Dr. Mary Kay Ross, Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer, returns to the podcast to share how metagenomics is challenging how we look at gut health. Plus, get answers to question like “What is dysbiosis?” and “Which is better: prebiotics vs. probiotics?”
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- Mary Kay Ross background – from ER physician to Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer [0:51]
- New technologies for studying microbiome health [2:51]
- What is metagenomics? A sophisticated standard for measuring the whole microbiome [6:34]
- Gut health as not just good vs. bad bugs, but a gut health community [8:43]
- How the microbiome acts like a garden [10:50]
- What is dysbiosis? An imbalance of all the kinds of bacteria in the gut [12:12]
- Prebiotics – what you should feed the bacteria in your gut [15:44]
- FiberMend, a revolutionary prebiotic made with guar gum [17:54]
- What does it mean when prebiotics cause bloating and intestinal gas? [19:40]
- Questions from the community
- What causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and does IBS go away over time? [27:26]
- What impact does the enteric nervous system have on IBS? [30:05]
- Should you take a prebiotic, a probiotic, or both? [32:19]
- If every gut microbiome is unique, are personalized probiotics possible? [35:11]
- What gut bacteria cause weight gain, and how can I get rid of them? [40:32]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
Links to products mentioned in this episode: FiberMend, EnteroMend, Probiotics from Thorne, Gut Health Test
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