#404. An Integrative Guide to Transforming Your Gut & Taming IBS: Retrain Your Brain, Optimize Nutrition, Calm Your Gut with Dr. Megan Riehl

The BluePrint with Dr. Erik Korem

Managing irritable bowel syndrome often feels like an uphill battle. But what if you could unlock simple, drug-free techniques to tame your symptoms from a leading GI psychologist?

In this revelatory conversation, Dr. Megan Riehl, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan, pulls back the curtain on integrative therapies that can transform your relationship with IBS.

With 13 years of clinical experience and specialized training in psychogastroenterology, Dr. Riehl meets patients where they are. Her compassionate, evidence-based approach equips you to understand the brain-gut connection, retrain habitual thought patterns, optimize nutrition, and intuitively care for your unique microbiome.

Tune in to discover:

• A 4-minute breathing exercise to instill calm when GI symptoms flare
• The proper pooping posture that ensures complete bowel movements
• How gut-directed hypnotherapy sessions can override distress signals between your brain and digestive tract
• Strategies to curb constipation and urgency episodes
• If a probiotic is right for you

If you feel discouraged by hit-or-miss IBS treatment plans, this conversation offers reason for hope. Dr. Riehl leaves no stone unturned in equipping you to live fuller and freer. Her integrative methodology helps you become CEO over your own care - and write a new story of resilience.

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Quotable moments:

"The research shows [gut-directed hypnotherapy] is a better treatment than any other drug on the market for IBS." - Dr. Megan Riehl

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ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST:

The BluePrint Podcast is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their families, career, and health. Host Dr. Erik Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and life skills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement to become the most healthy, resilient, and impactful version of yourself.

On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.

Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery.

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