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Meet Dr. Step Peacock

Dr. Stephanie Peacock, DC, is a holistic doctor with a fully virtual consulting practice specializing in mold toxicity, SIBO & mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). Her passion for holistic health stems all the way back to her US national team swimming career, then through navigating the complexities of her own chronic illness case due to mold toxicity, and now to present in helping others achieve full vitality again by supporting the body's innate healing capacity.

What We Talk About

• Stephanie’s decade-long struggle with SIBO and how mold toxicity was the hidden trigger all along.
• Why SIBO is often mistaken for IBS, and the difference between hydrogen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide dominant types.
• How symptoms like bloating, reflux, constipation, diarrhea, fatigue, and even body pain connect to specific SIBO types.
• What the breath test actually measures, why it's still the gold standard, and how to properly prepare for it.
• The pros and cons of treatment options like Rifaximin, herbal protocols, and elemental diets and how to choose the right one.
• Why SIBO recurs for 2 out of 3 people, and the critical mistakes most people (and doctors) make when trying to treat it.
• The biggest root causes of SIBO: food poisoning, vagus nerve dysfunction, mold exposure, trauma, gut surgery, and slowed motility.
• How GLP-1s, antibiotics, and environmental toxins disrupt gut flow and create conditions for chronic overgrowth.
• Why nervous system healing, visceral manipulation, and limbic retraining are just as important as killing protocols.
• Why low-FODMAP diets don’t cure SIBO and how symptom suppression often delays real healing.
• Real patient stories showing how environment, trauma, and structural work can resolve SIBO for good.

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Connect With Dr. Step Peacock

Website:
https://stephaniepeacock.com/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/drstephpeacock/

TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@drstephpeacock

Keywords

SIBO, small intestinal bacteria overgrowth, gut health, digestive issues, treatment options, testing methods, root causes, holistic health, antibiotics, herbal remedies, SIBO, gut health, vagus nerve, mycotoxins, mold exposure, nervous system, digestive health, antibiotics, low FODMAP diet, environmental toxins