High Performance Longevity #243 Improve Gut Health to Protect Your Brain, Metabolism & Longevity | Martha Carlin @BiotiQuest
Why does gut health affect your brain and metabolism so deeply?
Martha Carlin explains how the microbiome, endotoxin, & the glycocalyx influence energy, cognition, and long-term resilience & why gut repair is central to protecting longevity.
Meet our guestMartha Carlin is a pioneering citizen scientist & systems researcher who investigates the links between the microbiome, chronic disease & environmental toxins after her husband’s Parkinson’s diagnosis. She is the founder & CEO of The BioCollective, collaborating with leading institutions while developing BioFlux™ metabolic modeling & Sugar Shift®, a patented probiotic shown to improve metabolic health. Martha’s work bridges science & real-world application, empowering people to restore gut balance & transform whole-body health.
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- Be mindful of everything you eat & drink Your body reflects daily choices
- The modern food supply including chemicals & engineering drives or disrupts long-term wellness
- Your gut microbiome influences nearly every aspect of health, not just digestion
- Gut bacteria differences correlate with neurological disease profiles such as Parkinson’s
- Stool analysis reveals more health data than most expect Investigate output for internal clues
- Genetic material from food & microbes transfers into the body, influencing health in unexpected ways
- Single-strain probiotics fall short Full microbial teams support stronger gut ecosystems & outcomes
- Household chemicals damage the gut lining Auditing cleaning products protects barrier health
- Gut health depends on balance & relationships, not just which organisms exist
- Quality water & whole foods are the strongest foundational longevity levers so start there
04:12 Recognize the microbiome as a driver of chronic disease
05:51 Address the gaps in modern gut health care
17:25 How microbes adapt, share genes & influence biology
21:07 Build resilient microbial ecosystems instead of single strain fixes
41:05 Protect the gut lining to reduce inflammation system wide
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