How the Food Supply is Affecting Our Microbiome @drlizcruz - Digest This!
by Martha Carlin June 26, 2024
Join Liz Cruz M.D. and Tina Nunziato, Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant, as they welcome their guest Martha Carlin to the show. Martha is a founder of the BioCollective, a business focused toward finding a cure for Parkinsons. She is very passionate about helping her husband John who was diagnosed with Parkins over 20 years ago. You can learn more at her website marthasquest.com. Her research has taught her many things and we plan to have her on the show more in the future to share her insights. This first topic is about how the food supply is affecting our microbiome. Hope you enjoy, and thank you Martha for sharing your journey and knowledge with us!
The microbiome—the complex ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that live primarily in our digestive tract—doesn’t just influence digestion. It plays a foundational role in immune resilience, mental clarity, emotional balance, and even sleep. And as we shift our environments and routines this fall, it’s worth pausing to ask: How do these changes affect the gut?
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