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The Microbiome Report

Feb 18, 2021

If you had to explain digestion to someone, where would you start? Digestion is arguably the most important system in the body and yet, few people actually know what's happening from top to bottom.

On this short, bite-sized episode, Andrea Wien (@dreeats) breaks digestion down in an easy to understand way that will give...


Aug 20, 2020

Andrea (@dreeats) is joined by Afif Ghannoum (@biohmhealth) to chat about the state of microbiome research and the cool products hitting the market. First up is Perfect Day, a vegan dairy milk made with microbes, then the two talk about COVID and the microbiome connection, increased COVID risk with stomach...


Aug 6, 2020

During COVID-19, the rates of depression and anxiety have skyrocketed to unprecedented numbers. But for those suffering, there's little talk about how the microbiome drives the brain's wiring for mental health (or illness).

Andrea talks to Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum about the strength of the gut brain connection, plus a new...


Jul 23, 2020

Introducing a new monthly segment that we’re calling "Straight From The Gut" where Andrea is joined by Afif Ghannoum to talk shop about the microbiome space. On this episode, they discuss: autism and big data, drug interactions and non-responders, the push for personalized medicine, and resurrecting...


Jul 2, 2020

It's not only your body that's home to various microbiomes -- your home also harbors countless species, big and small.

Rob Dunn, "daily life" biologist and the author of five books, including his most recent, award-winning title "Never Home Alone," joins Andrea to talk about how everything from water filters...