Ep. 651 Personalized Nutrition for Gut Health with Kara Siedman, RD, CDCES

Today, I’m delighted to connect with registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist, Kara Siedman. Her broad clinical experience spans inpatient oncology, diabetes, and gastroenterology. She is currently the Vice President of Science and Partnerships at Resbiotic.  

In today’s conversation, we focus on the value of nutrition at the intersection of the microbiome and overall health. We discuss nutritional dogma, the impact of gastroparesis, IBS, IBD, SIBO, and other similar diagnoses. We explore midlife risk factors and medications that impact the microbiome, the influence of low FODMAP diets and irritable bowel syndrome management, food fears, and disordered food relationships. We also examine the influence of probiotics and prebiotics, clarify why constipation is multifactorial, discuss the hallmarks of aging related to the microbiome and midlife changes, and review evolving research on the microbiome and responses to GLP-1 drugs.

This conversation with Kara Siedman is truly invaluable, so stay tuned!

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

How nutrition has shifted away from hard science toward influencer opinions and social media dogma 

Why nutrition should be personalized rather than treated as one-size-fits-all

Why carbohydrates should not be demonized, and the important role each macronutrient plays

Why Kara views nutrition as a bridge between conventional and functional medicine

Why supporting the microbiome is about building stability and resilience through multiple foundational factors rather than one isolated intervention

Medications that can disrupt the microbiome

Why a low FODMAP diet should be viewed as a bridge for symptom management, and not as a treatment for IBS or something that should necessarily be followed indefinitely

How the microbiome changes with aging and menopause