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We’re talking about something many of us experience and few of us are taught to navigate - how to repair your gut after antibiotics. Antibiotics can be absolute heroes. Also, they can leave your inner ecosystem feeling a little…flattened. If you’ve noticed more bloating, weird bowel habits, lower energy, anxious edges, or even skin changes after antibiotics, this episode is for you. We’ll walk through a simple, body-led plan to support your microbiome, the gentle way.

If you want a step-by-step cooking companion to personalize what you’re eating as you heal, I’ll share details about my Eat to Listen: The Body Led Elimination Cooking Kit.

Welcome to Holistic Health for Women of Color podcast, the space where stress relief, mindset shifts, and natural healing meet real life. I’m Donna Williams, Certified Holistic Health Coach, wellness guide, and a woman who navigated high blood pressure and medication side effects by embracing culturally rooted, evidence-informed holistic living. Now I help women of color reclaim their health on their own terms, with compassion, clarity, and tools that fit your life.

Today’s topic is Your Gentle Reset: Repairing Your Gut After Antibiotics.

Listen in to:- What Antibiotics Do, and Why You Might Feel “Off”; First Aid During Your Antibiotic Course so you’re not starting from zero; and how to: -

1. Feed the Good Bacteria That Remain

2. Reintroduce Probiotics Gradually

3. Offer Your Gut a Period of Rest

4. Support Your Whole Ecosystem

Troubleshooting and Common Detours

When to Get Extra Help

A Body Led Way To Personalize Your Plan: If you want a structured, compassionate framework to identify your personal food allies and triggers while you heal, explore my Eat to Listen: The Body Led Elimination Cooking Kit program. It’s designed to help you gently personalize your meals with calm, supportive recipes and step-by-step guidance. Learn more, purchase and then get started.

Keep In Mind You Already Know How To Heal.

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Welcome to Holistic Health for Women of Color, the space where stress relief, mindset shifts, and natural healing meet real life. I’m Donna Williams, Certified Holistic Health Coach, wellness guide, and a woman who navigated high blood pressure and medication side effects by embracing culturally rooted, evidence-informed holistic living. Now I help women of color reclaim their health on their own terms, with compassion, clarity, and tools that fit your life.

In each episode, you’ll get:
- Simple, science-backed guidance on food, herbs, and lifestyle
- Culturally relevant practices and ancestral wisdom you can trust
- Stress and nervous system support you can use today
- Mindset strategies and habit tools that actually stick
- Real stories, practical steps, and resources to keep you moving forward

Your health, your way. Let’s nourish your body, protect your peace, and thrive, without perfection, pressure, or shame.

If this episode supported you, follow the show and leave a review. For recipes, herb guides, and coaching, visit holisticbphealth.com, short for “holistic blood pressure health” and connect with me on Instagram.

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You wouldn’t immediately connect mood swings, brain fog, or skin flare-ups to your digestion. Most people don’t. But the gut has a way of influencing nearly every part of the body quietly, steadily, and often without making itself the obvious culprit.

What looks like a hormone imbalance, nutrient deficiency, or stress reaction sometimes traces back to the gut. That doesn’t mean digestion is always the entire story, but it’s often a bigger part of it than we assume.

Welcome to Holistic Health for Women of Color, the podcast where we talk about stress, mindset, and natural healing through food, herbs, and lifestyle. I’m Donna Williams, certified holistic health coach and wellness guide who overcame high blood pressure and medication side effects using holistic living. Now, I help women of color reclaim their health, your way.

Quick reminder, this show is educational, not medical advice. Always check in with a qualified healthcare professional for personalized care.

Today’s topic is on Hidden Gut Symptoms: Why Your Skin, Mood, and Energy Speak Up. Today, I’ll share common non-obvious gut-related symptoms, why they might be connected, and simple, culturally relevant ways to support your gut. Why this conversation matters, especially for women of color?

Gut 101 the traffic system inside you

Symptoms That Don't Seem Gut Related But Often Have Gut Connections

Gentle Gut-First Steps You Can Start Today

A Day In The Life Gut Support Sample

Cultural Food Love, Not Fear

Build a gut-friendly plate without giving up culture. To help you with this I have created an Eat to Listen: The Body Led Elimination Cooking Kit program that you can do at your own pace.

