Rabbit Holes + Sprinkler Systems - This is Why You Aren't Getting Results with Gut Healing

In this episode of The Nourished and Thriving Show, host Katie Lovitt, a registered dietitian, discusses the common pitfalls of attempting to self-manage gut health and IBS symptoms. Rather than diving into disjointed research and trying individual remedies, she encourages listeners to seek a holistic understanding and support system for their health. Katie uses the metaphor of her father's struggles with a home sprinkler system to illustrate how tackling health issues without a complete picture can lead to frustration and inefficiency. She emphasizes the importance of community, professional guidance, and personalized health strategies over the solitary and often fruitless pursuit of self-diagnosis and treatment. The episode aims to inspire listeners to reconsider their approach to managing gut health, urging them to prioritize comprehensive understanding and support over isolated attempts at solutions.

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00:00 Introduction and the Importance of a Holistic Approach

00:38 Welcome to The Nourished and Thriving Show

01:18 The Pitfalls of Trying to Solve Health Issues Alone

02:28 The Power of Community and Seeking Help

05:56 The Complexity of Gut Health and the Need for Expertise

07:41 The Sprinkler System Analogy: Understanding the Whole Picture

10:44 Becoming an Expert in Yourself: The Key to Healing

13:06 Invitation to Seek Help and Conclusion

14:08 Outro and Contact Information

Transcript

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Because right now, I'm just like looking for individual little parts at a time. And it's not effective because I'm not able to really get to the entire thing. And that's what a lot of you guys are doing with your gut health is you're going down these little rabbit holes of research of, oh, well, I heard that slippery LMT might help my gas trader. So I'm reading all the things about this and then aloe might help my gastro Titus, but you're not able to see the whole web and the whole toolbox and the whole. All of the details about gastritis. This is just an example is gastros. You're not able to see all of the different things. You're not getting the complete picture. Hey, everyone. Welcome to The Nourished and Thriving Show. I'm your host, Katie Lovitt. I'm a registered dietitian on a mission to help you increase your impact and legacy on the world while healing your gut and reducing your IBS symptoms. I'm so grateful to have you here. Each week I'll inspire you to live vibrantly and provide valuable resources and information that empowers you to take bold action towards your health goals. Before we dive in, make sure you follow or subscribe to my show wherever you're listening so you never miss an episode. Ready? Let's go! So today we're talking about something that you may not even be aware of that you're doing, but some of you guys are very aware. So how many times have you thought to yourself? I can just do this on my own, or I should be able to take care of my own body and just figure this out. I should know what to do. What is wrong with me that I can't figure this out? Like, why am I the only person who I know who's dealing with these issues and you know, it can't be that hard. I hear this a lot where people are really just wanting to research and find out all the things for themselves and forge their own paths and really like harness their health and go for it. And I love this. It's so cool. You're really bootstrapping it. You're being resourceful, being inventive. That's really like the American. Ideal right. Is we're independent. We're self-made self-sufficient being resourceful, being inventive. You know, all of those themes and. I love that people are taking an interest and owning their own health. But there's some downsides to this too. And you know, we're really made to live in community and we're made to depend on others and. We don't like hearing that a lot of the time, it was a really tough pill for me to swallow. Whenever I first really came to this realization because I'm very independent, high achiever, all of the things. And I'm just realizing, you know, it's actually not how it was made, was to be able to do it all on my own. I actually was made to. I live in community and depends on others. And I actually, there was a sermon in our church for those of you guys who are also Christians. This may resonate with you too. I'm like, it resonated with me, but there's a whole sermon in one of the lines that the pastor said, just like blew my mind, but it was, you can't be a Christian. Without being needy. You can't be a Christian and have all the answers and rely on yourself. Like that's the exact opposite of the entire point of being a Christian and. I know a lot of the time, like talking with you guys, you feel like you're a burden to others, or you don't want to be holding other people back. And you know, you don't want to be the burden of spending the money to get help with this. You don't want to be the burden of. You know, we're going to a restaurant and I can't eat what other people are eating. And everyone's like worried about me and can enjoy themselves because of me. And all of