The Gut Health Gurus Podcast

A fascinating discussion with Morley Robbin on Copper, Iron and Mineral Balance and how they impact our health.   Transcript here   Bio:    Morley Robbins is the creator of  The Root Cause Protocol .   Morley (aka. "Magnesium Man") is one of the foremost experts on Magnesium's role in the body, and the delicate dance Magnesium plays with Iron, Copper, and Calcium.   In 2012, Morley founded the Mag...

A fascinating discussion with Dr Leland Stillman MD on using light and seasonality to optimise gut health and much more.   Transcript here   Bio:    I born in New York City and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. I became interested in medicine at an early age, thanks to childhood ear infections and allergies. This gave me an enduring interest in the immune system.   At fifteen, I decided that I would...

A fascinating discussion with Holistic Dentist, Dr Ron Ehrlich on holistic stress management for optimal wellbeing. We cover the five key stressors, the five pillars of health and much more   Transcript here   Bio:    Dr Ron Ehrlich graduated from Sydney University in 1978. He is one of Australia's leading holistic health practitioners, educators and a dentist. For over 30 years he has explored th...

Professor Paul Cotter on the scientific evidence supporting the benefits of fermented food and why these foods are great for gut health and the microbiome. We also cover sports, exercise and the impact on your microbiome and much more.   Transcript here   Bio:    Paul is a molecular biologist with a focus on food. He coordinates the European Union's H2020 Innovation Action related to food and the...

An insightful conversion with Cyndi O'meara on the Ancestral Eating for Optimal Health. We cover many topics like veganism,  processes foods, ketosis, glyphosate, modern agriculture, regenerative farming,  plant based meat analogues and much more   Transcript here   Bio:    Cyndi is about educating. Her greatest love is to teach, both in the public arena and within the large corporate food compani...

A practical conversation with Tony Shields, CEO of Freshcap Mushrooms on the health benefits of mushrooms and how to grow your own at home.   Transcript here   Bio:    Tony's origin story Best type of Mushrooms to start growing Mushrooms and Gut Health Mushrooms and Brain health Turkey Tail Lions Main Chaga Mushrooms Cordyceps Fresh Mushrooms vs Dried vs Extracts Cordyceps pre-workout hack Mushroo...

A practical conversation with Dr Will Bulsiewicz on how to optimise your gut microbiome using plant foods, fiber, prebiotics and much more...     Bio:    Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine and was chief medical resident at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and chief gastroenterology fellow at the University at North Carolina Hospital. He won the highest awar...

A fascinating conversation with Food Scientist Sebastien Bureau on fermented foods, sourdough, mastering kombucha, mushroom picking and much more     Bio:    Founder and president of Mannanova, Sébastien is always busy concocting something or other. Since a young age, he has devoted many hours in the kitchen, experimenting with ingredients and exploring flavours & techniques. With a background in...

A heart felt conversation with Triple Board Certified integrative Gastroenterologist, Dr Marvin Singh MD on the bidirectional connection between the Gut and Brain.   We tackle how mental health can impact your gut health and vice versa, the gut brain axis, taking a proactive approach to your health via Personalised and Precision medicine, how Marvin tackles digestive issues in his clinic and much...

A breathtaking conversation with GT Dave, entrepreneur and founder of GT's Kombucha creator of the Global Bottled Kombucha category on living a vibrant life, bringing real kombucha to the world, fermented foods, mushrooms, plant medicines, future health trends and more     Bio:    GT Dave is an American businessman who is the founder and CEO of the Kombucha company GT's Living Foods/ GT's Kombucha...

A fascinating conversation with author of Ferment for Good, and Founder of The Fermentary, Sharon Flynn. We discuss Sharon's love affair with fermented foods, helping her sick daughter get better from gut issues ,the challenges around making fermented foods commercially, homemade vs store bought ferments, Sharon's easy Carrot Brine recipe, milk Kefir the probiotic superfood to transform your gut h...

A timely conversation with Biohacker, Siim Land on Intermittent Fasting, Ketogenic Diet for optimal gut health, top biohacks for 2020 and much more     Bio:    Siim Land is a best-selling author, public speaker, high-performance coach, content creator, and professional biohacker. He creates content about optimising health, performance, longevity, and wellbeing with different biohacking techniques....

