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Dr Iggy Soosay - Gut Health for Life
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Welcome to my channel Gut Health for Life. Through this channel I aim to bring you regular videos to educate on the latest research on gut health that includes the Gut Microbiome. The gut microbiome influences virtually every aspect of our lives from before birth till old age. A healthy microbiome has been shown to contribute to a heathy life and healthy ageing.
Research in this area is exploding with over 20,000 research articles published every year. My aim is to bring relevant research related to gut and the microbiome to overall health issues in simple language.
The aim of this channel is to educate only and is not to be taken as medical advice.
If you are interested in education on optimising the gut microbiome click the SUBSCRIBE button.
ABOUT
I am a medical doctor in practice for over 35 years. Over the last 20 years I have focussed on seeing illness via the gut and the microbiome as the research shows that most illnesses are impacted by the gut microbiome.
Research in this area is exploding with over 20,000 research articles published every year. My aim is to bring relevant research related to gut and the microbiome to overall health issues in simple language.
The aim of this channel is to educate only and is not to be taken as medical advice.
If you are interested in education on optimising the gut microbiome click the SUBSCRIBE button.
ABOUT
I am a medical doctor in practice for over 35 years. Over the last 20 years I have focussed on seeing illness via the gut and the microbiome as the research shows that most illnesses are impacted by the gut microbiome.
Endocrine disruptors and Fertility
Endocrine disruptors are mostly man made chemicals that interfere in the normal functioning of hormones including sex hormones
In this video I will explain how these man-made chemicals can trick the body to behave like hormones and then interfere in the process of reproduction at different levels by interfering in the functioning of male and female hormones
Endocrine disruptors include solvents, lubricants, plastics, phthalates, pesticides, fungicides and heavy metals to name a few.
In this video I discuss the effects of 3 off the most common and important chemicals that can disrupt both male and female fertility. These are PFAS, BPA and Phthalates. They are almost impossible to avoid.
Measures that can be taken to minimise exposure will be discussed and whilst the treatment to reduce the chemical load in the body is not straightforward, I will indicate the steps that a health professional will likely take to treat the problem.
This is an important area to consider if conventional testing does not reveal the cause of infertility.
Please note:
This information in this video is for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Please consult with your qualified health practitioner before making any changes to your treatment.
References
A review on endocrine disruptors and their possible impacts on human health PMID 26164742
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, Gut Microbiota, and Human (In)Fertility-It Is Time to Consider the Triad PMID 36359730
Bisphenol A alternatives bisphenol S and bisphenol F interfere with thyroid hormone signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo PMID 29146198
Endocrine Disruptors in Water and Their Effects on the Reproductive System PMID 32178293
In this video I will explain how these man-made chemicals can trick the body to behave like hormones and then interfere in the process of reproduction at different levels by interfering in the functioning of male and female hormones
Endocrine disruptors include solvents, lubricants, plastics, phthalates, pesticides, fungicides and heavy metals to name a few.
In this video I discuss the effects of 3 off the most common and important chemicals that can disrupt both male and female fertility. These are PFAS, BPA and Phthalates. They are almost impossible to avoid.
Measures that can be taken to minimise exposure will be discussed and whilst the treatment to reduce the chemical load in the body is not straightforward, I will indicate the steps that a health professional will likely take to treat the problem.
This is an important area to consider if conventional testing does not reveal the cause of infertility.
Please note:
This information in this video is for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Please consult with your qualified health practitioner before making any changes to your treatment.
References
A review on endocrine disruptors and their possible impacts on human health PMID 26164742
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, Gut Microbiota, and Human (In)Fertility-It Is Time to Consider the Triad PMID 36359730
Bisphenol A alternatives bisphenol S and bisphenol F interfere with thyroid hormone signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo PMID 29146198
Endocrine Disruptors in Water and Their Effects on the Reproductive System PMID 32178293
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Male Fertility and the microbiome
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In the last 40 years sperm count and sperm quality in men has dropped by nearly 40%. There are multiple causes for this dramatic reduction and among these are diet, smoking and excess alcohol consumption and environmental exposures. Diet and the microbiome play an important part and in multiple modifiable ways impact sperm production and hormone production. In this video I discuss how a high fa...
