Jill and Jenna are two sisters on a journey, advocating for gut health and sustainable lifestyles. After becoming a three-time All-American softball player, Jill started experiencing IBS symptoms. Countless tests and doctor’s visits later, she was diagnosed as “healthy.” Several years later, after seeing a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, her life completely transformed, and she uses her experience to help others on their journeys to optimal gut health. Jenna’s friends would’ve described her as happy go lucky. She was active and seemed perfectly healthy. Behind-the-scenes, she was in and out of doctors offices, therapy sessions, and more. She had been active in sports despite struggling with scoliosis. In recent years, she has struggled to get her anxiety under control. Today, after embracing holistic medicine, she is pursuing her passion as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. They tell the story of their grandmother’s journey with Alzheimer’s and how that drove their health mission. “I’m really passionate on the difference between being fit and being healthy,” they add. “We want to feel good.” “We grew up with the media portraying skinny bodies as the ideal look.” With the media’s overwhelming push for fitness over health, many people fall into the trap of trying to look a certain way, even if it’s detrimental to their health. Diet, lifestyle, and supplements are an important combination. There are things that can generally be done to minimize gut problems: stress management, exercise, therapy, sunlight, and prioritizing good sleep. Ways to get good sleep include reducing screen time and blue light, meal portion control before bed, regulating blood sugar, and journaling. In their words: “The body always wants to heal. You have to give it what it wants. If you don’t feel good, make adjustments. You have to be your own advocate. No one is coming to save you,” says Jenna. “Be brutally honest with yourself and how you’re feeling. Don’t make every change in one day. Be really picky as to what’s trendy and what’s really going to help you,” Jill adds. Jill and Jenna share their stories of health struggles and healing, and they talk about the many ways in which people can listen to their bodies to make better choices for their own health, including: ●  Making the important distinction between fitness and health. ●  Some general ways to manage gut problems. ●  Being aware of how the media adds to the prevalence of health problems. ●  Managing sleep in order to improve general health and wellbeing. ●  Making good gut health decisions to boost your mental health. For more interesting conversations and celebrations with diverse humans, subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, leave a review, and tell us about your guts! Resources Mentioned Hatch: https://www.hatch.coJoe Dispenza: https://drjoedispenza.com Gabby Bernstein: https://gabbybernstein.com Connect with Jill and Jenna: Gut Talk Girls | Facebook | TikTok | Instagram Follow Brent Hruska on social media: Instagram | YouTube | TikTok A special thanks to Logan Lepper and his production company The Authentic Exposure for their work on Bodies by Brent: Website | Instagram  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.