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Robynne Chutkan, M.D.: “If we're not moving, neither are our bowels.” 

Robynne, an integrative gastroenterologist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss daily habits for better gut health, plus:

- Robynne’s research on the gut microbiome (~00:33)

- Robynne’s background as a gastroenterologist (~02:36)

- How the science on the microbiome has evolved (~06:22)

- How to know if your gut microbiome is healthy (~09:35)

- How diet affects your gut microbiome (~11:49)

- What makes ultra-processed foods so problematic (~16:32)

- The best foods for gut health (~22:01)

- The potential dangers of proton pump inhibitors (~26:26)

- How antibiotics affect your gut & how to know (~32:08)

- What to do if your kid gets frequent ear infections (~37:28)

- Germ theory versus terrain theory (~43:27)

- The connection between obesity & prolonged viral shedding (~52:18)

- How spending time outdoors can support recovery (~56:11)

- Robynne’s non-negotiable habits for optimal gut health (~01:00:05)

Referenced in the episode:

- Robynne's books: The Anti-Viral Gut, Gutbliss, The Microbiome Solution, and The Bloat Cure.

- Watch Robynne's discussion at mbg revitalize 2015.

- A study on how the gut microbiome affects COVID outcomes.

- A study on how COVID affects the gut microbiome.

- A study on the benefits of eating 30 different plants per week.

- A study on PPI's and the gut.

- A study on PPI's and COVID.

- Nurse's Health Study.

- A study on maternal diet & infant RSV.

- A study on obesity & prolonged viral shedding.

- Read about the open air factor & the Spanish flu.

- Check out Robynne's free Anti-Viral Gut Master Class.

- mbg Podcast episode #57 and #50, with Rich Roll.

- mbg Podcast episode #411, #293, and #29, with Mark Sisson.

- mbg Podcast episode #311, #228,

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