In this episode of the Spectrum of Health, Dr. Christine Schaffner sits down with longtime colleague and friend Shivan Sarna to explore the evolving landscape of women's health, chronic illness recovery, and coherence-based healing. Shivan shares the inspiration behind her new Women's Health Rescue Summit and the deeper mission driving her work after more than a decade of educating patients through functional medicine summits focused on SIBO, hormones, biological dentistry, fascia, lymphatics, and chronic health conditions. Together, they discuss: The hidden root causes behind chronic symptoms women are often told to "live with" SIBO, bladder health, pelvic floor dysfunction, HPV, and microbiome resilience Why chronic infections should never be normalized Emerging tools like peptides, exosomes, regenerative medicine, and coherence-based therapies The connection between nervous system regulation and healing How functional and integrative medicine is evolving toward a more multidimensional model of care This conversation is both deeply practical and expansive — offering hope, education, and a reminder that healing is possible, even in the most complex cases. Resources & Links SIBO SOS® Is Your IBS Really SIBO? Quiz SIBO SOS Facebook Community Shivan Sarna on Instagram SIBO SOS YouTube Channel

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