#1 Gut Health Doctor: "If Your Poop Looks Like This, Go To Your Doctor!" - Prevent Disease In 2025

In this interview-style podcast, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Emily discuss gut health, emphasizing that expensive gut health tests aren't necessary. They suggest monitoring stool for insights into gut health, noting a healthy range is between three times a day to three times a week. They explore the gut-brain connection, highlighting that 90% of communication travels from the gut to the brain via the vagus nerve, metabolites, and the immune system. They debunk the myth that serotonin made in the gut directly impacts mood, clarifying its role in digestion. They also discuss the importance of fiber, recommending "BGBGs" (beans, greens, berries, grains, nuts, and seeds) and the impact of stress, sleep, movement, time-restricted eating, alcohol consumption, and relationships on gut health. They touch on differences between male and female microbiomes and the influence of cultural norms.