Advanced Nutrition: Digestive Health
Start Healing Your Gut—Step by Step
This course helps you identify your unique digestive imbalances and reduce symptoms like bloating, nausea, and food intolerances. You’ll learn practical, science-backed strategies to improve digestion, support gut healing, and feel more in control of your health. If you experience technical errors, try a different browser, or email me for tech support.
Disclaimer:
This course is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. The information provided is based on the research and clinical experience of Courtney Craig and is intended to support—not replace—the relationship you have with your healthcare provider. Always consult your doctor or qualified health professional before making dietary changes, starting supplements, or implementing any new health strategy, especially if you are managing chronic illness or taking medications.
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Lesson 1: Introduction
Digestive symptoms in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and long COVID are often complex and overlapping. This course helps you identify what’s driving your symptoms most—and where to start—so you can take a strategic, step-by-step approach to improving your gut health.
Digestive symptoms in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and long COVID are often complex and overlapping. This course helps you identify what’s driving your symptoms most—and where to start—so you can take a strategic, step-by-step approach to improving your gut health.
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Lesson 2: Expectations & Symptom Tracking
Before jumping into dietary changes, this course teaches you how to track symptoms, identify patterns, and avoid unnecessary food eliminations—so you can build a plan that actually works.
Before jumping into dietary changes, this course teaches you how to track symptoms, identify patterns, and avoid unnecessary food eliminations—so you can build a plan that actually works.
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Lesson 1: Basic Anatomy & Transit Time
Understanding how digestion works—from your stomach to your colon—can help you pinpoint where things go wrong. Slow digestion can worsen symptoms. In this section, you’ll learn why improving transit time is a crucial step toward better gut health.
Understanding how digestion works—from your stomach to your colon—can help you pinpoint where things go wrong. Slow digestion can worsen symptoms. In this section, you’ll learn why improving transit time is a crucial step toward better gut health.
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Lesson 2: Bowel Habits
From constipation to urgency, changes in your bowel habits can reveal deeper digestive issues. This section helps you understand what’s normal, what’s not, and what to do next.
From constipation to urgency, changes in your bowel habits can reveal deeper digestive issues. This section helps you understand what’s normal, what’s not, and what to do next.
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Lesson 3: Tests for Digestive Health
You don’t need fancy lab tests to start improving your digestion—your symptoms are already telling a story.
You don’t need fancy lab tests to start improving your digestion—your symptoms are already telling a story.
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Lesson 1: Ultra-Processed Foods
Ultra-processed foods disrupt digestion, worsen inflammation, and feed harmful gut microbes—minimizing them is essential for healing.
Ultra-processed foods disrupt digestion, worsen inflammation, and feed harmful gut microbes—minimizing them is essential for healing.
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Lesson 2: Nightshades
Not everyone reacts to nightshades, but they're a common group to explore when troubleshooting food sensitivities.
Not everyone reacts to nightshades, but they're a common group to explore when troubleshooting food sensitivities.
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Lesson 3: Wheat
Wheat contains several compounds—like gluten, fructans, and ATIs—that may cause issues for people with post-viral conditions.
Wheat contains several compounds—like gluten, fructans, and ATIs—that may cause issues for people with post-viral conditions.
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Lesson 1: Dysbiosis
An imbalanced gut microbiome, known as dysbiosis, is common in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and long COVID—and can influence digestion, energy, and inflammation.
An imbalanced gut microbiome, known as dysbiosis, is common in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and long COVID—and can influence digestion, energy, and inflammation.
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Lesson 2: Bowel Overgrowth & Candida 1
After viral infections, normally harmless gut microbes like Candida or other bacteria can become overgrown and problematic, leading to ongoing digestive symptoms.
After viral infections, normally harmless gut microbes like Candida or other bacteria can become overgrown and problematic, leading to ongoing digestive symptoms.
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Lesson 3: Bowel Overgrowth & Candida 2
When bacteria and yeast are overgrown, fiber and probiotics may worsen symptoms. The first step is reducing sugars and fermentable foods.
When bacteria and yeast are overgrown, fiber and probiotics may worsen symptoms. The first step is reducing sugars and fermentable foods.
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Lesson 1: Intestinal Barrier Integrity
Supporting gut barrier function through diet may help reduce reactivity and improve overall digestive resilience.
Supporting gut barrier function through diet may help reduce reactivity and improve overall digestive resilience.
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Lesson 2: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Part 1
When bacteria ferment certain carbohydrates, they create hydrogen, methane, or hydrogen sulfide—gases that can disrupt digestion and worsen brain fog.
When bacteria ferment certain carbohydrates, they create hydrogen, methane, or hydrogen sulfide—gases that can disrupt digestion and worsen brain fog.
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Lesson 3: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Part 2
The first step to easing IBS symptoms is identifying and removing common trigger foods that irritate the gut.
The first step to easing IBS symptoms is identifying and removing common trigger foods that irritate the gut.
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Lesson 4: Histamine Issues
Understanding histamine intolerance and MCAS is key when food sensitivities seem unpredictable or flare with stress, hormones, or environmental triggers.
Understanding histamine intolerance and MCAS is key when food sensitivities seem unpredictable or flare with stress, hormones, or environmental triggers.
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Lesson 5: Gastroparesis
Gastroparesis slows stomach emptying, often causing nausea, early fullness, and post-meal fatigue—especially common in post-viral conditions.
Gastroparesis slows stomach emptying, often causing nausea, early fullness, and post-meal fatigue—especially common in post-viral conditions.
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Lesson 1: Case Example Sarah
These case studies show how personalized nutrition strategies can help untangle complex digestive symptoms. By identifying patterns and adjusting the diet gradually, it’s possible to improve gut health and reduce post-viral symptoms over time.
These case studies show how personalized nutrition strategies can help untangle complex digestive symptoms. By identifying patterns and adjusting the diet gradually, it’s possible to improve gut health and reduce post-viral symptoms over time.
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Lesson 2: Case Example Michael
These case studies show how personalized nutrition strategies can help untangle complex digestive symptoms. By identifying patterns and adjusting the diet gradually, it’s possible to improve gut health and reduce post-viral symptoms over time.
These case studies show how personalized nutrition strategies can help untangle complex digestive symptoms. By identifying patterns and adjusting the diet gradually, it’s possible to improve gut health and reduce post-viral symptoms over time.
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Lesson 1: Course Summary
Healing your gut is a step-by-step process, not an all-at-once fix. This course gives you the clarity, structure, and support to move forward with confidence.
Healing your gut is a step-by-step process, not an all-at-once fix. This course gives you the clarity, structure, and support to move forward with confidence.
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Lesson 2: Supplements for Digestive Health
Supplements can be helpful—but only when used at the right time. Start with diet first, then layer in support as needed.
Supplements can be helpful—but only when used at the right time. Start with diet first, then layer in support as needed.
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Lesson 3: Closing Remarks
Food is meant to nourish and support you—not create fear or guilt. This course encouraged flexibility and balance, so dietary changes feel empowering, not restrictive.
Food is meant to nourish and support you—not create fear or guilt. This course encouraged flexibility and balance, so dietary changes feel empowering, not restrictive.
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