Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

You made that case throughout the book.

Just come out to gut health for a minute, because I do think that's a really provocative line.

Gut health in midlife is both a mirror for our past and a compass for our future.

I think in that chapter, you're sort of making the case that all the choices you've made, some you were aware of, some you were not aware of, have influenced your gut health.

And it might be in your 40s that it's coming home to roost, right?

And you have covered this, but I just want to make sure we've clarified it for people.

They hear the latest podcast on gut health.

And as you say, they go all in.

Fermented foods and kimchi and kefir and stuff.

And they're bloated and they've got wind and they don't like the way they feel, right?

I think your message is really be patient.

Yes, 100%.

Can you just elaborate on that a little bit?

Because I know there'll be many people who've fallen into that trap before.

Why is oral health so important for our immune systems?

Yeah.

Just goes to show how interconnected the entire body is, right?

It's better oral health, reduction in rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.

Again, we said that right at the start, didn't we?

These are not separate organs.