“No two guts are the same. So how can their diets be the same?” says Vincent Pedre, M.D.

Vincent, a board-certified internist and functional gut health expert, joins us to discuss everything you need to know about healing your gut, plus:

- What’s new in the world of gut health (~00:15)

- New research that changed Vincent’s perspective on gut health (~08:59)

- The link between gut health & mental health (~16:14)

- What people with the healthiest gut microbiomes eat (~21:25)

- How to recover your gut from a round of antibiotics (~24:56)

- Vincent’s favorite fermented foods (~27:33)

- Should you become a seasonal dairy eater? (~30:46)

- How mindfulness can enhance your gut health (~32:33)

- How to assess your own gut health at home (~36:56)

- How often you should actually be pooping (~38:09)

- The updated science on fecal transplants (~40:53)

- Vincent’s take on stool testing (~45:24)

- The future of personalized health care (~51:00)

- Why you can’t out-diet a stressed out lifestyle (~53:16)

Order a copy of my new book The Joy Of Well-Being at thejoyofwellbeing.com!

Referenced in the episode:

- Vincent's newest book, The GutSMART Protocol.

- mbg Podcast episodes #364 and #52, with Vincent.

- A study on fiber vs. fermented foods.

- A study on fiber & stress.

- A study on depression & the gut microbiome.

- A study on Saccharomyces boulardii & the gut.

- A study on sleep deprivation & sugar cravings.

- A study on fecal transplants & metabolic health.

- Taymount Clinic, Genova Diagnostics, Vibrant America, & Diagnostic Solutions Lab.

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