SNR #111: Grace Liu, PhD - Probiotics, Fiber & Creating a Healthy Gut

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4.8 • 626 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Episode 111: Grace Liu, PhD discusses some of her work in creating a better microbiome composition in clients through diet, supplementation and testing.

Grace's training includes 4 years in plant biology, bachelor degree in nutritional science and a doctorate in pharmacy.

While her expertise is in the pharmaceutical world, Grace explores the various scientific, nutritional, and pharmacological ins-and-outs of optimal health. Much of her work is focused on looking at the gut microbiome.

Grace runs TheGutInstitute.com

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0:00.0	I mean, good bacteria produce GABA.
0:09.0	They make GABA for us.
0:11.0	And so that's why we get really agitated if we don't have all the good floor.
0:13.0	But they make everything.
0:14.0	They make serotonin.
0:15.0	You know, they are definitely there.
0:17.0	They help amplify dopamine, which is our reward hormone.
0:22.5	There are a number of studies that just so acetate lowers blood sugars.
0:26.5	In the small intestines, we're going to be wanting actually on acrimansia, rosebureia,
0:31.8	the lactobacillin, and good, the photobacteria.
0:35.6	They're going to make acetate that lines that whole area that is prone to disease.
0:40.7	And if you don't have acetate production,
0:42.2	that's probably where, like, the first couple steps
0:44.6	that starts a very vicious cycle into disease presentation.
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