Dec 17, 2020
Since the beginning of COVID, we’ve been asking an important question: how does the widespread use of hand sanitizers and heavy-duty, antimicrobial cleansers impact our individual and collective microbiomes?
On this episode, science has an answer for us. Andrea is joined by Afif Ghannoum...
Dec 3, 2020
Andrea is joined by Dr. Ghannoum, BIOHM CEO, Afif Ghannoum, and Olipop founder, Ben Goodwin, to answer your burning questions about gut health and the microbiome.
You've all been wondering things like: why healthy people should care about the microbiome, the common and uncommon signs of digestive health, whether...
Nov 19, 2020
Andrea Wien is joined by BIOHM CEO, Afif Ghannoum to discuss a new study on the mechanisms for how food poisoning happens (3:00), the legitimacy of a new company “Symbiome” and their claim as the first microbiome beauty line (10:37), and how the “big” brands may respond (14:19), Afif discusses the challenges...
Nov 5, 2020
Can't step outside in the spring without sneezing up a storm? Does leftover food make you feel queasy? Andrea talks to Integrative Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Heidi Turner, about why people have allergies and how typical ways of dealing with them, such as anti-histamines, aren't getting to the root of...
Oct 22, 2020
Andrea Wien is joined by Afif Ghannoum. In today’s episode we hear about a huge government fund in France dedicated to microbiome companies (3:07) The EU’s rules on regulation and research (5:37) A credit check for your gut (9:11) C-section babies are more likely to have a higher BMI (19:50) Newborns fed a tiny bit...