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Please do not apply any of this information without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. The gut microbiota

is truly an amazing organ, this world of bacteria that live inside of your intestinal tract,

and modulate numerous functions regarding absorption of nutrients,

inflammation, the immune system, and because of that, have far-reaching effects, including

your brain, cognition, and mood, your endocrine function, thyroid hormone, adrenal hormones,

and even sex hormones, your skin, your liver, your muscles, your bone,

your metabolism, and of course, your digestive function. Let's break down what diets are best

for the microbiota while also being careful to not get swept away in academics and lose

sight of the fact that some of you have likely

tried to experiment with foods that are good for your microbiota and noticed they make you feel

worse. And we can reconcile this when we combine some of the academic literature along with,

importantly, some of the clinical findings, and we'll do that today. Hi, this is Dr. Michael

Rucho. I am a practicing clinician and clinical researcher and a adjunct professor at the

University of Bridgeport. The gut is my main area of focus and I'm very excited to detail

a number of findings with you today, starting off with a schematic that really shows us the far-reaching

impact that your gut has on all these various systems of your body. If there's one lever that we

could pull on to improve your health, I think the most efficient lever would be your gut. Not to say it's the

only thing to worry about, but gosh, look at this paper from Frontiers in Microbiology. As I said

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