Episode #272: Joel Greene: Diving Into Nutritional Diversity for Performance and Longevity

We often hear that certain foods are "good" or "bad" for us. But what if the real key to health isn't about avoiding specific foods, but rather embracing diversity in our diets? In this Longevity podcast episode, I am joined by nutrition expert Joel Greene to discuss how nature's meal plan is built on variety and balance. We dive into ancestral eating patterns including periods of "foraging" followed by occasional feasts, why even "superfoods" can become problematic if eaten too often, and how to mitigate the effects of less-than-ideal meals.

Episode #243: Beyond Wrinkles: How Your Skin's Microbes Impact Your Health Span with Kiran Krishnan

In today’s episode of The Longevity Podcast, Kiran Krishnan and I discuss how aging and dysfunction of skin, driven by changes in the skin microbiome, may actually precede and contribute to unhealthiness in the body, rather than simply reflecting it. Maintaining your skin's barrier function by supporting a balanced, diverse skin microbiome could be a crucial factor for health and longevity.

Episode #166: Martha Carlin: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Microbiome

Imagine a world where you could restore balance to your body, combat chronic diseases, and improve health trajectories through a deep understanding of your microbiome. That's exactly what we're exploring today with businesswoman-turned-research-scientist Martha Carlin, who embarked on this incredible journey after her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's at a young age. Her captivating research has led to groundbreaking connections between the microbiome and the onset of chronic diseases such as Parkinson's, and she believes that restoring the microbiome could make a substantial difference in our overall health.

Episode #136: Ultimate Gut Health with The Gut Goddess

My guest this week is none other than The Gut Goddess, Dr. Grace Liu, of The Gut Institute. She is a pharmacist turned gut-goddess-guru through many years of extensive biohacking and research in evidence-based medicine to better understand the connection between chronic disease and the microbiome.

We talk all about the microbiome; the gut-heart connection, testing, potentially dangerous strains on the market, what probiotics are better, FMTs & caveats, the best foods to feed the good microbes, and of course…. PEPTIDES!- her favorites including some sun derived forms…stay up-to-date on microbiome health with episode 136.

Episode #124: How to Fix Your Gut: From Antibiotics to Mental Health

In this episode, Kiran Krishnan and I discuss how to fix your gut and how the microbiome affects every aspect of your health, including the health of others in your household (pets too)! We talk in depth about how to support and repopulate the gut post antibiotics to the emerging science of psychobiotics for mental health and wellbeing. The many clinical trials Kiran discusses are incredibly eye opening too, from the effects of over sterilization among populations to having an overly leaky gut! And, no gut conversation is ever complete without talking about poop, personal care, lifestyle stress, or environmental exposures either!