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Your Lifestyle Is Your Medicine

Ed Paget

Released: 2025-05-16

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52 Episodes

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52 Episodes

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Released: 2025-05-16

Most Recent Episode

Is IBS a Misdiagnosis? Harvard-Trained GI Expert Reveals the Truth | Dr. Mohamed Farivar

Dr. Mohamed Farivar, a Harvard-trained gastroenterologist with nearly 50 years of experience, reveals that true Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is extremely rare, with most cases being misdiagnosed digestive issues that have specific, treatable causes.

Time: 41:41

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• True, IBS affects only about 5% of those diagnosed, while the remaining 95% have identifiable, treatable conditions

• Over 40 different conditions can cause IBS-like symptoms, including food intolerances, enzyme deficiencies, and bile salt malabsorption

• Doctors often lack knowledge about proper diagnosis, and the medical system doesn't incentivize physicians to spend time investigating root causes

• FODMAP-rich foods (including many "healthy" vegetables and fruits) can cause digestive discomfort, but shouldn't be completely eliminated

• Bile salt malabsorption is a particularly serious yet commonly missed diagnosis, causing urgent bowel movements and occasional incontinence

• Probiotics are generally unnecessary as we already have trillions of beneficial bacteria in our gut - yogurt and kefir provide better natural alternatives

• Many patients suffer unnecessarily for years before discovering simple solutions through proper diagnosis

For more information, visit Dr. Farivar's website at gerd-ibs.com or his new site isitibsoryourdiet.com, where his book will be available for free.

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Episode ID: 1000708749465

GUID: Buzzsprout-17167308

Release Date: 16/05/2025, 21:30:00

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“Your Life Style Is Your Medicine” is a podcast that focuses on how a person's lifestyle can be the key to health and happiness. Routed in the principles of lifestyle medicine, Ed Paget, osteopath, and exercise scientist, interviews area-specific experts on how lifestyle impacts well-being, focusing on purpose, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and stress, which could lead to a longer, happier life. Edward now runs immersive lifestyle medicine retreats, with the purpose of helping others take back control of their lives to live longer and healthier.

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