What are benefits of Fermented Foods
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Fermented foods have been consumed for thousands of years and in diverse cultures. There are many health benefits attributed to fermented foods. The process of fermentation results in 3 beneficial products, namely probiotics, prebiotics and biogenics. In this video I describe the health benefits conferred by each of these 3 products and list the many benefits of commonly used fermented foods. S...
The Basic Cause of Food Allergies
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The incidence of food allergies has been rising for the past 30 years. It is most common in infants and children. In this video I will be discussing the reasons for this increase and how it can be prevented from occurring in the first place. Breast milk plays an important role and the quality of the milk is crucial. I discuss how the quality can be improved. The first 1000 days of an infant’s l...
The Crucial Role of the Microbiome in Osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis is an increasingly common condition with the ageing population. Post-menopausal women are particularly vulnerable to osteoporosis. In this video I talk about the 7 factors involved in bone health and the role of the microbiome. A healthy microbiome can support bone health but an unhealthy one can aggravate osteoporosis. I discuss the interplay of specialised Bone-building cells and...
Sleep and the Microbiome
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Sleep and the microbiome This video looks at the under-recognised influence that the gut microbiome has on sleep. Recent research shows that the gut-brain axis is a pathway for the microbiome that can facilitate or disrupt sleep. We have a Master clock in the brain that coordinates the minor clocks in the organs that monitor the cellular clocks. The gut bacteria also have clocks. In this video ...
Organic vs non organic foods & the Microbiome
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This new video concerns the effect of organic foods on general health and the effect of non-organic food on the microbiome. There is a lot of confusion regarding the presumed nil benefits of organic foods and the presumed harmlessness or harms of non-organic foods. In this video I cover what the science and research reveal about those issues and my clinical observations in my medical practice. ...
Food additives, children & the microbiome
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Over 2500 food additives are allowed to be added to food. In this video I explain the effects that some of these chemicals can have on the microbiome and the brain with a particular emphasis on the effect on children. This part is of importance for all mothers of young children and those mothers-to-be. More antibiotics are used in food-animals than in humans. The unintended consequences are tha...
Why exercise is crucial for microbiome health
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In this video I explain the 2-way relationship that exists between the microbiome and the muscles. Exercising or not exercising affects the microbiome. The health of the microbiome in turn affects the health of muscle. I explain why some people cannot put on muscle whether they are young or old. I also explain why bile is important for microbiome and muscle health. Fibre video: czcams.com/video...
Artificial Sweeteners - How you gain weight by cheating your taste
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Most people think that Artificial sweeteners are a safe way to lose or at least not put on weight. The research is showing that you can put on weight consuming artificial sweeteners. In fact continued consumption of these chemicals can predispose one to Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In this video I explain how cheating the taste buds backfires by making the consumer eat more that leads to ...
Stress - the biggest block to gut healing
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A common cause of a poor response to gut treatments is underlying long term or chronic stress. I see many patients in this category. In the last 2 years, the stress has been precipitated by the lockdown - parents having to home school, martial stresses, illness, work stresses etc. Whilst short term stress response can be life saving, long term stress response can lead to multiple problems. In t...
What is Bloating? Dr Iggy Soosay
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Bloating is very common occurring in 30% of the general population and up to 90% of those suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). A large proportion of these people complain that bloating interferes with the quality of their lives. Whilst IBS is not life threatening, there are some serious causes for bloating that need to be understood. In this video on Bloating, the causes of bloating a...
FIBRE - The many reasons it is crucial for your health
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Most of us think of fibre as only useful if you want to keep your bowels regular. But the right fibre has far more useful functions than just keeping us regular. You may know that fibre is food for our gut microbiome. It processes different fibres into substances that improve metabolism, improve memory, improve immunity, reduce inflammation, prevent leaky gut and many more benefits. To get all ...
