Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

Ecosystem is absolutely the right way to describe this. Like it literally is an ecosystem. And the same rules that apply to the Amazon rainforest or the Great Barrier Reef apply to what's happening inside of your body right now and throughout the day. So the vastness of it, the numbers are staggering. And it's very hard for the human mind to sort of pull this together and comprehend it.

Ecosystem is absolutely the right way to describe this. Like it literally is an ecosystem. And the same rules that apply to the Amazon rainforest or the Great Barrier Reef apply to what's happening inside of your body right now and throughout the day. So the vastness of it, the numbers are staggering. And it's very hard for the human mind to sort of pull this together and comprehend it.

Ecosystem is absolutely the right way to describe this. Like it literally is an ecosystem. And the same rules that apply to the Amazon rainforest or the Great Barrier Reef apply to what's happening inside of your body right now and throughout the day. So the vastness of it, the numbers are staggering. And it's very hard for the human mind to sort of pull this together and comprehend it.

But let's, so let's break it down this way that there are in your colon, 38 trillion microorganisms, again, mostly bacteria, right? 38 trillion, you only have 30 trillion human cells. So at a minimum, you are less than 50% human. If we take away your red blood cells, right, and we take away your platelets.

But let's, so let's break it down this way that there are in your colon, 38 trillion microorganisms, again, mostly bacteria, right? 38 trillion, you only have 30 trillion human cells. So at a minimum, you are less than 50% human. If we take away your red blood cells, right, and we take away your platelets.

But let's, so let's break it down this way that there are in your colon, 38 trillion microorganisms, again, mostly bacteria, right? 38 trillion, you only have 30 trillion human cells. So at a minimum, you are less than 50% human. If we take away your red blood cells, right, and we take away your platelets.

These are things like, these are not the classic cells that nerds like me think about or learn about in biology. Like to me, a classic cell has a nucleus and Golgi complex and all these things, right? So if you take away the red blood cells in the platelets, you're about 10% human and about 90% microbial. And then when we get into your genetic code, it's actually even more profound.

These are things like, these are not the classic cells that nerds like me think about or learn about in biology. Like to me, a classic cell has a nucleus and Golgi complex and all these things, right? So if you take away the red blood cells in the platelets, you're about 10% human and about 90% microbial. And then when we get into your genetic code, it's actually even more profound.

These are things like, these are not the classic cells that nerds like me think about or learn about in biology. Like to me, a classic cell has a nucleus and Golgi complex and all these things, right? So if you take away the red blood cells in the platelets, you're about 10% human and about 90% microbial. And then when we get into your genetic code, it's actually even more profound.

So you started to allude to this, which is that the word microbiome is actually referring to this genetic code that's actually functional and active as a part of our body. And when we look at the entire landscape, if there were 200 pieces of DNA, 199 of them would come from your microbiome, and only one of them would come from your human DNA. So it's like so wildly outnumbering.

So you started to allude to this, which is that the word microbiome is actually referring to this genetic code that's actually functional and active as a part of our body. And when we look at the entire landscape, if there were 200 pieces of DNA, 199 of them would come from your microbiome, and only one of them would come from your human DNA. So it's like so wildly outnumbering.

So you started to allude to this, which is that the word microbiome is actually referring to this genetic code that's actually functional and active as a part of our body. And when we look at the entire landscape, if there were 200 pieces of DNA, 199 of them would come from your microbiome, and only one of them would come from your human DNA. So it's like so wildly outnumbering.

And to me, I actually, what I hear in this is actually a story of hope and opportunity because I feel like I grew up hearing about how genetics ruin everything, right? That like we're born a certain way, the code that you receive from your parents, there's nothing you can do about it. And in some way that's going to predict or determine the entirety of your life.

And to me, I actually, what I hear in this is actually a story of hope and opportunity because I feel like I grew up hearing about how genetics ruin everything, right? That like we're born a certain way, the code that you receive from your parents, there's nothing you can do about it. And in some way that's going to predict or determine the entirety of your life.

And to me, I actually, what I hear in this is actually a story of hope and opportunity because I feel like I grew up hearing about how genetics ruin everything, right? That like we're born a certain way, the code that you receive from your parents, there's nothing you can do about it. And in some way that's going to predict or determine the entirety of your life.

And the beauty of what I'm describing to the listeners right now is that actually that's not the dominant part of your body. Yes, that is a part, but that is not the dominant part of your body. And this other part, the microbiome, is constantly changing, constantly adapting to the choices that we make. So we actually have this profound control over our ability to change it, to shape it.

And the beauty of what I'm describing to the listeners right now is that actually that's not the dominant part of your body. Yes, that is a part, but that is not the dominant part of your body. And this other part, the microbiome, is constantly changing, constantly adapting to the choices that we make. So we actually have this profound control over our ability to change it, to shape it.

And the beauty of what I'm describing to the listeners right now is that actually that's not the dominant part of your body. Yes, that is a part, but that is not the dominant part of your body. And this other part, the microbiome, is constantly changing, constantly adapting to the choices that we make. So we actually have this profound control over our ability to change it, to shape it.

and to turn it into what we want it to be. So if you're not satisfied with where you're at in terms of your health, I'm here to say that there's an opportunity to change that.

and to turn it into what we want it to be. So if you're not satisfied with where you're at in terms of your health, I'm here to say that there's an opportunity to change that.