47: Gut Health, AIP, and the Case for Food Freedom with Emilie Davis

47: Gut Health, AIP, and the Case for Food Freedom with Emilie Davis

July 20, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 3

About this episode

Marie-Noelle interviews Emilie Davis about gut health, AIP, and the concept of food freedom.

In this episode, Marie-Noelle sits down with Emilie Davis, an AIP Certified Coach and gut health nutritionist based in Salt Lake City. Emilie's own path started with years of chronic illness and an eventual autoimmune diagnosis, and it's shaped a practice that puts gut health testing at the center of her work with clients. This conversation is especially useful for AIP Certified Coaches looking to deepen their functional testing knowledge, as well as anyone doing AIP on their own who feels like they've hit a wall. In this episode Emilie's health journey, from chronic Epstein-Barr through an eventual autoimmune diagnosis, and how it led her to nutrition, naturopathic medicine, and eventually AIP How gut health became the foundation of her practice and why nutrition alone often isn't enough What a gut health lens adds when someone is doing AIP faithfully and still feels stuck The GI map functional stool test explained, and how it differs from standard bloodwork at a doctor's visit What "food freedom" looks like in practice, and helping clients rebuild trust with food Emilie's signature coaching advice: elimination is a tool, not a permanent destination Reframing symptoms as…

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