This week, I spoke with Dr. David Bilstrom, a fellow of the American Academy of Integrative Medicine as well as an advanced fellow in anti-aging, regenerative, and Functional Medicine. Dr Bilstrom is on a mission to revolutionize how autoimmune and chronic disease is treated worldwide by teaching the science-based fundamentals of Functional Medicine and in this episode we discuss how gut health relates to auto immunity and chronic disease. We discussed: 2:31 Dr Bilstrom's Background 12:50 The gut is the central mechanism of health 30:34 Gut Health and vitamin D receptor sensitivity 43:13 Gut Health supplementation essentials 50:55 Infections drive chronic disease and pain 1:01:15 Oestrogen dominance 1:11:45 Epigenetics and the prevention of chronic disease 1:21:08 Childhood vaccines and autoimmunity 1:25:17 Gut health, epigenetics and the link to skin problems 1:31:26 The Nurse Practitioner's Guide to Autoimmune Medicine You can find Dr Bilstrom @: https://drdavidbilstrom.com/ www.facebook.com/drdavidbilstrom https://www.instagram.com/drdavidbilstrom www.twitter.com/drdavidbilstrom www.youtube.com/drdavidbilstrom  Analemma Water Wand as discussed. Support the show Don't forget to leave a Rating for the podcast! You can find Leigh @: Leigh website - https://www.bodychek.co.uk/ Leigh's books - https://www.bodychek.co.uk/books/ Eliminate Adult Acne Programme - https://skinwebinar.com/ HEAL THEM Education Programme - http://healthemeducation.vhx.tv/ Radical Health Rebel YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@radicalhealthrebelpodcast