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The impact the gut has on the entire body should not be underestimated, but unfortunately in conventional medicine it often is. We are shuttling pounds and pounds of food into this tube we have called the digestive system several times a day and we don\u2019t give it a second thought\u2014it\u2019s pretty crazy when you think about it. The gut is responsible for our ability to turn food into fuel; to absorb and even create certain nutrients; to rid the body of harmful toxins on a daily basis. We rely on it to do so much for us.\xa0\nIt\u2019s also one of my favorite topics as a Functional Medicine doctor\u2014poop, the microbiome, the gut-immune and gut-brain connections\u2014there are so many angles we need to look at with gut health and they can tell us an amazing amount of information about the rest of the body. That\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited for this week\u2019s episode of The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy, where I sit down with my friend and colleague Dr. Todd LePine to take a deeper look at digestive health and the fascinating collection of life forms we carry around inside and on us, called the microbiome.\xa0\nThis episode of The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy is brought to you by Joovv and Thrive Market.\nRecently I shared with you that I\u2019m really excited to be working out with a trainer. And while I\u2019m loving these new workouts, I am not always loving feeling sore the next day. That\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited about a new tool I found that helps me recover faster, it\u2019s a red light therapy device called Joovv. Red light therapy is a super gentle non-invasive treatment where a device with medical-grade LEDs delivers concentrated light to your skin and cells. It helps your body produce more cellular energy and reduce oxidative stress, which helps tired and damaged muscle tissue repair and regenerate faster. To check out the Joovv products for yourself head over to joovv.com/farmacy. Once you\u2019re there, you\u2019ll see a special bonus the Joovv team is giving away to my listeners. Use the code FARMACY at checkout. Make sure to also check out Joovv's website for some special holiday deals while supplies last!\nThrive Market has made it so easy for me to stay healthy, even with my intense travel schedule. Not only does Thrive offer 25 to 50% off all of my favorite brands, but they also give back. For every membership purchased, they give a membership to a family in need, and they make it easy to find the right membership for you and your family. You can choose from 1-month, 3-month, or 12-month plans. And right now, Thrive is offering all Doctor's Farmacy listeners a great deal, you\u2019ll get up to $20 in shopping credit when you sign up, to spend on all your own favorite natural food, body, and household items. And any time you spend more than $49 you\u2019ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. All you have to do is head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman.\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\xa0\n\nThe patient who first lead Dr. LePine to observe the gut-brain connection (6:01)\n\nWhy the gut microbiome is so central to overall health and what to eat to best feed your gut (11:15)\n\nFatty liver and the disruption of the gut microbiome (18:14)\n\nThe gut-immune system connection and treating autoimmune disease (24:46)\n\nFunctional Medicine vs conventional medicine (29:18)\n\nWhy skin issues require you to treat the gut (33:32)\n\nYour mitochondria are actually ancient bacteria, how Dr. LePine tests mitochondrial health, and how fasting can benefit your health (37:39)\n\nTreating and preventing Parkinson\u2019s disease (48:25)\n\nHow toxins affect the body and why clean water, food, and air is so important to detoxifying\xa0 (53:00)\n\nHow Dr. LePine stopped and reversed Alzheimer\u2019s disease in a recent patient (1:02:46)\n\nLearn more about working with Dr. Todd LePine at The UltraWellness Center at https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/team-member/todd-r-lepine-md/.\xa0\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices