Coeliac Disease - How to take control of your health and healing your gut with herbs. Episode 38

Guts and Girl Bits

Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disease that causes strong reactions to wheat. It can affect your hormonal health, mental health, nutritional status and more. In this episode I chat with herbalist Sarah Corbett about her personal journey with coeliac disease, and the herbal allies she used to help herself heal. We chat a lot about coeliac disease in general and a little about women's health and the risks of gluten contamination that people with coeliac / celiac disease need to be aware of in their herbs and supplements. Podcast breakdown 3:13 Sarah’s experiences growing herbs in her garden 4:17 What’s the difference between gluten intolerance, wheat allergy and coeliac disease. Sarah’s journey of being diagnosed with coeliac disease, and the healing process 09:46 the difficulties of a coeliac diet 10:45 how rare is coeliac disease, the prevalence of women having coeliac disease and autoimmune conditions 14:30 the symptoms Sarah was experiencing to prompt her seeking a diagnosis 15:50 Getting diagnosed with coeliac disease 20:56 Has the incidence of coeliac disease been increasing 22:00 Viral infections as a potential trigger for autoimmune disease/coeliac disease 24:00 Hormonal imbalances and coeliac disease – is there a link? 27:00 Mental health and coeliac disease, how it can impact brain chemistry, and impact the gut-brain axis. How living with a chronic disease such as coeliac disease can impact your mental health. 29:50 what are some of the biggest understanding around coeliac disease 31:00 how can we heal with coeliac disease. The increased nutritional needs. 33:00 Would you have done anything different to treat yourself now that you know what you do with herbs? What herbs did you use to heal yourself when you were diagnosed with coeliac disease? Healing herbs: Plaintain (Plantago lanceolata), vulverary herbs including Calendula (Calendula officinalis), lymphatic herbs, immune-modulators, astringents, bitters, carminatives, Cleavers, Peppermint, Marshmallow, Reishi, licorice.. 35:43 Does she use herbs as liquid extracts, teas, food etc? 38:30 Intestinal permeability and microbiome imbalance 39:56 Gluten contamination in herbs and supplements – what to think about 43:49 advil liquid gels contains gluten 47 :44 gluten free recipes 49:47 Favourite herbs for gut health 52:11 Sarah’s personal protocol. 55:00 How to get in touch with Sarah, Rowan and Sage https://rowanandsage.com/