Microbiome We Are What They Eat

What happens to our gut flora when we switch from a more animal-based diet to a more plant-based diet?

More on keeping our gut bugs happy here:

Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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[veg]

i want to be friends with my microbiomes

[colonyofcells]

I tend to view myself as just a mobile home for my bacteria masters.

[secondact]

Since I started eating PBWF, I've noticed the evidence of many more friendlies in my life. Just thinking of all the money I wasted on acidopholis over the years while eating a less than optimal diet makes me mad.

[thehornyvegan]

Thumbs up for Vegan Gains destroying No Bullshit in the live debate today

[IvanBFit]

World class video. I just came from Denver's ACSM science meeting AND the gut microbiome was a BIG area or research. Lots of really cool new discoveries coming out and as always, Dr. Greger is ahead of the game ;-)

[YFSFitgamer]

keep educating us like this Sir. really u r helping people how the way shuld we live our life. Mad respect .

[joulden]

Such a good video! keep up the great work!! 😄

[jordanlogue]

That is fascinating information. Thanks

[pphils]

Can you make a video on how to rebalance our microbiome after antibiotics?

[natalietannerblogger-theed]

Fascinating information on the gut biome. This answers come questions I had about the gut biome and how it changes and adapts to what we feed it. I'm really interested in how to travel to countries where for us, eating leafy greens isn't safe - without boiling the water or whatever. I'm thinking that spinach powder with a broth might be a nice substitute..just boil water in the hotel room and drink once a day for a leafy green boost. What do you think about the scenerio when you can't eat salads and so on?

[kinyuakariithi]

From Naromoru Kenya with lots of love....this is so dope

[littler]

i love buckwheat!! thanks for using it as the cover pic :)

[TP]

I would love to hear more about gut bacteria.  How would fasting effect gut bacteria?

[MrSmallANDLoud]

OH MY GOD. Thats the cutest thing ever. The foreign bacteria understand that SHARING IS CARING XD

[mrsir]

Watching your videos makes me feel physically good

[Robin-]

I was just reading in your book "How Not to Diet" about Microbiome and how "More bacteria live and work in one linear centimeter of your lower colon than all the humans who have ever lived." A doctor removed my entire colon in 2000 due to ulcerative colitis. (since then I have learned that a plant- based diet would have cured it). My question is, do I store these magnificent bacteria somewhere else? My small intestine? Am I able to be as healthy as someone WITH a colon? I do eat WFPB.

[EQZ_Dark]

Hi Mr.Greger, I am a big fan of you since months ago, I had a chance to read one of your book, "How not to die". I have been concerning about TMAO for a long time and I saw that in the picture of 3:47 scene, TMAO causes heart attack, stroke and death, but it also causes revascularization, so does it really that bad?

[HollijoyJohnson]

Yesterday I ate at olive garden, I was good by ordering the minestrone soup and a salad. I goofed up by agreeing to the cheese...I instantly started coughing my fool-head off. All I had to do is say "no thank you". My lord...I shall learn. I'm in recovery mode right now. Thank you for this channel!

[milodhunter]

nutrition science is too difficult even for nutritionist and very complicated. we always come across something new

[dereksantos]

An interesting question might be; does our ability to digest and convert ALA from flax and other nuts into long chain omegas increase as our gut micro biome changes?