This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and HigherDOSE. Gut health literally affects your entire body. Your gut houses 500 species and three pounds of bacteria. Too many bad gut flora (including parasites and yeast) or not enough good ones can spell serious trouble for your health. This is why if you want to fix your health, start with your gut. In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk about the gut-immune and gut-brain connection, what imbalances our gut health, and my top strategies for reducing inflammation and healing the gut.  This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and HigherDOSE. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests from over 35 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. Elevate your wellness game today by going to HigherDOSE.com. You can use promo code HYMAN at checkout to save 15% off site-wide or just go to HigherDOSE.com/hyman. Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Two primary ways the gut affects your health (5:05 / 3:06)  How your gut is connected to your immune system (5:38 / 3:37) Why healthy gut flora is crucial for optimal gut health (7:43 / 5:39)  How to positively influence your gut flora today (11:28 / 8:04)  Our second brain (11:40 / 9:41)  Causes of gut imbalances (14:14 / 12:12)  How to fix your gut (16:43 / 14:52)  Mentioned in this episode Gut-health blogs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices