Jillian Michaels: The Anti-Viral Gut

Podcast Release Date:10/24/22

Podcast Duration: 54:43

A summary by Brandon Johnson, DC

5 Key Takeaways

1. Gut microbiome is the most effective indicator of overall health and most diseases are "forcastable or reducible"

2. Gut bacteria is linked to more than 100 autoimmune disorders

3. Humans are 76% more likely to contract an illness if they are sleep deprived

4. Our body contains more viruses, bacteria and microbes than it does human cells

5. Microbiome ecosystems have the ability to alter our genetics

Jillian and her guest, Dr. Robynne Chukan start this epsiode by talking about genetic predisposition to diseases. Dr. Chukan believes that we are not stuck with family diseases and we are capable of reducing the onset. She believes that a healthy gut microbiome is the most effective indicator of overall health and that most diseases are "forcastable or reducible."

What is Microbiome?

1. An internal community of viruses, fungi and bacteria living in and around our body

2. Our body is filled with more bacteria, viruses and other microbes than actual human cells

3. Some of these organism promote health while others cultivate disease

4. The ratio and overall health of these organisms is dictated by the environment we create for them

5. Gut microbiome is directly linked to autoimmune disease (over 100 different ones)

   1. Eczema

   2. Reynolds

   3. Ulcerative colitis/crohns

   4. Lupus

   5. RA

   6. Diabetes

   7. Psoriasis

   8. Chronic fatigue can be identified just by looking at feces

6. 25% of Americans have one or more autoimmune diseases

Gut Microbiome and Genetics

1. There are microbiomes in every organ system not just the stomach

2. Fixing gut biome affects all others

   1. The gut feeds all of the other organs

3. When we eat healthy foods the microbes in our body consume those nutrients and release Post-biotics that promote healthy organ function

   1. Microbes modulate our genes

      1. Turn on and off expression

4. We cannot accurately calculate predisposition of genetic diseases

5. Epigenetics (genes that have the ability to turn on/off) seem to play the largest role in disease progression

6. Identical twin studies show penetrence (the extent at which a gene is expressed) 20-30%

7. 80% of genes expressed had environmental influences

8. Most impactful influences:

   1. Diet

   2. 30 hours after diet change resulted in different gene expression

   3. Smoking

   4. Exercise

   5. Stress

9. 30 years since the entire human genome was mapped out

   1. We have cured 0 genetic diseases

After speaking about the gut microbiome and how it is related to genetics, They begin to talk about the link between microbiome and how it applies to infectious diseases such as Covid 19.

Microbiome and Infectious Diseases

1. In the last 50 years there have been more than 30 new incurable viruses

   1. Duke study says pandemic chance increases 2% each year

2. Microbiome was able to predict 92% covid symptoms

   1. People with healthier biome had fewer symptoms

3. Healthiest microbiome makes you more resistant or immune to

   1. Covid

   2. HIV

   3. Venereal disease

4. People who took stomach acid reducers were more likely to contract Covid and have adverse side effects

   1. This drugs eliminates acid and kills biome

   2. 50,000 people taking anti acids in study

      1. 2x the chance of contracting Covid

5. If the medication was doubled it led to 4x more likely to contract Covid

6. High dose probiotics were linked to better outcomes in covid patients in italy

   1. Fewer ventilators and death

7. Fever occurs to stop viral replication

   1. Polio virus

      1. Replicates 250x faster at normal temp vs fever

How to Bulletproof your Gut

1. 3 must have foods for gut

   1. Legumes

      1. Contain MAC (microbiota accessible carbohydrates )

         1. help nourish microbes

   2. Dark leafy greens

   3. Fermented foods- saurkrautt, kimchi, cabbage

      1. Introduce new microbes to system

2. Water improves digestive tract function

   1. The main organ of elimination

   2. Reduces viral load

3. 3 things not to consume

   1. Soda

      1. Contain chemicals that alter ph in stomach

   2. Artificial sweeteners

      1. Kill healthy microbes

4. Unknown ingredients

   1. Not found in real food

   2. Cannot be digested by microbes

   3. Human body can assimilate real ingredients

5. 3 changes to make

   1. Open air factor- get fresh air

   2. 13 percent death rate to infection when soldiers recovered outside

   3. 40 percent death to infection recovering indoors

6. Sleep

   1. 76% higher risk to get infected if sleep deprived

   2. Every hour of sleep drops that by 12%

   3. College students get sick during finals

7. Stress

   1. Studies showed that 1 hour of stress could drastically alter biome

8. Fecal transplants (Inserting another person poop into GI tract) implement recolonization

   1. Have to keep feeding good bacteria