Creating a Healthy Intestinal Microbiome With Dr. William Davis

Dr. William Davis is a guest we've had on the show many times before. This time we invited Dr. Davis back to explain why he feels that Health Coaches are the perfect healthcare practitioners to help unwell humans get to the root cause of their health issues. As he sees it, by focusing on relatively simple diet and lifestyle changes, this will positively affect the incredibly diverse and important human intestinal microbiome and lead to improved health.   In this episode, Dr. Davis shares with us why he (a cardiologist) moved away from surgery for heart issues and focused instead on lifestyle. He also dives deep into how to get the cardiac help you need, the new and unconventional approaches to heart disease prevention, and how the intestinal microbiome is tied to so many health outcomes. Erin and Laura also ask Dr. Davis a handful of the questions you, the listener, had about the intestinal microbiome.   To you, health coaches out there: do yourself a favor and get a copy of Dr. Davis' book Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight and be sure to check out primalhealthcoach.com. to enroll in our new specialty certification course, the Human Intestinal Microbiome in Health and Disease. Dr. Davis wrote this program exclusively for us to help arm you health coaches with the knowledge you need to help millions and millions of people found at https://www.primalhealthcoach.com/human-intestinal-microbiome-specialist-certification/   There's a ton to learn from this episode, and honestly, Erin and Laura really just scratched the surface with Dr. William. You and your bacteria are going to love it and learn a gut full.   Connect with Dr. Davis at: Website: https://drdavisinfinitehealth.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDavisInfiniteHealth YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/drdavisinfinitehealth Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdavisinfinitehealth/ Podcast: https://drdavisinfinitehealth.com/podcast/   Episode Overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:24 The Journey to Functional Medicine 1:54 A Personal Health Awakening 29:03 The Impact of Diet on Microbiome Health 29:48 The Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Gut Health 31:36 Exploring Food Sensitivity Testing 35:08 Addressing Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) 35:55 Creating a Beneficial Microbe Yogurt 37:33 Microbial Diversity in Primitive Societies 48:12 Imperfections in Stool Testing for Parasites 53:21 Symptom-Focused Approach to Health Coaching 1:02:34 Rebuilding Health without Pharmaceutical Dependency 1:09:28 Empowerment through Wellness Conversations 1:11:04 Continuing Education and Unleashing Health Coach Power