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Catalyst — S15E6

Gut Reaction: Part 2 - Let Food Be Thy Medicine

In this two-part Gut Reaction special, reporter Dr. Graham Phillips investigates whether the Western diet could be contributing to a whole litany of diseases by causing an imbalance in the bacteria deep inside our gut.

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Episode 2

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Episode 3

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Episode 4

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Episode 5

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In the first of a two-part special, reporter Dr. Graham Phillips investigates whether what we feed the bacteria deep inside our gut could be contributing to a whole litany of diseases.

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Episode 7

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