Essentials: Build a Healthy Gut Microbiome
December 11, 2025 · 34 min · 14 chapters

Chapters
- 0:00Justin Sonnenburg
- 0:20What is the Microbiome?
- 2:57Microbiome Origin, Babies, Environmental Factors
- 4:49Healthy Microbiome, Individuality; Industrialized vs Traditional Populations
- 7:06“Reprogramming” the Gut Microbiome; Antibiotics, Western Diet
- 11:34Cleanses & Fasting
- 12:31Processed Foods & Microbiome, Artificial Sweeteners, Emulsifiers
- 16:11Inflammatory Western Diseases, Microbiome & Immune System
- 19:07Fiber, Fermented Foods & Microbiome, Tool: Fermented Food Consumption
- 25:36Fiber, Depleted Microbiome, Industrialization, Sanitation
- 27:09Antibiotics, Over-Sanitation, Disease, Hand Washing
- 29:02Probiotics, Tool: Product Validation
- 30:52Prebiotics, Tool: Plant Consumption
- 33:24Good Gut Book, Justin’s Research
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