Gut Bacteria 101
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
4.9 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2018
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
The gut has a hotline right to the brain that controls your insane food cravings! If you have a lot of bad gut bacteria you'll be jonesing for all of your high fat food vices!
Learn the science behind how the intestines control the brain, the link between gut bacteria and cancer, and how you can detox your gut as "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll chats with Dr. Jim Loomis and nutritionist Meghan Jardine.
Plus, hear the powerful story of Connie Crosby who weighed nearly 250 pounds before she was 13 years old. Her battle with obesity lasted more than 50 years, but thanks to a vegan diet she has finally shed the weight and has reclaimed control of her life as she approaches 70!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to today's program. |
| 0:11.4 | You know when people visit the Physicians Committee website, so many of them are looking |
| 0:15.9 | for all of our pages on gut bacteria, the healthy microbiome. |
| 0:20.6 | Why is that? |
| 0:21.6 | The reason is people don't have such a great relationship with their digestive tract, |
| 0:27.0 | they're out of sorts and to confirm that all you have to do is turn on the TV. |
| 0:31.4 | So many commercials for medications to try to get people's digestive tract back on |
| 0:36.9 | track. |
| 0:37.9 | Well, today's program is going to tackle exactly that. |
| 0:41.1 | Weightless Champion Chuck Carroll is going to be joined by Dr. Jim Lumus and registered |
| 0:46.0 | dietitian, Megan Jardine. |
| 0:48.1 | They will show you how to work on your diet to get your gut into tip, top shape and make |
| 0:55.6 | those bacteria your friends. |
| 0:57.2 | They also have a knock your socks off recipe that will really help you stay on track into |
| 1:01.3 | the future. |
| 1:02.3 | So I hope you enjoy the program. |
| 1:05.6 | Thank you, Dr. Barnard. |
| 1:08.8 | This is the exam room podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 1:12.9 | Today, all about gut bacteria, but that is not what this segment is about. |
| 1:17.4 | This is a feel good segment. |
| 1:19.4 | This is the kind of segment that I love doing. |
| 1:23.6 | And so I'm so honored to be sitting across the table from Connie Crosby. |
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