What if one course of antibiotics could permanently erase vital strains from your gut microbiome? In this eye-opening episode of the Made To Thrive podcast, host Steve Stavs sits down with Martha Carlin—systems thinker, entrepreneur, and founder of The BioCollective—to explore the hidden costs of antibiotic overuse, the gut’s role in chronic disease, and how poop might just be the next frontier in Parkinson’s research.
Discover how gut health influences seasonal allergies through immune training, butyrate production, and microbial balance—plus practical ways to support your immune system from the inside out.
Candy is everywhere this time of year: bowls at the office, bowls at school, bowls by the front door. And when kids see their peers walking around with bags or buckets full of sweets, it feels almost impossible to say no. But what if we reframed Halloween—not by taking away the fun, but by showing kids (and reminding ourselves) what’s really happening inside their bodies? That’s where gut-healthy Halloween ideas come in.