Hans Eisenman

“Although few Americans have heard of SIBO and SIFO, tens of millions of us are affected by them. We now know that 35–84 percent of the thirty-five million Americans diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, as well as the equal number who remain undiagnosed but grin and bear bowel urgency and bloating, have SIBO.6 We also know that of the twelve million Americans with the pain and disability of fibromyalgia, up to 100 percent have the bacterial overgrowth of SIBO, as do the majority of people with restless leg syndrome, fatty liver, diverticular disease, various food intolerances, gallstones, autoimmune and neurodegenerative conditions, and type 2 diabetes.6–12 The bacterial overgrowth of SIBO is also present in about 50 percent of the 150 million American adults who are overweight or obese.13 We also know that about a third of people with SIBO also have SIFO.14 It may not pillage the countryside or terrorize people in their cottages, but it is a monster that modern life has created, and it dwells in the thirty feet of your GI tract.”
― William Davis, Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight

“Another bacterial genus largely lost from most modern people is Oxalobacter, bacterial species that can dwell in the colon and that enthusiastically consume oxalate, a common naturally occurring compound in foods such as nuts, spinach, beets, and chocolate. In contrast, the majority of indigenous people such as the Hadza and Yanomami carry plenty of Oxalobacter species. As more modern people lose these species, they develop painful calcium oxalate kidney stones, especially following exposure to antibiotics. Most concerning, there has been a major increase in calcium oxalate kidney stones in children, especially after taking a course of antibiotics.”
― William Davis, Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight

“Anytime you exceed 15 grams net carbs in a meal, you raise blood sugar, raise insulin, contribute to insulin resistance, and gain weight.”
― William Davis, Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight

“humans have been consuming wheat and grains for less than one-half of 1 percent of our species’ time on this planet.)”
― William Davis, Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight