How's your gut health? Let's find out. This week, I sit down with my friend, Marvin Singh, MD. Marvin is a brilliant Integrative Gastroenterologist. Singh is currently the Director of Integrative Gastroenterology at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at UC Irvine, and an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSD. We dive into all things gut health, and how to heal your microbiome and regain digestive health. Join us as we discuss the best lifestyle changes we can make according to one of the world's leading integrative gastroenterologists.

Marvin Singh, M.D is an Integrative Gastroenterologist in San Diego, California, and a Member of the Board and Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine. He is also trained and board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Singh completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Health System followed by fellowship training in Gastroenterology at Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines. Singh was trained by Andrew Weil, M.D., a pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine.

Singh is currently the Director of Integrative Gastroenterology at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at UC Irvine. He is also currently a voluntary Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSD in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health; prior to this, he has been a Clinical Assistant Professor at UCLA and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Singh is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and many other societies. He is actively involved in the American Gastroenterological Association. He is one of the editors of the textbook of Integrative Gastroenterology, 2nd edition (a Weil Series text) and has written several book chapters and articles.

He is dedicated to guiding his clients toward optimal wellness every step of the way, using the most cutting edge technologies to design highly personalized precision based protocols and help them stay on top of their health, rather than underneath disease. Towards this end, he founded Precisione Clinic, to bring the best in preventive medicine to his clients.

A few of my favorite things we cover this episode:

• How Marvin gained his passion for precision medicine
• The difference between precision medicine and functional medicine
• Why targeting and treating your microbiome is important for your wellness
• Some of the nutritional habits from Marvin’s upcoming book: Own Your Health
• The consequences of unhealthy stress management linked to inflammation
• The important steps necessary to start improving gut health
• What Marvin’s best piece of advice is for the Art of Being Well

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• https://drmarvinsingh.com
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Happy listening and we hope you learned a little bit more about the art of being well!

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In health,

Dr. Will Cole