Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
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I started a company called 38 Terra and 38 T-R-A, this means 38 trillion. That's in reference to the 38 trillion bacteria that we have living inside of our gut. And basically the backstory, Drew, is that as a gastroenterologist, It is completely part of our process and has been for a very long time to use supplements with our patients. So that could be prebiotic fiber supplements.
I started a company called 38 Terra and 38 T-R-A, this means 38 trillion. That's in reference to the 38 trillion bacteria that we have living inside of our gut. And basically the backstory, Drew, is that as a gastroenterologist, It is completely part of our process and has been for a very long time to use supplements with our patients. So that could be prebiotic fiber supplements.
It could be probiotics. It's in our guidelines. This is mainstream gastroenterology. And I was doing this with incredible success in my clinic for many different years. Um, so like if you came in to see me in the clinic on the very first visit, there was legitimately a 90 or 95% chance that I was going to send you home using a fiber supplement.
It could be probiotics. It's in our guidelines. This is mainstream gastroenterology. And I was doing this with incredible success in my clinic for many different years. Um, so like if you came in to see me in the clinic on the very first visit, there was legitimately a 90 or 95% chance that I was going to send you home using a fiber supplement.
It could be probiotics. It's in our guidelines. This is mainstream gastroenterology. And I was doing this with incredible success in my clinic for many different years. Um, so like if you came in to see me in the clinic on the very first visit, there was legitimately a 90 or 95% chance that I was going to send you home using a fiber supplement.
Well, I had, I had a few different ones and it kind of depended on the context just a little bit. But in the United States, like there's, you know, you can very easily get access to Metamucil. You can very easily get access to Benefiber. And if you are a little bit willing to go and seek it out, you can find the Keisha fiber in the United States. And these are all great options.
Well, I had, I had a few different ones and it kind of depended on the context just a little bit. But in the United States, like there's, you know, you can very easily get access to Metamucil. You can very easily get access to Benefiber. And if you are a little bit willing to go and seek it out, you can find the Keisha fiber in the United States. And these are all great options.
Well, I had, I had a few different ones and it kind of depended on the context just a little bit. But in the United States, like there's, you know, you can very easily get access to Metamucil. You can very easily get access to Benefiber. And if you are a little bit willing to go and seek it out, you can find the Keisha fiber in the United States. And these are all great options.
Psyllium husk is with Metabucil. So that's Metabucil. And then there's also partially hydroized guar gum. So PHGG is another one. It's not super easy to find, but it's out there. So I had been doing this for a very long time. I do this with people who are on a low-fiber diet. I do this with people who are on a high-fiber diet.
Psyllium husk is with Metabucil. So that's Metabucil. And then there's also partially hydroized guar gum. So PHGG is another one. It's not super easy to find, but it's out there. So I had been doing this for a very long time. I do this with people who are on a low-fiber diet. I do this with people who are on a high-fiber diet.
Psyllium husk is with Metabucil. So that's Metabucil. And then there's also partially hydroized guar gum. So PHGG is another one. It's not super easy to find, but it's out there. So I had been doing this for a very long time. I do this with people who are on a low-fiber diet. I do this with people who are on a high-fiber diet.
I had a ton of people who are vegan who would come to see me with digestive health issues. It still works. So this became like a centerpiece of what I did. And when I wrote my book, Fiber Fueled, Chapter 7 was called Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics. It was all about this concept. So after reading this chapter, so many people came out of the woodwork.
I had a ton of people who are vegan who would come to see me with digestive health issues. It still works. So this became like a centerpiece of what I did. And when I wrote my book, Fiber Fueled, Chapter 7 was called Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics. It was all about this concept. So after reading this chapter, so many people came out of the woodwork.
I had a ton of people who are vegan who would come to see me with digestive health issues. It still works. So this became like a centerpiece of what I did. And when I wrote my book, Fiber Fueled, Chapter 7 was called Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Postbiotics. It was all about this concept. So after reading this chapter, so many people came out of the woodwork.
They're like, Dr. B, what do you recommend? And the problem is that it's one thing for me to be in a clinic one-on-one with people. And it's another thing to now have a platform which potentially impacts hundreds of thousands of people and simultaneously opens up the opportunity for me to do something that really makes a difference.
They're like, Dr. B, what do you recommend? And the problem is that it's one thing for me to be in a clinic one-on-one with people. And it's another thing to now have a platform which potentially impacts hundreds of thousands of people and simultaneously opens up the opportunity for me to do something that really makes a difference.
They're like, Dr. B, what do you recommend? And the problem is that it's one thing for me to be in a clinic one-on-one with people. And it's another thing to now have a platform which potentially impacts hundreds of thousands of people and simultaneously opens up the opportunity for me to do something that really makes a difference.
And so it was in that moment that I made the decision that I wanted to β take what I saw as an inadequate number of options to address gut health issues in terms of supplements and take it up to a whole new level and like really create ultra premium supplements for gut health. So I started this process in 2021, February of 2021. I launched the company in January of 2024.
And so it was in that moment that I made the decision that I wanted to β take what I saw as an inadequate number of options to address gut health issues in terms of supplements and take it up to a whole new level and like really create ultra premium supplements for gut health. So I started this process in 2021, February of 2021. I launched the company in January of 2024.
And so it was in that moment that I made the decision that I wanted to β take what I saw as an inadequate number of options to address gut health issues in terms of supplements and take it up to a whole new level and like really create ultra premium supplements for gut health. So I started this process in 2021, February of 2021. I launched the company in January of 2024.