Episode #124: How to Fix Your Gut: From Antibiotics to Mental Health
My guest this week is Kiran Krishnan, Chief Scientific Officer of Microbiome Labs.
In this episode, Kiran 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. Did you know anxiety and depression markers can be measured through gut testing? We talk a lot about the importance of the gut-brain connection and why what may seem like low-grade symptoms now, such as sleeplessness or foggy brain, may actually be a warning sign of neurological disease pathologies. 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! I also ask Kiran pointed questions on if we should take probiotics long term, what he does and recommends to have resilient health, why spores are the preferred type of probiotic to support health vs the “kitchen sink” formulas, what ages are spore probiotics safe for, and why we may need to supplement with prebiotics.
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GUEST BIO
Kiran Krishnan is a Research Microbiologist and has been involved in the dietary supplement and nutrition market for the past 18 years. He comes from a University research background having spent several years with hands-on R&D in the fields of molecular medicine and microbiology at the University of Iowa. Kiran established a Clinical Research Organization where he designed and conducted dozens of human clinical trials in human nutrition. Kiran is also a co-founder and partner in Nu Science Trading, LLC.; a nutritional technology development and research company. Kiran is also a co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Microbiome Labs. He is a frequent lecturer on the Human Microbiome at Medical and Nutrition Conferences. He is an expert guest on National and Satellite radio, has appeared in several international documentaries and has been a guest speaker on several International Health Summits as a microbiome expert. He is currently involved in 16 novel human clinical trials on probiotics and the human microbiome. Kiran is also on the Scientific Advisory Board or a Science Advisor for 7 other companies in the industry.
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EPISODE TAKEAWAYS
[05:55] What is the microbiome cloud?
[10:00] Studies on the effect of antibiotics on the microbiome…
[12:15] What kind of probiotics should a person take during or after an antibiotic course?..
[16:00] What do you want in a prebiotic?..
[18:30] How to avoid getting sick all the time (if you have kids in daycare this is for you)...
[25:25] Personal products, are they disrupting your body's ecosystem?..
[28:00] How can antibiotics from another human disrupt your microbiome?..
[32:15] How long should I run probiotics for after a course of antibiotics?
[32:40] Should you always be taking probiotics?..
[39:35] The importance of getting out in nature for your biome and more…
[43:00] Let’s talk about the gut brain axis…
[46:53] Leaky gut and the brain…
[48:50] Measuring LPS levels in the blood to test for anxiety and depression…
[57:15] How do we stop the fight or flight response?..
[01:02:37] What is the best product to start with? What are some of Microbiome Labs foundation supplements?..
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