#91 What Makes A Healthy Gut - with Dr. Alena Pribyl

About Our Guest: Dr Pribyl is the Senior Scientist and Research Officer with biotech company Microba, a leader in the analysis of the gut microbiome. She has expertise in human microbiome research, microbiology, and stress physiology in fish. She also has a passion for science communication to support science-informed decision making. Dr Pribyl received her Ph.D. in Fisheries Science in 2010 from Oregon State University, was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, and was a CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow before moving to Australia in 2015 where she started working at the Australian Centre for Ecogenomics at the University of Queensland in the area of the human microbiome. She has presented at many conferences and seminars to science and laymen audiences.   Podcast Topics: What are the characteristics of an “ideal” or healthy gut? What happens to the bacteria when we take Antibiotics? Are antibiotics the only thing that alters our microbiome, or are there other drugs or hormones that have the ability to change the microbiome? Can we recover species lost after Antibiotics? The difference between a probiotic and a prebiotic Probiotics - broad-spectrum or strain-specific? Impact of carbohydrate restriction on the microbiome The best "diet" for a healthy gut Resources & Social Medica Links: https://www.microba.com/ https://www.instagram.com/microbaofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/MicrobaOfficial/ https://twitter.com/MicrobaOfficial https://www.linkedin.com/company/microba/