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The GutFit Nutrition Podcast

The GutFit Nutrition Podcast

By: Leigh Merotto Dietitian | IBS Gut Health and Fitness Expert
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Welcome to the GutFit Nutrition Podcast with Leigh Merotto, RD, MHSc—Registered Dietitian, gut health expert, and long-distance runner. This show is your go-to resource for all things gut health, IBS, and performance nutrition. Each episode delivers evidence-based tips, tools and strategies to help you tackle IBS and digestive symptoms, fuel running and fitness, and feel your best from the inside out. If you're ready to beat painful bloat and gut flare-ups, say goodbye to irregular poops, and thrive in your active life with whole body, REAL science-based tools — this is the show for you!Leigh Merotto, Dietitian | IBS, Gut Health and Fitness Expert Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • 58: Hyrox Race Recap — Nutrition, Performance & GI Support
    Jun 27 2026

    In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my full Ottawa Hyrox race weekend, 2 days out all the way through race day and recovering after as a gut health Dietitian and endurance athlete.

    The thing with endurance athletes including both long distance runners and hyrox athletes is that they often mismanage their carb load, or try something new on race day… and that’s where things can go sideways fast, especially for those of us with sensitive guts

    YOU’LL TAKEAWAY:

    ✅ Race prep and strategy to ensure we stayed calm & confident

    ✅ How I structured my carb load (without triggering symptoms)

    ✅ My exact race day fuelling plan—including carbs, hydration, and caffeine – for an evening race

    ✅ The gut-friendly strategies that kept everything calm on race day

    ✅ And how I approached recovery to bounce back quickly


    👩🏻‍💻 RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED: ⤵️

    📌 Tune in Next: Milan Marathon Recap

    🚀 Want personalized support?Apply for 1:1 Coaching (IBS, Gut Health + Performance).


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    32 mins
  • 57: Can You Trust AI For IBS & Gut Health Advice?
    Jun 19 2026

    While AI can be a helpful tool, it lacks the clinical experience to make nutrition therapy recommendations, regulation and accountability and ability to assess safety of a recommendation.

    In today’s episode, we will discuss the main risks and considerations with using AI for health advice, and some key takeaways to use it safely should you choose to engage in AI based tools for your IBS and gut health management.


    YOU’LL TAKEAWAY:

    ✅ The main downsides to using AI for gut health & IBS advice (lack of regularity, lack of context, data collection & hallucinations)

    ✅ Why data collection with these large language models (LLM) is something you need to be aware of

    ✅ How lack of context can result in misleading or dangerous health information

    ✅ How to navigate information online & use these tools more judiciously should you choose to


    👩🏻‍💻 REFERENCES: ⤵️

    1. https://cloud.google.com/discover/what-are-ai-hallucinations

    2. https://www.dietitians.ca/About/Learn-About-Dietitians

    3. https://hai.stanford.edu/news/be-careful-what-you-tell-your-ai-chatbot

    4. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05382

    5. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12735979/#sec3-nutrients-17-03828

    6. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13244121/

    7. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/dancing-with-the-devil/202506/how-emotional-manipulation-causes-chatgpt-psychosis

    8. https://www.cma.ca/healthcare-for-real/can-you-trust-ai-health-advice


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    32 mins
  • 56: Your 6-Step IBS Relief Plan (Masterclass Recap & Q/A)
    Jun 12 2026

    In this episode, I’m recapping highlights from my live masterclass, Break Free From IBS: Your 6-Step Roadmap to Lasting Relief.

    If you missed it, don’t worry! I’ve pulled together the most important takeaways and I’ll be answering some of your top Q&A questions from the session.

    I cover some pressing questions like:

    ✅ Is there an autoimmune component of IBS?

    ✅ What is the vagus nerve?

    ✅ Which probiotics are best for IBS?

    ✅ + more!


    Doors open with special bonuses to the Gut Harmony Method Program! 🎁 Apply by June 13 & get BonusTrainings + Extended Support (Valued $500) –

    Grab the details + apply here.


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    43 mins
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