Out of Pocket
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You're already doing the basics of exercise and eating healthy.
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If you’re burned out on diets, confused by your symptoms, and tired of being told “everything looks normal,” this show is for you.
Hosted by functional nutritionists Andrew Hayes and Kat Best, we cover the health issues most people struggle with but rarely talk about. Gut problems. Hormone chaos. Fatigue. Cravings. Mood swings. The difference between sustainable fat loss and trendy weight loss. Irregular poops. (Yes, we said it.)
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Out of Pocket
Brain Fog, Bloating, Sugar Cravings? It Might Be Candida | Ep. 80
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Most people don’t connect these symptoms:
Brain fog
Bloating
Skin issues
Constant sugar cravings
But when they show up together, it’s usually not random.
In this episode, Andrew and Kat break down one of the most overlooked root causes behind this cluster of symptoms: Candida overgrowth.
Candida is a yeast that naturally lives in your body. But when your gut environment shifts, it can overgrow and start driving symptoms that most people try to fix one at a time.
That’s why you end up chasing solutions that don’t stick.
They explain what causes it, why it’s often missed, and why things like cutting sugar or taking random supplements don’t actually fix the problem.
If you’ve been told everything is “normal” but you’re still dealing with these symptoms, this will help you connect the dots.
(00:00) Why your symptoms aren’t random
(03:47) What Candida is and how it shows up
(08:06) Root causes: gut imbalance and low stomach acid
(14:49) Real client story and how fixing the gut changes everything
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