The Balance with Britt Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

If you have bloating, reflux, low energy, constipation, or feel like every meal is a guessing game for your gut, this episode is going to make so many things finally click.

This week on The Balance with Britt Podcast, I’m joined by Holistic Nutritionist Maryanne Wayland, a women’s gut health specialist who helps her clients get to the bottom of stubborn digestive symptoms through functional testing and root cause work.

Together, we unpack everything you have never been taught about stomach acid. Spoiler alert. Most women do not have too much stomach acid. They often have too little. And that imbalance can trigger bloating, indigestion, burping, nutrient deficiencies, fatigue, and even skin issues.

In this episode we cover

• What stomach acid actually is and why your body relies on it
• The biggest myths about acid reflux and why “too much acid” is rarely the problem
• The real signs of low stomach acid and how to tell the difference between low acid and true reflux
• How stress, rushing meals, and under-eating weaken digestion
• What low stomach acid does to nutrient absorption, energy, bowel movements, and your microbiome
• Why so many people are given antacids when they actually need more support, not suppression
• The risks of long term antacid or PPI use that no one talks about
• Foods and habits that naturally support healthy stomach acid levels
• Simple at home ways to get a sense of where your own stomach acid is at
• Thoughts on ACV, digestive bitters, minerals, and other natural tools
• When to work with a practitioner and the symptoms you should never ignore

If you are feeling

• Bloated after almost every meal
• Exhausted no matter how much you sleep
• Constipated or dealing with unpredictable digestion
• Foggy, puffy, or inflamed
• Confused by your reflux symptoms

This episode will help you understand what your body is trying to tell you and where to start.

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In this empowering episode, I’m joined by Aeryon Ashlie, holistic nutritionist, keynote speaker, and best-selling author of Navigating Perimenopause. We dive into what’s really happening during perimenopause and how to move through it with confidence and clarity.

Aeryon shares her own story of early perimenopause, burnout, and rebuilding her health. She explains what’s going on hormonally, how to support your body with food and lifestyle, and why this phase can actually be a time to reconnect with yourself.

You’ll learn:

• The real signs of perimenopause that are often brushed off as “getting older”
• Why hormones like progesterone and testosterone matter for mood, sleep, and energy
• How to advocate for yourself and what lab tests to ask for
• The role of stress and adrenal health in hormone balance
• Nutrition tips like focusing on protein, magnesium, omega-3s, and creatine
• How movement, mindset, and small daily habits can make a big difference

This episode will leave you feeling empowered, informed, and supported. No more white-knuckling your way through hormone chaos.

💗 Order Aeryon’s book, Navigating Perimenopause, on Amazon & visit her website HERE
👉🏼Follow Aeryon on Instagram HERE

🎧 Listen now on your favourite podcast platform.

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In this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast, I’m joined by the knowledgeable Barb Woegerer, ND, to uncover the transformative benefits of magnesium for metabolic health. We dive into its role in supporting insulin resistance, managing diabetes, and addressing the root causes of metabolic syndrome. Dr. Barb breaks down how magnesium impacts blood sugar regulation, stress, energy, and overall well-being.

If you’ve ever wondered about the signs of magnesium deficiency, how it affects your health, or the best ways to get enough magnesium through diet or supplements, this episode is packed with practical tips and expert advice you can implement right away.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• Why magnesium is essential for metabolic health and overall wellness
• How magnesium plays a key role in insulin sensitivity and blood sugar regulation
• The connection between magnesium and conditions like metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and high blood pressure
• Signs and symptoms of magnesium deficiency and how to address them
• Lab testing for magnesium levels
• Simple ways to incorporate magnesium-rich foods into your daily routine
• When and how to supplement magnesium for optimal benefits

Links & Resources Mentioned:

• Barb Woegerer, ND: Website | Instagram
• Grab Dr. Barbs Book! https://a.co/d/iR22WBn

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The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physici...

This week, Britt chats with Georgie Collinson  an Anxiety Mindset Coach, RTT Hypnotherapist, Naturopath and Nutritionist, helping busy women to master their anxious mind. Her mission is to see women asking for MORE from our lives than just stress, exhaustion, overwork, confidence crashes and pleasing other people.

