~ Check out the Introduction to the Solari Report Wellness Series here ~
“All Disease Begin In The Gut” ~ Hippocrates (460 – 370 BC), a physician from Ancient Greece, often considered to be the father of modern medicine.
By Brigitte Mouchet
It seems like there is no better topic to launch the Solari Report Wellness Series than the gut microbiome. Hippocrates (460 – 370 BC), a physician in Ancient Greece often considered to be the father of modern medicine, said “All Disease Begin In the Gut”. Although we know that this statement is not entirely accurate, it contains incredible wisdom and foresight considering the complexity of this organ. We are just starting to scratch the surface in our understanding of the gut, its ecosystem—the gut microbiome—and its role in maintaining physical but also mental and emotional health.
TheGoodGut tells us that:
“The human microbiome is a remarkable ecosystem of largely ‘good’ bacteria and microbes that live on and in the human body. These micro-organisms are believed to influence everything from our weight, our immune health, our susceptibility to disease and even our mood.
Our bodies are home to between 40 and 100 trillion microbes according to current estimates– weighing as much as 2 kg (4lb). Most live in our intestine and make up what is known as our gut microbiome.”
It is particularly important to be aware and knowledgeable about the health of our microbiome because of the dramatic increase in people affected by so-called chronic diseases, which are now believed to be caused by chronic inflammation. Where does inflammation come from? It is the response of our immune system to foreign invaders—an extremely complex topic that is still not fully understood. There is however enough evidence today linking inflammation to gut health.
In our interview, I talk to Dr. Tom O’Bryan, a pioneer in gluten sensitivity and gut health, and a passionate health advocate. Dr. Tom is on a mission to educate patients and practitioners so people can “get out of the pond” of chronic disease and get their health back. He wrote two books: The Autoimmune Fix and You Can Fix Your Brain, where he provides practical information on how to do just that.
In Let’s Go To The Movie I chose a video: Fermented Vegetables Demo as adding fermented foods to your diet is one of the easiest and most powerful ways to improve the health of your gut microbiome.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=05lVOmj1Pqg
My Hero of The Week is Dr. Mercola, another health advocate who has been providing the most up-to-date and useful natural health information and resources, as well as exposing corporate, government, and mass media hype that diverts people away from what is truly best for their health.
Please enjoy the first episode of the Wellness Series!
Related Reading:
The Good Gut: Website entirely dedicated to this topic with interesting research articles and practical information about foods that can heal the gut as well everything you need to know about probiotics.
Go With Your Gut: More information from Dr. Mercola about the gut microbiome and how to make your own fermented vegetables.
PubMed: Free resource developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine® (NLM) giving you access to research articles on a wealth of topics. Just search.
The Human Microbiome: Learn.Genetics is offering material to those who want to learn more about this topic, beyond the gut microbiome.
Organic Food—Hype or Hope: Because GMO foods destroy the gut microbiome, it is crucial to choose organic foods whenever possible.
Thedr.com: Where Dr. Tom O’Bryan and his team help people optimize their health. And also where you can find Dr. Tom’s latest book: You Can Fix Your Brain.
October 24 Catherine stated “IMO we are genetically engineered”.
Thinking out loud.
If man 1.0 was genetically engineered to create the current man 2.0 and this belief was widely accepted would there be great acceptance for man 2.0 to accept A.I. enhancements to create man 3.0 has the next step of evolution?
IMO, initial genetic engineering is quite different than handing someone else a remote control plugged into your brain 24/7. 🙂
Sure you do as you are a very intelligent individual with a 360 degree view of the world. My post is about this belief of being engineered being widely accepted by the public that there would be low resistance of being A.I. enhanced.
Let’s pretend.
Pretend that Zecharia Sitchin was correct and man was genetically enhanced by superior visiting beings to create the current man 2.0. Then one day the superior being come back to announce to the earthlings that we are your creator, thus we are your god and we will elevate you to join us as immoral gods by taking advantage of A.I. enhancements as the next step of evolution. Would people do it? I think so if they have already been conditioned that man was the product of genetic engineering. Is this a grand deception by the so called superior brings? Maybe so. IMO this could be a continuing story of the old testament on how God’s original DNA design of man was corrupted by the fallen ones and now after a few thousand years the fallen ones are back to corrupt the original design of God. It makes it a lot easier to corrupt the DNA of man if man has already believe he has already been tampered. Sound strange? Sure does, but could there be a connection between UFO beings and the rapid advancement of A.I.? Thanks for the opportunity to think out loud.
