Gut health is one of the buzziest and most complicated topics in wellness. To help break it all down I'm sitting down with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (aka Dr. B), a gastroenterologist and gut health expert and NYT Bestselling author of Fiber Fueled. Dr. Bulsiewicz went from being a sick, anxious young doctor to totally transforming his health with diet and lifestyle after adopting a plant-based diet thanks to his then-girlfriend now wife. Since then he's preached the power of diet and lifestyle to help his own patients heal and optimize their gut health as a doctor. We talk about optimizing your gut health through plants and fiber, the gut health and immune system connection, how your gut affects your brain and mental health, and what you really need to know about probiotic supplements. Dr. B also shares tips for how to navigate wellness information overload and how to figure out what is research-backed and based on solid science. 

Topics by the minute:

9:00 - Dr. B's experience with anxiety, weight gain, and high blood pressure and how he transformed his health through a plant-based eating approach

14:50 - Mental health, anxiety, and the gut health connection 

20:00 - Why doctors don't usually teach patients about nutrition 

26:00 - Getting to the root of the problem and addressing health problems holistically with food and lifestyle 

27:15 - How elimination diets and other restrictive diets can harm gut health and the microbiome

32: 00 - The American Gut project study that said the diversity of plants is the key to supporting microbes in the gut

37: 00 - Navigating health information and how to find information rooted in science 

44:00 - How to get enough fiber in your diet with food and supplements + the truth about probiotics 

49:00 - Dr. B's take on Wheat, gluten, and lectins aka some of the most controversial topics in nutrition and wellness 

60:00 - Food sensitivities and testing and gluten sensitivity 

Links: 

Dr. B Research guide

The Plant Fed Gut Online Course

Fiber Fueled Book

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