Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

And so what's happening there is that antibiotics are the fastest way to medically induce dysbiosis within the body. So like for example, Cipro, a common antibiotic that we get for urinary tract infections or for diverticulitis, it destroys 65% of the microbes and it's not just bad ones. So you are like totally decimating the architecture of the ecosystem

And so what's happening there is that antibiotics are the fastest way to medically induce dysbiosis within the body. So like for example, Cipro, a common antibiotic that we get for urinary tract infections or for diverticulitis, it destroys 65% of the microbes and it's not just bad ones. So you are like totally decimating the architecture of the ecosystem

And then what that creates is sort of a vacuum where this pathogen, C. diff, can rise up and dominate. And then it causes colitis, which is an inflamed colon that bleeds. And I don't want to get too graphic, but the point is like there's a gnarly colon and it's extremely uncomfortable and they have diarrhea around the clock plus blood. All right. The problem is the damage to the gut ecosystem.

And then what that creates is sort of a vacuum where this pathogen, C. diff, can rise up and dominate. And then it causes colitis, which is an inflamed colon that bleeds. And I don't want to get too graphic, but the point is like there's a gnarly colon and it's extremely uncomfortable and they have diarrhea around the clock plus blood. All right. The problem is the damage to the gut ecosystem.

And then what that creates is sort of a vacuum where this pathogen, C. diff, can rise up and dominate. And then it causes colitis, which is an inflamed colon that bleeds. And I don't want to get too graphic, but the point is like there's a gnarly colon and it's extremely uncomfortable and they have diarrhea around the clock plus blood. All right. The problem is the damage to the gut ecosystem.

It's not the fact that you have C. diff. C. diff was already there and it was not causing an issue. The issue is that you damaged the ecosystem. So when you actually give the fecal transplant, in essence, what you're doing is you're restoring the gut ecosystem. And when you do that within two days, they're better.

It's not the fact that you have C. diff. C. diff was already there and it was not causing an issue. The issue is that you damaged the ecosystem. So when you actually give the fecal transplant, in essence, what you're doing is you're restoring the gut ecosystem. And when you do that within two days, they're better.

It's not the fact that you have C. diff. C. diff was already there and it was not causing an issue. The issue is that you damaged the ecosystem. So when you actually give the fecal transplant, in essence, what you're doing is you're restoring the gut ecosystem. And when you do that within two days, they're better.

Yeah, we definitely are. I mean, I would simultaneously argue that the greatest medical discovery of the last 100 years was penicillin and added years to our lives. And at the same time, acknowledging the power, we became seduced by it. And frankly, it was penicillin, which by the way, was discovered and really brought to market during World War II and was a game changer in World War II.

Yeah, we definitely are. I mean, I would simultaneously argue that the greatest medical discovery of the last 100 years was penicillin and added years to our lives. And at the same time, acknowledging the power, we became seduced by it. And frankly, it was penicillin, which by the way, was discovered and really brought to market during World War II and was a game changer in World War II.

Yeah, we definitely are. I mean, I would simultaneously argue that the greatest medical discovery of the last 100 years was penicillin and added years to our lives. And at the same time, acknowledging the power, we became seduced by it. And frankly, it was penicillin, which by the way, was discovered and really brought to market during World War II and was a game changer in World War II.

That power is what created the healthcare system that we are wrestling with today, right? Where we built the entire healthcare system around the concept that you could develop through a pharmaceutical company, a pill that can change and influence our physiology in such a powerful way that that's the way that we would address health is with pills.

That power is what created the healthcare system that we are wrestling with today, right? Where we built the entire healthcare system around the concept that you could develop through a pharmaceutical company, a pill that can change and influence our physiology in such a powerful way that that's the way that we would address health is with pills.

That power is what created the healthcare system that we are wrestling with today, right? Where we built the entire healthcare system around the concept that you could develop through a pharmaceutical company, a pill that can change and influence our physiology in such a powerful way that that's the way that we would address health is with pills.

So I do think that we, in fact, the data are actually very clear that about 70% of the antibiotic prescriptions that are provided are inappropriate. And there are consequences when we take something that is medically inducing dysbiosis. So we clearly need to pump the brakes on that.

So I do think that we, in fact, the data are actually very clear that about 70% of the antibiotic prescriptions that are provided are inappropriate. And there are consequences when we take something that is medically inducing dysbiosis. So we clearly need to pump the brakes on that.

So I do think that we, in fact, the data are actually very clear that about 70% of the antibiotic prescriptions that are provided are inappropriate. And there are consequences when we take something that is medically inducing dysbiosis. So we clearly need to pump the brakes on that.

could be healed in a more holistic way that for example like antibiotics have all these adverse side effects that we might not we could be able to avoid by healthier you know solutions provided by nature what are your thoughts on that yeah i mean i completely agree i think that the issue from my perspective is that i don't i don't want to make it sound like i outwardly reject the healthcare system and the existence of medications and i've like seen the beneficial effects of many different medicines for many different people

could be healed in a more holistic way that for example like antibiotics have all these adverse side effects that we might not we could be able to avoid by healthier you know solutions provided by nature what are your thoughts on that yeah i mean i completely agree i think that the issue from my perspective is that i don't i don't want to make it sound like i outwardly reject the healthcare system and the existence of medications and i've like seen the beneficial effects of many different medicines for many different people

could be healed in a more holistic way that for example like antibiotics have all these adverse side effects that we might not we could be able to avoid by healthier you know solutions provided by nature what are your thoughts on that yeah i mean i completely agree i think that the issue from my perspective is that i don't i don't want to make it sound like i outwardly reject the healthcare system and the existence of medications and i've like seen the beneficial effects of many different medicines for many different people