I have gleaned. It's hard because I do think animals have feelings and love their young and experience fear

[@vanities9484]

Exodus 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.