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The Changing Light of Fall: What Happens to Our Biology When the Days Get Shorter?

The Changing Light of Fall: What Happens to Our...

Martha Carlin | Oct 12, 2026 |

Most of us think of this as simply part of the changing seasons. But from a biological perspective, something much more interesting is happening. Light is one of the most...

The Changing Light of Fall: What Happens to Our...

Martha Carlin | Oct 12, 2026 |

Most of us think of this as simply part of the changing seasons. But from a biological perspective, something much more interesting is happening. Light is one of the most important signals our bodies receive from the environment. And when...

Peeling Back the Layers of Health: System Thinking, Microbial Diversity, and Environmental Factors

Peeling Back the Layers of Health: System Think...

Martha Carlin | Sep 18, 2026 | podcast

In a recent episode of Everything is Personal, host Lenme sat down with Martha Carlin, founder of The Bio Collective and BiotiQuest®. Reflecting on her decades of citizen science and...

Peeling Back the Layers of Health: System Think...

Martha Carlin | Sep 18, 2026 | podcast

In a recent episode of Everything is Personal, host Lenme sat down with Martha Carlin, founder of The Bio Collective and BiotiQuest®. Reflecting on her decades of citizen science and research, Martha discussed how examining our internal ecosystem across different...

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What Flying Halfway Around the World Taught Me About Sleep

What Flying Halfway Around the World Taught Me ...

Martha Carlin | Sep 15, 2026 |

At the end of August, I flew from Kentucky to Australia for three weeks. By the time I arrived in Canberra, I had crossed the International Date Line, lost an...

What Flying Halfway Around the World Taught Me ...

Martha Carlin | Sep 15, 2026 |

At the end of August, I flew from Kentucky to Australia for three weeks. By the time I arrived in Canberra, I had crossed the International Date Line, lost an entire day, and completely flipped my normal schedule. I did...

Stress, Resilience, and the Microbiome: The Conversation Happening Inside Us

Stress, Resilience, and the Microbiome: The Con...

Martha Carlin | Aug 31, 2026 |

For most of my life, I thought of stress as something that happened to me. A difficult day. Too little sleep. A deadline. An illness. A loss. A long stretch...

Stress, Resilience, and the Microbiome: The Con...

Martha Carlin | Aug 31, 2026 |

For most of my life, I thought of stress as something that happened to me. A difficult day. Too little sleep. A deadline. An illness. A loss. A long stretch of uncertainty. But the more I learn about the microbiome,...

Stress Isn't Just in Your Head: How Chronic Stress Reshapes the Microbiome

Stress Isn't Just in Your Head: How Chronic Str...

Martha Carlin | Aug 05, 2026 |

Every stressful experience sends signals throughout your body. Your heart rate changes. Your hormones shift. Your immune system responds. And one of the first places these signals arrive is in...

Stress Isn't Just in Your Head: How Chronic Str...

Martha Carlin | Aug 05, 2026 |

Every stressful experience sends signals throughout your body. Your heart rate changes. Your hormones shift. Your immune system responds. And one of the first places these signals arrive is in your gut.

Rebuilding Lost Diversity in the Microbiome: Why Restoring What We've Lost Matters More Than Adding What's Missing

Rebuilding Lost Diversity in the Microbiome: Wh...

Martha Carlin | Jul 21, 2026 |

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,...

Rebuilding Lost Diversity in the Microbiome: Wh...

Martha Carlin | Jul 21, 2026 |

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...