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 you an appreciation for the marvels your body undergoes at every meal. The Microbiome Report is powered by BIOHM Health. Get 15% off any product at biohmhealth.com with the code POD15.  Full show notes and the infographic for this episode can be found at biohmhealth.com/pages/podcast.   Leave Us A Rating And Review!

Andrea Wien and Afif Ghannoum are joined by past guest and co-founder of The Postbiotics Plus, Aubrey Levitt. What’s new with metabolites (2:04); medical foods (4:42); The Cancer Microbiome Atlas (11:44); fecal transplants (14:03); oral microbiome and lung cancer (15:45); scanning microbiomes before medical trials (17:18); personalization of medications ((19:28); Starting to learn about who is more susceptible to “long haul” COVID (23:54) and Afif’s new obsession, ClubHouse (30:30). Leave Us A Rating And Review! The Microbiome Report is powered by BIOHM Health. Get 15% off at biohmhealth.com with the code POD15.  Find the transcript and show notes for this episode at biohmhealth.com/pages/podcast.  Questions? Ideas? Email us at themicrobiomereport@biohmhealth.com or reach out on Instagram @DreEats or @BIOHMHealth.

The past has an immense amount of knowledge to share with us about healing. On this episode, Andrea is joined by Dr. Josh Axe to discuss the elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine and ancient  remedies that have been used for millennia to restore health and vitality to the gut and the body. He draws connections between different emotions like fear, anxiety and anger and our organ systems and gives a breakdown of concepts, such as dampness, cold, heat, and stagnation as they relate to the body. Dr. Axe is also offering listeners 20% off any product on his website, AncientNutrition.com, with the code ANCIENTBIOHM.  The Microbiome Report is powered by BIOHM Health.  Find the transcript and show notes for this episode at biohmhealth.com/pages/podcast.  Questions? Ideas? Email us at themicrobiomereport@biohmhealth.com or reach out on Instagram @DreEats or @BIOHMHealth. Leave Us A Rating And Review!

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 looks at this question.  Aubrey is the co-founder of The Postbiotics+, a company developing clinically tested, effective microbiome therapies to use alongside other medications to protect the gut, prevent pathogens from invading and reduce antibiotic resistance genes.   On this show, Andrea talks to Aubrey about the differences between prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics (metabolites), plus the best way to re-populate your gut after a round of antibiotics.  Leave Us A Rating And Review! The Microbiome Report is powered by BIOHM Health. Find the transcript and show notes for this episode at biohmhealth.com/pages/podcast.  Questions? Ideas? Email us at themicrobiomereport@biohmhealth.com or reach out on Instagram @DreEats or @BIOHMHealth.

Leave Us A Rating And Review! Andrea Wien is joined by BIOHM CEO, Afif Ghannoum. In today’s episode, glyphosate and gluten (3:14), using the microbiome to detect art fraud (5:11), teff grain and gut superfoods (10:06), (12:44) new research on IBS (15:16), a study how gut microbes shape antibodies (20:46), poor sleep linked to metabolites (24:00), link between Alzheimers and gut microbes confirmed (30:07). Find the transcript and show notes for this episode at biohmhealth.com/pages/podcast.  Questions? Ideas? Email us at themicrobiomereport@biohmhealth.com or reach out on Instagram @DreEats or @BIOHMHealth. The Microbiome Report is powered by BIOHM Health. 

Think of this episode like a crash course in ancient wisdom. Our guest, Divya Alter, is the co-owner of Divya’s Kitchen, an Ayurvedic restaurant in NYC, and the author of “What to Eat for How You Feel: The New Ayurvedic Kitchen.” Divya talks to Andrea about what Ayurveda is, the unique way it views food and how to dial it in for your body type.  Unlike many modern diets, Ayurveda’s core beliefs rest on only eating foods that are fresh (we’re looking at you, leftovers!) and paying close attention to food combining. Get 15% off Ayurvedic foods and essentials at divyaskitchen.com with code BIOHM15. Eat well and support small restaurants at the same time. A win-win! Leave Us A Rating And Review! Want a full transcript? Check out the show notes page for more details.  

Leave Us A Rating And Review! 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 for another “Straight From The Gut” episode where the two riff on the latest research and news surrounding the microbiome. They discuss: the effect of common household chemicals on the microbiome (4:00); how Roundup and glyphosate are banned in many countries around the world, but not in the US (6:18); when we kill 99.99% of germs – what's left? (7:36); plant based meats (11:34); antibiotic use in babies (15:56); questions to ask at the farmer’s market (19:18); a discussion on grocery store produce (20:25); fructose, fruit and the microbiome (27:17); proper pooping (30:41). Find the transcript and show notes for this episode at biohmhealth.com/pages/podcast.  Questions? Ideas? Email us at themicrobiomereport@biohmhealth.com or reach out on Instagram @DreEats or @BiohmHealth.

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 everyone needs supplements, where to start when figuring out gut issues, what foods are easiest and hardest to digest and SO MUCH MORE. This episode dives into it all in an "ask me anything" format.   Want a full transcript? Didn't hear your answer? Check out the show notes page for a list of questions that were asked and their answers. Have something to ask that we didn't cover? Email us at themicrobiomereport@biohmhealth.com. Leave Us A Rating And Review!  

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 involved and marketing hype (15:14), plus, prebiotics in skincare lines, (22:04), the use of fake skin to mimic real skin (25:09), a study on how sugar influences IBD (27:50), and the surprising amount of “hidden” sugar in our diet (30:28). SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES Give Us A Rating And Review! Full show notes, with links Get 10% off with code BIOHM10 at biohmhealth.com.

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 the problem. Supplements, herbs and diet are discussed as long term answers to allergies, histamines and mast cell issues.  This episode is powered by BIOHM Health. Get 10% with code BIOHM10 at biohmhealth.com.