A mind-blowing conversation with health optimisation maven, Ben Greenfield on how to get the best sleep, optimising gut health and the top health trends for 2020. We cover Ben's own health challenges, optimising sleep, blue light, tackling jet lag, optimising gut health, deuterium depletion, red light therapy, grounding, cold thermogenesis, intermittent fasting, electromagnetic fields, peptide the...

A mind-blowing conversation with mitochondrial health expert Roland Pankewich on the science of mitochondria, the connection between mitochondrial and gut health, how mitochondria communicate with gut microbiota, strategies to improve both gut and mitochondrial function and much more...     Bio:    Roland Pankewich is the CEO of Health Optimization Practice Canada and the owner/operator of the cou...

A thought-provoking discussion with Prof Felice Jacka, author of Brain Changer: The latest cutting edge science on how diet can affect your risk of anxiety and depression, and influence the health of your brain. We also talk about mental health-related diet and lifestyle tips, the gut microbiome and fermented foods to improve mental health and so much more.     Bio:    Professor Felice Jacka is Di...

We have a groundbreaking discussion with Prof Philip Hugenholtz co-founder of Microba, a company specialising in Metagenomic Stool Testing using DNA based sequencing to analyse the microbiome. We cover the history and application of DNA based sequencing to classify and identify micro-organisms, using the technology to improve health outcomes on a personalised level, the future prospects for precis...

Food Scientist and Registered Nutritionist, Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science & Technology) has an insightful conversation with Chief Scientific Officer of Microbiome Labs, Kiran Krishnan on How to build a resilient microbiome, metabolic endotoxemia (leaky gut), the negative impact of lipopolysaccharides (LPS), the diabetes pandemic, probiotics for optimal health, spore-based probiot...

Food Scientist and Registered Nutritionist, Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science & Technology) has an eye-opening discussion with EMF radiation expert Patrick Van der Burght on the dangers of man-made electro-magnetic fields generated by smart and wireless technology (eg. wifi, mobile phones) and strategies to reduce the exposure in the home to keep your family safe.    Bio:    A family...

Food Scientist, Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science & Technology) and James Shadrach (Honours Degree in Psychology) have a wide-ranging discussion with Citizen Scientist Keith Bell on Microbiome stool testing, strategies to modulate gut bacterial composition for optimal health, epilepsy, gut-brain axis, rain forming bacteria, the importance of viruses, gut centric remedies for anxiety...

Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science & Technology) has a chat with the co-founder of Entomo Farms, Dr Jarrod Goldin on the gut health and sustainability benefits of edible insects like crickets.   Bio:    Dr Goldin has been a Chiropractor and Chiropractic educator for 20 years. He's witnessed the impact that food can have on our health. He says we now have to "Consider more than just th...

Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science and Technology) has a heartfelt conversation with mitochondrial health guru Nathan Walz on lessons from Dr Jack Kruse, Mitochondrial Health, Cold Thermogenesis, Red Light Therapy, Deuterium Depletion, Mitochondria and Gut Health, EMF and Leaky Gut and much more   Bio:   Nathan Walz believes in optimising mind, body, and spirit. He prides himself in u...

Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science and Technology) and James Shadrach (Honours Degree in Psychology) have a groundbreaking discussion with Dr Gabor Somlyai on the role that the hydrogen isotope, deuterium plays in the growth of cancer cells and using deuterium depleted water as a cancer treatment. We also discuss using deuterium depleted water as a cancer prevention strategy and other...

Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science and Technology) has a fascinating conversation with journalist, Katherine Courage author of the book: Cultured: How Ancient Foods can feed our Microbiome.   We discuss the important discovery of the microbiome and how to nurture our microbiome for optimal health through diet and fermented foods. Katherine takes us on a journey around the world as we...

Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science and Technology) has a mind-blowing conversation with Dr Laszlo Boros from The Deuterium Depletion Centre on the dangers of excess deuterium and strategies to naturally deplete deuterium from your body for optimal health. We discuss the impact of deuterium on our mitochondria, gut and microbiome.    Bio:   Dr Boros holds a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) de...

Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science and Technology) and James Shadrach (Honours Degree in Psychology) having an entertaining conversation with the hilarious Kirsten and Christopher Shockey. We talk about the ins and outs of fermenting vegetables, cider making, miso, tempeh, natto and much more.   Bio:   Kirsten & Christopher Shockey got their start in fermenting foods, first in their h...