#265 There's a Microbe for that! w/Martha Carlin by Stuff Your Doctor Should Know
by Martha Carlin June 23, 2024
Martha Carlin’s passion for solving complex health problems comes from the heart as well as her mind. Her relentless pursuit to understand our growing health challenges has led her on the path to becoming a respected citizen scientist in the microbiome and Parkinson’s fields. Her passion for helping people feel better is genuine. In 2014, Martha Carlin was inspired by groundbreaking research that found the connection between gut bacteria and the two phenotypes of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). This insight is the foundation and core philosophy that led her to develop a special probiotic formula (now called Sugar Shift®) for her husband, John, who has PD. After tracking John’s improved health while taking Sugar Shift, Martha knew it was her responsibility to bring the product to market, motivate people to own their own health and begin creating a knowledge base for people to easily find helpful information to feel their best.
Gratitude isn’t just a feeling. It’s a signal. A practice. A form of internal nourishment. It reshapes how we show up—for ourselves, our relationships, and even our microbiome.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Brian Lenzkes welcomes microbiome researcher and entrepreneur Martha Carlin to explore how our inner ecosystem shapes metabolic, neurological, and emotional health.
Martha shares how she discovered the connection between gut bacteria and Parkinson’s symptoms, developed probiotics that significantly improved her husband’s condition, and is now working on therapies for Crohn’s disease and post-antibiotic gut restoration. She also reveals the hidden dangers of glyphosate, explains why the “magic bullet” approach fails for complex diseases, and discusses the future of microbiome medicine.
In this episode, we discuss the surprising link between gut health and Parkinson’s, how glyphosate impacts your body on a cellular level, the microbiome’s role in chronic disease, and so much more.