Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
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And it will arrive in the colon in your right lower quadrant of your abdomen. And that's where it comes into contact with your gut microbiome. And this is their food. This is their food because it is one of the only things that we can guarantee that it will not be changed. It will not be altered by digestion. It will be exactly the same that you found it in your stomach.
And it will arrive in the colon in your right lower quadrant of your abdomen. And that's where it comes into contact with your gut microbiome. And this is their food. This is their food because it is one of the only things that we can guarantee that it will not be changed. It will not be altered by digestion. It will be exactly the same that you found it in your stomach.
And so those microbes, they have tons of these enzymes. So again, like we are big and complicated, but our digestive system is simple. We only have 17 enzymes, a single cellular bacteria that we can only see with a microscope. could have hundreds of enzymes alone. And collectively, the entire microbiome we've estimated could have 60,000 unique enzymes.
And so those microbes, they have tons of these enzymes. So again, like we are big and complicated, but our digestive system is simple. We only have 17 enzymes, a single cellular bacteria that we can only see with a microscope. could have hundreds of enzymes alone. And collectively, the entire microbiome we've estimated could have 60,000 unique enzymes.
And so those microbes, they have tons of these enzymes. So again, like we are big and complicated, but our digestive system is simple. We only have 17 enzymes, a single cellular bacteria that we can only see with a microscope. could have hundreds of enzymes alone. And collectively, the entire microbiome we've estimated could have 60,000 unique enzymes.
And they use these enzymes, they go to work, they break down the fiber. The fiber stops being fiber. It's now been digested by your microbiome. And they release, Drew, the sort of key part here, they release the most healing, the most anti-inflammatory molecules that I've ever come across, which are the short chain fatty acids, butyrate, acetate, propionate.
And they use these enzymes, they go to work, they break down the fiber. The fiber stops being fiber. It's now been digested by your microbiome. And they release, Drew, the sort of key part here, they release the most healing, the most anti-inflammatory molecules that I've ever come across, which are the short chain fatty acids, butyrate, acetate, propionate.
And they use these enzymes, they go to work, they break down the fiber. The fiber stops being fiber. It's now been digested by your microbiome. And they release, Drew, the sort of key part here, they release the most healing, the most anti-inflammatory molecules that I've ever come across, which are the short chain fatty acids, butyrate, acetate, propionate.
These three molecules, many people have heard of butyrate. They have healing effects in your colon. They have healing effects for the lining of your gut. They have healing effects on your gut microbiome. but they also have healing effects throughout your entire body.
These three molecules, many people have heard of butyrate. They have healing effects in your colon. They have healing effects for the lining of your gut. They have healing effects on your gut microbiome. but they also have healing effects throughout your entire body.
These three molecules, many people have heard of butyrate. They have healing effects in your colon. They have healing effects for the lining of your gut. They have healing effects on your gut microbiome. but they also have healing effects throughout your entire body.
They will enter into your bloodstream and they will travel down to the tip of your toes and all the way up to your brain and make a difference everywhere they go. So the reason why fiber is so special, the reason why fiber has overwhelming evidence to support its health benefits is because When we consume fiber, it comes into contact with our gut microbes.
They will enter into your bloodstream and they will travel down to the tip of your toes and all the way up to your brain and make a difference everywhere they go. So the reason why fiber is so special, the reason why fiber has overwhelming evidence to support its health benefits is because When we consume fiber, it comes into contact with our gut microbes.
They will enter into your bloodstream and they will travel down to the tip of your toes and all the way up to your brain and make a difference everywhere they go. So the reason why fiber is so special, the reason why fiber has overwhelming evidence to support its health benefits is because When we consume fiber, it comes into contact with our gut microbes.
They release short chain fatty acids and those short chain fatty acids are what activate the healing benefits that we get from fiber.
They release short chain fatty acids and those short chain fatty acids are what activate the healing benefits that we get from fiber.
They release short chain fatty acids and those short chain fatty acids are what activate the healing benefits that we get from fiber.
To be honest with you, Drew, we don't even know how many varieties of fiber exist. And the reason why is because the biochemical complexity of fiber makes it very hard for scientists to even wrap their minds around this. But what we do know is that different plants, different plant types have different types of fiber. And those different types of fiber will feed different families of microbes.
To be honest with you, Drew, we don't even know how many varieties of fiber exist. And the reason why is because the biochemical complexity of fiber makes it very hard for scientists to even wrap their minds around this. But what we do know is that different plants, different plant types have different types of fiber. And those different types of fiber will feed different families of microbes.
To be honest with you, Drew, we don't even know how many varieties of fiber exist. And the reason why is because the biochemical complexity of fiber makes it very hard for scientists to even wrap their minds around this. But what we do know is that different plants, different plant types have different types of fiber. And those different types of fiber will feed different families of microbes.