Sure you do as you are a very intelligent individual with a 360 degree view of the world. My post is about this belief of being engineered being widely accepted by the public that there would be low resistance of being A.I. enhanced.
Let’s pretend.
Pretend that Zecharia Sitchin was correct and man was genetically enhanced by superior visiting beings to create the current man 2.0. Then one day the superior being come back to announce to the earthlings that we are your creator, thus we are your god and we will elevate you to join us as immoral gods by taking advantage of A.I. enhancements as the next step of evolution. Would people do it? I think so if they have already been conditioned that man was the product of genetic engineering. Is this a grand deception by the so called superior brings? Maybe so. IMO this could be a continuing story of the old testament on how God’s original DNA design of man was corrupted by the fallen ones and now after a few thousand years the fallen ones are back to corrupt the original design of God. It makes it a lot easier to corrupt the DNA of man if man believes he has already been tampered. Sound strange? Sure does, but could there be a connection between UFO beings and the rapid advancement of A.I.? Thanks for the opportunity to think out loud.
Great kick off to the series! Although he did say that there are other foods other than wheat which are behind autoimmune conditions and the disruption of the gut, and i understand the time restraints ,according to my research, gluten is a minor lectin (harmful plant proteins created by plants as a defense mechanism to weaken/damage a predator), and the real damage from wheat is actually coming from WGA (Wheat Germ Agglutinin). Lectins are present in many things but they are specifically concentrated in Lentils, beans, whole grains, nightshade family vegetables, casein a1 dairy, and certain nuts and seeds. I am pointing this out mainly because in the attempt to go gluten free, people rid their bodies of bacteria in their gut which actually breakdown gluten, and if theyre reintroduced then the sensitivity gets worse. Also a lot of people replace gluten which even more harmful lectin containing foods, like corn, oats, buckwheat, quinoa, as well as soybeans and some legumes, which cause leaky gut well along with a host of other problems like faulty hormone signallin,causing autoimmune problems by molecular mimmicry,etc. The Plant Paradox by Dr. Steven Gundry is a great read on this, Dr. Mercola has done 2 interviews with him on the book as well. Would love to get Dr. O’Bryans take on this in a later series probably. Other major offenders for the health of your gut to be avoided other than the ones he touched on are NSAIDs, Stomach acid blockers, Aspartame like artificial sweeteners, and GM food and roundup (many foreign proteins are inserted in GM which are harmful lectins). Keep up the great work, love from India.
Thanks, Yohan! Appreciate the insight.
Thank you, Yohan. This was the part of an overall enjoyable presentation that left me cool. I cannot think of a time in recorded history when humans didn’t eat wheat, often as a centerpiece of diet, and certainly my ancestors in southern and eastern Europe made it that. If indeed we are evolved to eat the dirt on roots, then why not wheat, which tastes good, passing the taste-bud bar that Dr. O’Bryan has set?
What I have learned of commercial wheat production in the 21st century does give me cause for alarm, particularly the reports that herbicides are sprayed on the whole wheat crop to kill the plants in the interest of streamlining the harvest and threshing. I am pretty sure we aren’t evolved to eat herbicides, and wouldn’t be surprised that some of it gets through the baking process chemically intact, with a host of health issues ensuing.
Hey John,
Humans started consuming wheat and grains 10000 years ago. Thats like speed dating in evolutionary terms. Recorded human history is a tiny sliver of time compared to how long we’ve been on the planet. The reason wheat became a choice of grain in the northern climates is because of WGA, the lectin in wheat which mimics insulin and is responsible for weight gain. Wheat helped people gain or maintain weight in ancient times when food was scarce, and back then a wheat belly was great to possess. Not now though, when were bombared 24/7 with food all year round. Also older societies had a practice of fermenting/sprouting which drastically minimizes these plant proteins, barely anyone is doing that anymore, along with all the other things we are doing which are devastating our gut like antibiotics, stomach acid blockers, nsaids, hormone disrupting chemicals, and i did mention gm foods and roundup playing a role in this as well. Roundup blocks the shikimate pathway which is essential for our gut bugs to make essential amino acids we cant make otherwise.If you have those with GM food its a double whammy as those destroy the good bacteria in our gut. If you want to read more of the detail behind this, I’d strongly urge you to read The Plant Paradox by Steven Gundry 🙂 Cheers
Yohan, I will try to get to read that. I have read a fair amount in the nutrition line and have my own theories about what works and what doesn’t.
