Dr. Will Bulsiewicz
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But I think that they would be even better off if they were to reintroduce healthy whole foods that then empower and fuel their gut microbiome and other microbiome to produce acetate and butyrate and propionate.
But I think that they would be even better off if they were to reintroduce healthy whole foods that then empower and fuel their gut microbiome and other microbiome to produce acetate and butyrate and propionate.
Yes, so that's true with, so this is interesting. Melanoma research is fascinating. The stuff that's happening in melanoma right now. So melanoma is a skin cancer that is the number one cause of death related to skin cancer, right? So of all the skin cancers, melanoma is the one that's most dangerous.
Yes, so that's true with, so this is interesting. Melanoma research is fascinating. The stuff that's happening in melanoma right now. So melanoma is a skin cancer that is the number one cause of death related to skin cancer, right? So of all the skin cancers, melanoma is the one that's most dangerous.
Yes, so that's true with, so this is interesting. Melanoma research is fascinating. The stuff that's happening in melanoma right now. So melanoma is a skin cancer that is the number one cause of death related to skin cancer, right? So of all the skin cancers, melanoma is the one that's most dangerous.
All right, the way that we're treating melanoma now is with something called immunotherapy, where rather than traditional chemotherapy that attacks the cell, Immunotherapy empowers your own immune system to destroy the cancer for you, which is interesting. That's a testament to the function of our own body, right? We're weaponizing our own body to protect ourselves.
All right, the way that we're treating melanoma now is with something called immunotherapy, where rather than traditional chemotherapy that attacks the cell, Immunotherapy empowers your own immune system to destroy the cancer for you, which is interesting. That's a testament to the function of our own body, right? We're weaponizing our own body to protect ourselves.
All right, the way that we're treating melanoma now is with something called immunotherapy, where rather than traditional chemotherapy that attacks the cell, Immunotherapy empowers your own immune system to destroy the cancer for you, which is interesting. That's a testament to the function of our own body, right? We're weaponizing our own body to protect ourselves.
So there's a series of studies that have come out of MD Anderson in Texas, one of the top cancer centers in America. And it starts with this, that number one, they noticed if you give antibiotics to a person with melanoma before you give them this immunotherapy, they don't do well. They're like, what's the deal with that? If I give antibiotics, why are they not doing well?
So there's a series of studies that have come out of MD Anderson in Texas, one of the top cancer centers in America. And it starts with this, that number one, they noticed if you give antibiotics to a person with melanoma before you give them this immunotherapy, they don't do well. They're like, what's the deal with that? If I give antibiotics, why are they not doing well?
So there's a series of studies that have come out of MD Anderson in Texas, one of the top cancer centers in America. And it starts with this, that number one, they noticed if you give antibiotics to a person with melanoma before you give them this immunotherapy, they don't do well. They're like, what's the deal with that? If I give antibiotics, why are they not doing well?
You're destroying the microbiome. So they tested the opposite. And they took a group of people who had received immunotherapy and failed. So their melanoma is still threatening their life. And they gave them a fecal transplant before immunotherapy. And a very large percentage of these people who had previously failed had success. and were able to eliminate their melanoma through this approach.
You're destroying the microbiome. So they tested the opposite. And they took a group of people who had received immunotherapy and failed. So their melanoma is still threatening their life. And they gave them a fecal transplant before immunotherapy. And a very large percentage of these people who had previously failed had success. and were able to eliminate their melanoma through this approach.
You're destroying the microbiome. So they tested the opposite. And they took a group of people who had received immunotherapy and failed. So their melanoma is still threatening their life. And they gave them a fecal transplant before immunotherapy. And a very large percentage of these people who had previously failed had success. and were able to eliminate their melanoma through this approach.
So this led the researchers into the question of like, well, what about if the microbiome is good and a healthy microbiome translates into a better immune system that has more power to fight cancer, what happens with fiber? And that's where the statistic that you just shared, they discovered in their study that for every five grams of fiber that a person was consuming,
So this led the researchers into the question of like, well, what about if the microbiome is good and a healthy microbiome translates into a better immune system that has more power to fight cancer, what happens with fiber? And that's where the statistic that you just shared, they discovered in their study that for every five grams of fiber that a person was consuming,
So this led the researchers into the question of like, well, what about if the microbiome is good and a healthy microbiome translates into a better immune system that has more power to fight cancer, what happens with fiber? And that's where the statistic that you just shared, they discovered in their study that for every five grams of fiber that a person was consuming,
If you increased by five grams, you had a 30% better likelihood of responding to immunotherapy for your melanoma. And there's similar data for colorectal cancer, and there's similar data for breast cancer. So fiber has profound benefits in terms of preventing cancers and simultaneously after people have been treated for cancer or during treatment.
If you increased by five grams, you had a 30% better likelihood of responding to immunotherapy for your melanoma. And there's similar data for colorectal cancer, and there's similar data for breast cancer. So fiber has profound benefits in terms of preventing cancers and simultaneously after people have been treated for cancer or during treatment.
If you increased by five grams, you had a 30% better likelihood of responding to immunotherapy for your melanoma. And there's similar data for colorectal cancer, and there's similar data for breast cancer. So fiber has profound benefits in terms of preventing cancers and simultaneously after people have been treated for cancer or during treatment.