In this episode, I speak to Dr. Nathan Connelly, a hepatologist, about what a hepatologist does,  fatty liver disease and why it would be worth your while taking a liver with a FIBROSCAN® machine ..read more

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, and it affects women, vegans, vegetarians, endurance athletes. And basically what we're talking about with iron deficiency is when our body doesn't have enough iron to make hemoglobin, and that's the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout our body. So being iron deficient can be a serious problem.   One of the major causes of iron deficiency in a Western population is loss of blood in the gut. Also, in a developing country sense as well, for example, hookworm, and other parasites, is a very common cause ..read more

SIBO - Causes and Treatments ..read more

Nick: Welcome to episode six of The Holy Gut Podcast. In this Podcast, we discuss iron infusions and gut health. Hello, it's me Nick Kamp, co-host of The Holy Gut Podcast, with my cohosts Dr. Nathan Connelly and Nicole Starbuck-Connelly. Nathan is a gastroenterologist and Nicole is a registered nurse and practice manager of the Moonee Valley Specialist Centre here in Melbourne, Australia. Moonee Valley Specialist Centre provides a number of services related to gut health including FMT and bowel cancer screening. Nick: I'm back speaking to Nathan. In this podcast we're talking about iron infusi ..read more

In this episode of the Holy Gut podcast, we discuss liver health and the effects of alcohol, diet and medication can have on the liver. Dr. Nathan Connelly explains in detail the four types of liver test you can take - blood test, ultrasound, FibroScan® and needle biopsy.    The liver, where it's situated, is very important for helping you digest your food. Indeed, the food comes into the liver from the gut and very raw, full of toxins and very difficult to process. So, the liver processes at all into more useful food substances, which then gets distributed to the body. Any toxins and other un ..read more