Podcast Release Date:10/24/22
Podcast Duration: 54:43
A summary by Brandon Johnson, DC
5 Key Takeaways
Gut microbiome is the most effective indicator of overall health and most diseases are "forcastable or reducible"
Gut bacteria is linked to more than 100 autoimmune disorders
Humans are 76% more likely to contract an illness if they are sleep deprived
Our body contains more viruses, bacteria and microbes than it does human cells
Microbiome ecosystems have the ability to alter our genetics
Jillian and her guest, Dr. Robynne Chukan start this epsiode by talking about genetic predisposition to diseases. Dr. Chukan believes that we are not stuck with family diseases and we are capable of reducing the onset. She believes that a healthy gut microbiome is the most effective indicator of overall health and that most diseases are "forcastable or reducible."
What is Microbiome?
An internal community of viruses, fungi and bacteria living in and around our body
Our body is filled with more bacteria, viruses and other microbes than actual human cells
Some of these organism promote health while others cultivate disease
The ratio and overall health of these organisms is dictated by the environment we create for them
Gut microbiome is directly linked to autoimmune disease (over 100 different ones)
Eczema
Reynolds
Ulcerative colitis/crohns
Lupus
RA
Diabetes
Psoriasis
Chronic fatigue can be identified just by looking at feces
25% of Americans have one or more autoimmune diseases
Gut Microbiome and Genetics
There are microbiomes in every organ system not just the stomach
Fixing gut biome affects all others
The gut feeds all of the other organs
When we eat healthy foods the microbes in our body consume those nutrients and release Post-biotics that promote healthy organ function
Microbes modulate our genes
Turn on and off expression
We cannot accurately calculate predisposition of genetic diseases
Epigenetics (genes that have the ability to turn on/off) seem to play the largest role in disease progression
Identical twin studies show penetrence (the extent at which a gene is expressed) 20-30%
80% of genes expressed had environmental influences
Most impactful influences:
Diet
30 hours after diet change resulted in different gene expression
Smoking
Exercise
Stress
30 years since the entire human genome was mapped out
We have cured 0 genetic diseases
After speaking about the gut microbiome and how it is related to genetics, They begin to talk about the link between microbiome and how it applies to infectious diseases such as Covid 19.
Microbiome and Infectious Diseases
In the last 50 years there have been more than 30 new incurable viruses
Duke study says pandemic chance increases 2% each year
Microbiome was able to predict 92% covid symptoms
People with healthier biome had fewer symptoms
Healthiest microbiome makes you more resistant or immune to
Covid
HIV
Venereal disease
People who took stomach acid reducers were more likely to contract Covid and have adverse side effects
This drugs eliminates acid and kills biome
50,000 people taking anti acids in study
2x the chance of contracting Covid
If the medication was doubled it led to 4x more likely to contract Covid
High dose probiotics were linked to better outcomes in covid patients in italy
Fewer ventilators and death
Fever occurs to stop viral replication
Polio virus
Replicates 250x faster at normal temp vs fever
How to Bulletproof your Gut
3 must have foods for gut
Legumes
Contain MAC (microbiota accessible carbohydrates )
help nourish microbes
Dark leafy greens
Fermented foods- saurkrautt, kimchi, cabbage
Introduce new microbes to system
Water improves digestive tract function
The main organ of elimination
Reduces viral load
3 things not to consume
Soda
Contain chemicals that alter ph in stomach
Artificial sweeteners
Kill healthy microbes
Unknown ingredients
Not found in real food
Cannot be digested by microbes
Human body can assimilate real ingredients
3 changes to make
Open air factor- get fresh air
13 percent death rate to infection when soldiers recovered outside
40 percent death to infection recovering indoors
Sleep
76% higher risk to get infected if sleep deprived
Every hour of sleep drops that by 12%
College students get sick during finals
Stress
Studies showed that 1 hour of stress could drastically alter biome
Fecal transplants (Inserting another person poop into GI tract) implement recolonization
Have to keep feeding good bacteria