Our Founder's work on gut health and Parkinson's was featured in Science News!
by Charlie Genry February 20, 2020
Check out this article about key research on gut health, Parkinson's, and our Founder.
We caught the eye of Science News in late 2019. They shared some of Martha Carlin's journey. How and why our Founder connected the dots between Parkinson's disease and gut health.
It's personal. Finding real world solutions for those suffering from Parkinson's is the mission that drove her to create The Biocollective to do microbiome research and then launch BiotiQuest to sell Prebiotic + probiotic blends based upon The BioCollective's research.
More and more research is showing that our microbiome health is being connected to many conditions and aspects of our overall wellbeing. Here's the Science New's look at one breakthrough that people were talking about:
After spending years studying the microbiome and working alongside scientists investigating how our microbial communities shape health, I've come to believe we're asking the wrong question. The real question isn't simply, How do we add more beneficial bacteria? It's how do we rebuild the diversity we've lost?
If you were to ask a room full of neurologists what causes the progressive damage in Parkinson’s disease, most would point straight to the brain. They would talk about dopamine, tremors, and the accumulation of toxic proteins like alpha-synuclein.
What if your intense sugar cravings, afternoon brain fog, or persistent stress aren't flaws in your willpower, but demands being shouted by a hijacked gut microbiome? And what if the hidden secret to your overall longevity isn't about perfectly tracking a rigid, stressful biohacking routine, but about giving your body the fundamental signal of biological safety?