Autoimmune Health Secrets | Ease Fatigue & Improve Your Health With Autoimmune Disease Using Simple Feel-Good Habits
Ever wonder the real reason autoimmune disease leaves you exhausted, overwhelmed, and unsure what to do to actually feel better?
Welcome to Autoimmune Health Secrets, the podcast revealing the smarter, simpler way to create habits that ease inflammation, boost energy, and bring back confidence in your health and life.
Hosted by Dr. Amy Behimer, a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach living with multiple autoimmune diagnoses—including MS—Amy shares the science, stories, and small steps that make big health changes feel good and last for good.
By listening, you’ll learn how to:
• Build feel-good habits that can make or break your health with autoimmune disease while also lessening fatigue and uncertainty
• Simplify healthy living without feeling like you’re either “on” or “off” the consistency train
• Shift from managing autoimmune disease to creating autoimmune health in your everyday life
It’s no secret that better habits lead to better health, especially with an autoimmune diagnosis. What’s missing is an approach to make them fun, effective, and inevitable.
Enter The Habit Hub Approach to Autoimmune Health—six spokes of mindset, food, movement, rest & relaxation, connection, and “good stress”—to strengthen your body, steady your mind, and finally feel like yourself again.
Start with #1 to kick off your autoimmune health journey to feeling and functioning better. Or, if you stop your scroll on an episode that speaks to you, lean in and trust it's the perfect place to start!
Autoimmune Health Secrets | Ease Fatigue & Improve Your Health With Autoimmune Disease Using Simple Feel-Good Habits
#96 | Struggling To Poop? Bowel-Friendly Habits That Actually Work For Better Autoimmune Regularity
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Is constipation stealing your energy and adding stress to your day? If you've tried diet changes or supplements and still struggle with bowel issues, this episode will change the way you think about poop—for good.
Pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Jessica Lupi returns to share simple, science-backed habits that support healthy bowel function—especially for autoimmune warriors dealing with constipation, urgency, or incontinence. You’ll learn how your pelvic floor, nervous system, and even your morning routine affect your ability to poop with ease.
You'll walk away with:
- A new understanding of the pelvic floor’s role in bowel movements
- A clear, daily bowel routine to support function and reduce flares
- The “I Love You” massage and other practical tools to relieve constipation naturally
Whether you’re managing MS, autoimmune disease, or just want easier poops—listen in and start with the one habit every body needs: exhale when you poop. It protects your pelvic floor and sets the stage for smoother, healthier bowel movements.
- Plop App – Track your bowel movements privately.
- Bristol Stool Chart – Understand your poop better.
- Yoga with Adriene - Wind Relieving Pose – A quick routine to ease gas and improve digestion.
- Squatty Potty – Elevate your bathroom experience.
Press play to listen, learn, and breathe your way to better bowel health. And don’t forget—if you haven’t caught the episode with Dr. Lupi on bladder health, listen here after this one!
Note: The Habit Hub for Autoimmune Health is now Autoimmune Health Secrets—same mission to help you feel better and function better using habits that are enjoyable, effective, and (together we make them) inevitable.
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This podcast explores health and wellness through the lens of autoimmune disease—multiple sclerosis (MS) and others—diving into how challenges like fatigue, brain fog, flares, and other symptoms related to the nervous system, inflammation, and mitochondria can be supported by healthy habits in food, movement, sleep, and rest, while fostering consistency, effective self-care, and a resilient mindset. If you’ve read the bestseller Atomic Habits by James Clear and still don’t have the healthy habits you want, this show is for you. Adjacent to functional medicine, holistic health, the AIP diet, and the Wahls Protocol, the podcast offers guidance from a health and wellness coach to help those navigating chronic illness feel better and thrive.
