Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

And when people lose weight, there are different things that can certainly improve and they become more healthy. But is the only thing that matters for human health our weight? That is not the case. There is so much more to us as humans and our determinants of our health beyond just whether or not we're obese, skinny, or what our body habit is. And so we need to look at that bigger picture.

The bigger picture is that when we optimize our diet, we have opportunities to improve ourselves metabolically, which includes improving our weight, which includes improving our blood sugar control. But we also have opportunities to prevent other diseases far beyond what Ozempic is capable of preventing.

The bigger picture is that when we optimize our diet, we have opportunities to improve ourselves metabolically, which includes improving our weight, which includes improving our blood sugar control. But we also have opportunities to prevent other diseases far beyond what Ozempic is capable of preventing.

So, the data are clear. That when we consume an ultra-processed diet, which in the United States today, 60% of calories are ultra-processed foods. So more than half. These are foods, by the way, that did not exist 100 years ago. Crazy. Right? So what we're describing was not possible for our great-grandparents.

So, the data are clear. That when we consume an ultra-processed diet, which in the United States today, 60% of calories are ultra-processed foods. So more than half. These are foods, by the way, that did not exist 100 years ago. Crazy. Right? So what we're describing was not possible for our great-grandparents.

There's no way they could have ate the diet that we currently eat because these foods did not exist. And our kids, 70% of calories in our kids come from ultra-processed foods. Wow. And there's no doubt that they cause a shift in the microbiome. It's a shift towards what we call dysbiosis. So it's the opposite of what we see when we eat a diverse diet.

There's no way they could have ate the diet that we currently eat because these foods did not exist. And our kids, 70% of calories in our kids come from ultra-processed foods. Wow. And there's no doubt that they cause a shift in the microbiome. It's a shift towards what we call dysbiosis. So it's the opposite of what we see when we eat a diverse diet.

Diverse diet leads to a diverse microbiome, and that is a healthy microbiome. When we shift towards ultra-processed foods, we're actually contracting the microbiome. We're empowering the ones that love sugar. We're empowering the ones that create inflammation.

Diverse diet leads to a diverse microbiome, and that is a healthy microbiome. When we shift towards ultra-processed foods, we're actually contracting the microbiome. We're empowering the ones that love sugar. We're empowering the ones that create inflammation.

They're telling your brain you need this. There are interesting studies to suggest that our taste buds and our cravings are driven Biomicrobial. Wow.

They're telling your brain you need this. There are interesting studies to suggest that our taste buds and our cravings are driven Biomicrobial. Wow.

I think that they play a role in that whole, yes, I think that they play a role in that whole impulse. And yes, that certainly exists. But also the beautiful and exciting thing is our taste buds can change, right? Those impulses can change and you can get yourself to a place where what you crave is actually something that's good for your body and nourishes your body.

I think that they play a role in that whole, yes, I think that they play a role in that whole impulse. And yes, that certainly exists. But also the beautiful and exciting thing is our taste buds can change, right? Those impulses can change and you can get yourself to a place where what you crave is actually something that's good for your body and nourishes your body.

I think it really, you really start to see the benefits of four weeks. Four weeks. Yeah. Of doing it consistently. Of doing it consistently. Yeah. But by the way, don't, I don't recommend that people try to flip a switch. Now there are some people that works for, but like to me, we want what, what I want is sustainable, right? Something that you can actually stick with. Not extremes. Not extreme.

I think it really, you really start to see the benefits of four weeks. Four weeks. Yeah. Of doing it consistently. Of doing it consistently. Yeah. But by the way, don't, I don't recommend that people try to flip a switch. Now there are some people that works for, but like to me, we want what, what I want is sustainable, right? Something that you can actually stick with. Not extremes. Not extreme.

We don't want yo-yo. We don't want to be swinging all over the place, right? So we want consistency, sustainability, and we want it to taste good. So start with the stuff that you enjoy, introduce simple, sustainable choices and build from there. And as we start to build, we start to build momentum and our microbiome is given a chance to change with us.

We don't want yo-yo. We don't want to be swinging all over the place, right? So we want consistency, sustainability, and we want it to taste good. So start with the stuff that you enjoy, introduce simple, sustainable choices and build from there. And as we start to build, we start to build momentum and our microbiome is given a chance to change with us.

So I say four weeks is what it takes to really make this huge change. But really, I would rather that you do it over the course of six months, a year. Because then by consistently doing this, you are actually going to completely reshape your microbiome. Wow. So, getting back to the question about ultra processed foods and brain health.

So I say four weeks is what it takes to really make this huge change. But really, I would rather that you do it over the course of six months, a year. Because then by consistently doing this, you are actually going to completely reshape your microbiome. Wow. So, getting back to the question about ultra processed foods and brain health.

What you're going to create with these ultra-processed foods is an inflammatory microbiome. And inflammation is an essential feature that exists in many different cognitive disorders and mood disorders, including depression, including anxiety.