BiotiQuest® Gut Health & Probiotics Blog

I was honored to be a recent guest on the Vitality Made Simple Podcast with the wonderful Dr. Debbie Ozment! Dr. Ozment shares practical, understandable and fun strategies to enhance your Vitality and Healthspan on her show. She is a wealth of knowledge, and is committed to early diagnosis and intervention of periodontal disease to positively affect not only the mouth, but the entire body. In...

I was honored to return as a guest on the Keto Kamp Podcast with Ben Azadi!  In this episode we speak about our digestive system and its impact on us. We discuss why the immune system is the one that kills us, not the pathogen, plus the right time to eat fruits. We also chat about the Krebs Cycle, how the digestive system works, lipopolysaccharide, and the impact of antibiotics...

I was honored to be a recent guest on the Children's Health Defense show, Tea Time. In this great conversation, we discuss my story and my husband John's Parkinson's diagnosis, and my lightbulb moment that led to studying the microbiome. We also discuss glyphosate and mannitol, the connection between gut health and chronic illness, and more. Listen to the interview here!  With gratitude, Martha Carlin, is a Citizen Scientist, systems...

Sleep is one of the most important healing and energizing tools you have in your health kit. As stressful lifestyles and existing health conditions make sleeping difficult, ways to improve sleep duration and quality are on the rise. One such popular trick is to use saffron for sleep. Findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted amongst healthy adults with self-reported poor sleep quality...

Waking up tired, dealing with persistent dark circles, or feeling sick or anxious can indicate poor sleep quality and affect your physical health. Getting a good night's sleep is essential to your well-being and gut health. As you sleep, your body rests and repairs, and when you don’t get enough good sleep, your brain function starts to suffer.  Prebiotics, aka fiber, has long been...

The connection between your gut microbiome and well-being cannot be denied. The last few decades have opened the door to understanding how truly we are what we eat. Whether you’re on keto, a carb lover, or a green smoothie pro, every meal you eat alters and shapes your gut microbiome. Studies reveal that a diverse gut microbiome is a healthy gut microbiome. The more...

  Intermittent fasting (IF) may have started as a fitness trend for weight loss, but today it's a go-to lifestyle choice for many.  Practicing intermittent fasting has been linked with health benefits such as lowering blood sugar and insulin, preventing heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Research also suggests intermittent fasting can have a possible therapeutic effect on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. ...

   I was honored to be a recent guest on the Health Detective Podcast with Evan Transue!  In this episode we discuss my story and my husband John's Parkinson's diagnosis, and how my systems background and thinking led to studying the microbiome. We also discuss how mannitol functions, metabolic health, the bioremediation of glyphosate, and much more! You can listen to the interview here or on your favorite podcast platform, or read the full transcript here....

Planning a trip abroad after the pandemic? Don't forget a plan for supporting your gut health too! Travel Probiotics can potentially save you a lot of misery because of uninvited traveler's diarrhea (TD).  One of the biggest gut health tips for everyday life and especially traveling is to keep your belly happy with the right probiotics. A happy gut supports a healthy immune system...

We’re quickly approaching the holidays: that time of year when sweets are abundant. And Halloween is the first stop of the season! It may feel like a dish full of candy corn is haunting you from every surface in sight. If you’re regularly battling (and giving in to) cravings, and the ongoing sugar consumption is making you feel lousy, there are some simple things...

Every year nearly 15 million Americans undergo a surgical procedure. Surgery is a dramatic transformation for anyone's body, so taking steps to prepare and recover properly will ensure you reap only the benefits of a surgical procedure and hopefully none of the common complications.  Probiotics are essential to rebuilding the microbiome, which can especially be impacted by antibiotics commonly administered with surgery aftercare. They...

Did you know that recent studies show people with poor gut diversity had lower quality of life? The health of your microbiome impacts your mental health, sleep, energy, the risk for chronic illnesses, and much more.  A probiotic breakfast can help you start the day on the right foot and boost your gut diversity and overall well-being. If you're unsure of where to start,...