E137 - Dr. Will Bulsiewicz: “Your Gut is Wiser Than Your Mind!” - Science of Intuition, Mood & Microbiome
Know Thyself
André Duqum
4.8 • 658 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2025
⏱️ 126 minutes
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Summary
Leading gastroenterologist, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, delves into the fascinating world of the microbiome and its profound impact on our health. He discusses the gut-brain connection, and reveals how our intuition and gut feelings are intertwined with it. He shares insights into the best diets for gut health, the influence of the nervous system on it, and it's impact on our mental health. Ultimately, Dr. B emphasizes the power of human connection and spiritual health in fostering a thriving microbiome.
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0:00 Intro
2:50 The Magic of the Microbiome
9:30 You Have the Power to Change Your Biology
10:46 Modern Living is at Odds with Health
13:57 The Gut/Brain Connection
18:15 Reality of Intuition & Gut Feelings
26:10 Pregnancy & The Microbiome
30:19 Human Connection and our Microbiome
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34:15 The Best Diet for Your Gut?
41:00 How the Nervous System Influences our Gut
46:55 Link Between Unresolved Trauma and Gut Issues
50:52 Correlation of Mental Health & Digestion
58:37 Fecal Transplants
1:02:51 How Antibiotics Destroy the Gut
1:07:35 Why Diet is Invaluable for Healing
1:11:34 Vegan vs Carnivore Diets
1:15:41 Importance of Fiber in Our Diets
1:28:30 The Best Things You Can Do for Your Gut
1:37:56 Danger of Glyphosate
1:41:15 Fasting, Cleansing, and Parasites
1:48:19 How Alcohol Ruins the Gut
1:54:20 Skin Health Conditions
1:59:15 Power of Human Connection & Spiritual Health
2:03:45 Conclusion
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| 0:00.0 | I grew up hearing about how genetics ruin everything. |
| 0:02.7 | I'm here to say that there's an opportunity to change them. |
| 0:05.3 | So here's the thing. |
| 0:06.1 | The microbiome is basically a community of microorganisms. |
| 0:09.7 | This impacts our digestion, our metabolism, our mood, our cognition. |
| 0:13.9 | I don't think that there's an element of the human experience that isn't in some way connected back to our gut microbiome. |
| 0:19.7 | The problem is, if the root of an |
| 0:21.7 | issue is not addressed, they will get worse. It's amazing to see people who have tried everything |
| 0:28.6 | within the conventional healthcare system failed and discover that there is something that's been |
| 0:33.2 | affecting them. And if you address that, healing happens so naturally. So we've been kind of alluding to this, |
| 0:39.3 | but let's just get very direct with it. |
| 0:41.3 | To me, if there's only one thing that I would want people |
| 0:43.3 | to take away from this show, this is it right here. |
| 0:46.3 | I think the nature is way smarter than we are as humans. |
| 0:49.3 | The beauty of it, the intelligence of it, to me, |
| 0:52.3 | this is better proof of a higher power than anything |
| 0:55.7 | that I can see out there. |
| 1:02.6 | Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the podcast. Today, we are joined by a leading health, gut, expert, |
| 1:09.4 | and gastroenterologist and New York Times best-selling author. |
| 1:13.8 | So often on this podcast, we explore themes around what it means to be filled with knowledge |
| 1:18.7 | and live a life of wisdom. And a huge part of that that's inextricable from being human is |
| 1:23.6 | our gut, our gut intuition, our gut feelings, our gut health, and how they're all enmeshed into one |
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