Emily Blake | Missing Microbes - What Are They And How We Can Replace/ Nurture

#256 Emily started her career as an archaeologist specialising in prehistoric human nutrition before training as a Nutritional Therapist to translate her enthusiasm for human nutrition into personalised, cutting-edge nutritional and lifestyle medicine. Emily has five years of clinical experience within the industry from running her own private practice, working within the supplement industry, and lecturing in Nutritional Therapy around the country.

In this episode we cover

• What is meant by the term ‘missing microbes’
• How can missing microbes be linked to disease
• What can cause marked disruption of the commensal gut microbiota
• What happens when commensal species start to seek alternative sources of fuel
• What bacterial syntrophy is
• How can we replace/nurture missing microbes
• And so much more