Our guest today, Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle, is the CEO and co-founder of Ixcela – the Internal Fitness Company. Ixcela is the ultimate health assessment tool to deliver nutrition, supplement, mindfulness, and fitness recommendations. By assessing 11 metabolites, you will receive a baseline health score, along with a personalized health plan. Dr. Erika shares the importance of optimizing gut health when striving for overall health, why testing is so important, what these 11 metabolites found in the blood tell us about gut health and why we should all seek microbial balance in our lives.
SHOW NOTES:
1:21 Welcome to the show!
4:11 Dr. Erika Angle’s Bio
5:26 Welcome Erika
6:15 Erika’s health journey
8:18 The gut connection
9:18 The gut-brain axis
10:20 Renee’s experience with gut distress/anxiety
11:07 The many manifestations of anxiety
13:35 Using the test as a baseline assessment
14:42 Blood tests vs Stool tests
17:10 Measuring Tryptophan
18:06 Comparing Ixcela to urine tests
20:16 How the Ixcela test works
21:35 “Test, don’t guess”
23:24 Tryptophan, an essential amino acid
26:04 Serotonin & Leaky gut
28:30 Healing the gut
30:18 You need to know the why
31:05 The 11 metabolites on the test
33:23 Explaining the (gut) immune system
37:22 The Indole group of metabolites
43:16 Purine metabolites
45:51 The importance of testing
47:51 What does “higher risk” really mean?
50:12 “Things are constantly changing”
52:08 How often to retest
53:17 Renee’s Ixcela results
55:13 Matching test results
56:22 Interpreting & correlating the results
57:48 The importance of recovery
59:35 “Knowing is so important”
1:03:06 Seeking a microbial balance
1:09:42 Final piece of advice
1:11:52 Thanks for tuning in!
RESOURCES:
Order your test kit here – use Pro code: RENEEBELZ for a professional discount and for an extra 10% off through January 31st use code: TRANSFORM10
IG: Ixcela Wellness
Erika's Ted Talk – Your Gut Microbiome
Book: Eat Dirt
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