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Episode 32: Start Balancing Your Mycobiome in 24 Hours
For the last 40+ years, our resident researcher, Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum, has been one of the leading scientists studying the microbiome. But what about the mycobiome? In his long...
Episode 31: Dealing With Disease? Check For Fungus
Recently, scientists discovered strains of fungus in pancreatic cancer patients. This sent shockwaves through the media, but the fact that fungi can cause disease is nothing new to today’s guest. ...
Episode 30: The Magic of Breastmilk
Would you buy a food or supplement that promised to do all of this daily: Develop antibodies against pathogens you’d been exposed to Change based on the weather Alter itself...
Episode 29: How To Shop Smart For Prebiotic Products and Fiber
You can’t walk down any aisle of the grocery store without seeing a product touting the benefits of probiotics and (prebiotic) fiber. But have you ever stopped to think that...
Episode 28: The Levels of Human Development and Decoding Generational Trauma
Have you ever wondered why it seems like the same issues get passed down from generation to generation? Turns out, it’s not a family curse but instead a hard-wiring of...
Episode 27: What Does Your Mouth Have To Do With Erectile Dysfunction?
It’s easy to get on board thinking about how your diet impacts your digestive tract. It makes sense, for example, that eating fast food might leave you running to the...
Episode 26: Why and How Birth Control Affects The Microbiome
Criticizing birth control is a tightrope walk. On one hand, birth control has been instrumental to women’s liberation, allowing them to control their fertility on their own terms. On the...
Episode 25: Your Cell Phone Could Be Altering Your Gut Microbes
Electromagnetic frequencies. Also called EMFs for short, these are forms of radiation that emanate from your cell phone, your wifi and your laptop, among many other sources. While many experts...
Episode 24: Does Alcohol Impact Gut Health?
The alcohol in hand sanitizer kills germs, but does that nightly glass of wine or celebratory shot of tequila have the same killer impact on our gut microbes? On this...
Episode 23: Why Low Libido Is A Huge Red Flag
A few weeks ago, Andrea talked to clinical nutritionist Josh Gitalis about the root causes of autoimmune disease, including leaky gut, genetics and an environmental trigger. On this episode, Andrea...
Episode 22: Can You Think Yourself Well?
Are there tangible health benefits to positive thinking? What’s up with the placebo effect? And can simply thinking about being well lead to real wellness? Our guest today, Sandi Scheinbaum,...
Episode 21: It’s Likely Your Child’s Behavioral Issues And Anxiety Are Gut Related
Anyone with children knows that it’s inevitable they’ll have a temper tantrum at some point in their lives, but what if their erratic behavior continues to escalate? From anxiety to...