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Meg Marie O’Rourke discusses the relationship between food sensitivities and inflammation, along with various health implications and nutrition strategies.

Explore the connection between food sensitivities and inflammation, gut health, chronic symptoms, microbiome imbalance, and weight loss resistance with registered dietitian functional nutritionist Meg Marie O’Rourke. In this episode of the Harmony with Food Show, Meg explains the differences between food allergies, food intolerances, and food sensitivities, why elimination diets and FODMAP approaches often fail, and how chronic inflammation may contribute to digestive issues, fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, skin conditions, sleep disruption, and metabolic dysfunction. Topics covered include: • Food sensitivities and chronic inflammation • Gut health and microbiome function • Weight loss resistance and metabolism • Digestive symptoms and bloating • Functional nutrition testing • Food allergy vs food intolerance vs food sensitivity • Leaky gut and intestinal permeability • Brain fog, fatigue, and inflammation • Personalized precision nutrition • Why “normal” lab results may not tell the full story • Functional medical nutrition therapy • Anti-inflammatory nutrition strategies • Why generic dieting often fails Learn how personalized nutrition, microbiome testing, food sensitivity…

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