In this episode, Britt and Georgie chat all about cortisol, what it does, why it's important and how to tell if your cortisol is imbalanced.

If you have experience with burnout, feel wired, yet tired, constantly waking up at 2am and not able to fall back asleep, fatigue, insomnia, digestive tract upsets, irritability, depression, heart disease, PMS, or menopausal syndromes, you may want to listen to this episode and investigate if cortisol could be the culprit!

In this episode, Britt and Georgie discuss;

• Georgies personal health story and what led her to where she is today, helping busy women with high-functioning anxiety.
• Georgie describes what high functioning anxiety looks like 
• What is cortisol and what is its role in the body
• Signs of cortisol imbalance in the body
• Can cortisol imbalances impact other hormones in the body
• Sleep chronotypes
• How you can support cortisol levels nutritionally
• Herbs and adaptogens for cortisol imbalance
• One actionable step that you can take if If you could give someone one actionable step that they can take if they suspect that their cortisol is unbalanced, what would it be?
• How Georgie uses hypnotherapy in her practice to do the deep work

If you loved this episode, and would like to connect with Georgie, you can find her on Instagram @georgiethenaturopath. Check out her website and The Anxiety Reset Podcast.

If you're interested in working with Britt, check out her signature 12-week Fuel your Fire Personalized Nutrition Program, where she works with you to get to the ROOT of your digestive woes !

If you think you might be a good fit for this program, and you're ready to take your health into your own hands, click here to book a free discovery call.

Connect with Britt 🙌🏼
Currently accepting new clients all over the world: Work with me here and book a discovery call to get started.

Join my weekly newsletter for digestion tips, good mood meal ideas, and wellness inspiration.

Grab my FREE 7-day Stress & Anxiety Supportive Meal Plan

Stress-Busting 6 Month Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Meal Plan (50% off right now!)

1 Month Vegetarian Meal Plan (50% off right now!!)

DISCOUNTS
-SAVE 15% on your Medicinal Mushrooms at Eversio Wellness with code BRITT15

-SAVE 10% on Hello Joyous Skin and Beauty Products with code HOLISTICBRITT

Disclaimer:
The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physici...

This week, Britt chats with Stephanie Long  a Business Coach for Nutritionists!  Stephanie has helped hundreds of Nutritionists start their own successful nutrition businesses (Britt was one of them!) and her online course, Launch Your Nutrition Biz, helps Nutritionists to launch their businesses and start bringing on clients.

In this episode, Britt and Stephanie chat about work-life balance, which is critical for managing stress and preventing burn-out (which we know is a major underlying factor for digestive issues, hormone imbalances, microbiome imbalances, nutrient depletions and MORE. 

Stephanie has a thriving business, and has experienced the burn-out. After 8 years of being in business, she has learned how to set better boundaries in her business so that she can best serve her clients. 

If you find that most of your energy is going to work and you're noticing that it is creating imbalances in other areas of your life, you're definitely going to want to listen to this episode! This episode is not just for entrepreneurs! Everyone can benefit from setting more boundaries in their work life so that we can have more balance. 

In this episode, they discuss;

• The history of Stephanie's business and how she burnt herself out (and what she learned from those experiences)
• Britt's history of burnout
• How Stephanie sets boundaries in her business now
• How people pleasing tendencies can contribute to burnout 
• Setting expectations for business to prevent burnout
• Tech, systems, and tools that Stephanie and Britt use in they businesses to help set boundaries

If you loved this episode, and would like to connect with Stephanie, you can find her on Instagram @stephanielong.ca. Check out her website for tons of amazing freebies, details on her podcast, and how you can work with her.
 

If you're interested in working with Britt, check out her signature 12-week Fuel your Fire Personalized Nutrition Program, where she works with you to get to the ROOT of your digestive woes !

If you think you might be a good fit for this program, and you're ready to take your health into your own hands, click here to book a free d

Connect with Britt 🙌🏼
Currently accepting new clients all over the world: Work with me here and book a discovery call to get started.

