Coach Debbie Potts - The Gut-Brain Connection & Parkinson’s: Martha Carlin’s Mission to Find a Cure
by Kevin Danielson March 06, 2025
In this episode, we dive deep into the groundbreaking research of Martha Carlin, a visionary systems thinker and citizen scientist dedicated to uncovering the root causes of Parkinson’s disease through the gut microbiome. After her husband, John, was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s in 2002, Martha embarked on a mission to connect the dots between gut health, environmental toxins, and chronic disease.
Every stressful experience sends signals throughout your body. Your heart rate changes. Your hormones shift. Your immune system responds. And one of the first places these signals arrive is in your gut.
What if the key to unlocking better health, vitality, and longevity as we age lies within an internal ecosystem we are only just beginning to understand?