{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"269. Your Gut Is Controlling More Than You Think: Health, Performance &amp; Longevity with Dr. Zach Bush","description":"What if optimizing your health isn\u2019t just about training, nutrition, supplements, and sleep\u2014but about the trillions of microorganisms living within and around you? In this episode, Kris sits down with Dr. Zach Bush to explore the microbiome and its potential influence on everything from digestion and brain function to hormones, athletic performance, recovery, and longevity. Dr. Bush shares how his career evolved from conventional endocrinology into microbiome and environmental health research, and why he believes many of the health challenges we face today cannot be separated from the health of our soil, food systems, and environment. They discuss the impact of modern agriculture, antibiotics, glyphosate, declining nutrient density, and environmental exposures on the microbiome, along with practical ways to support greater microbial diversity and resilience. The conversation also explores the gut-brain axis, intermittent fasting, regenerative agriculture, and Dr. Bush\u2019s work developing Restore, including his theory that microbial communication may play a much larger role in human health and longevity than we currently understand. In This Episode:   Why Dr. Zach Bush left conventional endocrinology to study the microbiome   How soil health and modern agriculture may influence human health and nutrition   What antibiotics, glyphosate, and environmental exposures can do to microbial diversity   The gut-brain connection and its relationship with mood, cognition, hormones, and neurological health   Why gut integrity and microbial diversity may matter for athletic performance and recovery   How modern farming practices have changed the nutritional landscape of our food   Intermittent fasting and the potential benefits of giving the gut time to repair   Why different people can respond very differently to the same foods and diets   The connection between our environment and microbiome resilience   Regenerative agriculture and rebuilding healthier soil ecosystems   The science and thinking behind Restore and microbial communication   How supporting the microbiome could influence resilience, healthspan, and longevity   Timestamps: 00:00 \u2013 Why microbiome health matters for fitness, health, and longevity 02:12 \u2013 Dr. Zach Bush\u2019s journey from endocrinology to microbiome research 05:12 \u2013 How chemicals, pollutants, and our environment may influence human health 06:57 \u2013 The gut-brain axis: microbiome, mental health, and neurochemistry 09:36 \u2013 Has modern agriculture changed the nutrient density of our food? 12:24 \u2013 Antibiotics, glyphosate, microbiome diversity, and gut integrity 15:41 \u2013 Inflammation, gut barrier function, and athletic performance 18:36 \u2013 What animal agriculture can teach us about the microbiome and performance 20:27 \u2013 Gut health, testosterone, growth hormone, and neurochemicals 22:33 \u2013 Organic food, dietary diversity, and finding what works for the individual 26:06 \u2013 Intermittent fasting, gut repair, and hormonal health 29:24 \u2013 Why there is no universal \u201cperfect diet\u201d for the microbiome 33:03 \u2013 How your environment shapes microbiome resilience 36:25 \u2013 Supporting microbial diversity through food, lifestyle, and environment 41:15 \u2013 Microbial communication and its potential role in chronic disease 45:50 \u2013 Soil health, regenerative agriculture, and the future of human health 50:29 \u2013 Restore: the formulation, research, and theory behind it 56:28 \u2013 Cellular repair, resilience, and longevity 1:03:25 \u2013 \u201cCellular Wi-Fi\u201d: understanding microbial communication 1:08:00 \u2013 Travel, environmental exposures, and supporting the microbiome 1:10:50 \u2013 The bigger picture: restoring the health of our soil, microbiome, and future generations Resources &amp;amp; Links:   PLEASE NOTE: Restore is now Ion* Gut Support&amp;nbsp;    Glyphosate \/ Roundup Information   Connect with Dr. Zach Bush: Website Instagram  Thank you to our sponsors: Biostack Labs NovaPrime Labs ","author_name":"The Kris Gethin Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.krisgethin.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42263340\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42263340"}