What Flying Halfway Around the World Taught Me About Sleep
This month, I’m focusing on sleep and the circadian clock, in part because I’ve just done a major number on my own. At the end of August, I flew from Kentucky to Australia for three weeks. By the time...
View ArticleMartha Carlin on Parkinson’s, the Microbiome, and the Glycocalyx
In a recent interview, Chris Wark spoke with Martha Carlin—author of Connected: Love Loss and the Unseen Forces Behind Chronic Disease, microbiome researcher, and founder of BiotiQuest—about her...
View ArticleThe Night Shift: How Your Gut and Brain Connect During Sleep
We tend to judge sleep by what happens the next morning. Can we think clearly? Do we have energy? How quickly do we reach for coffee? But I find the work happening while we sleep just as interesting....
View ArticleStress, Resilience, and the Microbiome: The Conversation Happening Inside Us
For most of my life, I thought of stress as something that happened to me. A difficult day. Too little sleep. A deadline. An illness. A loss. A long stretch of uncertainty. But the more I learn about...
View ArticleBeyond Dopamine: How the Glycocalyx and Gut-Brain Axis Reshape Our...
When discussing chronic neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease, conventional medicine frequently focuses on a single narrative: dopamine depletion. While managing neurotransmitters remains a...
View ArticleBeyond the Microbiome: How the Glycocalyx Impacts Cellular Health and Chronic...
When discussing gut health, the conversation usually centers on the microbiome. While balancing gut bacteria remains essential, cutting-edge science highlights another critical component of cellular...
View ArticleStress Isn't Just in Your Head: How Chronic Stress Reshapes the Microbiome
Stress has become so common that many of us wear it like a badge of honor. We juggle work, family, caregiving, finances, and the endless stream of information that fills our days. We often think of...
View ArticleThe Microbiome, Parkinson's, and Chronic Illness W/ Martha Carlin
Guest Information: Martha Carlin is the author of the book CONNECTED: Love, Loss, and the Unseen Forces Behind Chronic Disease. She is associated with The BioCollective and BiotiQuest. Key Topics: The...
View ArticleNew Understandings on the Microbiome and Your Gut Ecosystem with Martha Carlin
What if the key to unlocking better health, vitality, and longevity as we age lies within an internal ecosystem we are only just beginning to understand? On a recent episode of the Better with Age...
View ArticleNew Understandings on the Microbiome and Your Gut Ecosystem with Martha Carlin
What if the key to unlocking metabolic health, systemic recovery, and healthy aging isn't just about taking an isolated probiotic or following a strict diet? What if our gut is actually a complex,...
View ArticleThe Hidden Drivers of Chronic Disease: Trauma, the Microbiome, and Healing...
What if chronic conditions like Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain aren't just unpredictable random occurrences—and what if their root causes extend far beyond genetics? On a...
View ArticleCould the Secret to Overcoming Chronic Disease Be Hiding in Your Gut?
What if the underlying cause of chronic diseases—including persistent pain, autoimmune conditions, and neurodegenerative disorders—is linked to something entirely invisible to the naked eye? That is...
View ArticleRebuilding Lost Diversity in the Microbiome: Why Restoring What We've Lost...
For years, the conversation around gut health has centered on a simple idea: add more "good bacteria." It's an appealing concept. Eat yogurt. Take a probiotic. Drink kombucha. Problem solved. But after...
View ArticleThe Human Myth: Why We Can't Understand Human Health Without Our Microbial...
For most of my life, I believed what nearly all of us were taught in biology class. The human body was made up of organs, tissues, cells, and our own DNA. If you wanted to understand health or disease,...
View ArticleThe Invisible Siege: Why Your Gut-Brain Connection is Collapsing (And How to...
We spend billions of dollars on clean organic food, expensive water filters, and complex morning routines. Yet, so many of us are still exhausted. We drag ourselves through brain fog, experience...
View ArticleWhat Medicine Got Wrong (And Your Body Always Knew)
We’ve all been there: waking up after eight hours of "sleep" still feeling exhausted, battling brain fog by 2:00 PM, and fighting off sugar cravings with sheer willpower. When we ask conventional...
View ArticleShifting the Engine: How Martha Carlin is Rewiring the Human Ecosystem
What happens when an auditor—trained to question everything and demand balance—is handed a life-changing medical crisis? For Martha Carlin, the answer was simple: she quit her high-paying job, dove...
View ArticleReclaiming Your Agency: Why Chronic Disease is a Whole-System Story
For decades, the modern medical system has treated chronic illness like a series of isolated brushfires. You get a diagnosis here, a symptom there, and a prescription to patch it up. But what if the...
View ArticleEpisode 42: The Microbiome Revolution with Martha Carlin
What if many chronic diseases begin with disruptions in the microbiome? Join Martha Carlin on her journey of discovery to turn back the progression of her husband's Parkinson's Disease. Read on...
View ArticleMartha Carlin: The Gut-Brain Connection
This week, Tee is once again joined by Martha Carlin, entrepreneur, researcher, microbiome advocate, and author of Connected: Love, Loss, and the Unseen Forces Behind Chronic Disease. Martha’s journey...
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