{"id":21138,"date":"2024-07-01T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=21138"},"modified":"2024-07-01T13:01:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:01:50","slug":"shelley-leicestershire","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/stories\/shelley-leicestershire","title":{"rendered":"Shelley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I experienced digestive issues including acid reflux, constant nausea and indigestion for about a decade.<\/strong> I was diagnosed with IBS in 2017 but despite cutting out certain foods and buying different supplements, my symptoms kept getting worse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By following Dr Megan Rossi\u2019s advice, I learnt about the vitamins and nutrients I need to include in my diet without relying on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/pills-to-pop-or-not\">unnecessary supplements<\/a>.<\/strong> I also learnt about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/mindful-eating\">mindful eating<\/a> and its benefits &#8211; this is\u00a0now a regular practice of mine. Instead of rushing through my meals, I take my time and always start with diaphragmatic breathing to lower my stress levels and help reduce any digestive symptoms. Plus after watching interviews with Megan, following her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theguthealthdoctor\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> and reading her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/books\">book<\/a> &#8211; her mantra \u2018INclusion not EXclusion\u2019 has really stuck with me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Megan Rossi taught me how to use food to help heal my gut and I\u2019m finally feeling like my old self.<\/strong> After increasing my plant points, I feel so much happier, I\u2019m sleeping better and\u00a0I\u2019m thriving! It feels so good to be able to enjoy life again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I experienced digestive issues including acid reflux, constant nausea and indigestion for about a decade and was diagnosed with IBS in 2017&#8230;From watching interviews with Megan, following her on social media and reading her book &#8211; her mantra \u2018INclusion not EXclusion\u2019 has really stuck with me&#8230;After increasing my plant points, I feel so much happier, I\u2019m sleeping better and I\u2019m thriving! It feels so good to be able to enjoy life again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","conditions":[],"symptoms":[],"class_list":["post-21138","stories","type-stories","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shelley | The Gut Health Doctor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For over 35 years I experienced gut issues. 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