Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

So we get all of these benefits that come from the transformation that the food undergoes as a result of these microbes. In essence, what they're doing within that jar or whatever it may be within that ecosystem is they are slowly digesting the food in the same way that our body would digest the food, but we're giving them more time to really do it and transform it.

I think there's been a generational decay that's taking place in the quality of our microbiome. So I think it's been happening over time. And so forgive me because I'm going to cheat a little bit because my number one would be the absence of dietary fiber.

I think there's been a generational decay that's taking place in the quality of our microbiome. So I think it's been happening over time. And so forgive me because I'm going to cheat a little bit because my number one would be the absence of dietary fiber.

I think there's been a generational decay that's taking place in the quality of our microbiome. So I think it's been happening over time. And so forgive me because I'm going to cheat a little bit because my number one would be the absence of dietary fiber.

element that could help even maybe withstand some a lot of these insults that are coming from our environment and other things that are there that's exactly right and there was research done so i just moment ago mentioned a moment ago the fermented food study out of stanford with the sonnenbergs the sonnenbergs also did a study which was a generational mouse study because you can't do this study in humans it just would you know i mean it would take like 70 years to do

element that could help even maybe withstand some a lot of these insults that are coming from our environment and other things that are there that's exactly right and there was research done so i just moment ago mentioned a moment ago the fermented food study out of stanford with the sonnenbergs the sonnenbergs also did a study which was a generational mouse study because you can't do this study in humans it just would you know i mean it would take like 70 years to do

element that could help even maybe withstand some a lot of these insults that are coming from our environment and other things that are there that's exactly right and there was research done so i just moment ago mentioned a moment ago the fermented food study out of stanford with the sonnenbergs the sonnenbergs also did a study which was a generational mouse study because you can't do this study in humans it just would you know i mean it would take like 70 years to do

So they did a generational mouse study where they deprived the mice of dietary fiber. And what they found was that there was a generational decay that took place in the diversity of species within their gut. Now, when they added fiber back, say, three or four generations in, when they added fiber back in, there was some saving that was accomplished.

So they did a generational mouse study where they deprived the mice of dietary fiber. And what they found was that there was a generational decay that took place in the diversity of species within their gut. Now, when they added fiber back, say, three or four generations in, when they added fiber back in, there was some saving that was accomplished.

So they did a generational mouse study where they deprived the mice of dietary fiber. And what they found was that there was a generational decay that took place in the diversity of species within their gut. Now, when they added fiber back, say, three or four generations in, when they added fiber back in, there was some saving that was accomplished.

Like basically they were able to get back some of what they had lost, but they didn't get all the way back to the baseline of where grandma started. So I do think that this is like part of the issue is that it's worse for our kids than it was for us, and it's worse for us than it was for our parents.

Like basically they were able to get back some of what they had lost, but they didn't get all the way back to the baseline of where grandma started. So I do think that this is like part of the issue is that it's worse for our kids than it was for us, and it's worse for us than it was for our parents.

Like basically they were able to get back some of what they had lost, but they didn't get all the way back to the baseline of where grandma started. So I do think that this is like part of the issue is that it's worse for our kids than it was for us, and it's worse for us than it was for our parents.

Yes. And these things, so the choices that you make push out and exclude something else. So, and this is the issue where I would put number two, ultra processed foods.

Yes. And these things, so the choices that you make push out and exclude something else. So, and this is the issue where I would put number two, ultra processed foods.

Yes. And these things, so the choices that you make push out and exclude something else. So, and this is the issue where I would put number two, ultra processed foods.

And it's a bit I'm cheating a little bit, to be totally honest with you, because within this umbrella of ultra processed foods, the reason why I'm going for this for number two is that I get to like sit down and say, look at all of these different food additives that we do know. are causing harm to our gut microbiome. We touched on dietary emulsifiers. We've talked about artificial colorings.

And it's a bit I'm cheating a little bit, to be totally honest with you, because within this umbrella of ultra processed foods, the reason why I'm going for this for number two is that I get to like sit down and say, look at all of these different food additives that we do know. are causing harm to our gut microbiome. We touched on dietary emulsifiers. We've talked about artificial colorings.

And it's a bit I'm cheating a little bit, to be totally honest with you, because within this umbrella of ultra processed foods, the reason why I'm going for this for number two is that I get to like sit down and say, look at all of these different food additives that we do know. are causing harm to our gut microbiome. We touched on dietary emulsifiers. We've talked about artificial colorings.

We haven't talked about artificial flavors, but we could throw those in there. We touched on glyphosate. We touched on artificial sweeteners that I have concerns about, perhaps not as big as the emulsifiers, but they're there. My concerns are there. This is just part of the package. And here we are, adults, 60% of calories, ultra-processed. Our children, 70% of calories.