Fiber Fueled | Bulsiewicz, Will, MD

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The instant New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestseller

A bold new plant-based plan that challenges popular keto and paleo diets, from an award-winning gastroenterologist.

The benefits of restrictive diets like paleo and keto have been touted for more than a decade, but as renowned gastroenterologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, or 'Dr. B,' illuminates in this groundbreaking book, the explosion of studies on the microbiome makes it abundantly clear that elimination diets are in fact hazardous to our health. What studies clearly now show--and what Dr. B preaches with his patients--is that gut health is the key to boosting our metabolism, balancing our hormones, and taming the inflammation that causes a host of diseases. And the scientifically proven way to fuel our guts is with dietary fiber from an abundant variety of colorful plants.

Forget about the fiber your grandmother used to take--the cutting-edge science on fiber is incredibly exciting. As Dr. B explains, fiber energizes our gut microbes to create powerhouse postbiotics called short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) that are essential to our health. SCFAs are scientifically proven to promote weight loss, repair leaky gut, strengthen the microbiome, optimize the immune system, reduce food sensitivities, lower cholesterol, reverse type 2 diabetes, improve brain function, and even prevent cancer. Restrictive fad diets starve the gut of the critical fiber we need, weaken the microbes, and make our system vulnerable.

As a former junk-food junkie, Dr. B knows firsthand the power of fiber to dramatically transform our health. The good news is that our guts can be trained. Fiber-rich, real foods--with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, seeds, nuts, and legumes--start working quickly and maintain your long-term health, promote weight loss, and allow you to thrive and feel great from the inside out.

With a 28-day jumpstart program with menus and more than 65 recipes, along with essential advice on food sensitivities, Fiber Fueled offers the blueprint to start turbocharging your gut for lifelong health today.

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There s no doubt that the key to good health lies in the gut and in Fiber Fueled, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz delivers an authoritative and refreshingly clear picture on how to optimize gut health, informed by cutting edge science.  Fiber Fueled lays out a path to improving gut health that s accessible, inspiring, and most importantly, achievable. It s time to wake up and harness the power of 39 trillion microbes in your gut: dive into Fiber Fueled and find out how. William W. Li, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Beat Disease, President and Medical Director, The Angiogenesis Foundation
 
Finally a gastroenterologist who understands gut health and the microbiome. Dr. Bulsiewicz s new book, Fiber Fueled, will set a new standard of care within the medical community and permit patients to take control of their health destiny without dangerous drugs. Joel Fuhrman, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Eat For Life
 
Will is Dr. Fiber! Get on the fiber train and transform your health from the inside out, literally... Poop like a champ, build an immune system that is a fortress, and feed your brain premium grade fuel. Pick up a copy of Fiber Fueled today! Rip Esselstyn, New York Times bestselling author of The Engine 2 Diet
 
Dr. B breaks down the science behind why eating more fiber can literally save your life - not to mention heal inflammation, help you lose weight, and end your digestive distress for good. Read this book and be a part of the Fiber Fueled Revolution! Robynne Chutkan, MD, FASGE, author, Gutbliss, The Microbiome Solution, & The Bloat Cure
 
A timely and authoritative discussion of the overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of a largely plant based diet A must read for everybody still unconvinced about the best diet to stay healthy. Emeran A. Mayer, MD PhD, author, The Mind-Gut Connection, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
 
Dr. B brilliantly explains why gut health is so important and how to get there without drugs. By eating (and not eating) certain foods, a whole lot of ills are going to simply disappear  finally, relief! Kathy Freston, New York Times bestselling author of Clean Protein, The Lean, and Quantum Wellness


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Introduction:
Leslie came into my office worn out and exasperated. She was thirty- six years old, but she felt like she was pushing eighty. She was overweight, a trend that started in her late twenties while taking the antibiotic minocycline for her acne. She struggled daily with fatigue, sluggishness, insomnia, and lack of motivation. Her skin was broken out, her hair was thinning, and she had persistent loose stools. On top of all this was her extensive list of medical ailments: irritable bowel, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, autoimmune thyroiditis, depression, and anxiety.
After seeing several other GI doctors, a chiropractor, a hormone specialist, and an expensive cash- only functional doctor, she was confused and frustrated by the conflicting recommendations. Here she was at thirty- six, on four different medications with ten supplements to boot. This isn t the life I envisioned for myself, she told me on that first visit. I m way too young to be feeling this old.
Much of her frustration stemmed from not knowing what to eat. What should have been simple had become so complicated. She had gone Paleo in her late twenties to combat weight gain and she soon progressed to the Whole 30. She felt better for a short time on those diets, but when the weight gain and fatigue slowly started to creep back in, she desperately searched for a new diet solution and tried eliminating phytates and lectins. She d been gluten- free for almost ten years and by the time I saw her in my office, she had completely eliminated grains, legumes, dairy, and nightshades. Her diet now consisted mostly of arugula, avocado, grass- fed meat, and bone broth, with very little variation. At times she d test herself with some beans or whole- wheat bread, but she d experience gas and bloating, which the diet gurus she was following warned was proof of inflammation.
It is maddening to follow all the experts recommendations religiously and do exactly as I m told, only to feel worse than ever and see my weight fluctuate like a yo yo! she exclaimed. With each progressive elimination, she d see at most short- term improvement, only to slide back into the same exhaustive pattern. The last straw came when she tried the ketogenic diet to lose weight, but it just made her diarrhea worse and it was now a bigger problem than ever.
At this point in our conversation, she was physically slumped forward, elbows on her knees, staring at the ground, eyes welled up with tears. I pulled my chair closer to hers and leaned in so we were on the same eye level.
Leslie, it s going to be all right. We re going to get you better. She looked up, a glimmer of hope in her eye. I totally get your frustration. This is the most confusing time in human history for people who just want to get better. Too many experts saying too many different things. I need you to trust me. If you re with me, then this is rock bottom right here, right now. Today is a fresh start for you with a new approach that makes you feel better and restores the real version of yourself that has been missing these last few years.
Over the following months, Leslie and I worked closely together to make some major changes. We took her off most of her supplements and slowly reintroduced diversity back into her diet. Foods that she had been told were off- limits were brought back at the right time, in the right amount. She began to really enjoy her food for the first time in years. The restrictive diet had been challenging, boring, and futile for her. She got rid of her bone broth and tapered down on her animal product consumption while increasing fruits, veggies, and even whole grains. Artificial sweeteners and processed foods stayed on the sideline. Beans came back on the menu! And while the process wasn t always easy, we worked through it togethe