Book some coaching sessions with me, for me to answer your questions and I’ll also provide you even more details on ‘a day in the life gut-support sample’

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Welcome to Holistic Health for Women of Color, the space where stress relief, mindset shifts, and natural healing meet real life. I’m Donna Williams, Certified Holistic Health Coach, wellness guide, and a woman who navigated high blood pressure and medication side effects by embracing culturally rooted, evidence-informed holistic living. Now I help women of color reclaim their health on their own terms, with compassion, clarity, and tools that fit your life.

In each episode, you’ll get:
- Simple, science-backed guidance on food, herbs, and lifestyle
- Culturally relevant practices and ancestral wisdom you can trust
- Stress and nervous system support you can use today
- Mindset strategies and habit tools that actually stick
- Real stories, practical steps, and resources to keep you moving forward

Your health, your way. Let’s nourish your body, protect your peace, and thrive, without perfection, pressure, or shame.

If this episode supported you, follow the show and leave a review. For recipes, herb guides, and coaching, visit holisticbphealth.com, short for “holistic blood pressure health” and connect with me on Instagram.

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If you are listening to this, there’s a good chance your body has been whispering, talking to you, maybe shouting, and you’re finally ready to listen. Maybe it’s the bloat that makes you unbutton your jeans midway through the day. Maybe it’s the brain fog that steals your sharpness, your edge by 3PM. Skin that flares without warning, or joints that ache when you’re just trying to live your life. A stomach that seems to argue with every meal. Maybe you’ve tried to 'eat clean' an elimination diet before and ended up hungry, confused, and a little bit angry at food, at your body, at yourself. You have tired rules and lists and someone else’s plan, and still your body hasn’t exhaled.

I’ve been there. I’ve stood in front of the fridge trying to solve my body like a puzzle, hoping that the right 'plan' would fix me. What I learned, the hard way, is that an elimination diet doesn’t work when it’s just a set of rules. It works when it becomes a conversation. Today, I want to help you, offer you something different. I want to show you how to let your body lead your elimination diet, gently, clearly, respectfully, so you can move from fighting symptoms to understanding signals. Not as punishment. As partnership. Not more control. More conversation. Freedom!

Welcome to the High Blood Pressure Wellness Lifestyle podcast, the place where confusion turns into clarity and small daily choices lead to lasting heart health. I’m Donna Williams, a Certified Holistic Health Coach, serving my community of color and everyone seeking a realistic, culturally responsive path to vibrant living.

Let’s talk about how to actually do this. How to let your body guide your elimination diet.

Step 1: Set the ground rules for safety, nourishment, and respect

Step 2: Define your 'why' and what you’ll measure

Step 3: Build your inner compass, 60 second check-ins

Step 4: Choose a focused, time-limited elimination

Step 5: Journal the conversation, not just the data

Step 6:

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Welcome to Holistic Health for Women of Color, the space where stress relief, mindset shifts, and natural healing meet real life. I’m Donna Williams, Certified Holistic Health Coach, wellness guide, and a woman who navigated high blood pressure and medication side effects by embracing culturally rooted, evidence-informed holistic living. Now I help women of color reclaim their health on their own terms, with compassion, clarity, and tools that fit your life.

In each episode, you’ll get:
- Simple, science-backed guidance on food, herbs, and lifestyle
- Culturally relevant practices and ancestral wisdom you can trust
- Stress and nervous system support you can use today
- Mindset strategies and habit tools that actually stick
- Real stories, practical steps, and resources to keep you moving forward

Your health, your way. Let’s nourish your body, protect your peace, and thrive, without perfection, pressure, or shame.

If this episode supported you, follow the show and leave a review. For recipes, herb guides, and coaching, visit holisticbphealth.com, short for “holistic blood pressure health” and connect with me on Instagram.

Food, herbs, breath, and boundaries: your everyday toolkit.

Educational only. Not medical adv...