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Dr. Justin Marchegiani - Is Food Allergy Testing Useless? • Common Parasites • Intermittent Fasting Isn't For Everyone


Episode 218


Dr. Justin Marchegiani is a certified functional medicine practitioner that works with a wide variety of patients all the way from athletes trying to increase performance and heal from injuries to the everyday person with chronic health challenges. Using a holistic approach, he addresses core underlying barriers to health which allows his patients to heal faster and feel better.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • How did Justin fall into functional medicine?
  • Every bite of food either pushes you toward inflammation or anti-inflammation
  • How Tom Brady starts his day
  • Emphasizing good proteins and fats, in the morning
  • Gut issues may NOT cause gut symptoms
  • 80% of your immune system is in your gut
  • Is there any value in food allergy testing?
  • The autoimmune template... not diet
  • Vegans and vegetarians going AIP or paleo to heal
  • To sustain life, you have to consume life
  • How important are supplements?
  • Justin's a huge fan of digestive enzymes and HCL
  • What really helped Justin's Hashimoto's
  • NDT and desiccated thyroid
  • What's the deal with H. pylori?
  • How are infections "passed around?"
  • What are the most common parasites Justin is seeing in practice?
  • Ingesting worms on purpose?!?
  • Stop kissing your dog on the lips
  • Specific herbs to treat microbial infections
  • When intermittent fasting isn't a good idea
  • Testing for environmental toxins and heavy metals
  • SIBO: small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
  • With low energy comes poor mood
  • Start your day right, with momentum
  • What does Justin's breakfast look like?

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Related links:

Dr. Justin Marchegiani's website

Follow Dr. Justin Marchegiani on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Listen to Justin's podcast (Beyond Wellness Radio)

Listen to Evan Brand previously on TUHP (episode #200)

Tom Brady - The TB12 Method (book)

Trace Minerals Research - Endure

Redmond - Real Salt

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Published on 7 years, 10 months ago






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