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Speaker 0 asks: first, what impacts the loss of bifidobacterium? and second, what can we do to replenish it and keep it strong and populated?
Speaker 1 responds that the microbiome is still in its infancy, and urges not to assume you can test your stools in the market because the FDA doesn’t have a test approved for testing stool. Regarding buying Bifidobacterium, he says that the problem with replenishing is you may suppress your own ability to make Bifidobacteria, and what Bifidobacteria needs is good nutrition, good vitamins, and good yogurt. He cites the case of a woman who lived to 117 years old in India, noting that remnants of bifidobacteria were found in her stools, and that she ate yogurt three times a day. When asked how much she ate, he replies that there aren’t studies on that, but yogurt is happening.
Speaker 1 continues: in a world where we constantly dodge viruses, parasites, and bacteria that secrete toxins, survival involves doing one’s best. There are things that kill the microbiome, notably antibiotics. Therefore, when you take antibiotics, that’s the time to supplement with a good probiotic and good vitamins. He notes a problem: 16 out of 17 probiotics on the market do not have Bifidobacteria.
He explains why he began focusing on Bifidobacteria: in the trillion-dollar probiotic industry, if you turn a bottle around and read the ingredients, the bacteria listed are Bifidobacteria. That observation during the pandemic sparked his interest in Bifidobacteria. He says the whole path is to save the Biff, referencing the idea that during stressful moments—political division, hate, anger—seeing the power of a microbe becomes important.