Healing SIBO Through Nervous System Work and Functional Medicine

Overview

In this episode, I sit down with Monica, an FDN practitioner and founder of Better Health by Monica, who spent years cycling through SIBO diagnoses, rifaximin prescriptions, and restrictive diets before realizing that the missing piece had nothing to do with antimicrobials or low-FODMAP food charts. After a crash course in polyvagal theory, biofield work, Qigong-based movement practices, and frequency healing, Monica rebuilt her gut health from the inside out and now helps others do the same through her signature Move to Heal sessions. This is one of the most unique and genuinely expansive conversations on gut healing the show has had.

You’ll Learn

• What SIBO actually is, how hydrogen and methane dominant forms differ, and why the breath test is the standard diagnostic tool but only part of the picture
• Why Monica cycled through rifaximin prescriptions for five years without ever resolving her SIBO and what finally changed when she stopped focusing exclusively on killing bacteria
• The polyvagal theory explained clearly including the three states of the autonomic nervous system, what the dorsal vagal freeze state actually feels like, and why most gut healing protocols completely ignore it
• The simple Stanley Rosenberg vagal nerve exercise using eye movement and diaphragmatic breathing that you can do in under two minutes and feel an immediate shift
• Why the ratio of beneficial to harmful bacteria matters far more than simply killing off overgrowth, and why probiotics used strategically may be more effective than antimicrobials alone for restoring balance
• How to use multi-strain probiotic protocols including spore-based, lactobacillus and bifidobacterium blends, and saccharomyces boulardii together with titration to avoid bloating and get results
• What a biofield is, how to feel your own electrical current in thirty seconds using a simple shaking exercise, and why connecting to this layer of the body is what allows it to feel safe enough to heal
• Why 528 Hz and 432 Hz frequencies are used in therapeutic music, how listening to frequency-based music can shift mood, facilitate emotional release, and bring the body back into resonance

Resources

Connect with Monica:

Website- https://www.betterhealthbymonica.com

Free Consultations- https://betterhealthbymonica.com/sche…

Books & Audio Files We Discussed:

Healthy Gut Healthy You- check out the book here https://amzn.to/3s2gavY

Accessing the Healing Powers of the Vagus Nerve – check out the book here https://amzn.to/3Gi2HoG

Listening To Smile (frequencies) – https://listeningtosmile1.bandcamp.com/

Use BETTERHEALTH for 40% off albums Vibrational Healing Through The Chakras – check out the book https://amzn.to/345d6XV

Books & Audio Files We Discussed: Healthy Gut Healthy You – check out the book here https://amzn.to/3s2gavY

Accessing the Healing Powers of the Vagus Nerve – check out the book here https://amzn.to/3Gi2HoG

Listening To Smile (frequencies) – https://listeningtosmile1.bandcamp.com/

Use BETTERHEALTH for 40% off albums Vibrational Healing Through The Chakras – check out the book https://amzn.to/345d6XV

Release the idea of perfection in healing. Healing is not linear. Breathe into your belly. Allow imperfection and exploration throughout the journey.