Incidentally, I don’t believe in evolution that fervently. I don’t think there is enough time in world history for humans to evolve from apes, much less from single-celled organisms. I think we are genetically engineered beings. At this point, we are being directed as a species towards much worse things than wheat and gluten, in my opinion. Electronic things in particular.
Concur again! IMO we are genetically engineered and it is ongoing on a current basis. Each person is unique – yes there are lots of similarities and patterns but it is why we have to take individual responsibility for our health. Our biggest risks are indeed electronic and related mind control
I believe that the Plant Paradox is in my pile of 300 books in the must read pile!
I don’t believe in evolution as mainstream science portrays it either. Imo we are biological computers and dna is our software program- which changes over time based on what we upload and download due to external situations. I agree that we have been genetically engineered from an older more superior human in terms of his capabilities, to what we are today, and that doesn’t contradict the fact that we existed on the planet long before this tinkering started. A lot of texts and books say “the gods” taught humans how to farm and partake in agriculture (gods is code for the geneticists). So even with that line of thought we can say that before the gods arrived we were not participating in agriculture (which means no wheat, and grains) The reason im here subscribed to the solari report is because i see the big picture and I am very concerned about our future as a species and the threats we are facing and will face in the next few years. But this podcast was about gut health so Im sharing information regarding that which wasnt shared in the podcast, and also because i have someone in my family who is facing an autoimmune condition and following gundrys program is helping him tremendously 🙂 And it rightly belongs in that pile for sure Catherine!
I checked – its there! Will move higher and very much appreciate the recommendation.
Hi Yohan, Thank you for your comments and the additional information! You are absolutely right. And yes, we just touched the surface of this huge topic, with so much more to discuss. I’ll be happy to bring Dr. Tom O’Bryan back for more. The reason why wheat is often mentioned as the biggest gut offender, I think, is because it occupies such a big place in our Western diets. And it is SO hard to quit eating wheat, because it is SO addictive! Anybody can relate to that? Of course, today’s wheat is not the ancient grain that it used to be, which can be another discussion. People often use gluten and wheat interchangeably, but as you point out, there is more than gluten that can hurt people when talking about wheat. My friend Chen Ben Asher wrote a book on this topic: What If Gluten-Free Was Not Enough. I learned from her that the part of GMO that is so bad for our gut microbiome is the fact that glyphosate is actually an antibiotic–It was patented as such originally! In her book she also explains why dairy can create the same problems as gluten. This has to do with the phenomenon of inflammation in our bodies, and our immune system, which are both extremely complex and probably not fully understood yet. To add to the list of gut offenders, there is also C-section births and baby formulas, which both deprive babies of beneficial bacteria from their mothers that would be totally customized for them. Yes, there is much more to this topic… I’m always amazed when I discover that another herb, fruit or vegetable is actually full of great nutrients and has healing properties. That makes me think that there is no coincidence if they exist, and that problems occur when we get out of balance with what we eat. Thanks again for your comments!
I am more than open to learning about new things, but it seems that the trend in science of all kinds is to make claims without adequate evidence to back them up. From all that we hear about microbiology and the gut, I have yet to find any good clinical studies that show any clear benefits. These studies should ideally be double, blind placebo studies as is the gold standard in medical science. Anyone can wax profound about the theoretical advantages of anything, but what we need are hard data before recommending interventions to billions of people around the globe.
A similar tendency is seen in physics where mathematics goes unsupported by evidence and ideas like the multiverse get bandied about like they were something that was real, when in fact there is not only no evidence for a multiverse, but it appears that there could never be any testable procedure to determine if it exists.
Stephen Hawking went on TV and says our theories are complete, when in actuality the hard evidence shows that all of our physics and cosmology is in crisis because new evidence coming in is contradicting these theories. There is a lot of feel good BS out there and reality is going to pay a visit to a lot of people in the near future.
So your saying O’Bryan as no hard science to back up his statements? If that is true, important to know. I will ask Brigitte to comment.
