It is summertime and that can only mean one thing: Beach, here I go!

Since it is the sunniest time of the year, we thought we’d talk about whether the beach and the ocean are good for our health, and more specifically, our microbiome.

Although it is not a surprise, everything in nature is an ecosystem and needs to be balanced for it to work optimally, and bodies of water are not exempt.

Today you will learn about lakes microbes, ocean microbes, and even sand microbes and we will discuss some other studies as we talk about all this. You will find the links of the studies below.

Links:

Freshwater microbes: https://medcraveonline.com/JMEN/microbiomes-of-freshwater-lake-ecosystemsnbsp.html#:~:text=The%20microbiomes%20in%20lake%20ecosystems,for%20different%20groups%20of%20bacteria.

Ocean Microbes: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aac8455#:~:text=The%20ocean%20microbiome%20is%20a,members%20is%20now%20becoming%20familiar

Study skin test microbiome: https://asm.org/Press-Releases/2019/June/Ocean-Swimming-Alters-Skin-Microbiome,-Increasing#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20June%2022%2C%202019%20%E2%80%93%20Swimming,the%20American%20Society%20for%20Microbiology..

Surfer-biome: https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/surfing_the_world_for_microbes

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180115094243.htm

Sand microbes: https://asm.org/Articles/2017/August/sandy-beach-microbes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-fles

We are genuinely excited to discuss new research about our incredible microbiome, but of course, we wouldn't talk about this without having with us our expert… Andrea Mcbeth!

Researchers have been debating whether we should try to get our microbiomes back to a more ‘ancestral microbiome’ – the kind of microbiome we had before we had all of these environmental exposures to things that kill members of our microbiomes. This would be the ‘rewilding’ strategy. Essentially the idea would be that we would try to have microbiomes that looked like they did before industrialization.

To understand the details of this amazing paper, listen to this episode and you will be able to understand the amazing power of our microbes!

Paper Link:

https://www.cell.com/trends/molecular-medicine/fulltext/S1471-4914(22)00113-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1471491422001137%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Did you know that we all have something called the cannabinoid system? Have you heard about Cannabinoids Food?

Well, this system is one of the most important physiologic systems involved in establishing and maintaining human health. With its complex actions in our immune system, nervous system, and virtually all of the body’s organs, the endocannabinoids are literally a bridge between body and mind. By understanding this system, we begin to see a mechanism that could connect brain activity and states of physical health and disease.

If you want to know more about it, Dr. Joe, Heather, and Romi are here to discuss everything about it and also what a cannabinoid-rich diet means. In addition, we will discuss the new book written by Dr. Joe titled The Cannabinoid Cookbook

Enjoy this episode!

Have you heard of Fecal Microbiota Transplant? Did you know there are studies analyzing the impact of this on our health? Is this a possible anti-aging hack?

All these questions and more will be answered in this episode. We will be bringing Andrea Mcbeth to join our discussion and provide insightful information about the FMT world and studies conducted regarding the impact of this on our health.

Join us in this exciting conversation and read the articles so you can also enjoy this exciting topic as much as we do!

Links:

NY Times Article: https://nypost.com/2022/05/04/fecal-transplants-are-latest-anti-aging-hack-poo-pill-study/

Study: https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-022-01243-w

Food and exercise are two things that significantly impact our microbiome, but there is one more that we sometimes forget and in fact, is one of the most important ones: Sleep!

How many hours do you sleep daily? How exposed are you to the blue light before going to sleep? Did you know we have an internal clock?

All these and more will be covered in this episode. We will talk about different research studies and how the results can be translated into our life.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Cinco de Mayo is almost here and so is Tequila!

In previous episodes, we discussed the effect of beer on the microbiome, now it is time to discuss tequila and its effect on our body. We will discuss current myths and the scientific research behind our answers.

Which type of tequila do you consume? Does the type of tequila affect the severity of the hangover? Is Tequila good for the bones and for the brain? All these and more will be discussed in this fun episode!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Do you take a hot or a cold shower? Is it better to do cold therapies or hot therapies? Do they have the same effect on the body? Does temperature have an impact on the microbiome?

All these questions and more will be covered in this incredible episode! In order to discuss such a great topic we decided to bring a very special guest, his name is Dr. Tyler Jean and he will be talking about the different temperature therapies and their impact not only on the microbiome but also on the overall health.

Are you ready to start learning about the temperature? Here we go!

Enjoy Episode 21!

Do you exercise? What type of physical activity? For how long? At what time? These are all important questions that will be answered in this episode due to the impact that exercise has on our microbiome.

The main things that contribute to the microbiome are diet, sleep, and exercise. We have talked a lot about diet in previous episodes, but this week we will talk about exercise. And then we will discuss sleep in the future.

Enjoy Episode 20!

Did you know that over time, stress can cause levels of gut bacteria (the gut microbiome) to become unbalanced? This leads to changes in neurotransmitter function and perpetuates increased stress and anxiety in the brain.

Given where everything in the world has been, the level of stress people are experiencing is over the top. Today we are going to talk about stress and the microbiome. The way the microbiome and stress interact is through cortisol, neurotransmitters, and cytokines. It’s a big complex interaction, so let’s start...

Enjoy the episode!

We are coming up on St. Patrick’s day which has become synonymous with beer. So today, let’s talk about alcohol and the microbiome!

Beer has two major things going for it. For one thing, it is a fermented food. Beer, wine, and cider are all fermented. They don’t contain probiotics, but they do contain phenolics, and we know phenolics have an impact on the microbiome. And the second thing... well you will have to listen to this episode in order to find out.

Enjoy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Cheers!