Join my weekly newsletter for digestion tips, good mood meal ideas, and wellness inspiration.

Grab my FREE 7-day Stress & Anxiety Supportive Meal Plan

Stress-Busting 6 Month Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Meal Plan (50% off right now!)

1 Month Vegetarian Meal Plan (50% off right now!!)

DISCOUNTS
-SAVE 15% on your Medicinal Mushrooms at Eversio Wellness with code BRITT15

-SAVE 10% on Hello Joyous Skin and Beauty Products with code HOLISTICBRITT

Disclaimer:
The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physici...

This week, Britt chats with Natália  a Skin and Gut Health Nutritionist. Her primary focus is helping women achieve a life free of bloating, constipation, fatigue & skin problems. 

In this episode, Britt and Natália chat all about constipation! This is something that plagues many people dealing with digestive issues. 

If you have been pooping less than 3 times per week (but really, if you're not pooping every day), you are definitely going to want to listen to this episode! 

In this episode, they discuss;

• Natália shares her health story and how she overcame digestive issues like constipation
• Why you should pay attention to your poops everyday 
• What perfect poops look like
• What IS constipation
• Can you be pooping everyday and still be constipated
• The connection between the foods that you're eating and your bowel movements
• Potential root causes of constipation 
• The role that some nutrients play in constipation
• Why miralax and Metamucil aren't the answer
• Constipation as a root of SIBO and / or IBS
• The connection between constipation and other body system imbalances
• 5 things that listeners can do to support constipation
• One thing that would make a big difference with your constipation journey

If you loved this episode, and would like to connect with Natalia, you can find her on Instagram @grateful.nutrition. Her website is still under construction, but you can find everything you need on her instagram page for now!
 

If you're interested in working with Britt, check out her signature 12-week Fuel your Fire Personalized Nutrition Program, where she works with you to get to the ROOT of your digestive woes !

If you think you might be a good fit for this program, and you're ready to take your health into your own hands, click here to book a free discovery call.

You can also sign up for Britt's weekly newsletter where she gives a weekly dose of holistic wellness inspiration.

Connect with Britt 🙌🏼
Currently accepting new clients all over the world: Work with me here and book a discovery call to get started.

Join my weekly newsletter for digestion tips, good mood meal ideas, and wellness inspiration.

Grab my FREE 7-day Stress & Anxiety Supportive Meal Plan

Stress-Busting 6 Month Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Meal Plan (50% off right now!)

1 Month Vegetarian Meal Plan (50% off right now!!)

DISCOUNTS
-SAVE 15% on your Medicinal Mushrooms at Eversio Wellness with code BRITT15

-SAVE 10% on Hello Joyous Skin and Beauty Products with code HOLISTICBRITT

Disclaimer:
The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physici...

This week, Britt chats with Kirsten Greene a Naturopath, Nutritionist and Western Medicinal Herbalist that specializes in working with clients who have SIBO and associated digestive issues. Her primary focus is helping women heal their digestive issues so they can enjoy a loving relationship with their body and food (and for some, so that they may feel “normal”,  sometimes for the first time in their lives).

In this episode, Kirsten and Britt talk all about SIBO! This stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and its more common than you might think.

If you have been dealing with bloat (especially 1-2 hours after eating), digestive issues, abdominal pain, food intolerances, nausea and/or feeling uncomfortably full after meals AND you feel like a healthy diet seems to make things worse, you're definitely going to want to check out this episode!

In this episode, they discuss;

• Kirsten shares her health story with SIBO and what that looked like
• The importance of a healthy gut and what that looks like
• What is SIBO?
• The top symptoms of SIBO
• How listeners can confirm that their digestive issues are connected to SIBO
• Why fermented foods and probiotics may not work well for someone who has SIBO
• Some common mistakes that people make when it comes to dealing with their SIBO
• What healing SIBO looks like in her practice
• An actionable step that you can take if you suspect that you're dealing with SIBO

If you loved this episode, and would like to connect with Kirsten, you can find her on Instagram @kirsten.greene.nd and on her website https://www.kirsten-greene.com

Kirstens SIBO freedom program starts SOON! This is a A 12 week group coaching program to help you heal your SIBO and heal your gut FOR GOOD and it starts on September 22, 2022. Check it out more here

If you're interested in working with Britt, check out her signature 12-week Fuel your Fire Personalized Nutrition Program, where she works with you to get to the ROOT of your digestive woes !

