370: Why The Leaky Gut Diet Doesn’t Work (And Other Ways Functional Medicine FAILS Eczema, Psoriasis + Other Skin Problems)

The Healthy Skin Show

If you’ve ever googled “leaky gut” or “leaky gut diet” because you’ve seen wellness experts claim that leaky gut is why your skin is a mess…
This episode is for you.
To be fair, there’s a pretty big chance you have leaky gut.
BUT, it’s not a root cause of chronic eczema or psoriasis or any of the other skin issues we talk about on the show.
Leaky gut syndrome (also known more formally as gut permeability) is caused by other factors. So while it’s a problem, it’s just not THE problem.
So in today’s episode I’m sharing an interview that I did on the Balanced Bites podcast hosted by Liz Wolfe where we got into this topic along with others that I know will hit home for you.
It’s my hope that this perspective will offer you some much needed insight about what’s really causing skin problem. (If you want to learn more about this, JOIN ME HERE.)
So let’s dive in!
In This Episode:

• My inspiration to work in the integrative health field (beyond my own skin problems)
• What functional medicine gets wrong about skin issues by treating them like autoimmunity + leaky gut
• Why an elimination diet + leaky gut diet often make skin worse
• Can you “starve” yeast if you have candida overgrowth?
• “Steroid phobia” + being traumatized by conventional medical system

Quotes
“Functional medicine does a really bad job of actually helping people understand chronic skin problems because they treat them like autoimmunity and they're not.”
“If you have chronic skin problems, it's likely you have leaky gut. You don't need to go do a test for it.”
Links
REGISTER NOW – Fix My Gut Workshop series starting January 8th!
Healthy Skin Show ep. 305: Eliminations Diets, Food Fear + Healing Skin Rashes {NEW RESEARCH}
Healthy Skin Show ep. 356: Troubleshooting Candida In Stool Tests (+ Other Labs)
Healthy Skin Show ep. 275: Why You're So Itchy (HINT: It's Probably Not Histamine)
Healthy Skin Show ep. 279: Chemical That Triggers Eczema (Oh My!)

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Chương

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. My opinion on the best way to get rid of eczema + other skin rashes (00:07:55)

3. Is leaky gut a root cause of skin rashes? (00:12:13)

4. How liver function, thyroid, allergies, etc. affect skin health (00:16:19)

5. Can elimination diets perpetuate disordered eating patterns? (00:18:42)

6. Can you really starve candida (if you have candida overgrowth)? (00:23:02)

7. Using the right tools to rebalance your health (00:26:58)

8. Caution using herbs to get rid of eczema + other skin rashes (00:30:05)

9. Skin infection symptoms (00:35:13)

10. What causes itch? (00:37:39)

11. Do skin rashes like eczema + psoriasis have things in common? (00:42:51)

12. What if you have yeast overgrowth? (00:45:50)

13. How stress + trauma affect skin rashes (00:52:36)

14. Sunlight + the skin (00:59:43)

15. How to have hope on your skin healing journey (01:07:00)

16. Final thoughts (01:08:48)