Part Two: Can God Heal Your Gut? After His Father Died Unexpectedly, He Shares the Paternal Messages he Received from Beyond that Propelled His Own Spirituality. Learn How Belief, Safety, and Trust Shape the Body’s Ability to Heal. | Dr Will Bulsiewicz

Jan 25, 2026

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, gastroenterologist and bestselling author focused on the microbiome and fiber. He discusses how spirituality and safety interact with the brain-gut connection. Short takes cover GLP-1 drugs and their risks, why fiber and dietary variety matter, how modern life fuels inflammation, and practical pathways to support gut resilience.

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ADVICE

Reconsider Routine Acid-Suppressors

Avoid automatic symptom-suppressing prescriptions without understanding physiological roles like stomach acid.
Consider microbiome impacts before long-term use of proton pump inhibitors.

INSIGHT

Acid Suppression Alters Microbiome Balance

Reducing stomach acid can promote small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and broader dysbiosis.
Microbiome disruption offers a plausible mechanism linking acid suppression to systemic disease.

ANECDOTE

Early Onset GLP-1 Use Worries Clinicians

Will Bulsiewicz notes kids and healthy-weight adults are being started on GLP-1s, raising public health concerns.
He worries about lifelong dependence because drug companies won't fund studies to help people stop safely.

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What if every health issue is actually part of the same underlying problem?

In this powerful episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz — world-renowned gastroenterologist, gut health expert, and author of Plant Powered Plus — explains why your gut health is a story of your brain-gut connection. He shares why filling the ‘God-shaped hole’ is a biological requirement to reduce inflammation and start to heal.

Skin issues, bloating, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, fatigue, brain fog, and even bloating may all be hidden symptoms of inflammation, driven by modern life, chronic stress, poor sleep, trauma, disconnection, and most importantly, a lack of spiritual connection.

Dr. B shares a startling personal story of his own spiritual awakening that he had previously been too self-conscious to share.

Dr. Bulsiewicz also breaks down:

- Why modern convenience keeps us stuck in fight-or-flight instead of rest & digest

- Practical, science-backed ways to reduce inflammation

- Why health protocols help, but are never one-size-fits-all

- Why the colon is your first line of defense against inflammation

- Top 3 ways we’re destroying our gut microbiome

- How GLP-1 drugs (Ozempic, Wegovy) are changing gut health, and their potential long-term risks

- Importance of fiber, protein quality, diet variety, and why the Western diet fuels inflammation

We also explore the powerful link between science, faith, and healing — why spirituality, purpose, and human connection measurably improve physical health, and how loneliness, trauma, and individualism damage the gut and immune system. Backed by science, we unpack how trauma causes digestive disease and why forgiveness can literally heal the body.

Dr. Bulsiewicz shares his personal journey into spirituality, his emotional reconciliation with his father, and the remarkable experiences that followed his passing.

If you’ve been struggling with unexplained symptoms, chronic inflammation, gut issues, fatigue, or are searching for a more whole-person approach to health, this episode may completely change how you think about healing.

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