Kiran Krishnan is the chief microbiologist at Just Thrive with 17 years of experience in the dietary supplement and nutrition market. He comes from a strict research background, having spent several years with hands-on R&D in the fields of molecular medicine and microbiology at the University of Iowa.

What you'll learn from this episode:

  • Why 99% of microbes from traditional probiotics do not survive digestion and have no lasting benefits compared to spore probiotics, which have a protective coating that allows them to survive extreme environments and arrive safely to the gut. 

  • How the human microbiome is the reason we're such an adaptable species, how disparate microbes collaborate to protect us, and why a decrease in diversity is associated with losing resilience. 

  • The importance of quorum sensing, a process in which microbes can sense the signal of other microbes and influence the overall diversity of species in your gut, and even compete with and starve out bad microbes.

  • The three main drivers of SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), and why it is not actually a condition, but a symptom of dysfunction.

  • The crucial role of urolithin-a, and which polyphenol rich foods to eat to cultivate more of the bacteria that excrete this metabolite to keep mitochondria healthy. 

  • And so much more!

Resources from this episode:

Kiran Krishnan | Microbiome Keynotes

Kiran Krishnan | Facebook

Just Thrive Health | Website

Just Thrive Health | Instagram

Just Thrive Health | Facebook

Just Thrive Health | Twitter

The Human Genome Project

NIH Human Microbiome Project

Characterization of the Gut Microbiota of Papua New Guineans Using Reverse Transcription Quantitative PCR | PMC

Cellulase: An Overview | ScienceDirect Topics

What Is Butyrate and Is It Found in Any Foods? | Livestrong

Quorum Sensing in Bacteria | PubMed

Everything You Should Know about Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) | Healthline

Gram-Positive Bacteria | Wikipedia

Gram-Negative Bacteria | Wikipedia

The Migrating Motor Complex: Control Mechanisms and Its Role in Health and Disease | PubMed

Diet and Feeding Pattern Affect the Diurnal Dynamics of the Gut Microbiome | PMC

Urolithin A | Wikipedia

A Next-Generation Beneficial Microbe: Akkermansia Muciniphila | PMC

APC Microbiome Ireland 

Probiotic Treatment (Bifidobacterium Longum Subsp. Longum 35624™) Affects Stress Responsivity in Male Rats after Chronic Corticosterone Exposure | ScienceDirect

Nervous System Anatomy, Diagram, and Function | Healthline

Fecal Transplant: How Bacteriotherapy Works | Healthline

Intestinal Epithelium | Wikipedia

Intestinal Mucosal Barrier | Wikipedia

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