Probiotic Pills: Usually Harmful, Sometimes Fatal

Dr. Sean Spencer from Stanford's Microbiome Lab: probiotic pills reduce microbiome diversity and survival rates for cancer. Viva Longevity's mission is to find the most credible scientists and help them tell their stories. PAPERS: Post-Antibiotic Gut Mucosal Microbiome Reconstitution Is Impaired by Probiotics and Improved by Autologous FMT https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)31108-5 Dietary fiber and probiotics influence the gut microbiome and melanoma immunotherapy response https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaz7015 VIDEO: Feeding Your Microbiome: Dietary Strategies for Wellness and Disease Prevention https://youtu.be/zib0MmDrHPg 0:00 Dr. Sean Spencer MD, PhD 2:11 Probiotic pills are risky 4:39 Probiotic pills and cancer 15:36 Freezing your poop for a rainy day 23:58 Why fermented food is healthy 28:01 Fiber 32:28 Industrialization of the microbiome 39:12 Soluble vs insoluble fiber 48:09 GLP-1, fiber, and weight 59:54 Fecal transplants for IBD 1:02:28 What your poop reveals 1:14:58 Healthy gut for athletics