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Eating With the Seasons: What Fall Foods Can Teach Us About Gut Health

Eating With the Seasons: What Fall Foods Can Te...

Martha Carlin | Oct 26, 2026 |

One of my favorite things about the changing seasons is the way the food around us changes. In summer, farmers' markets are overflowing with tomatoes, berries, cucumbers, and fresh greens....

Eating With the Seasons: What Fall Foods Can Te...

Martha Carlin | Oct 26, 2026 |

One of my favorite things about the changing seasons is the way the food around us changes. In summer, farmers' markets are overflowing with tomatoes, berries, cucumbers, and fresh greens. By fall, those foods begin to give way to apples,...

Why We Move Less in Fall and What That Means for Our Gut Health

Why We Move Less in Fall and What That Means fo...

Martha Carlin | Oct 18, 2026 |

It's easy to think of movement primarily in terms of exercise, weight management, or cardiovascular health. But movement also affects digestion, metabolism, inflammation, and the microbial communities living in our...

Why We Move Less in Fall and What That Means fo...

Martha Carlin | Oct 18, 2026 |

It's easy to think of movement primarily in terms of exercise, weight management, or cardiovascular health. But movement also affects digestion, metabolism, inflammation, and the microbial communities living in our gut. That's an important connection that deserves more attention. Here's...

The Human Myth: Why We Can't Understand Human Health Without Our Microbial Partners

The Human Myth: Why We Can't Understand Human H...

Martha Carlin | Jul 13, 2026 |

For most of my life, I believed what nearly all of us were taught in biology class. The human body was made up of organs, tissues, cells, and our own...

The Human Myth: Why We Can't Understand Human H...

Martha Carlin | Jul 13, 2026 |

For most of my life, I believed what nearly all of us were taught in biology class. The human body was made up of organs, tissues, cells, and our own DNA. If you wanted to understand health or disease, you...

Rebuilding the Foundation: Why "Missing Microbes" Hold the Key to Your Child's Neurodevelopment and Focus

Rebuilding the Foundation: Why "Missing Microbe...

Martha Carlin | Jul 09, 2026 | podcast

As parents, when we see our kids struggling with behavioral challenges, sensory overload, or brain fog, we immediately look for solutions. We try diet overhauls, coordinate endless specialist appointments, and...

Rebuilding the Foundation: Why "Missing Microbe...

Martha Carlin | Jul 09, 2026 | podcast

As parents, when we see our kids struggling with behavioral challenges, sensory overload, or brain fog, we immediately look for solutions. We try diet overhauls, coordinate endless specialist appointments, and buy highly recommended supplements.  

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Soaking Grains and Seeds Overnight in Sugar Shift: A Simple Solution for Supporting Glyphosate Remediation

Soaking Grains and Seeds Overnight in Sugar Shi...

Martha Carlin | May 21, 2026 |

One of the simplest practices I’ve adopted to reduce exposure to glyphosate and help break it down in things like grains and seeds is an overnight soak using Sugar Shift™....

Soaking Grains and Seeds Overnight in Sugar Shi...

Martha Carlin | May 21, 2026 |

One of the simplest practices I’ve adopted to reduce exposure to glyphosate and help break it down in things like grains and seeds is an overnight soak using Sugar Shift™. Here's how to do it!

Why CoQ10 Production Depends on Microbial Balance | The Microbiome–Energy Connection

Why CoQ10 Production Depends on Microbial Balan...

Martha Carlin | Feb 23, 2026 |

CoQ10 supports cellular energy and antioxidant balance. Discover how microbial health—including Lactobacillus plantarum—may influence CoQ10 production.

Why CoQ10 Production Depends on Microbial Balan...

Martha Carlin | Feb 23, 2026 |

CoQ10 supports cellular energy and antioxidant balance. Discover how microbial health—including Lactobacillus plantarum—may influence CoQ10 production.