If you think you might be a good fit for this program, and you're ready to take your health into your own hands, click

Connect with Britt 🙌🏼
Currently accepting new clients all over the world: Work with me here and book a discovery call to get started.

Join my weekly newsletter for digestion tips, good mood meal ideas, and wellness inspiration.

Grab my FREE 7-day Stress & Anxiety Supportive Meal Plan

Stress-Busting 6 Month Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Meal Plan (50% off right now!)

1 Month Vegetarian Meal Plan (50% off right now!!)

DISCOUNTS
-SAVE 15% on your Medicinal Mushrooms at Eversio Wellness with code BRITT15

-SAVE 10% on Hello Joyous Skin and Beauty Products with code HOLISTICBRITT

Disclaimer:
The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physici...

This week, Britt chats with Charity Elliott, a certified nutritionist that helps women embrace food freedom with a whole health and intuitive eating approach. 

In this episode, Charity and Britt talk all about fad diets! These trendy diets are often alluring to people who want to see results, but Charity and Britt talk about why they may not always be the best choice. In this episode they break down what to look out for so you don't fall into the fad diet trap and how you can focus on a more sustainable approach to nutrition.

If you feel like you have tried diet after diet but you're not seeing the health changes that you're hoping for, it may be because your diet isn't serving you. Listen to this episode to learn how you can ditch the fad diet and incorporate more sustainable approaches to nutrition.

In this episode, they discuss;

• Charity shares her story with celiac disease and advocating for herself to get that diagnosis
• Why you shouldn't fit yourself into a box with your nutrition habits
• Why you shouldn't base your identity on your diet
• What is a fad diet?
• Read flags for a fad diet
• Why you should be skeptical if a diet is trying to sell you something at the same time
• Sustainable nutrition tips
• Why you should avoid diets with black and white  lists of "do" and "do not" eat  food lists
• How to create a balanced plate
• Why it is important to get to the root of your health goals
• Britt and Charity chat about why a one-size fits all approach isn't appropriate 
• Why you shouldn't simply eliminate foods forever, and why it's important to get to the root of those food intolerances

If you loved this episode, and would like to connect with Charity, you can find her on Instagram @charityelliottnutritionist and on her website https://charityelliottnutrition.com

If you're interested in working with Britt, check out her signature 12-week Fuel your Fire Personalized Nutrition Program, where she works with you to get to the ROOT of your digestive woes !

If you think you might be a good fit for this program, and you're ready to take your health into your own hands, click here to book a free discovery call.

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Connect with Britt 🙌🏼
Currently accepting new clients all over the world: Work with me here and book a discovery call to get started.

Join my weekly newsletter for digestion tips, good mood meal ideas, and wellness inspiration.

Grab my FREE 7-day Stress & Anxiety Supportive Meal Plan

Stress-Busting 6 Month Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Meal Plan (50% off right now!)

1 Month Vegetarian Meal Plan (50% off right now!!)

DISCOUNTS
-SAVE 15% on your Medicinal Mushrooms at Eversio Wellness with code BRITT15

-SAVE 10% on Hello Joyous Skin and Beauty Products with code HOLISTICBRITT

Disclaimer:
The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physici...

This week, Britt chats with Kayley George, an anti-diet dietician that uses a science backed approach to help burned out women in high stress roles lose weight for good. 

In this episode, Kayley and Britt dive into the topic of holistic weight loss. They chat about why a sustainable and holistic approach to weight loss with a long term vision is the missing piece of most weight loss journeys. 

If you have been working out more and eating less, and wondering why you're not seeing the number on the scale move, you will DEFINITELY want to check out this episode (and why you should definitely NOT do that).

In this episode, they discuss;

• Kayley shares her story and how she became interested in nutrition
• The shame connection to wanting to lose weight
• Why quick fixes are not the answer when it comes to weight loss
• Markers for health aside from our weight
• The history of diets
• The pyramid for holistic weight loss 
• The role that water, sleep, mindset and stress plays in our weight loss journey
• Why eating less and working out more is NOT the answer when it comes to weight loss
• Should we be counting our calories?
• Common mistakes that people make when it comes to approaching weight los
• Why diets don't work, and why we should focus on sustainable nutrition that can be maintained long term
• The role that our gut and hormones play in our weight loss journey 
• One takeaway/actionable step that listeners can take/do for their weight loss goals today.

If you loved this episode, and would like to connect with Kayley, you can find her on Instagram @healthyweightlossrd and on her website https://healthyweightlossrd.com.

If you're interested in working with Britt, check out her signature 12-week Fuel your Fire Personalized Nutrition Program, where she works with you to get to the ROOT of your digestive woes !

If you think you might be a good fit for this program, and you're ready to take your health into your own hands, click here to book a free discovery call.

You can also sign up for Britt's weekly

Connect with Britt 🙌🏼
Currently accepting new clients all over the world: Work with me here and book a discovery call to get started.

Join my weekly newsletter for digestion tips, good mood meal ideas, and wellness inspiration.

Grab my FREE 7-day Stress & Anxiety Supportive Meal Plan

Stress-Busting 6 Month Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Meal Plan (50% off right now!)

1 Month Vegetarian Meal Plan (50% off right now!!)

DISCOUNTS
-SAVE 15% on your Medicinal Mushrooms at Eversio Wellness with code BRITT15

-SAVE 10% on Hello Joyous Skin and Beauty Products with code HOLISTICBRITT

Disclaimer:
The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physici...

This week, Britt chats with Shannon Babic, a gut health nutritionist  who helps women revel in a bloat free life without being held down by IBS.

In this episode, Shannon and Britt bust some common gut health myths. So if you have been trying to improve your digestion and gut health on your own, you might want to have a listen to make sure you're not falling for some of these common (and confusing) myths in the gut health world.

Shannon and Britt give actionable steps that you can take to get started on your gut healing journey (and which steps are total myths).

In this episode, they discuss;

• Why relying on Dr. Google perpetuates these myths (and creates more confusion) with regards to gut health
• How to focus on the grey area of gut health, and not get held up in the black and white (or all-or-nothing approach)
• Bloating- common, not normal (despite what you may see on TikTok)
• Some potential root causes of your bloat
• Shannon and Britt discuss why it's so important to dig to the ROOT of your digestive issues, rather than managing symptoms (or eliminating trigger foods forever)
• Shannon dives into why gut heath issues impact more than just the gut, and other connections that gut health imbalances might have in the rest of the body
• Why not everyone with gut imbalances benefits from a probiotic
• Shannon discusses why healing the gut takes time
• Britt chats about your digestive bonfire, why it's important and what can snuff it out
• Britt and Shannon talk about how acid reflux is commonly rooted in an UNDERACTIVE stomach, rather than an overactive one
• Why not everyone benefits from fermented foods
• Shannon and Britt debunk a long-term low fodmap diet and why it is important not to eliminate trigger foods forever

If you loved this episode, and would like to connect with Shannon, you can find her on Instagram @bewellwithshan and on her website http://www.bewellwithshan.com/. She has some amazing FREE resources, including this Beat The Bloat Guide that you should definitely check out.

If you're interested in working with Britt, check out her signature 12-week Fuel your Fire Personalized Nutrition

Connect with Britt 🙌🏼
Currently accepting new clients all over the world: Work with me here and book a discovery call to get started.

Join my weekly newsletter for digestion tips, good mood meal ideas, and wellness inspiration.

Grab my FREE 7-day Stress & Anxiety Supportive Meal Plan

Stress-Busting 6 Month Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free Meal Plan (50% off right now!)

1 Month Vegetarian Meal Plan (50% off right now!!)

DISCOUNTS
-SAVE 15% on your Medicinal Mushrooms at Eversio Wellness with code BRITT15

-SAVE 10% on Hello Joyous Skin and Beauty Products with code HOLISTICBRITT

Disclaimer:
The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physici...