Dr. Will Bulsiewicz On All Things Microbiome: Heal Your Gut, Sidestep Disease & Thrive

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Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 184 minutes

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One of the most popular guests in the history of this podcast, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz ‘Dr. B' joined me back on episode #538 for a deep dive on the gut and honing our immune systems. Today we dive even deeper with a comprehensive investigation of the microbiome, why it’s important, and how we can tend to it to sidestep disease and live our healthiest. Specific topics include: What COVID has taught us about the benefits of a plant-predominant diet The relationship between the microbiome, metabolic health, and weight management How the microbiome affects cognition, brain health, and mental health The adaptability of the microbiome What a carnivorous diet does to the microbiome How to train the gut to overcome food intolerances The rise of personalized nutrition And many other fascinating topics Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: bit.ly/Drbulsiewicz680 More about today’s episode and review the show notes, visit: https://bit.ly/richroll678 Final Note: As a compendium to this conversation, Dr. B created an impressively thorough document detailing all scientific references for this episode and many other helpful, additional resources. Download this free document HERE. Peace + Plants,

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0:26.0	Okay.
0:27.0	Let's do the show.
0:30.8	We are not a set of predetermined health outcomes in a genetic code.
0:35.2	Instead, our genetic code is more like a series of switches.
0:39.4	And you can turn them on or you can turn them off.
0:42.7	But the question is, who's sitting at the switchboard and flipping the switches?
0:46.7	And the appearance is that these are the gut microbes.
0:49.2	They're in control of basically flipping the switch and determining whether or not we
0:52.4	have health conditions or we don't.
0:54.7	You are not cursed with the microbiome that you were born with.
0:58.3	You have the ability to shape and change that microbiome and make it your own through
1:03.0	the choices that you make.
1:04.4	And the choices that you make today could literally alter your gut microbiome by tomorrow.
1:10.3	The key is this.
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