TMHS 583: Shocking Facts About The Human Gut & What Your Poop Can Tell You About Your Health - With Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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The human gut is home to trillions of bacteria, as well as other microorganisms that make up the gut microbiome. The health of the gut has been proven to affect immune function, skin health, cognitive ability, and more. If your gut health happens to be out of whack, it can also manifest in many ways beyond obvious digestive symptoms. An imbalanced gut can create symptoms such as cravings, poor sleep quality, and lack of concentration, to name a few. If you want to learn how to optimize your gut health, this episode is for you. Today’s guest, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, is an award-winning gastroenterologist, a bestselling author, and a gut health expert. He’s back on The Model Health Show to share five major classifications of gut microbes, what we can learn about our health from our poop, and simple tips to improve your microbiome health. We’re diving deep into topics like the war on bacteria, the future of personalized nutrition, food intolerances, and so much more. No matter your background, diet, or knowledge base, you can always strive to improve your gut health. And on today’s show, Dr. B is going to show you how! In this episode you’ll discover: How prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics work. The revolution that’s taking place in science right now. How the microorganisms in our gut behave. The role our microbes have played in human evolution. Approximately how many microbes live in our gut. How antibiotics were developed and implemented. A history of the war on bacteria. What you should know about candida. How archaea work in the body. Why destruction is not a sustainable approach to balancing gut health. Which intestinal parasite is beneficial for the metabolism. The importance of personalized nutrition. What percentage of our genetic code comes from our microbes. How to know if you’re having gut health problems. What you can learn about your health from your poop. One of the biggest misconceptions about gut health and bowel movements. How viruses interact with our microbes. Why challenge and adaptation are beneficial for our bodies. The link between the microbiome and the immune system. Two diet approaches for fixing food intolerances. The importance of consuming fermented foods. Items mentioned in this episode include: Organifi.com/Model -- Use the coupon code MODEL for 20% off! Foursigmatic.com/model -- Get an exclusive discount on your daily health elixirs! How Your Gut Controls Your Weight with Dr. Will Bulisiewicz – Episode 547 Our Misguided Battle Against Microbes with Dr. Will Buisiewicz – Episode 440 The Fiber Fueled Cookbook by Dr. Will Bulisiewicz Fiber Fueled by Dr. Will Bulsiewicz ZOE Connect with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Website / Instagram / Facebook Join TMHS Facebook community - Model Nation Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Soundcloud *Download Transcript

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.0	For more, visit TheModelHealthShow.com.
0:07.0	Welcome to The Model Health Show.
0:14.0	This is Fitness and Nutrition expert Sean Stevenson and I'm so grateful for you tuning in with me today.
0:18.0	We now have incredible data, demonstrating how our gut health affects our cognitive ability.
0:25.0	Our gut health affects our skin, our gut health affects our immune system, our gut health affects our cardiovascular system.
0:32.0	The list goes on and on and on.
0:34.0	There isn't a single cell in our body that isn't affected directly by the health of our gastrointestinal tract.
0:42.0	It just kind of makes sense because this is where our body is interacting with the outside world.
0:48.0	It might seem like it's our skin, but truly, if you think about it,
0:52.0	we're taking things from the external world and putting it into our bodies, into this tube,
0:57.0	and there's this very graceful and delicate interaction taking place where we're interacting with,
1:03.0	which is hopefully food, but a lot of times it could be food like products,
1:07.0	and your body is deciding what it's actually going to do with the nutrients that you bring in.
1:12.0	So those nutrients might get funneled to your pinky toe.
1:17.0	It might get funneled to your heart or to your spine.
1:22.0	It's just this really miraculous process that takes place, but it's all rooted in the interaction between our gut and the rest of our bodies.
1:30.0	And there's a myriad of nerve tissue and nerve endings connecting your gut and your brain.
1:38.0	Your gut is often referred to as the second brain.
1:42.0	It's often referred to as the interic nervous system.
1:46.0	Your gut has just about as many neurotransmitters as your brain and spinal cord itself.
1:54.0	You can find many of the same things that are in your nervous system in your gut.
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