Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

They affect hormone levels, both for men and for women, both male sex hormones and female sex hormones, allowing us to achieve healthy hormonal balance. That's right for our body. They affect our mood. They affect the blood-brain barriers, like brain fog. To me, you know, you go to your doctor, you say, I feel like I have brain fog. And they kind of roll their eyes.

They affect hormone levels, both for men and for women, both male sex hormones and female sex hormones, allowing us to achieve healthy hormonal balance. That's right for our body. They affect our mood. They affect the blood-brain barriers, like brain fog. To me, you know, you go to your doctor, you say, I feel like I have brain fog. And they kind of roll their eyes.

Yet, like, there's a bazillion people that are dealing with this. What is that? I think it's leaky brain. I think it's that the blood-brain barrier has been damaged and is now letting things across that aren't supposed to be there. And it's affecting your ability to have sharp cognition.

Yet, like, there's a bazillion people that are dealing with this. What is that? I think it's leaky brain. I think it's that the blood-brain barrier has been damaged and is now letting things across that aren't supposed to be there. And it's affecting your ability to have sharp cognition.

Yet, like, there's a bazillion people that are dealing with this. What is that? I think it's leaky brain. I think it's that the blood-brain barrier has been damaged and is now letting things across that aren't supposed to be there. And it's affecting your ability to have sharp cognition.

Yeah. So to me, if there's only one thing that I would want people to take away from this show, this is it right here. I want you to add variety into your diet. And that doesn't necessarily mean trying new things. It means looking for opportunities to increase the number of different types of plants that you have in your meal.

Yeah. So to me, if there's only one thing that I would want people to take away from this show, this is it right here. I want you to add variety into your diet. And that doesn't necessarily mean trying new things. It means looking for opportunities to increase the number of different types of plants that you have in your meal.

Yeah. So to me, if there's only one thing that I would want people to take away from this show, this is it right here. I want you to add variety into your diet. And that doesn't necessarily mean trying new things. It means looking for opportunities to increase the number of different types of plants that you have in your meal.

So research has shown that the number one predictor of a healthy gut microbiome was not your dietary pattern. The most important thing was how many different types of plants you had in your diet. And to be very specific, the number that they found that was sort of magical was 30 per week. 30 different types of plants per week. 30 different types of plants per week. Now that is not just vegetables.

So research has shown that the number one predictor of a healthy gut microbiome was not your dietary pattern. The most important thing was how many different types of plants you had in your diet. And to be very specific, the number that they found that was sort of magical was 30 per week. 30 different types of plants per week. 30 different types of plants per week. Now that is not just vegetables.

So research has shown that the number one predictor of a healthy gut microbiome was not your dietary pattern. The most important thing was how many different types of plants you had in your diet. And to be very specific, the number that they found that was sort of magical was 30 per week. 30 different types of plants per week. 30 different types of plants per week. Now that is not just vegetables.

So it's like four to five different types per day-ish. Yeah, roughly. But if you think about it this way, there are these foods that are an opportunity that like basically serve as a vehicle for variety. So like a smoothie. To me, a smoothie should, at a minimum, have five or six different plants.

So it's like four to five different types per day-ish. Yeah, roughly. But if you think about it this way, there are these foods that are an opportunity that like basically serve as a vehicle for variety. So like a smoothie. To me, a smoothie should, at a minimum, have five or six different plants.

So it's like four to five different types per day-ish. Yeah, roughly. But if you think about it this way, there are these foods that are an opportunity that like basically serve as a vehicle for variety. So like a smoothie. To me, a smoothie should, at a minimum, have five or six different plants.

So a smoothie, in the same way that juicing fruit, I don't really believe in that because that, to me, is a sugar beverage. Like you don't like blending fruit. So I guess what I'm saying is I wouldn't make a fruit-only smoothie. Like you go to Tropical Smoothie Cafe, that's what they serve you. Sugar to glucose spike drink. Yeah, that's a glucose spike drink.

So a smoothie, in the same way that juicing fruit, I don't really believe in that because that, to me, is a sugar beverage. Like you don't like blending fruit. So I guess what I'm saying is I wouldn't make a fruit-only smoothie. Like you go to Tropical Smoothie Cafe, that's what they serve you. Sugar to glucose spike drink. Yeah, that's a glucose spike drink.

So a smoothie, in the same way that juicing fruit, I don't really believe in that because that, to me, is a sugar beverage. Like you don't like blending fruit. So I guess what I'm saying is I wouldn't make a fruit-only smoothie. Like you go to Tropical Smoothie Cafe, that's what they serve you. Sugar to glucose spike drink. Yeah, that's a glucose spike drink.

And that's actually bad for your microbiome. But on the flip side, if we're talking about the benefits that come from phytochemicals, which are plant-based chemicals, polyphenols, which give the colors to our food, Fiber, even if it's been partially digested by a blender, right? To me, these things are powerful and good for us in that form. So it's just a matter of like having a balanced smoothie.

And that's actually bad for your microbiome. But on the flip side, if we're talking about the benefits that come from phytochemicals, which are plant-based chemicals, polyphenols, which give the colors to our food, Fiber, even if it's been partially digested by a blender, right? To me, these things are powerful and good for us in that form. So it's just a matter of like having a balanced smoothie.

And that's actually bad for your microbiome. But on the flip side, if we're talking about the benefits that come from phytochemicals, which are plant-based chemicals, polyphenols, which give the colors to our food, Fiber, even if it's been partially digested by a blender, right? To me, these things are powerful and good for us in that form. So it's just a matter of like having a balanced smoothie.