The 5R Protocol That’s Helping People Reverse Disease Naturally

Many chronic health conditions—such as IBS, asthma, and autoimmune
disorders—can be traced back to imbalances in the gut. Disruptions
to the microbiome caused by antibiotics, poor diet, food
sensitivities, and environmental exposures can lead to
inflammation, malabsorption, and increased intestinal permeability
(leaky gut). Addressing gut health through a structured Functional
Medicine approach called the 5R’s of gut repair—removing harmful
triggers, replacing missing digestive factors, reinoculating with
beneficial bacteria, repairing the gut lining, and rebalancing
lifestyle factors—can restore balance and improve systemic
health.  In this episode, I discuss, along with Dr. Elizabeth
Boham and Raja Dhir, the Functional Medicine approach to healing
the gut and why the gut is at the center of imbalances in the body,
including many health conditions. Dr. Elizabeth Boham is Board
Certified in Family Medicine from Albany Medical School, and she is
an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and the
Medical Director of The UltraWellness Center. Dr. Boham lectures on
a variety of topics, including Women’s Health and Breast Cancer
Prevention, insulin resistance, heart health, weight control and
allergies. She is on the faculty for the Institute for Functional
Medicine. Raja Dhir is the co-founder and co-CEO of Seed Health, a
microbiome science company developing innovative probiotics and
living medicines to advance human and planetary health. He
specializes in translating cutting-edge microbial research into
impactful products and leads Seed Health’s academic collaborations
with institutions such as MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Caltech, and the
NIH. Raja co-chairs Seed’s Scientific Board alongside Dr. Jacques
Ravel, guiding research across microbiology, immunology, genetics,
and ecology. He also directs LUCA Biologics, a company focused on
the vaginal microbiome and women's health, and oversees SeedLabs,
which drives environmental initiatives. Through this work, Raja
plays a key role in accelerating microbiome-based solutions from
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