#258. How to Heal Leaky Gut & Hashimoto’s Naturally (My Functional Medicine Story)
#258. How to Heal Leaky Gut & Hashimoto’s Naturally (My Functional Medicine Story)  
Podcast: Fast to Faith: Healing God's Way
Published On: Mon Jun 02 2025
Description: In this candid episode, Dr. Tabatha opens up about her health journey—how ignoring her gut instincts and the warning signs of stress and poor diet led to a lifetime of autoimmune struggles. From teenage rebellion and traumatic pregnancy experiences to chronic back pain and thyroid disease, she shares how conventional medicine kept her stuck while her faith and functional medicine showed her a better way.Dr. Tabatha dives into the vital role of gut health, intuition, and hormone balance in healing chronic issues that doctors often overlook. She also reveals how stepping into her faith and truly listening to her body helped her overcome depression, Hashimoto’s disease, and a broken healthcare system. If you’ve been told your symptoms are just part of life, this episode will help you see there’s hope for real healing.If you liked this episode, watch it on YouTube! 👉🏻 https://youtu.be/1R_6SDYEDh0Chapters: 0:00 - My Gut Instincts and Early Health Warnings 3:00 - Rebellion, Pregnancy Trauma & the Beginning of Hashimoto’s 7:00 - Trusting Doctors vs. Listening to Intuition 14:00 - Discovering Functional Medicine & Root Cause Healing 20:00 - Healing Gut Health and Hormones Through Faith 26:00 - Putting My Health First and Helping Other Women HealIf this episode spoke to you, share it with a woman who needs hope and healing. 💛You're doing everything right. You're praying. You're trying. You're seeking answers.And exhaustion and overwhelm are still running your day.Here's the truth no one's told you: that's not a lack of faith or a lack of effort. It's a body carrying more than it was ever meant to carry alone. LAY IT DOWN — a live 3-hour event with Dr. Tabatha: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdown Your healing story is someone else's roadmap.And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too.If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling - Day 2 of Dr. Tabatha's free 3-day masterclass From Stuck to Free was built for you.May 26-28. 12PM EST. One hour a day. Free.Register: masterclass.fasttofaith.com/fromstucktofreeJoin Dr. Tabatha LIVE: https://fasttofaithlive.com/layitdownReady to go deeper?Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiyShop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line: Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.comGet the book: Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am_id=fasttofaith5413Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.