Leaky Gut and the most important cause
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In this video I explain what Leaky Gut is and the 6 causes. The most important one is the effect of oxygen on the microbiome of the colon. I explain why it is crucial to keep the oxygen level low in the colon and how this can be done with the diet. Ref: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8657205/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7664638/ This video is for educational purposes only. Nothin...
COVID and the Microbiome
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This video reports on a study of the stool microbiome of people admitted to hospital with COVID and compared with a matching control group without COVID. The group with COVID who had persisting symptoms up to 6 months later, had a microbiome profile that was vasting different from the group that recovered. The group that recovered had a microbiome profile that was similar to the control (uninfe...
Having been ignored by my doctors (it’s just osteopenia/no HRT prescription, because of the risk of breast cancer, no advise to improve my bone health) I recently ended up with a fracture in my spine. I don’t drink alcohol nor do I smoke, I eat healthy food and exercise on a regular basis. Does constant stress have a negative impact on bone health (via gut health?)?
Thanks again for your information and clear explanation Iggy. So much appreciated. Looking forward to more presentations throughout 2024 +
Thank you Iggy, so much great information. Looking forward to watching many more videos 🙏🏼
Another very informative video Iggy. I’ll be sure to pass it on. I wonder about natural sweeteners such as maple syrup and honey..Are they best avoided too?
Whilst they are natural they are high in sugar and should only be consumed in moderation. They do contain trace mineral like copper, calcium and zinc but will have to be consumed in very high amounts to obtain any significant levels of these minerals.
So interesting. Your many valid and disturbing points struck me Iggy. So washing veggies etc in soap and water, scrubbing in fact .. is probably is almost pointless 😮
Thank you so much for all this wonderful information. Sometimes I need encouragement to stick to a wide and varied range in my diet. Always helpful Iggy. Will you be presenting a video on the gut in relation to arthritis at some stage?
Thank you so much Iggy for clarifying many of the dietary questions I have at the moment.
Hank you for the information about excercise. This is great information. I'm on a journey to learn as much as I can. The 30 different vegetables made me think about how I can not always afford that and other food for my family, and poorer people cannot afford that at all. I hope things can change for people to be able to eat healthier
Excellent. I've watched more videos on osteoporosis than I can count. This is one of the top 2 or 3. Short and to the point, too.
Thank you so much. I absolutely love learning as much as I can about the micro biome
Thank you glad I found your channel and subbed. I am predominantly plant based and am very interested in learning more about gut health. I can easily eat more than 30 fruit and veggies weekly.
If your head is brown you should not put a picture of the exact shade of brown behind your head. You should use blue or any other colour than the colour of your head. Otherwise your head blends into the background. And it is just an insane choice. White is also fine but not brown skin colour.
I didn’t notice as I was intently listening to the very important content this Dr was sharing
@@patangel1652 your welcome!
I love the combination of his head with the hairy picture in the background. Good choice, Dr Iggy
Where can we buy byutarate to take as a tablet.
We might add some psyllium husk to our oatmeal or yoghurt. It is pure fiber and may increase butyrate production in our gut.
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Total rubbish
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Wow. Many great reasons to exercise. Thank you
I was diagnosed with very severe/advanced osteoporosis in January 2023 (spine t-score -4.6, probably already had fractures, we just hadn't found them yet,) at age 61. I have taken a multi-pronged approach to this thing, but improving gut health, which I had no idea was connected to osteoporosis, nor did I know mine was bad--I just guessed after doing some research that it probably was; later tests confirmed it, was top of my list. This year I had a repeat DEXA just to see. My hips improved modesty, about 4%, but my spine improved by 14.6%, and I FEEL like I am getting better. I'm positive absorbing the nutrients I took in had something to do with this. Of course, with all my scores now in the -3 range, I still have severe osteoporosis. I'll never get my lost height back and I will probably always have pain when I put stress on the fractured spots. I don't even know if I can continue to improve, but I'm going to try. Obviously, getting in front of this issue rather than trying to play catch-up is the better route. But I'm still greatly encouraged. I'm young to start drugs, and I bought myself some time. Still, frustrating that no doctor ever, even though I have Hashimotos, and see a doctor every year, told me I might have gut issues. No allopathic doctor to this day has acknowledged my efforts or suggested that poor absorption could have played a part in either accelerating or slowing my osteoporosis. One gets a sense sometimes that they'd just as soon you die than...make their work harder? Somehow, trying to take responsibility for your own health is a burden to them? Whatever.
Other videos suggest you eat prunes which are high in boron. Take vitamin C time released which are good for the bones too.
A functional medical doctor would have tested you for gut dysbiosis first. It is the cause of so many diseases. My DEXA numbers are in the -3 area and I have been doing strength training and a lot of research. I'm sorry you already have fractures.
Finally, someone who is explaining MALE INFERTILITY - Thank God!- I just read several medical articles that explain that BACTERIA causes Male Infertility- VARICOCELE - E.Coli causes infertility
Are you saying flax phytoestrogen is converted to human estrogen? Asking because I take anastrazole…. Which is supposed to remove estrogen. Is it safe to eat flax? I have read yes… i have read no.
Wild speculations and the typical medical confusion of correlation with causation. It just shows that medicine doesn't understand shit.
I would love to hear your reasons for your comment
@@driggysoosay-guthealthforlife Exercise affects the whole body but you try to boil down everything to gut health based on speculative superficial "research". Your speculation that it increases muscle mass by increasing butirate can be easily disproven. Eat butirate and do not exercise - I guarantee no increase in muscle mass. End of "science".
Hi, absolutely love your videos and explanations so we can really understand whats going on. Just wondering if frozen vegetables count towards your 30 veges? I assume they still have their fibre so in that way they are as useful? Are the frozen ones in steam bags any better ort worse? thanks so much again
Dr. Iggy, Can you please do a video on the impact of prolonged anorexia on the gut and the symptoms that occur upon recovery? Thank you
Very interesting! Thank you
finally someone smart
Thanks, Iggy! So informative and educational. Easy to understand. Motivational too :)
Valuable information. Thank you!
Many thanks, Iggy. Your videos are extremely helpful.
Thanks Iggy. Lots of good reasons for everyone to prioritise exercise.
Thanks for your practical advice Iggy. Such a huge topic and one that is so disturbing for all of us.
Yes it is disturbing but being aware we can take steps to minimise exposure
Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
It would be interesting to find out what is known about a link between endocrine disruptors and hormone positive breast caner
Numerous studies have linked endocrine disruptors (EDs) with breast cancer. As I have stated in the video some EDs increase the oestrogenic response at the receptor and so can be implicated in hormone positive breast cancer.
Thanks Iggy Again so very relevant for us all, not only those concerned with fertility
Thanks for sharing this information so concisely so it’s easy to relay and share with loved ones! I would be keen to hear more about other effects of these chemicals.
I will put this on the list
Yes more info on this topic 👏
Wonderful and clear explanations, just didn't like that popping noise when the notes come up.
Fascinating stuff thanks Iggy… you explain it so it’s readily understood 👍
Great information Iggy. Butyrate is so important and starting young. Great advice.
Great explanation Iggy, thank you. Where do gerkins and pickled foods fit in?
Thanks Iggy, I enjoyed the video and I love most fermented foods. I am avoiding dairy however and interested in your thoughts on daily intake of coconut yoghurt - should I be concerned about risk of high cholesterol?
Thanks Dr Soosay. I have taken up the challenge of consuming 30 vegetables a week. I have an intolerance for certain high Amine foods and after a DNA test, fermented foods don’t agree with me too. That is a problem for good gut health. I just avoid them altogether. I’ll be interested in your thoughts. Thanks.
7:21 thanks again Iggy. Must get making more. Just buying off the shelf ( in most cases I’ve found) doesn’t always have the same beneficial goodness, I assume cos of need for preservatives?
Well done. Best I've seen so far. Thank you. You could sell Russian Bulgarian Indian Yogurt kefir grains.
Learnt many new things just now, very interesting, thank you. I'll be looking to add in some of these
Very interesting. Thanks for the tips!