This is StRest! Kerstin Lindquist sits down with functional nutrition practitioner and fitness coach Elizabeth Aylor for an honest conversation about eating disorders, chronic bloating, constipation, hormone imbalances, weight-loss resistance, and rebuilding a body damaged by years of restriction.

Elizabeth opens up about going from nearly 200 pounds to just 90 while eating 500 calories a day and training seven days a week. She explains why no one could convince her that she had an eating disorder and why she had to reach her lowest point before she was ready to change.

Even after returning to a healthier weight, Elizabeth continued to struggle. She lost her menstrual cycle for more than seven years and developed severe abdominal swelling, constipation, food sensitivities, anxiety, and chronic pain. She shares how testing later revealed H. pylori, SIBO, parasites, and other gut imbalances, and how mold exposure and chronic stress eventually caused many of her symptoms to return.

Kerstin and Elizabeth discuss why stress can affect digestion, hormones, sleep, and metabolism. They also examine fasting, GLP-1 medications, muscle loss, restrictive diets, thyroid testing, hormone testing, food elimination, protein absorption, and why some women may begin losing weight after eating more.

Elizabeth also explains why bloating and infrequent bowel movements should not be ignored, why supplements and probiotics must be chosen carefully, and why women should focus on building a healthy body before chasing a lower number on the scale.

This episode is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for care from a qualified medical professional.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00) Down to 90 Pounds
(00:56) Elizabeth Aylor’s Story
(06:50) Parasites, H. pylori and SIBO
(11:57) How Stress Disrupts the Body
(15:02) Testing Beyond Basic Labs
(19:18) GLP-1s and Muscle Loss
(22:17) Eating More to Lose Weight
(24:59) Fasting, Cortisol and Cravings
(31:20) Bloating and Constipation
(43:25) Where Healing Should Begin

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