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Recover: Dr. Jonathan Scheiman, PhD on the athletic gut microbiota | decoding the microbiome of elite athletes, bacteria that eat lactate and next generation probiotics to raise human potential


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This conversation is with Jonathan Scheiman, the co-founder and CEO of FitBiomics, a biotechnology startup that is sequencing the microbiome of elite athletes to identify and develop next generation probiotics that can optimize the health of everyone. 

Jonathan played Division 1 college basketball at St. John’s University and then received his PhD in Biomedicine from NYU. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Wyss Institute at Harvard, where he started a research initiative leading to ground breaking discoveries that focused around one question: How can decoding the microbiome of the fittest people in the world benefit the health and wellness of everyone?  

We cover: 

  • Commonalities between high achievement in sport and academics 
  • FitBiomics - decoding the microbiome of the world’s fittest people 
  • Performance factors influenced by the microbiome 
  • How our gut bacteria create metabolites that directly influence our health 
  • The symbiotic relationship between humans and microbes 
  • A bacteria in marathon runners that metabolizes lactate 
  • Probiotics to enhance human health and performance 
  • The gut-brain axis and athletic performance 
  • How leaky gut influences inflammation and recovery 
  • Bringing the lactate eating Veillonella probiotic to market 

Shop Nella, The Performance Probiotic: Use code CASS10 at checkout.   

Articles: 

  • Nature. 2022: Microbiome dependent gut-brain pathway regulates motivation for exercise 
  • J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2020: The athletic gut microbiota 
  • J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2019: ISSN Position Stand: Probiotics 
  • Nat Med. 2019: Meta-omics analysis of elite athletes identifies a performance enhancing microbe that functions via lactate metabolism 

Connect: 

  • FitBiomics.com 
  • Instagram: @fitbiomics 
  • Twitter: @FitBiomics  


Shop Nella, The Performance Probiotic: Use code CASS10 at checkout. 

Connect with me: @casswarbeck

Shop Nella, The Performance Probiotic: Use code CASS10 at checkout.

Theme music: Tyler Gaudon & audio editing and processing: Wyatt Pavlik

*Please appreciate that any information discussed is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, always seek the opinion of a physician or qualified healthcare provider.*

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