Ep #96: Lyme Disease Fireside Chat with Kerri Axelrod

Welcome back to The Wellfuel Podcast!

Are you ready to dive into a conversation that'll make your gut instincts tingle? 🦠✨ 

This time, I sat down with the amazing Kerri Axelrod, a functional medicine nutritionist who's all about getting to the bottom of things (literally – we're talking gut health here!). We spilled the beans on our personal health journeys and how we've been helping folks tackle those pesky gut issues and anxiety gremlins.

Here's a taste of what we cooked up:

• Why playing detective with your health is way more fun (and effective) than just popping pills
• The antibiotic dilemma: friend or foe? (Spoiler: it's complicated!)
• Self-care practices that'll make you feel like a wellness superhero (Cold plunges, anyone? 🥶)

Trust me, this episode is packed with more nuggets of wisdom than your favorite trail mix.

Whether you're a health nut or just starting your wellness journey, you'll walk away with some seriously cool insights.

So, fire up your podcast app and get ready to fuel your well-being!

Can't wait to hear what you think!

P.S. Know someone who's always complaining about their tummy troubles? Share this episode with them – they might just thank you with a gut-friendly treat! 😉

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Kerri Axelrod is a functional medicine nutritionist, the founder of Kerri Axelrod Wellness, and a nationally recognized expert in an integrative approach to gut health and mental well-being. Her private practice focuses on working one-on-one with clients, and she is the creator of REVIVE, a transformative group coaching program to eliminate bloating, constipation, and skin rashes—without cutting out 40 different foods. She has been featured in national publications such as PureWow, Real Simple, Byrdie, Reader's Digest, Prevention Magazine, and Well + Good.

Kerri completed her nutrition and dietetics degree at Simmons University in Boston, MA, graduating summa cum laude. As part of her 1000+ hour supervised dietetic internship, Kerri completed clinical rotations at leading institutions in both conventional and functional medicine, including Massachusetts General Hospital Division of Gastroenterology, Shriners Children's Boston (pediatric burn unit), and The UltraWellness Center.

She has also trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, completed numerous advanced trainings in functional medicine and functional medicine nutrition, including the Funktional Nutrition Academy, a 14-month practitioner training program. She received her 200-hour yoga training from Boston School of Yoga, her Ayurvedic training through Boston Ayurveda School, and completed the Stress Management and Resiliency training at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Before her work in nutrition, Kerri had over a decade of experience as a media spokesperson and marketing communications strategist. She began her career in national political communications and held various political roles, including serving as the Pennsylvania Communications Director for Organizing for America. In this role, she handled communications on behalf of President Obama and the Democratic National Committee in one of the country’s key battleground states. She holds a B.S. in International Relations, graduating cum laude, from American University in Washington, DC, with a focus on U.S. Foreign Policy.

You can find Kerri on Instagram: @KerriAxelrod or at her website: https://kerriaxelrod.com - and don't miss out on this special freebie from Kerri:  [QUIZ] Your health is running like a U.S. city… Which city are you? www.KerriAxelrod.com/quiz​

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To good health,

The Isabel Smith Nutrition Team