The Gut Health Podcast

About The Gut Health Podcast

The Gut Health Podcast explores the scientific connection between the gut, food, mood, microbes and well-being. Kate Scarlata is a world-renowned GI dietitian and Dr. Megan Riehl is a prominent GI psychologist at the University of Michigan and both are the co-authors of Mind Your Gut: The Science-based, Whole-body Guide to Living Well with IBS. Their unique lens with which they approach holistic conversations with leading experts in the field of gastroenterology will appeal to the millions of individuals impacted by gut health. As leaders in their field, Kate and Megan dynamically plow through the common myths surrounding gut health and share evidence-backed information on navigating medical management, nutrition, behavioral interventions and more for those living with or without a GI condition. The Gut Health Podcast is where science, expertise, and two enthusiastic advocates for wellness come together to help you live your best life. Learn more about Kate and Megan at www.katescarlata.com (http://www.katescarlata.com/) and www.drriehl.com (http://www.drriehl.com/) Instagram: @Theguthealthpodcast

Publisher

Kate Scarlata and Megan Riehl

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2024

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

36 of 47 episodes have a transcript.

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   1 Oct 2026

   The Gut–Bone Axis: How Gut Health Impacts Bone Health, Calcium Absorption & Osteoporosis (with guest Dr. Laura McCabe)

   Host Dr. Will Cole interviews Dr. Laura McCabe, exploring the gut-bone axis and how gut health significantly impacts bone density and osteoporosis.

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   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Gut Health Strategies For First Responders (with guest Police Chief Michael Assad Jr.)

   Police Chief Michael Assad Jr. shares gut health strategies for first responders, discussing the impact of stress on digestion and IBS.

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   1 Aug 2026

   Navigating Food Fear, Disordered Eating & Gut Issues Together (with guests Dr. Madison Simons and Janelle Smith, RDN, CEDS)

   If eating has become a source of fear because of digestive symptoms, you're not alone. For many people living with IBS, IBD, and other GI conditions, repeated eating-related symptom flares create powerful food–symptom associations that make avoiding certain foods feel like the safest choice. Over time, however, this understandable protective response can become restrictive, limiting nutrition, social connection, and overall quality of life. In this episode, we're joined by digestive health an...

Inside a recent episode

Gut Health Strategies For First Responders (with guest Police Chief Michael Assad Jr.)

Published 1 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And it affects people differently. So the dispatcher taking the phone call, she may not be there, see what's going on, smell what's going on. But she's hearing what's going on, right? He or she that's a dispatcher. So I think we all got to kind of come together together. as first responders and realize that we need to take care of each other, take care of our brains, take care of our guts, because we're all seeing a situation differently, but we're all experiencing that stress. If a critical incident happens, you know, a death of a child or a shooting or suicide, everybody's experiencing that different. […]

Who has been a guest on The Gut Health Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Laura McCabe
• Michael Assad Jr
• Dr Zachary Spiritos
• Alyse Bedell
• Laurie Keefer

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

102 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

97

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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