How Microbiome Affects Happiness: A Gut Feeling | Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Live Q&A
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 9 February 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Having a healthy gut microbiome could lead to better mental health and happiness. Research shows that certain foods tend to produce intestinal bacteria that are linked to depression. Others seem to protect against it.
The intersection of gut and mental health is explored when Dr. Will Bulsiewicz joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on The Exam Room LIVE.
Topics Covered
- Foods that make you happy
- Foods that could make you depressed
- High-fiber diets help fight depression
- Gut bacteria found in people with depression
- And more!
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Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
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Chuck Carroll
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| 0:00.0 | If you went back to that conversation, we talked about how the gut microbiome plays a role |
| 0:06.4 | in mood disorders, anxiety, depression, and that it was my feeling based upon what I had |
| 0:12.3 | seen emerging in the research that there was an inflammatory element to the manifestation |
| 0:17.1 | of these mood disorders. |
| 0:18.7 | Inflammatory meaning, that inflammation is a part of the issue. |
| 0:23.8 | And we had prior research chuck that started to give us a signal. |
| 0:28.6 | And now here we are. |
| 0:30.2 | And here comes the larger scale study with around 2500 people, where they're analyzing |
| 0:36.9 | the connection between their microbiome and their mood. |
| 0:47.9 | Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:51.7 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:54.7 | Thank you so very much for raising your health IQ with us coast to coast in the US and in |
| 0:59.2 | more than 150 countries. |
| 1:01.5 | Hi to everyone listening in La Mesa, California, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Madrid, Spain. |
| 1:09.4 | Wherever it is that you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier |
| 1:13.7 | place. |
| 1:15.1 | This is episode 16 of season 6, number 412 overall. |
| 1:21.6 | And today we're going to be talking about eating your feelings. |
| 1:26.3 | Because a new study quite literally shows that your poo can tell if you're feeling blue. |
| 1:32.3 | So what is the connection between gut microbiome and mental health? |
| 1:36.5 | We're going to be examining the surprise link between the two with our friend who always |
| 1:41.3 | puts us in a good mood, two-time New York Times bestselling author and the guru of the |
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