that, but what if the opposite were true? Like what if your gut health issues right now? If you really stopped into community with it. Really helped. Develop deeper, more meaningful relationships with other people. What if you let people come alongside of you in this time of need of this time, where you need some help and you need some support. To try and figure this out. And it actually brought you guys closer together instead of just staying on this surface level of pretending, like everything's fine and you're getting by and everything's great. And hunky-dory and you're going to figure it out on your own. What if you asked for help? You know, and whether, if it was the best decision you ever made. Just a challenge for you in your thought process. I'd love for you guys to ask yourself. Am I, you know, really being prideful in my approach and. Not seeking out help because I want to do it on my own. Or am I feeling like a burden unnecessarily instead of relying on this community of people around me to help me help support me with their, you know, compassion or empathy and just holding space for me or pointing me in the direction of resources that can be really helpful. Am I being prideful in trying to have all of the answers and be the expert in everything instead of admitting that I. I don't know everything and, you know, getting some help. That's not everyone, but maybe it's you. And if it is, you know, recognizing that and then asking yourself, do I want to continue on this path? Is it fulfilling? Is it getting me where I want to go? Or is it just keeping me spinning in circles, increasing my stress level and you know, maybe making my symptoms worse ultimately. I am tired of it, you know, and I want to do some things differently, kind of a heavy start to this episode. Sorry guys. But it's really important. Trying to figure things out on your own can actually make you feel worse. And I just want to reassure you. So I'm here figuring out gut health and your body is complicated. Sometimes I'm like, man. Maybe I should just do something simple. With my wife, I wanted to go into fashion or rather boutique. And now I'm like dealing with all of this super complex biochemical stuff. And it's, it's a lot and it's a lot for me. And I've had thousands of hours of training. This is what I really given my wife too, is to help people. And that's why I'm never gonna stop because you know, unless God calls me to do something else, but if you guys need help, you know, and people aren't helping you and they're things that can be done. I was just talking with somebody. Somebody this morning about that have. She was just really blown away by my approach and process because she was like, I just feel so brushed off by so many doctors and I'm told nothing can be done or I'm told, oh, it's IBS and take this medication and manage the symptoms. But then I talked to you and I realized you do know a lot of things that actually can help me in a much bigger way. Than what I've been told before. And that's why I do this. But it's complicated this for them saying it's, it's hard. I don't work with very many people even at a time because it's really, really complicated and I need to know what's going on really well with my clients so that I can help them. But if you're, if you're missing things, if you're trying to bootstrap it and you're missing things or not seeing a complete picture. You won't get the results you're hoping for. And. You know, a lot of you guys know a lot about gut health, but. You can't. Become an expert by going down rabbit holes. I'm actually going to tell you guys a story about my dad and his sprinkler system. I love my dad. He's an engineer and he's funny and he can literally do anything. He could build a house, he could fix anything. I'm quite convinced of it, but they moved into this new house few years ago. The story just came to me. So bear with me, but I think it's really relevant. They moved into their new house few years ago. How that built the whole thing. And he kept, they have like insane landscaping. I've told you guys, my mom just completed the course to become a master gardener. They live out on land and always have projects and they're amazing. But my dad had this huge sprinkler system. I don't even know how many stations they have in this thing. It's ridiculous. But anyway, He kept having issues with it. And he did not install the sprinkler system. They had it installed whenever. They built the house, but they kept having issues with it. And so he kept trying to have to like find the lines underground on make repairs. Like there was like rocks blocking lines. Like it was not really installed properly in some of the parts. And he kept having to go in and fix it, but it was really, really hard to fix it. Because he didn't know what the entire system looked like. He didn't have a map and he kept trying to ask somebody, like, I need a map of like a layout of like here's where all of the different lines are. Here's where they all connect. Because right now, I'm just like looking for individual little parts at a time. And it's not effective because I'm not able to really get to the entire thing. And that's what a lot of you guys are doing with your gut health is you're going down these