Anu Simh is a Board Certified Functional Health Coach and the founder of 9 Arms of Wellness. She is also the author of Feed Your Microbiome to Flourish, and a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Through the Nine Arms of Wellness program, she teaches the value of using food as medicine, practical lifestyle management techniques, and an interactive, integrative approach drawn from over 100 dietary theories, including Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, gluten-free, Paleo, raw, vegan, and macrobiotics. In this episode, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Anu talk about… (00:00) Intro (04:37) What low carb is and how it effects the microbiome (05:47) Whether fiber, honey, and fruit are important for a healthy diet (39:00) Whether microbial diversity in the gut is necessarily beneficial (42:06) People who say, "you should not eat plants ever," and whether they exist (53:58) What Anu and Brian's ideal patient looks like and how they would treat them (01:00:25) The many factors that impact gut health (01:03:20) Outro For more information, please see the links below. Thank you for listening! Links: Please consider supporting us on Patreon : https://www.lowcarbmd.com/ Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Anu Simh on the Life's Best Medicine Podcast: https://lifesbestmedicine.com/podcast/episode-249-anu-simh/ Super Gut (book): https://drdavisinfinitehealth.com/product/super-gut Anu Simh: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9armsofwellness FB: https://www.facebook.com/9armsofwellness Links: https://linktr.ee/anusimh 9 Arms of Wellness: https://www.9armsofwellness.com/about Dr. Brian Lenzkes: Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Dr. Tro Kalayjian: Website: https://www.doctortro.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/ Toward Health App Join a growing community of individuals who are improving their metabolic health; together. Get started at your own pace with a self-guided curriculum developed by Dr. Tro and his care team, community chat, weekly meetings, courses, challenges, message boards and more. Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/doctor-tro/id1588693888 Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.disciplemedia.doctortro&hl=en_US&gl=US Learn more: https://doctortro.com/community/
