"Microbiome and the Effect of Dietary Choices on Gut Health" with Will Bulsiewicz, MD

Will Bulsiewicz, MD MSCI ("Dr. B") is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and gastroenterology at The University of North Carolina Hospitals. He also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from Northwestern University and a certificate in nutrition from Cornell University. Dr. Bulsiewicz is board-certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. B. is a respected clinician and the recipient of numerous awards. At Northwestern, he received the prestigious Rambach Award, was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society, and was Chief Medical Resident. At UNC, he once again received the highest clinical award given by the program and was Chief Gastroenterology Fellow. Dr. B also has an accomplished background in research, with more than 20 articles published in peer reviewed scientific journals including repeatedly publishing in the top American gastroenterology journals: Gastroenterology, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He has given more than 40 presentations at national meetings. He also did an epidemiology fellowship at the world renowned UNC - Gillings School of Global Public Health and received a prestigious grant from the National Institutes of Health. Dr B started his @theguthealthmd Instagram page in 2016 and it has quickly become the Internet’s most trusted source for gut health guidance. He has been featured in numerous national magazines, including Men’s Health, Women's Health and Reader’s Digest, has been profiled by The Post & Courier and Vanderbilt Magazine, and he regularly gives sold out lectures on gut health. He is in clinical practice at Lowcountry Gastroenterology in Charleston, SC. Topics discussed in this conversation are: what is gut health, most recent research; how diet effects microbiome; effectiveness of probiotics and prebiotics, who should use them and when; importance of fiber, different kinds of fiber; effects of antibiotics on gut health. Sign up for Dr. B's newsletter on his website: theguthealthmd.com Instagram @theguthealthmd Facebook: @theguthealthmd