little rabbit holes of research of, oh, well, I heard that slippery LMT might help my gas trader. So I'm reading all the things about this and then aloe might help my gastro Titus, but you're not able to see the whole web and the whole toolbox and the whole. All of the details about gastritis. This is just an example is gastros. You're not able to see all of the different things. You're not getting the complete picture. You're just like chasing down these little individual sprinkler lines. You're not seeing how they all fit together and you're not going to get great results. Well, a few years later, my dad ended up getting his map. This sprinkler system. And now whenever he has an issue, he knows where everything is. You can go straight out and go fix it instead of, you know, spending half his time. Just trying to look for where the problem might be and where the line is, the whole of that. I can guarantee you whenever you are. Chasing you down those individuals, sprinkler lines, never here chasing down those individual symptoms or individual solutions or this supplement or that elimination diet in this issue. You are going to spend way ask my dad about this. You're going to be spending way more time and money. Doing that than if you had just partnered with somebody who already has the map. Getting somebody who already knows the deal. And helping you come up with a personalized plan. To get you the results that you need. That's going to be so much more efficient. It's going to help you not spend as much time or money, you know, while you're feeling really bad, you're going to get better results faster. Instead of trying to bootstrap your way out of a hot mess gut. And really like inadvertently like rabbit hole, one sprinkler line at a time becoming an expert. In all things got held in all things, nutrition, 80% of which are completely irrelevant to your specific situation. What if instead. You had full understanding around what is causing your specific symptoms? What is your body trying to tell you with these symptoms and what do you specifically need to do? About them to heal and to feel better. Do you see what I'm saying here? It's so much more direct. And trying to bootstrap it, which yes. Is admirable in some ways. But it's also really frustrating me watching you struggle and watching you try and do this and figure it out and just, you get frustrated and you feel defeated while you're trying to do all of this. And then you tell me I've tried everything. Nothing helps. I'm never going to feel better. Okay, well, you've tried a little bit, like if you're watching this on YouTube, you've tried a tiny wedge of this whole pie. But it's because you don't even know that the rest of the pie is there of things to try because you don't have full mastery and understanding. Of gut health and of the body, right. That is exactly what my gut rehab program is designed to do. And that is what is going to help you finally feel like yourself again, is having full understanding around what's causing your symptoms. Fully understanding what your body's trying to tell you. And exactly what to do about those things. Whenever you have those things, you're not an expert in nutrition or gut health. No, but you become an expert in yourself. And that's what most of you guys need to feel confident. Back to your normal self full of energy, full of life. And like you're able to just fully show up and be present in the way that you're meant to be. Instead of being consumed, trying to research, trying to understand, trying to bootstrap. And do it all yourself. So. I hope that this gives you. Maybe an aha light bulb moment of maybe you've been trying to bootstrap it and you didn't even realize it before. Maybe you were trying to bootstrap it, trying to be resourceful and you realized, you know, I'm actually spending way more energy and resources trying to do this myself than if I were to just get some help from somebody who can really help me. You know, And if that's you, if what I've said resonates with you today, and you'd like to talk with me more about how I can help you feel better, faster. I'd love to talk with you. You can go down to the show notes in this episode. Schedule a free call with me. Let's chat. Send me a message over on Instagram. I respond to all my messages. So let's just have a conversation about where you're at. Where do you want to be? And what do you think is keeping you from really getting there? This world deserves you shining brightly, the world needs you shining brightly. And I hope that you're able to feel like your normal self again, really soon. Talk next time. Thank you so much for listening to the entire episode. I hope you are feeling inspired and empowered to take bold action towards your health goals. If you enjoy what you heard, don't forget to follow my show so you never miss a new episode. And it would mean the world to me, if you left me a review, so others know what to expect from my show. Last, get in touch. Let me know what bold action you're taking. Let me know how you're inspired. Follow me on Instagram@the_healthygut_dietitian. I've put a link in my show notes for you, so you can simply click and follow. Come say hi, I respond to all my messages and I can't wait to get in touch.