Episode 46 | Take Back Your Health® Podcast

How Miranda Kerr Healed Proctitis, Discovered Lyme Disease, and Built KORA Organics

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Podcast Duration : 01Hour 8Min 32Sec

Podcast Publish Date : Tue, 20 June 2026

I have been looking forward to sharing this conversation with Miranda Kerr for quite some time now. Most people know her as a supermodel. I know her as a relentless health advocate who refused to accept a dead-end diagnosis. She is someone I deeply admire, not only as a trailblazing entrepreneur and mother of four, but as a woman who has truly done the work when it comes to her health. She did not accept her diagnosis; instead, she kept searching! In this episode, she shares every piece of her healing journey with remarkable honesty and generosity.

Miranda grew up in a small country town in Australia called Gunnedah, spending her childhood on her grandparents’ farm learning to cook from fresh vegetables and discovering noni juice at just 13 years old. That early foundation in whole food and nature-based wellness became the backbone of everything she would later build. When her mother was diagnosed with tumors in her spleen, Miranda and her family began researching what goes into the products we eat, use, and put on our skin every single day. What she found was alarming, and it sent her on a mission to create something better. That mission became KORA Organics.

KORA Organics launched in Australia in 2009 after three years of testing products on herself and her family. Miranda funded the entire venture with her own modeling savings, and she has reinvested every dollar back into the company ever since. The brand is now available in over 30 countries and holds some of the strictest certifications in the skincare industry. And as you will hear in this episode, the results speak for themselves.

Miranda also opens up about her own health battle. During her second pregnancy, she began experiencing symptoms that were later diagnosed as proctitis, a serious inflammatory condition that, if left untreated, can progress to ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease. Despite being a certified health coach who studied nutrition and prioritized wellness in every area of her life, she could not find the root cause for years. Even a visit to the Mayo Clinic left her with no real answers. They told her this was simply something she would have to live with forever. She refused to accept that.

About a year before we recorded this conversation, Miranda was introduced to Thomas Asknes at Health Optimizing in Malibu. Through functional medicine combined with advanced technologies, he identified that in addition to proctitis, Miranda had been exposed to Lyme disease. This was the missing piece. She underwent plasma light therapy sessions, removed gluten, dairy, and eggs from her diet entirely, and began working with gastroenterologist Dr. Sabine Hazan on a “gut reflorization” protocol. Her most recent colonoscopy came back looking great, and she has been free of bleeding since August of the prior year.

This episode also goes deep into what Miranda has built with KORA Organics and why it is in a category of its own. The brand holds ECOCERT COSMOS certification, one of the strictest organic certifications in the world. Every ingredient source, manufacturing facility, and product label is audited by a third party. There are no parabens, phthalates, or synthetic fillers allowed. Certified organic ingredients contain up to 60% more antioxidants than conventional ones, which is why her products are not just clean but clinically proven to deliver visible results. We also talk about the skin microbiome, the connection between rosacea and SIBO, why frequency medicine is not new but is finally being recognized, and how Miranda is raising four boys with daily wellness rituals that include meditation, gratitude, nature, and noni juice.

What I Cover In This Episode

How Hidden Lyme Disease Was Driving Miranda’s Inflammatory Condition
Miranda spent years searching for the root cause of her proctitis, visited the Mayo Clinic, and was told to simply accept it. What she finally uncovered was that hidden Lyme disease exposure had been fueling her inflammation the entire time. Once she treated the Lyme through plasma light therapy, the bleeding stopped completely. I hear this story from so many of my patients. Conventional medicine gave her a dead end. She refused to accept it, and her healing is proof that root cause medicine works.
Why Gluten, Dairy, and Eggs May Be Keeping You Inflamed
Miranda removed gluten, dairy, and eggs entirely after blood work confirmed all three were driving inflammation in her body. Dr. Alessio Fasano’s research shows that gluten triggers leaky gut in everyone, and for those on the autoimmune spectrum, that immune activation can last up to three months. That means even one bite at a holiday meal keeps your immune system firing with no recovery window. If your diagnosis ends in “itis,” gluten is simply not worth the risk.
What ECOCERT COSMOS Certification Really Means for Your Skin
Most people assume products on store shelves have been tested for safety. They have not. The skincare industry is largely self-regulated, and harmful ingredients like parabens and phthalates can hide under the word “fragrance” with no disclosure required. ECOCERT COSMOS certification requires third-party auditing of every ingredient source, facility, and label. No parabens, no phthalates, no synthetic fillers, and up to 60% more antioxidants than conventional ingredients. That is not marketing. That is science.
The Gut-Skin Connection and Why Your Skincare Affects Your Microbiome
Your skin is your largest organ, and what you put on it soaks in. Miranda and I discuss KORA’s ongoing research with Dr. Sabine Hazan showing their products are safe for the skin microbiome, a standard very few brands can claim. We also cover the connection between rosacea and SIBO that I see consistently in my clinical experience. If you are only treating rosacea from the outside, you are missing half the picture.
How Miranda Builds Wellness Into Her Family’s Daily Life
Miranda wakes up 90 minutes before her children to meditate, move, and care for herself before the day begins. She has introduced her sons to Vedic meditation, daily gratitude, and noni juice. She also gets honest about birthday parties, a husband who eats differently, and kids who push back on gluten-free cookies. Her approach is grounded and flexible, rooted in the belief that children absorb what we do far more than what we say.