Happy Hump Day!
It's a sunny day here in California and in Dallas! Renaldo is excited that sports are back, and that the NBA playoffs start tonight! Whether a Clippers or Mavericks Fan, lets be happy sports are coming back! It's all good here in D-Town, so go outside and enjoy it! We have two incredible authors on the airwaves today, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz and Brett Wilcox. So exciting!
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
Dr.Will Bulsiewicz is a board-certified, award-winning Gastroenterologist with a degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He was the chief medical resident at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the chief gastroenterology fellow at the University at North Carolina Hospital. Dr. Bulsiewicz completed 8 years of formal research training, including a masters of clinical investigation from Northwestern, an epidemiology fellowship at the highly rated UNC-Gillings School of Global Public Health, and a grant from the NIH. His extensive research training combined with his award-winning clinical skills has made him an internationally recognized leader in digestive wellness and gut health. Dr.Bulsiewicz is the author of the book "Fiber Fueled", a bold new take on a plant-based approach that challenges popular keto and paleo diets.
Fiber Fueled and Short Chained Fatty Acids
The overall message of "Fiber Fueled" is that there are so many changes that need to be taken into affect to treat our bodies now. All these changes are having a negative consequence on our gut microbiome. The book is all about empowering our microbiome. We are the product of our environment. We think of ourselves as the masters of our domain, but we are merely a product of what is around us.Dr. B is obsessed with short chained fatty acids! Short Chained Fatty acids have three times. butyrate, acetate, and propionate. They are small fat molecules that are made from fiber and have been touched by gut microbiomes. This is why we call them postbiotocs, because they have already been intertwined with fiber.
Don't go searching for fiber! It's all right there in the produce section. Each plant has different types of fiber. From a biochemical prospective, fiber is so complicated, so we break it into two types. Soluble and Insoluble. Soluble fiber is the preferred food for our microbiome. The microbes get to feast on fiber and then create short chain fatty acids! The best way to get soluble fiber is... everywhere! Soluble fiber is found in all plants. Get them in abundance and get them in variety.
Proteins and Carb-ophobics
Bernadette was talking with OLR trainer, Tina Bernet Allen, Beta-glucan is phenomenal for the immune system! Mushrooms are not vegetables, mushrooms are fungi! Beta-glucan is abundant in mushrooms, so shroom up! Dr. B decided to make a change when growing up, his snack choices were between chips or cheez-its. Bernadette and Will point out that doctors only get about 2 weeks of nutrition training when becoming a medical doctor. Bernadette says it's a trickle down from the top. If our doctors are not wanting to feel their best, what would make them want to have their patients feel their best? Dr. B worked out constantly, but he didn't see a change until he changed his diet. Dr. B feels like he is aging in reverse. If you can get one nugget of information from Dr. B, it's that you can't out-workout a bad diet.
Brett Wilcox
Author Brett Wilcox is here. After writing "We’re Monsanto: Feeding the World, Lie After Lie," and "JABBED: How the Vaccine Industry, Medical Establishment and Government Stick It to You and Your Family," Brett wasn't done educating the public. Brett and the love of his life, Kris, were married in 1989. They are blessed with four children and three grandchildren. Brett and his son David ran across the USA in 2014 promoting a GMO Free USA and world. He worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor for over 20 years...