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What's The Difference Between A HEALTHY Gut & A Gut "Missing" Key Beneficial Bacterial Strains? (& How To Fast-Track Your Gut Back To Balance) With Dr. Adam Perlman

Ben Greenfield Life

Ben Greenfield

Education, Fitness, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, you'll get to discover the fascinating world of gut health with Dr. Adam Perlman, Chief Medical Officer at Pendulum Therapeutics. You’ll explore how high-fiber, polyphenol-rich foods boost beneficial bacteria like Akkermansia, which support gut health and enhance athletic performance by maintaining gut lining integrity. Dr. Perlman also shares insights from his integrative medicine career, revealing practical tips to keep your microbiome strong in modern life, from polyphenol supplements to the synergy of probiotic strains. We’ll also dig into cutting-edge research on GLP-1 triggering probiotics for metabolic health, how diet and exercise play crucial roles in overall wellness, and much more!

For more insights on Pendulum's innovative work, check out my podcast with their co-founder, Dr. Colleen Cutcliffe, here.

For Full Show Notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/glp1podcast

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0:00.0

My name is Ben Greenfield, and on this episode of the Ben Greenfield Life podcast,

0:04.3

what GOP1 really does is it gets released in response to a meal.

0:09.3

It goes to the pancreas.

0:10.8

It tells the beta cells in the pancreas make more insulin, so your glucose doesn't go up too much.

0:15.8

It goes to your stomach.

0:16.9

It slows down your digestion to allow you to feel more full and actually digest your food,

0:22.5

ideally absorb the nutrients, and then it travels up the vagus nerve to the brain and sort of triggers

0:28.0

the shutoff valve telling you, okay, you're full, stop eating.

0:31.5

GLP1 is basically one of the signaling mechanisms, the hormones, that tells your body to stop filling the tank up,

0:38.4

so to speak, so it doesn't overflow.

0:40.7

Fitness, nutrition, biohacking, longevity, life optimization, spirituality, and a whole lot more.

0:49.3

Welcome to the Ben Greenfield Life Show.

0:51.9

Are you ready to hack your life?

0:53.8

Let's do this.

1:04.7

Red Light Therapy, aka photo biomodulation, if you want to sound smart, has a host of benefits for collagen, for

1:12.0

elastin and skin health, for the function of your endocrine system, for your circadian rhythm,

1:19.0

for blood flow. And one of the cool things I like about it is that I can even use it in my office

1:26.0

to light up my office when I'm working in the morning

1:27.9

and simultaneously get my red light therapy. I actually sandwich myself in between two red light

1:33.0

panels when I'm working. The red light panels that I use are made by a company called Ju.

1:37.6

A lot of people ask me, well, why couldn't you just get any old red light panel?

1:42.1

Well, Juve is made with medical grade components,

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