The Ultimate Health Podcast: Lifestyle, Nutrition, Fitness, & Self-help

On this week's show, we are speaking with bestselling author, Dr. Robynne Chutkan. She is a leading gastroenterologist who strives to highlight the importance of nutrition, exercise, and leisure to her patients. In 2004, Dr. Chutkan founded the Digestive Center for Women, an integrative gastroenterology practice. She makes regular appearances on Dr. Oz and has been a featured expert on The Today Show and The Doctors. Dr. Chutkan's first book is titled Gutbliss (2013) and she recently released The Mircobiome Solution (2015). In this episode, we discuss: What is your microbiome? Microbes (in & on our bodies) outnumber us 10 to 1 As society becomes more sanitized, we're seeing more people with autoimmune diseases Our microbiome breaks down food & toxins, makes vitamins (eg. vitamin K), synthesizes hormones & neurotransmitters, and turns genes on + off The benefits of a vaginal birth over getting a c-section Formula fed babies end up with pretty serious microbial abnormalities A simple technique to c