Fix the Microbiome: The KEY to Gut Health ISN'T Diversity, It’s Actually THIS... | Mary Ruddick
Microbiome Restoration: Prioritizing Birth Microbes Over General Diversity
Discover why chasing microbial diversity fails and learn the urgent strategy for saving endangered birth microbes essential for long-term health and hormone regulation.
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- Composition matters more than overall diversity in the microbiome; focus on the presence of specific, protective bacteria.
- Birth microbes, essential for producing feel-good chemicals and regulating weight, are becoming critically endangered due to modern practices.
- Mucosal health is paramount, as its collapse drives issues like histamine intolerance and sex hormone imbalance, visible via testing like the GI Map.
- Dietary guidelines must shift; high-fiber approaches can harm those with mucosal damage, necessitating targeted feeding for ancestral microbes.
- Protecting the microbiome requires addressing external factors like plastic exposure, indoor living, and optimizing environmental inputs like light and sound.
This episode with ancestral nutritionist Mary Ruddick reframes microbiome health, moving past conventional diversity metrics. We explore the critical role of microbial seeding during birth, the emerging threat of mucosal collapse, and specific, actionable strategies—from glyconutrients to environmental adjustments—needed to rebuild foundational health systems.
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Top Comments (10)
Enjoy ROUND #3 with Mary Ruddick! Let me know it was great by hitting the LIKE button on the video. Also check to make sure you're subscribed to the channel (it's free 😃). I appreciate your help 💙 -JC
We are making fermented dairy cultures lactoballcillus reuteri and gasseri via Dr William Davis
I would like to see research about how fasting helps to reintroduce microbes
Hibiscus tea, green plantain, carnivore in some cases like histamine disorder etc.
Mary. You seriously need to write a book already. Jesse, please suggest to her to write a book. This woman is a fountain of knowledge. Like a modern day Westin Price. I want to know what she eats. She has the clearest eyes and skin I’ve ever seen. Pretty good sign that what she is doing works.
There are ways to get these microbes as discussed in this video through medically assisted fecal transplants and exposure to birthing material from host candidates who already carry the microbes. Eating organic food from other countries (that still has soil in it and hasn't been irradiated) also works to gain new microbiota. Eating fresh local food from around the world while travelling is the best method for this. Novel therapies like these are already underway in the medical community to treat mental illness and chronic disease. This new science is exciting and I look forward to seeing new approaches in the future.
This must be one of the top ten most exciting health videos i ve seen! 🎉 This is coming from someone who has watched/listened to tens of thousands of health videos in the last decade...
I am going mad with such level of info. Thank you so much, both of you for making world a better place.
Jesse (code for document) Mary, you are AMAZING! I'm so grateful. I've been ill for sooo long, over 35 years. Jesse, you are such a skilled interviewer! Thank you ❤ I will be going much deeper with all of this!
Nice theories can't wait for The studies
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Top Comments (10)
Enjoy ROUND #3 with Mary Ruddick! Let me know it was great by hitting the LIKE button on the video. Also check to make sure you're subscribed to the channel (it's free 😃). I appreciate your help 💙 -JC
We are making fermented dairy cultures lactoballcillus reuteri and gasseri via Dr William Davis
I would like to see research about how fasting helps to reintroduce microbes
Hibiscus tea, green plantain, carnivore in some cases like histamine disorder etc.
Mary. You seriously need to write a book already. Jesse, please suggest to her to write a book. This woman is a fountain of knowledge. Like a modern day Westin Price. I want to know what she eats. She has the clearest eyes and skin I’ve ever seen. Pretty good sign that what she is doing works.
There are ways to get these microbes as discussed in this video through medically assisted fecal transplants and exposure to birthing material from host candidates who already carry the microbes. Eating organic food from other countries (that still has soil in it and hasn't been irradiated) also works to gain new microbiota. Eating fresh local food from around the world while travelling is the best method for this. Novel therapies like these are already underway in the medical community to treat mental illness and chronic disease. This new science is exciting and I look forward to seeing new approaches in the future.
This must be one of the top ten most exciting health videos i ve seen! 🎉 This is coming from someone who has watched/listened to tens of thousands of health videos in the last decade...
I am going mad with such level of info. Thank you so much, both of you for making world a better place.
Jesse (code for document) Mary, you are AMAZING! I'm so grateful. I've been ill for sooo long, over 35 years. Jesse, you are such a skilled interviewer! Thank you ❤ I will be going much deeper with all of this!
Nice theories can't wait for The studies