539: The One Gut Mistake Fueling Inflammation and Wrecking Your Digestion | Will Bulsiewicz, MD

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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In this episode, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, author of Plant Powered Plus: Activate the Power of Your Gut to Tame Inflammation and Reclaim Your Health, breaks down what chronic inflammation really is, why gut health sits at the center of it, and how food, fiber, light, and daily habits can quietly heal—or sabotage—your metabolism, brain, and energy.

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