Episode 215: Best Of – The Gut Microbiome with Dr. Lucy Mailing

Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Eileen Laird

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This is one of the most popular podcast episodes - for good reason! There’s a community of 38 trillion microorganisms living in and on our bodies, and most of them reside in our gut. That's very close to the number of cells in the human body. By this definition, we are only 50% human. This is why gut health has such a huge impact on human health, and research in this area is exploding. What does the science say about the intersection between the gut microbiome and autoimmune health? Where can we apply that knowledge in our own lives? And what are some common myths and misconceptions that new research is starting to dispel? My guest is Dr. Lucy Mailing, a microbiome researcher and scholar of integrative gut health.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to autoimmune resilience. While there is no cure for
0:06.5	autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel.
0:12.0	I'm Eileen Laird, your host. In this podcast, I interview experts in the fields of nutrition, lifestyle,
0:18.7	mindset, and integrative medicine. I also interview people with
0:22.5	autoimmune disease just like you. We can learn so much from each other. This podcast is named
0:28.7	Phoenix Helix, and it's after the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes. If you've ever
0:34.8	felt like your autoimmune disease knock you down so hard you would never
0:38.3	rise again, never underestimate your ability to rise. We all have a phoenix within us. A short
0:45.3	disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal.
0:50.7	I do interview medical professionals on the show, but it's meant to be information, not medical advice.
0:57.1	So always consult with your health care team before making your own medical decisions.
1:01.7	Now let's get on to the show. Welcome to Episode 215. In support of my own autoimmune health, I take a sabbatical for the month of December and release two of my favorite episodes
1:28.6	from the archives that you might have missed. Today's episode is one of the most popular
1:33.8	of all time. The topic is the gut microbiome. There's a community of 38 trillion microorganisms
1:41.2	living in and on our bodies, and most of them reside in our gut. That's
1:46.1	very close to the number of cells in the human body overall, and by this definition, we are only
1:51.8	50% human. This is why gut health has such a huge impact on human health, and research in this
1:58.7	area is exploding. What does the science say about the intersection
2:03.2	between the gut microbiome and autoimmune health? Where can we apply that knowledge in our own
2:09.0	lives? And what are some common myths and misconceptions that new research is starting to dispel?
2:15.1	My guest today is Dr. Lucy Mailing. She is a microbiome researcher and a scholar
2:21.1	of integrative gut health. So I'm really excited to share this episode with all of you, but before we do
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