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Dr Karan Explores

3 Things a Gut Expert Would NEVER Do - Dr Austin Chiang

Aug 30, 2024
43:42

šŸ’¬ ā€œIs it something truly in our water, what we eat, the types of stressors that we have in the life that we lead today? It's very challenging to pinpoint.ā€ -Dr Austin Chiang

āš”ļø Dr Austin Chiang is a gastroenterologist and well known health influencer. Heā€™s also the author of ā€˜Gut: An Ownerā€™s Guideā€™ and is the Chief Medical Officer of Medtronic.

āš”ļø In this episode, Austin and I discuss various issues concerning gut health, including the rise in both IBS and colorectal cancer, and what you can do to protect your health.

šŸŽ§ Stay tuned to find out:

āž”ļøŽ The signs and symptoms of IBS - and why you should always seek professional advice

āž” Why colorectal cancer is set to be the #1 cancer killer among young people

āž”ļøŽ How AI is advancing the field of gut health

āž”ļøŽ The dangers of colonic irrigation, probiotics and other ā€œgut hacksā€

āž”ļøŽ The truth about ā€œleaky gut syndromeā€

šŸ“• Chapters

(1:40) What does the gut do?

(6:08) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

(13:30) Brain gut connection

(15:49) Colorectal cancer rising

(21:00) Dangers of gut ā€œdetoxesā€

(23:13) Probiotics

(25:29) Leaky gut syndrome

(27:24) Taking action on gut health

(33:31) AI and tech advancements

(37:16) Whatā€™s in Austinā€™s cupboards?

(40:09) Three things you should never do

šŸ“± Connect with me:

TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan

Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr

šŸ“± Connect with Austin:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinchiangmd/ 

Website: http://www.austinchiang.com/ 

šŸ“• Find Austinā€™s book ā€˜Gut: An Ownerā€™s Guideā€™ here: https://amzn.eu/d/41gEHdO 

šŸ”„ For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book ā€œThis Book May Save Your Lifeā€: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook 

šŸŽ™ļø An OG Podcasts production.

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