I recently had the honor to speak at the Symposium on Nutrition and Functional Medicine at UCSF. One of the most fascinating talks was with Erica Sonnenburg on the gut microbiome. She discussed how a diverse gut microbiome means a healthier you.
We also had the opportunity to talk over lunch about things like strategies to achieve a healthier gut and how a low carb diet affects the gut microbiota. Listen to this week’s 10 & 2 Q to hear more…
Hi,
I admire your work and look forward to meeting you someday! I wanted to reach out and say hello and also say that I would love to be on your podcast! Please feel free to reach out to me if there is an opportunity. I am a triple board certified Integrative Gastroenterologist (the only one in the state of California, one of few in the country) and would love to chat about anything gut health and wellness related!
Thanks!
Marvin
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http://www.DrMarvinSingh.com
Hi Robb, my wife has had 2/3 of her colon (both ascending and descending portions) resectionrd due to malignant tumors found in those areas and abnormal propensity to form polyps. We followed MD advice before educating ourselves in these matters. From your comments it would seem the 1/3 of her colon that’s left may still do the critical signaling function of the microbiota. Am I interpreting your comments correctly? Does the small intestine also have part of the microflora of the Gut? In the abscense of all or part of the colon, could the concentration of microorganisms in the small intestine increase to compensate for the loss in tbe colon?
That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the input Robb!