Sharing a very emotional healing journey can be intimidating for many people. Most people don't want to talk about bowel movements and skin flaking off publicly, right? My guest today gets very personal on how she figured out her root causes for her skin rashes and scalp dermatitis in hopes it might help someone else. My guest today, Sheradyn Dekker, is a qualified Gut Health Nutritionist, with a Masters in Nutrition and Postgraduate studies in Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. Sheradyn not only has the “head” knowledge but has also experienced symptoms first hand. Having spent years battling chronic gut pain (IBS), bloating, missing periods & scalp dermatitis, she is passionate about helping others get to the ROOT cause of their symptoms! When dieting, supplements & medications didn't work for her symptoms, Sheradyn went on to study Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, and now uses a “root cause” approach, which incorporates nutrition, herbs and functional testing to heal those struggling with gut symptoms. Her goal is to educate and empower women to listen to their bodies, acknowledge stress and to stop using a band aid approach to their health! Join us as we discuss Sheradyn's personal journey to healing, and why it will inspire you if you, too, are dealing with chronic skin conditions that you cannot figure out. It may not be one "cause" such as only parasites or infections, but many issues affecting your gut! Do you have a chronic condition that you suspect may be caused by a gut imbalance?  Let me know in the comments! In this episode: Does international travel matter with skin rashes? Why internal and external stressors matter and are such an overlooked role for your immune system How eating “too little” or having a restrictive diet itself can be a hurdle when healing All the different lab tests you can run, whether you live in the U.S. or not Digging into why supplements may be crucial when the underlying problem aren't diet-fixable Quotes “It was purely that gut stuff, getting that right, stress reduction, and actually sorting out my hormones as well and going, "Oh right, there's actually bigger picture stuff," than going, "Yeah, it's just the parasites," because that's what I kind of got told at the time from someone. So understanding there's a whole process to it. Like you said, just DIY-ing it, in a sense, it just wasn't working." [13:40] "I know some people do a lot of food allergy testing and other things as well. It's not my forte. I don't do it straight off the bat. I usually start with something like stool testing because I want to get sort of down to the nitty gritty on those sides of things." [23:49] Links Follow Sheradyn Dekker on Instagram Find Sheradyn online Listen to her podcast: Empowered Hormones with Sheradyn Dekker