1022: Raja Dhir- The Truth About Probiotics
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2019
⏱️ 119 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin speak with Raja Dhir, co-founder and co-CEO of Seed.
- His background and how he got into the field. (3:07)
- How science is more objective than any other discipline. (6:15)
- Meshing translational science with traditional science. (9:35)
- The state of affairs with consumer health today: Breaking the myths in the current space. (14:30)
- What got him excited about getting into the field of the microbiome? (20:45)
- Understanding the field of microbiome science. (30:11)
- How EVERYTHING affects the microbiome and why human intervention is a two-way street. (36:21)
- How we can potentially reverse food allergies. (47:09)
- Understanding the vaginal microbiome and the groundbreaking science in the field. (50:27)
- Are there things you can do to strengthen your gut lining permeability? (58:08)
- The importance of being critical when it comes to scientific research. (1:06:30)
- Can you inherit the microbiota of people you live in close quarters with? (1:09:27)
- The common myths surrounding probiotics. (1:14:37)
- The critical work SeedLabs is currently doing. (1:27:05)
- The microbiome connection to sports performance. The fine line between hard work and overtraining. (1:31:44)
- The fascinating story of his dogs and their link to the woolly mammoth. (1:36:15)
- Why they believe in taking a hard science approach + their next big ventures. (1:54:00)
Featured Guest/People Mentioned
- Seed (@seed) Instagram
- Raja (@wildraja) Instagram
- Dr. Michael Ruscio (@drruscio) Instagram
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- seed.com/mindpump **Code “mindpump” at checkout**
- Cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce brown adipose tissue
- Amyloid-β peptide protects against microbial infection in mouse and worm models of Alzheimer’s disease
- Harvard researchers unveil new Alzheimer's theory
- Altering mix of gut microbes prevents obesity, but diet remains key factor
- Human Microbiome Project
- Why Gene Editing Is the Next Food Revolution
- HOW WHAT YOU DO AS A NEW MOM IMPACTS YOUR BABY’S MICROBIOME FOR *LIFE*
- Close social relationships correlate with human gut microbiota composition
- Probiotics: Reiterating What They Are and What They Are Not
- Healthy Gut, Healthy You: The Personalized Plan to Transform Your Gut from the Inside Out – Book by Dr. Michael Ruscio
- SeedLabs
- SeedLabs is testing probiotics designed for honeybees - Fast Company
- De-Extinction of the Woolly Mammoth: U.S. and Korea in Race to Clone Extinct Beast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mite, op, mite, op with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | I have been waiting for us to release this episode. |
| 0:17.0 | Yeah, this was a good one, man. |
| 0:18.0 | This was a good one. This is the best episode we've done on probiotics, gut health, and the sciences that surround that. |
| 0:27.0 | For me, this was a very, very good educational and exciting episode. |
| 0:32.0 | We recorded this a while ago and we couldn't release it because the company seed had to get up a stock. |
| 0:39.0 | They had rented a stock. |
| 0:40.0 | We had to wait before we could release this so that you guys could have access to the products. |
| 0:45.0 | We interviewed Roger Dier, D-H-I-R. He's the co-founder and co-CEO of the company seed. |
| 0:51.0 | They are at the forefront of probiotic research. |
| 0:57.0 | This company, it's like an ecosystem of scientists and doctors and innovators. |
| 1:02.0 | Among them, some of the scientists that are on their team is Chief Scientist Dr. Gregor Reed. |
| 1:08.0 | This guy is one of the pioneers of microbiol sciences. |
| 1:11.0 | He actually chair the United Nations of World Health, World Health Organization panel that first authored the global definition of the term probiotics. |
| 1:20.0 | He's on their team. This is like the company. |
| 1:24.0 | It's the Michael Jordan. |
| 1:25.0 | It is probiotic. |
| 1:26.0 | Now, Roger, who you're going to hear in this episode is brilliant. |
| 1:29.0 | Young dude, too. Absolutely brilliant. |
| 1:31.0 | Very cool guy. |
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