THE FIBER FUELED BODY WITH DR. WILL BULSIEWICZ EP34

Elevated Wellness

“The factor that most people are missing and that the food system is not going to give us, is to eat a wider variety of plants… studies have proven that the people with the healthiest guts were eating at least 30 varieties of plants a week… so stop counting macros, stop counting calories, stop counting grams of fiber and start counting plants!”

In this episode we go deep into the effects the gut has on every inch of our physical well being, from the micro to the macro!If you are looking to learn more about your microbiome, how to implement the right kind of fiber “simply” into your diet, a step by step plan on building plant diversity and how to eat to promote a healthier composition of bacteria in your gut then this episode is for you!! A beautiful blend of evidence-based information, from one of the world's leading voices on gut health, and practical tips to implement in your day to day.

Bio:

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (or "Dr. B") is an award-winning gastroenterologist, internationally recognized gut health expert, and the New York Times bestselling author of Fiber Fueled and The Fiber Fueled Cookbook. He sits on the Scientific Advisory Board and is the US Medical Director of ZOE, has authored more than twenty articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, has given more than forty presentations at national meetings, presented to Congress and the USDA, and has taught over 10,000 students how to heal and optimize their gut health. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and children.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• How his passion led him to become a doctor, but a path to healing led him to become an author
• You have to understand the process to properly heal
• Food for thought: your colon is actually external
• The importance of the Gut-Microbiome for our health
• You can heal your gut and love food again
• How GROWTH strategy can help you identify and work through issues to better health
• The Fiber Fueled Cookbook is much more than just a cookbook
• IBS is diagnosed by ruling EVERYTHING else out and some things can be missed
• The controversy around SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) treatment
• What is SIBO?
• Respecting the constant change in our understanding of Science
• Why Fiber is Sexy
• The importance of Fiber for human health and gut microbes
• Prebiotic means food for the microbiome
• Plant points! How to get them and how to make it fun
• Your microbiome is an ecosystem, like any other, that thrives with diversity

Resources:

• Website: https://theplantfedgut.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theguthealthmd/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theguthealthmd
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-bulsiewicz-md-msci-176a8734/
• Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz, MD, MSCI https://amzn.to/3vuLaqK
• The Fiber Fueled Cook Book by Will Bulsiewicz, MD https://amzn.to/3Q9G9Mo
• Andrew Reynolds 2019 Systematic Review in Meta-analysis of Fiber, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31809-9/fulltext

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