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This episode is sponsored by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.\nBelieve it or not, the surface area of your small intestine, which is where your food is absorbed, is the size of a tennis court. Your small intestine is also the home of your gut-immune system, which accounts for about 60 percent of your total immune system. The lining of this sophisticated system is just one cell layer away from a toxic sewer where all of the bacteria and undigested food particles live in your gut. If that lining breaks down\u2014from stress; too many antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin or ibuprofen; steroids; intestinal infections; a low-fiber, high-sugar diet; alcohol; and more\u2014your immune system will be exposed to foreign particles from food, bacteria, and other microbes. This, in turn, creates havoc that can lead to an irritable bowel and other system-wide problems including allergies, arthritis, and autoimmune and mood disorders.\nIn today\u2019s episode of a new series called Health Bites, I discuss how to heal irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and upregulate your gut health, which is at the forefront of Americans\u2019 most common health complaints.\nThis episode is sponsored by InsideTracker and Athletic Greens.\nInsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they\u2019re offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.\nRight now when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.\nHere are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nWhat is irritable bowel syndrome? (4:05 / 1:12)\n\nSymptoms of IBS (4:30 / 1:35)\xa0\n\nCauses of IBS (4:54 / 2:00)\xa0\n\nIdentifying food allergies as the potential cause of IBS (8:00 / 5:11)\xa0\n\nHow gut imbalance leads to IBS (9:36 /\xa0 6:44)\n\nDiagnostic testing to access gut health (12:14 / 9:25)\xa0\n\nWhat is SIBO, how does it cause IBS, and how is it diagnosed? (15:20 / 12:29)\xa0\n\nAssessing if yeast overgrowth is causing your gut issues (15:58 / 13:05)\xa0\n\nTreating yeast overgrowth and SIBO (16:40 / 13:50)\xa0\n\nStrategies for rebooting the gut and restoring optimal gut health (17:44 / 14:55)\xa0\n\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices