Sporebiotics: A Better Approach To Gut Health & Wellness? – Episode 135

Join Dr. Gladden and Tina Anderson on this conversation about spore-based probiotics and their ability to rehab your overall health by targeting the bacteria in your gut. Tina Anderson, formerly a lawyer, used to work in the pharmaceutical industry before finding out that it wasn’t the best way for her to help people and change their lives. After a harsh revelation during the peak of their careers, Tina and her husband pivoted to the world of natural and progressive health, and disease prevention. As a result of their discovery, they created a unique supplement with superior probiotic strains, giving birth to Just Thrive. These spore-based practitioner grade probiotics are the product that Tina and her husband created to help you take control of your health and change your life.

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Show Notes:

01:10 Dr. Gladden tells us what’s exciting about this episode and the things we will come to understand.

02:10 Dr. Gladden introduces Tina Anderson.

03:20 Tina shares her story: the journey to the world of probiotics.

04:15 We get an insight into the abuses in the pharmaceutical industry.

04:53 Tina tells us the Sales Representative anecdote that really made them pivot from the pharmaceutical industry in the midst of a high point in her and her husband’s careers.

06:47 We learn about the day the opportunity to create Just Thrive presented itself for Tina and her husband.

08:16 Tina lets us in on her biggest motivation.

08:45 Tina explains why her husband was seeing a naturopath at that time. Was someone in the family experiencing gut issues?

09:59 We are introduced to spore-based probiotics and what’s special about them.

10:48 Tina explains what is the biggest difference between spore-based probiotics and regular probiotics.

10:58 Dr. Gladden explains that dead bacteria can also have an effect on our guts but live bacteria could, theoretically, be better.

11:25 Tina elaborates on what spore probiotics do that other probiotics can’t do.

12:08 Tina talks about a gut model study where they confirmed a 30% favorable shift in the microbiome after 2 weeks on it.

13:04 Dr. Gladden explains that there is no “normal” gut biome.

14:08 We find out how exactly are these spores modulating the gut biome.

14:25 Tina makes a very good analogy where our gut is a garden and sporebiotics are the gardener and not just new seeds, as a way to differentiate them and their effects from those of regular probiotics. Are new seeds enough? Or do we need a gardener?

15:15 Tina also clarifies a big distinction in the colonization period of spore-based probiotics vs non-spore probiotics.

15:41 Dr. Gladden explains the concept of spores and asks how they work in this context.

16:57 Tina talks about a study where they measured the spores antibiotic survival capabilities.

17:16 Dr. Gladden elaborates on how antibiotics alter the gut biome.

17:54 Tina explains that spore probiotics can rehab AND maintain our health.

19:05 Dr. Gladden asks if sporebiotics can repair leaky-gut. Tina goes on to describe just how impressive is the level of restoration spores can achieve, proved by a double-blinded study that was performed.

21:31 Tina gives a better understanding of how exponentially detrimental leaky-gut can be to our health with a helpful leaky faucet comparison.

22:03 Dr. Gladden explains that the body is not built to be fragile but it has a threshold, resulting in people living with issues they don’t know they have which are driving their inflammation levels up and accelerating aging.

22:30 Tina lists a number of issues and disorders that are stemming from the gut, although we don’t associate them with it.

24:05 Tina describes the spore-based probiotics success with bloating issues, diarrhea, and constipation.

24:40 Tina explains that our gut is foundational for our health and how it is the starting point of general wellness.

25:26 Dr.Gladden asks about using spore-based probiotics with antibiotics to decrease the negative effects of the latter, like induced diarrhea. Tina talks about a study that proved the spores effectiveness with this, and survivability to the strongest antibiotics.

26:31 How is it helping people’s brain function?

27:00 Tina lists all the brain hormones that are produced in our gut.

27:17 Tina introduces the psychobiotic!

28:02 Tina tells us about other offenders of brain health that the psychobiotic is also helping with.

28:44 Dr. Gladden introduces the topic of probiotic cocktails.

29:17 Tina explains why a cocktail makes much more sense than just taking one probiotic.

30:27 Dr. Gladden inquires about what’s on the drawing board for Just Thrive.

31:35 Tina explains that they’re only focused on bringing what’s truly missing in the market and how they want to make an impact by providing what’s needed and what’s best.

32:18 Dr. Gladden asks what kind of conditions/disorders they’re targeting with the psychobiotic.

32:47 Tina explains how the psychobiotic targets not only certain disorders but specifically works to improve cognitive function too.

33:09 How quickly does this psychobiotic work?

34:04 Tina gives her recommendations for us to take action in favor of our longevity.

34:49 Dr. G explains how fasting acts as a workout for our gut biome.

35:09 Tina tells us the number of hours it would be beneficial to fast for and how to get there.

36:10 Tina shares which probiotics she takes right now.

36:44 Dr. Gladden talks about how he tries not to buy the same thing twice when he’s doing his grocery shopping, and Tina explains how having a diverse microbiome is the key to being healthy.

39:04 Tina explains what is the key difference between their spore-based probiotics and all the other probiotics that are now coming into the market.

40:03 Dr. Gladden and Tina tell us how we can get a hold of the direct to consumer bio equivalent version of practitioner grade spore-based probiotics through Just Thrive.

41:13 Tina gives out the Just Thrive’s website address: (justthrivehealth.com) to get these sporebiotics with a 20% discount.

41:55 Dr. Gladden and Tina Anderson say goodbye.