Researching Gut Health

START USING WEIGHTED VESTS. >> RESEARCHERS ARE FOLLOWING THEIR NOSES WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING BETTER GUT HEALTH. SOME SCIENTISTS HAVE STARTED EXTENSIVE STUDIES ON FLATULENCE. RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND RECENTLY UNVEILED A SMART UNDERWEAR DEVICE. CLINICAL TRIALS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE FIRST OF ITS KIND. A WEARABLE DEVICE FOR MONITORING GUT MICROBIOME ACTIVITY AS GAS IS BEING PASSED. WGCUS TEDDY BYRNE HAS MORE ON THIS NEW RESEARCH TOOL. >> FOR MORE ON THE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES BEING DONE ON FLATULENT. I'M JOINED BY DR. JULIE GOT A HEALTH EDUCATOR AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE FLORIDA WELLNESS INSTITUTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. SO MOST PEOPLE WOULD RATHER NOT TALK ABOUT PASSING GAS, BUT FOR RESEARCHERS, THERE TRULY ARE BENEFITS TO STUDYING FLATULENT, INCLUDING AND OVERALL LOOK AT DIGESTION. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE POSITIVES AND PURPOSES THAT COME FROM THE STUDYING OF BREAKING WIND? >> I SUPPOSE IT'S JUST A MATTER OF AWARENESS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE GAS, INCLUDING BLOATING, ACID REFLEX FOR BEING YOU NAME IT. ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THAT GESTION. WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE SYMPTOMS, THEY'RE VERY COMMON, BUT THEY'RE NOT NORMAL. SO IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE EXCESSIVE GAS, IT REALLY JUST MEANS YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM IS NO LONGER OFFICIANT. OR YOU OVER A 2 YEAR. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS FOR IT. BUT ANYTIME YOU HAVE CONSISTENT GAS THROUGHOUT THE DAY OR THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, IT MEANS THAT YOU'RE NOT BREAKING DOWN THE FOOD AND THEN THAT ALSO MEANS YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE NUTRITION FROM THE MEAL THAT YOU ATE. SO IT'S A CONCERN BECAUSE DIGESTION IS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING. AND IF YOU HAVE A NORMAL DIGESTIVE SYSTEM THAT'S WORKING EFFICIENTLY, THAT YOU NEVER HAVE TO THINK ABOUT NOW YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE BETTER HEALTH. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS, THIS MEANS THAT IT'S CONCERNING BECAUSE OF THE THINGS CAN BECOME. >> SO THAT I DID SOME REPORT THAT ITS CITY PERSON SHOULD PASS GAS AT LEAST 15 TO 20 TIMES A DAY. IT'S WEIRD TO GET A DOCTOR RECOMMENDATION ON THAT. BUT FOR PEOPLE THAT MAYBE ARE OUTSIDE OF THAT ZONE, MAYBE IT'S TOO LITTLE OR WAY TOO MUCH. WHAT SHOULD THEY DO THEN CONSULTED DR, REALLY? OR IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN DO ON THEIR OWN TO KIND OF HELP ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM? >> WELL, I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S AN INCORRECT NUMBER. I THINK THAT REALLY. >> THE THE OCCASIONAL GAS WOULD BE JUST FINE. BUT IF YOU'RE PASSING THAT MUCH GAS. >> THE GAS IS SIMPLY AN BROKEN DOWN FOOD. SO IF YOU HAVE AN BROKEN DOWN FOOD SITTING IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, THIS MEANS THIS IS FROM AND SING. THIS IS NOT ABLE TO BE PASSED THROUGH. NORMALLY. AND NOW YOUR ABSORBING TOXINS AND PUTTING THOSE INTO THE BLOODSTREAM. NOW YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS OVERWORKING TRYING TO HANDLE WHAT'S IN THE BLOODSTREAM. THAT SHOULD HAVE JUST BEEN AND NOT TOXINS AND WASTE PRODUCTS. SO GAS IS A SYMPTOM THAT SIMPLY SAYS THINGS ARE NOT WORKING. NORMALLY. >> SO WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO THEN TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE CONCERNS? IS IT AS SIMPLE AS MAKING SURE WHAT YOU'RE EATING? WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN YOUR BODY IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR BODY CAN PRODUCE OR IS THERE A CERTAIN ISSUES RIGHT NOW IN ITS CERTAIN FOODS MAY BE ARE LEADING TO LIKE BEANS OR BROCCOLI ARE KNOWN TO PRODUCE MORE GAS. SHOULD THOSE BE AVOIDED IF PEOPLE ARE FEELING THESE ISSUES WITH THEIR GUT HEALTH? >> LISTEN, A LOT OF ANSWERS HERE. SO ONE JUST LET'S ADDRESS THE BEANS IN THIS COUNTRY. USUALLY WE JUST EAT BEANS FROM A CAN IN COUNTRIES THAT USE BEANS IS THE NUMBER ONE PROTEIN. THEY'RE SOAKING THEM FOR. 24 TO 48 HOURS, WHICH BREAKS DOWN THAT CELL WALL. AND IT'S MUCH EASIER TO DIGEST. SO, YOU KNOW, BEANS IN HOWEVER, THE FACT IS MEANS THEY PROBABLY WEREN'T SOAKED PROPERLY. AND GOSH, YOU'RE