Everybody Poops

There’s a reason the children’s book was so popular! With implications extending far beyond digestive wellness, the human microbiome has become a key factor in determining overall health because well, everybody poops. Research is uncovering significant connections between gut health and women's health, immune function, and even oral and vaginal microbiome's role in longevity. The complexity of the microbiome ecosystem is still leaving much to the unknown, leading to both exciting potential for future discoveries and the proliferation of myths and misconceptions. Capitalizing off this hope, there's been a surge of products claiming to support gut health, from probiotics and prebiotics to fiber supplements, often exploiting preliminary scientific findings for marketing purposes making it harder for consumers to find the products with actual clinical evidence. As our understanding evolves of this untapped “Fountain of Health'' that we naively flush away daily, new questions continue to pop up. For one, what’s the impact of GLP-1 medications on our microbiome? The field is moving fast, so let’s meet the leaders who are sprinting along with it!