Within complexity science, there's a special subset of things that are called complex adaptive

systems, which are what living systems are, right? Not only are they complex, somewhat

unpredictable, but they adapt to circumstances as they evolve. And so the way I would describe

it is, unlike a simple game where you learn the rules and then you just follow the rules

and you get, you know, like, oh, like, so think of weight as an example. The most common way of

thinking about it is calories and calories out, which basically says, oh, if I eat less calories,

I'll lose weight. And if I continue to do it, I'll continue losing weight,

then I'll get to have any weight I want. Right. So that simple game makes sense, right? It's

intuitively obvious. It also doesn't work. Like, it kind of works until it doesn't.

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Welcome to Collective Insights.

Hi, I'm Dr. Gregory Kelly.

Before we get into this week's episode, I'm excited to share some information on a new product

I helped formulate called Qualia Synbiotic.

At the naturopic physician, one of the most common concerns among my patients has always been

gut and digestive health.

In fact, recent survey data indicates approximately 40% of Americans experience digestive health discomfort

on at least a monthly basis.

But digestion is just one part of gut health.

Did you know your gut also contains millions of neurons?

It forms a two-way communication pathway with your brain called the gut brain axis that affects

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