Science says eating just one meal per day can improve your health. Learn more at https://highintensityhealth.com/OMAD ----- Grace Liu, PharmD, discusses how you can further bolster your digestion and gut health with polyphenols, probiotics and getting to know all about your poop habits. She also dives into sex hormone and adrenal balancing tips—this is a good one. Check it out: You can learn more about: - The gut bacteria profile of centenarians and how to achieve happy longevity - Foods to eat to boost foundational gut bacteria - Using the Bristol stool chart to understand gut health This episode is brought to you by: ➢ Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like weightlifters, cyclist, keto dieters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. ➢ Get a Free Quote: http://healthiq.com/HIH Somnifix.com, the world’s only hypoallergenic mouth tape, developed by Harvard Scientists. https://www.somnifix.com Key Timestamps: 02:02 High levels of LPS/Lipopolysaccharide in the blood correlate with many diseases. 03:20 Probiotics have a killing effect upon LPS. Dr Liu has a probiotic which contains anti-parasitic, anti-pathogenic and anti-fungal effects. 03:56 The LPS from enterobacter and gammaproteobacteria are 10,000 fold more pro-inflammatory than our good gut flora. 05:26 There is also a beneficial form of E.coli, which is a probiotic. 08:57 Some gene mutations influence gut bacteria. 13:34 Dr. Liu uses 23 and Me for genetic testing and then uses Sterling Hill’s Sterling’s App, which segments different categories of health and what the mutations are. 15:07 SIBO/small intestinal bacterial overgrowth can be triggered in infancy. 16:25 Antibiotics cause fungal/yeast overgrowth in our guts.. 16:53 To make permanent changes in your gut, you need to change the terrain. 17:29 The ABC bacterium are an anchor: akkermansia, bifidobacterium longum, and clostridiales bacterium. Centenarians have these. 18:04 Anything bitter and barky feeds our gut flora. 19:02 Dr. Liu’s SIBO protocols are very low dose and combined with antifungals, and possibly anti-viral for those with autoimmunity. 20:25 Bifidobacterium longum has a monosaccharide shunt. It turns fructose into EPS/exopolysaccharide as a special food for the rest of your gut flora. 24:38 We should strive to have the digestion of our ancestors. 27:11 Moms with celiac have children with celiac. Their breastmilk is devoid of bifidobacterium longum and there is no diversity in lactobacilli. 29:59 Glyphosate is an oxalate. At a cellular level when they crystalize they damage mitochondria, organelles, and soft tissue. 34:47 Our female ancestors were foragers and ate frequently, receiving at glycolic effect from the environment. 36:25 Everyone should do hormone blood testing. 37:16 The Schwarzbein Principle by Dr. Diana Schwarzbein has been used by Dr. Liu to help heal her own metabolism. 38:20 Fertility Physics 39:33 High Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) blocks thyroid hormone, testosterone and progesterone receptors. 42:14 Synthetic emulsifiers in supplements, and now in some coconut oil, damage your microvilli. 43:35 The Bristol stool chart: Many conditions, like cancer and autoimmune disease, correlate to our stool pattern. 45:45 Dr. Liu uses a dashboard called Heads Up Health with her clients. 48:26 Dr. Liu’s Desert Island Nutrient: Her choice is thuja, a coniferous tree from the cypress family. 50:41 Dr. Liu’s Elevator Pitch: Put gardens in all elementary schools.