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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1682: Bacteria for Muscle Gain, Fat Loss & Health

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with Zack Abbott, founder of ZBiotics, about the fascinating science of genetically modified bacteria and health.

  • What is the microbiome? (3:27)
  • Why is our mood affected by our gut? (4:58)
  • How complex is this area of science? (11:04)
  • What do we know about the microbiome and performance? (16:11)
  • The interesting research surrounding the vaginal microbiome. (19:15)
  • Do probiotics inhibit antibiotics? (21:16)
  • How our microbiome responds to what we give it. (24:40)
  • When did he first fall in love with science? (26:35)
  • His experience taking a product to market. (30:25)
  • Are viruses alive? (32:01)
  • Is modified bacteria the future? (32:41)
  • Breaking down the science of how Zbiotics works. (35:06)
  • Protecting the ‘special sauce’ of their strain. (43:06)
  • Busting the stigma surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). (46:33)
  • Is nature our biggest enemy? (50:28)
  • Using genetic engineering to feed humanity. (53:27)
  • Balancing expectations of customers’ responses to their product. (58:50)
  • There are rules for a reason. (1:02:30)
  • The science of the hangover. (1:05:16)
  • Hard alcohol before beer, are you in the clear? Or, beer before liquor you’ve never been sicker? (1:07:23)
  • What does the timeline look for the next Zbiotics products? (1:10:56)

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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

MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salta Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

You just found the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast.

0:17.0

This is Mind Pump.

0:18.0

Alright, today's episode is a fun one.

0:20.0

We got to talk about bacteria.

0:22.0

Specifically the bacteria that live inside and on our bodies.

0:26.0

We talked to Zach Abbott. He's the founder of Zibotics.

0:30.0

And he knows his stuff.

0:32.0

And the future of genetically modified bacteria science is quite remarkable.

0:38.0

This is probably going to be a revolution in health.

0:41.0

And we know him because we work with the company Zibotics.

0:45.0

They make the probiotic drink.

0:47.0

It's genetically modified to help you feel better after drinking alcohol.

0:52.0

And the science is legit and it really works. So when this guy talks, we listen.

0:57.0

We know you're going to love this episode.

0:59.0

By the way, if you want to try out Zibotics product, so essentially here's what it does.

1:04.0

So it's genetically modified bacteria that produces a compound that breaks down acetaldehyde,

1:09.0

which is a negative product of alcohol metabolism.

1:13.0

So it helps the body break it down.

1:16.0

The result is the next day you don't feel nearly as crappy.

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