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Episode 65: How To Have Your Gut Analyzed For Free
What if you could answer a few questions and have a relatively good idea of what your gut needs to be healthy? And what if that test was based on...
Episode 64: You're Breathing Wrong Right Now
In one of our most popular shows of the last year, Dr. Matt Kogan came on to blow our minds about the connection between our oral health and the health...
Episode 63: Leaky Gut Decoded
Leaky gut. Intestinal permeability. You may have heard these terms (maybe even from your own practitioner!) but perhaps you don’t really understand what they’re talking about. This mini-episode with nutritional...
Episode 62: A Taoist Monk Walks Into A Doctor’s Office
What do a Taoist monk, a medical doctor, and microbiome documentarian all have in common? If you’re Pedram Shojai, that’s simply your resume. On this “Straight From The Gut” episode,...
Episode 61: How To Start Using Herbs In Your Everyday
Herbal medicine is a huge focus area that can take a lifetime to learn. So, where does a regular person who wants to safely experiment with herbs even start? We’ve...
Episode 60: Fats And Oils To Avoid At All Costs (And What To Eat Instead)
Fat. It’s easily the macronutrient with the most opinions attached to it, but how much do you know about the role of fat in the body? Aside from adding cushion...
Episode 59: Why True Paleo Isn't Possible
How similar is our modern day microbiome to that of our ancestors? It’s a question that comes up in conversation from time to time, and now science is starting to...
Episode 58: How Nerves In Your Gut Can Help (or Hurt) Your Health
Many of you will be familiar with the therapeutic benefits of massage: relief of tight muscles, stress relief and improved circulation to name just a few. Fewer people, however, are...
Episode 57: How Digestion Works (And Why You Should Care)
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...
Episode 56: Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers Linked To Oral Microbiome
Metabolites are having their moment in the media, but what does the science say? A quick refresher - remember that a metabolite (also called a postbiotic) is the byproduct made...
Episode 55: Discover Your Ancient Medicine Body Type
Our fascination with ancient medicine and what it has to teach us has reached near obsession levels here at BIOHM, but that’s only because there’s so much to learn from...
Episode 54: What Should I Do After Taking Antibiotics?
One of the questions we get asked most frequently is what to do to re-balance the gut after taking antibiotics, so we’re re-airing a past episode with Aubrey Levitt that...