{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EFR 919: The Gut\u2013Brain\u2013Immune Connection: The New Science of Inflammation and Why You Can\u2019t Heal the Gut Without Healing the Mind with Will Bulsiewicz","description":"This episode is brought to you by Joi & Blokes, Fatty15, and Strong Coffee Company. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, MD joins Ever Forward Radio to explore why true healing goes far beyond food, supplements, and exercise\u2014and into the nervous system, emotional health, and human connection. Drawing from his new book Plant Powered Plus, Will explains how inflammation is driven by an inseparable triad of gut microbiome imbalance, immune dysfunction, and a compromised gut barrier, while also revealing how chronic stress, unresolved trauma, loneliness, and circadian disruption can prevent the body from ever feeling safe enough to heal. This episode clearly explains the gut\u2013brain\u2013immune axis, the role of parasympathetic \u201csafety\u201d states, why PTSD and trauma leave measurable signatures in the gut, and how practices like sunlight exposure, breathwork, meaningful relationships, and spiritual purpose are not \u201cwoo\u201d\u2014but biology.  Follow Will @theguthealthmd Follow Chase @chase_chewning ----- 00:00 \u2013 Introduction: Why You\u2019re Not Healing (It\u2019s Not Just Food) 01:30 \u2013 Inflammation, Strength & the Core Thesis of Plant Powered Plus 02:25 \u2013 70% of the Immune System Lives in the Gut 03:40 \u2013 The Inflammation Trifecta: Dysbiosis, Gut Barrier & Immunity 05:10 \u2013 How Fast the Gut Microbiome and Gut Lining Can Heal 06:00 \u2013 450,000 New Gut Cells Every Second 09:00 \u2013 Why the Body Wants to Heal (If We Let It) 10:00 \u2013 Morning Sunlight, Circadian Rhythm & Energy 11:30 \u2013 Gut Microbes Follow a 24-Hour Schedule 12:45 \u2013 Why the Immune System Is Active at Night 14:00 \u2013 Serotonin, Melatonin & Gut Repair 16:00 \u2013 Cortisol: When Stress Helps vs. Harms 18:30 \u2013 The Sympathetic Nervous System & \u201cBerserker Mode 21:45 \u2013 How Chronic Stress Damages the Gut Barrier 24:00 \u2013 Trauma, PTSD & Inflammatory Disease 26:00 \u2013 Why You Can\u2019t Out-Diet Trauma 29:00 \u2013 Science, Pattern Recognition & the Mind\u2013Body Connection 32:00 \u2013 Parasympathetic Healing: Safety, Rest & Digestion 34:00 \u2013 Breathwork, Meditation & Nervous System Regulation 36:00 \u2013 Human Connection as Medicine 38:30 \u2013 Loneliness, Mortality & Modern Society 43:00 \u2013 Why Meaningful Relationships Are Essential for Health 46:00 \u2013 Can You Be Healthy Without Deep Connection? 49:00 \u2013 Measuring Stress: HRV, Wearables & Inflammation 55:30 \u2013 Trauma, PTSD & the Gut Microbiome 58:00 \u2013 Healing Trauma and Healing the Gut Together 1:03:30 \u2013 Dr. Bulsiewicz\u2019s Personal Healing Story 1:09:30 \u2013 Reconciliation, Grief & Spiritual Healing 1:18:00 \u2013 Purpose, Faith & the Limits of Science 1:22:00 \u2013 Ever Forward ----- Episode resources: Get 50% off any diagnostic labs with code CHASE at https:\/\/www.JoiAndBlokes.com\/chase Get an additional 15% off the 90-day starter kit of C15:0 essential fatty acids https:\/\/www.Fatty15.com\/everforward Save 15% on organic coffee and lattes with code CHASE at https:\/\/www.StrongCoffeeCompany.com Watch and subscribe on YouTube Get Will's new book, Plant Powered PLUS Learn more at TheGutHealthMD.com ","author_name":"Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning","author_url":"https:\/\/www.everforwardradio.com","html":"