PUTTING SOMETHING IN THAT IRRITATES THE SYSTEM. YOU CAN'T BREAK DOWN ONCE AGAIN AND NOW YOU HAVE GAS FROM IT. SO BEANS ARE FINE IF YOU COULD. IF YOU PREPARE THEM CORRECTLY. SAME THING WITH SOME OF THE VEGETABLES AS FAR AS BROCCOLI. A LOT OF TIMES AND NOT STEAM ENOUGH. SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T BREAK IT DOWN AS WELL, WHICH I'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS. OKAY. IF THAT'S A GASSY FOOD FOR YOU THAN YOU PROBABLY WANT TO AVOID IT I'VE BEEN A DOCTOR FOR 35 YEARS. AND I REALLY HAVE PUT MOST ATTENTION ON DIGESTION. NUMBER ONE. AND SO WHAT I'VE BEEN RECOMMENDING TO MY PATIENTS FOR YEARS AND YEARS IS A HIGH-QUALITY DIGESTIVE ENZYME BECAUSE THEIR FOOD SOURCE HAS CHANGED BECAUSE WE'RE NOT BEING FED THE SAME FOOD AS WE WERE WHEN WE ARE A LITTLE ON THE SOIL IS CHANGE. WE CAN GO ON A WHOLE SHOW ON THAT. HOWEVER, WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT IT? I HAVE PEOPLE TAKING HIGH QUALITY DIGESTIVE ENZYME. IT IS MUCH HEALTHIER TO TAKE AN ABSORBENT THAN IT IS TO TAKE SOMETHING OVER THE COUNTER THAT JUST SQUASHES THE SYMPTOMS RATHER THAN BREAKS DOWN THE FOOD THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM. >> AND NOW AS MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING THEIR OWN HEALTH INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, THERE, THERE IS MORE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS THAT ARE CATCHING UP. AND THAT INCLUDES AN APP THAT IS CALLED THE TRACK. MY APP. NOW AS SOME PEOPLE MIGHT LAUGH AND THINK THAT THAT'S A JOKE. THERE ARE ACTUAL PEOPLE WHO COULD PROBABLY BENEFIT FROM USING SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO LOG THEIR DIGESTIVE PASSAGES. >> YEAH. AND IF YOU IF THEY'RE AWARE NOW, THEY ACTUALLY SAY HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT THE HECK DID I HAVE FOR BREAKFAST. I'M SUPER GASSY. THIS AFTERNOON. AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU JUST ARE AWARE OF THIS WAY AND NOW YOU'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING ATTENTION ON AND SAYING ALLAH, MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE EATEN THE BAGEL. MAYBE THE BAGEL UCHEE CREAM CHEESE. LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME BREAKING DOWN DAIRY WHEN PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING DI JUST OF COMPLAINTS SUCH AS EXCESSIVE GAS AND ANY IS ANYTHING THAT I'VE MENTIONED. I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN GOING VERY DOWN TO THE THE BASICS. I TREAT THEM LIKE A 62 YEAR-OLD THAT'S BEEN DROPPED OFF AT THE FRONT DOOR. YOU FEED THEM PROTEIN. YOU FEED THEM STEAMED GREEN VEGETABLES. YOU DRINK WATER, YOU ELIMINATE THE SUGARS IN THE CAR, THE HYDRATES, AND EVEN SALADS. BECAUSE SALADS ARE COMPLICATED TO BREAK DOWN SOUTH. IT'S PROTEIN AND VEGETABLES. PRETTY MUCH. THAT'S RICE START WITH ALL THE PATIENTS. YOU SEE CHANGES IN YOUR DIGESTION WITHIN 3 DAYS OF JUST BEING VERY, VERY SIMPLE. THAT GIVES YOU LOTS OF FOODS THAT YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM. IT JUST TAKES OUT THE. LEE'S E FOODS SUCH AS GRAB A SANDWICH OR HAVE A PIECE OR JUST MAKE SOME PASTA. SO STAY AWAY FROM THE CARBS. EAT THE VEGETABLES, HAVE LOTS OF PROTEIN, DRINK, WATER, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A CHANGE JUST FROM DOING THAT. >> AND THEN AS MORE HEALTH ISSUES FOR PEOPLE TO RISE. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GOT INVOLVED THE UNVEILING OF THEIR SMART UNDERWEAR TRACKS. HYDROGEN BEING RELEASED DURING FLATULENT. WHY HAS THE STUDY OF FLATULENCE BECOME MORE OF A STRAIGHTFORWARD METHOD OF FINDING OUT EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN A PERSON'S GUT. >> WELL, I HOPE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WERE BECOMING MUCH MORE GOT AWARE FOR A LONG TIME, YOU KNOW, IS TAKE PEPTO-BISMOL IN TOMS, ENROLL AIDES AND JUST IGNORE IT ALL AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SIDE EFFECTS TO THOSE MEDICATIONS THAT PEOPLE ARE TAKING OVER THE COUNTRY ARE NOT SO, YOU KNOW, THE ENGINE AT ALL. THE INNER WEB DATA, PEOPLE ARE REALLY STARTING TO GET EDUCATED. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STEPPING UP FROM THE POINT OF SAYING, WELL, OK, LET'S TAKE A LOOK. YOUR GAS SEEN. I DON'T CARE IF THAT RUNS IN YOUR RUNS IN YOUR FAMILY. YOU'RE GASSY FOR A REASON. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. >> WELL, DR. JULIE, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH US TODAY. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU.