Episode Details

That heavy, pressured, food-isn't-going-anywhere feeling after meals is one of the most exhausting GI symptoms to live with and one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, Dr. Heather breaks down why food can feel like it just sits in your stomach for hours, what's actually driving that slowdown, and why standard testing often misses it entirely. Digestion that is underpowered, depleted, or stuck in survival mode has a real path forward and this episode walks you through exactly what's going on.

In This Episode

• Why the "brick in your stomach" feeling is a digestion slowdown, not a broken body
• What good digestion actually feels like and why low stomach acid is so often missed
• Why "healthy foods" can sometimes make symptoms worse
• The vagus nerve, nervous system, and why you can't fully digest in fight-or-flight
• A real client case study and why sequencing matters as much as the protocol

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