Milk and Microbiome: How Dairy Affects Gut Health | Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Live Q&A

Heal your gut by getting the facts about dairy and your microbiome.

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz unravels the complicated science on The Exam Room LIVE with "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll.

Is a healthier gut one without milk or are there benefits to bacteria found in yogurt and kefir? Find out!

Plus, Dr. Bulsiewicz will answer viewer questions from The Doctor's Mailbag.

- Can you get the same benefits of yogurt from nondairy sources?
- What is the difference between prebiotics and probiotics?
- When should you take a prebiotic or probiotic?
- How does fat affect the microbiome?
- And many more!

Have a question? Post it in the comments or chat and we’ll answer as many as possible during the live broadcast.

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[olimpiacosta]

Dr. B, I'm from Portugal and here we also have a diet like Greece or Italy, but because Portugal faces the Atlantic, people forget about our diet, our. excellent cheeses, olive oi!l, bread, fish dishes and variety of fruits and vegetables. I'm 85 years Oly healthy and still go to the gym. Love yours talks about food and nutrition. Thank you

[carolynking]

Every morning for last 10 years I've had a banana with peanut butter & glass of milk. I'm 80. Blood pressure, sugar, cholesterol have always been normal. I'm on zero meds. 😊

[BaykenjiHealth]

I like this doctor. Down Tom earth. No nonsense yet loaded with compassion.

[montelott]

I have seen the effects of no grains, no dairy in my life with positive weight loss, less inflammation. I do eat a limited amount of grains - sprouted grain bread and or sour dough. I agree with Dr. Bulsiewicz, great discussion.

[stacyhuss]

Everyone starting a plant-based/vegan way of living needs to be solid about their WHY. Decide why and then keep learning and building upon it. I really love my “vegan” food 💚 Doing my best to keep at whole-food plant-based 🌱

[markjohnson]

Our local public library in Vancouver, Washington (USA) has both of Dr. Bulsiewicz's books, Fiber Fueled, and Fiber Fueled Cookbook. They are being checked out of the library regularly. If you want to read Dr. B's books and don't want to buy them, put in a purchase request at your local public library. That way you can both help yourself and many other people.

[anniegetyrgun]

So many commercial plant milks are full of ultra processed chemicals. If you cannot make your own due to disability or lack of availability then in my opinion, organic milk is a better option. As it has been less processed

[johndoe]

Chuck Carroll,
You are the best host that I've ever seen.
You're ego-less, you're an astute listener and you NEVER cut anyone off mid-sentence.

[erikkohl]

Chuck, I am deeply grateful for all I have learned from the many informative interviews you have made available to me. This week, I have been desperately seeking information about how a course of antibiotics has impacted my microbiome, and what I should do about it. I have learned important factors from a scant few of the many I have sought information from. But until now, I had not heard anyone address the details of the impact of the antibiotics on someone who eats whole, minimally unprocessed, plants exclusively. I do not know how to express the tremendous level of joy and relief it is to hear Dr Bulsiewicz describe how my high fiber diet profoundly reduced the level of destruction in my microbiome and is now allowing me to heal, rapidly, what damage was done. I actually have been experiencing the signs of this--I am feeling well, and my digestion/appetite is good. Still, I was distressed about a possible profound immunity compromise due to what I feared was a much greater loss of my microbiome, as is reported by the only research I have seen up to now--studies that do not factor in high fiber diet. Knowledge is liberating, and I know I will heal even faster without the stress of worrying about my microbiome health...Heartfelt THANK YOU! I hope you and Dr. Bulsiewicz know, right to the bottom of your heart, just how much healing impact you create!🥦🧄🥬🍄🥑🌶🫑🍅🍓🫐🍇🍎🍌🍋

[johnwalsh]

It's very refreshing to hear such an intelligently structured conversation among so-called Internet influencers. Nice job, interviewer. Thank you Dr. I couldn't agree more. I'm probably a bit looser than you, I eat chocolate cake once a week, but basically I always adhere to one of the few emphasized things my mother taught me: moderation in all things (including moderation, lol)

[gregmeissner]

I’ve been using my instant pot and a couple of spoons of plant yogurt to turn simple cashew milk into yogurt. Thanks for your inspiration.

[justnmai]

Thank you Chuck and Dr. Will for this amazing episode. Chuck's ability to ask questions and listen without interruption paired with Dr Will's nuance in his responses is refreshing to listen to.

[viviendaquino]

I'm so glad that Dr B mentioned the ethical and environmental aspects of dairy consumption. ❤

[leonieduplessis]

The ground flax, hempseeds and chia (grind a little bit) I store in the fridge and put on my steelcut or oat groats on top my porrige before I eat it and mix a little bit in a bottle and store in the fridge for the week

[mvidler]

I regularly make/take raw milk yogurt (state approved raw milk), and also add L.Reuteri recommended by Dr Davis. These are typically processed for 10 to 24 hours.Also take Sauerkrout, pickled beets beets, raw celery etc. I am 86, have taken 5000 iu commercial vit D for 35yrs. Do not get colds or other infections. Any recommendations or criticisms please. Mike V.

[andiw]

Thanks for telling the truth about salt. I reviewed the actual science, as much as you can find on the internet (NIH/PubMed) because Dr. Greger was frustrating me. Yes, being on a low salt diet is dangerous, more for some people than others. There is an optimal amount of salt intake, which is almost never zero.

[maaurorauyod]

Dr. B's humility (37.34) is awe-inspiring, another reason to believe him! 💞

[Divchyk]

I was diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome Minimal Change Disease (MCD) at 2.5 y.o. All my life I had to be on low sodium (no sodium added) diet, so my diet was most of the time very clean (no fast food, including pizza, sauces etc, even ice cream), however, once or couple of times per week I am adding couple of table spoons of sauerkraut, and just a pinch of salt on my plate of home made food. Gap between my actual and perceived age is more than 10 years now. I look like a daughter of my classmates.
Salt is needed, as it is an important neurotransmitter, but humans need very little amount per day: under 4 mg. per day (unless one works out hard and sweats profusely).
If sodium in our body is too low, most obviously we would experience cramps - often.
Hack: I take my fermented foods (1 - 2 tbsp) and mix them with green salad - amazing!

[maryanderson]

Absolutely enlightening and beneficial
Thanks.

[garyrooksby]

Great show. I stumbled on this as I follow Dr B via Zoe from the UK. Thanks!