252: Leveraging Your Microbiome for Better Skin, Mood, and Brain Health, Plus Why Most Probiotics Suck | Kiran Krishnan, PhD and Tina Anderson

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Kiran Krishnan is the chief microbiologist at Just Thrive with 17 years of experience in the dietary supplement and nutrition market. He comes from a strict research background, having spent several years with hands-on R&D in the fields of molecular medicine and microbiology at the University of Iowa. Full show notes: https://maxlugavere.com/podcast/252

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0:00.0	What up family, welcome to episode 252 of The Genius Life, let's go!
0:17.3	What's going on everybody, welcome back to another episode of The Genius Life,
0:20.4	I'm your host Max Lugovira, filmmaker, health and science journalist,
0:23.3	a New York Times best-selling author. I've dedicated my life to unraveling the science behind
0:27.5	our choices, including what we eat and how we live, affect our cognitive and physical
0:31.6	performance, how we feel and our health span and risk for disease. This podcast is all about how
0:37.0	to live in that optimal state, which I call living like a genius. Guys, I have a treat for you today.
0:43.5	On the show, I welcome Tina Anderson and Karan Krishnan. They are both co-founders of the company
0:50.8	Just Thrive, Karan specifically is the chief microbiologist at the company, who has 17 years of
0:57.9	experience in the dietary supplement and nutrition market. He comes from a strict research
1:02.4	background, having spent several years with hands-on research and development in the fields
1:05.9	of molecular medicine and microbiology at the University of Iowa. This episode is going to
1:11.3	zoom in on all things microbiome, and we have a wonderful science communicator here to break
1:17.6	it all down for you and make it super simple and actionable. I loved having this conversation with
1:22.4	Karan and Tina. It was fascinating, and I consider myself to be extremely well-versed in microbiome
1:29.2	research, but Karan really brought it, and even I learned a plethora of new things and gained
1:36.4	a variety of new perspectives on the topic. So I'm really excited for you guys to be here. Among
1:40.9	other things, we are going to cover the potential benefits of probiotics, and why 99% of microbes from
1:47.0	traditional probiotics do not survive digestion. We're going to talk about the three main drivers
1:51.8	of SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, which is a surprisingly common condition that
1:56.8	can lead to symptoms like bloating and gas when you eat seemingly innocuous foods. We're going to
2:01.7	talk about why SIBO is not actually a condition itself, but a symptom of dysfunction and how to
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