Hi Edmund and Catherine, I’ll be happy to get Dr. O’Bryan’s comments on this. What I’ve learned doing my research for this interview is that yes, that is correct, nobody does double blind placebo studies when looking at the effects of food on the body because there is no pharmaceutical company to fund those studies. So, yes, that may seem less scientific, but it doesn’t mean either that the research done is not correct. I’ll provide more when I hear back from Dr. O’Bryan.
Thank you, Brigitte, and than you Catherine for bringing Brigitte to your listeners!
Dr. Tom O’Bryan interview was EXCELLENT. In 40 years of studying nutrition/food energetics, etc… I have never heard the piece about the taste-buds not being designed to “sample” liquids… because the only fluid was water.
It’s wonderful that the “kick off” for the series is on the gut microbiome. Even mainstream medicine is looking at the importance of this issue, the same way they were looking at inflammation 10 years ago. Of course, they are always a little tardy getting to the party.
Look forward to hearing more from Brigitte and The Solari Wellness Series!
Thanks David! I had never heard the comment about the taste-buds either. And I’m wondering why they would work differently with liquids. I’ll see if I can find an explanation.
Great topic and interview! I highly recommend people look into the work of Dr. Zac Bush and his product “Restore”. I can say from first hand experience with this product that it helps elevate health and coherence in the human body. I find it to be a big component in my “Survive and Thrive” strategy.
Sofia Smallstorm swears by Restore. I tried on Jeffrey Smith’s recommendation – which counts for a lot with me – and did not notice a change.
Thanks Steven! I am not familiar with that product but I’m glad it’s working for you. I will do some research on it. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Excellent topic! And I suppport the guest’s comment that this kind of change takes time.
I started a few years ago by limiting fast carbs, then increasing the animal fats, mostly bacon! What worked for me was to not try to cut out the “bad” things, but to slowly introduce the good. Eventually, over many months, the transition was under way. It’s also a good way to test small changes in diet to see how they effect me personally. For example, there’s something about cottage cheese that just doesn’t work for me.
Can’t wait for the next installment in the series!
I was inspired to make sure to take my stainless steel coffee container for coffee on the road today – with my own stainless steel utensils for the food I packed for the road. No plastics!
Wonderful! And I like my bamboo utensils 🙂
Thank you John! I agree that we all need to experiment with this information as our bodies react differently. Glad you’re aware of what’s working and not working for you.
Bonjour Brigette,
Thank you for a fantastic interview with Dr. O’Bryan.
Could you please ask him two follow-up questions:
1) Does he recommend eating the prebiotic foods raw or is cooked okay?
2) I am a proponent of intentional/visual manifestation, so I am curious about the colorful photo that is at the top of this page. Is that what a healthy Gut Microbiome looks like?
Thank you and I can’t wait to hear your next interview.
Merci beaucoup, Brigitte.
Bill
Bonjour Bill,
Thank you, and I’m glad you liked the interview 🙂 I’ll be happy to pass your questions on to Dr. Tom. The prebiotic foods being mainly root vegetables (sweet potatoes, etc.), those would be cooked in most cases. Although you can eat raw celery root as well. Regarding the colorful image we used, it has more esthetic value than anything else, and it was also meant to get people’s attention. This being said, I’m a big believer in visualization as well, but will need to double check that image to see if it is a realistic representation or not. I’ll get back to you on this. Thanks again!
Thanks for this. Working as a nurse in a home for elderly it is so sad you hardly can talk about health except for the standard one being the magic pill.
The most easy one is so preferred because the other one takes personal responsability. I have collegues with MS, those devastating deseases are apearing at younger ages. I am 62 and belong to the ones that have to work longer which so many find logical. I laugh, I belong to the ones that are able but most of those people who find it logical won’t be able too!
Sadly, they don’t see it. The age of so called elderly are becoming younger and younger. The amount of 50+ ones in the home I work are staggering.
Personally, I which I new all this 32 years ago when my health began deterioting at a fast rate. The classical approach made it worse, luckely the body is very greatfull if you help it.
Thanks Alexandra. I am always astonished at my inability to persuade people to look at these issues and change their behavior.
Thanks Alexandra! Yes, this topic requires a lot of diplomacy and psychology. The best way to influence people might be to lead by example. This also reinforces the fact that our physical, mental and emotional conditions/states are closely related. It’s a journey. Best wishes on your journey!