Precisione: The Healthcast - Making Sense of Gut Testing

Making Sense of Gut Testing

07/30/21 • 50 min

Guest Name and Bio: Kelly Moffat

Kelly Moffat is Director of Microbiome Health at CosmosID (https://www.cosmosid.com/), the leader in end-to-end metagenomics analysis and solutions. She has been in the field of genomics for more than 20 years, starting at the J. Craig Venter Institute (then called TIGR) where she used molecular and bioinformatics techniques to resolve complex repeats and gap closure in the human genome project, the DNA sequencing of the first plant chromosome (Arabidopsis thaliana chromosome 2), the first rice genome published, genome analysis of Deinococcusradiodurans, a bacterium that can survive strong doses of ionizing radiation, and many other genomes. There she developed extensive experience across bioinformatics, including the use of several programming languages, several alignment tools and assemblers, bacterial epidemiological analysis and phylogeny, and whole genome shotgun metagenomics. Since 2012, Kelly has been a part of the bioinformatics team at CosmosID, where she has led many microbial identification and interpretation projects, ranging from the analysis of clinically actionable microbial infections, to the analysis of food and water borne pathogens in the environment, to SARS-CoV-2 computational analysis. Most recently, at CosmosID, Kelly now leads the microbiome health sector of the company, providing actionable and interpretable analysis of the human microbiome. She is interested in understanding the microbiome in personal health and how an individual’s unique microbiome affects and is affected by changes in overall wellness. Kelly also hosts her own podcast called The Genomics Life. What you will learn from this episode: 1) The importance of the microbiome and gut testing 2) The different ways the gut can be tested 3) What the best way to view the gut microbiome is 4) What we can learn from the gut microbiome and testing 5) What the future of gut microbiome testing might hold

How to learn more about our guest: CosmosID website: https://www.cosmosid.com Twitter @cosmosid FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/cosmosid/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cosmosid/ Kelly Twitter: @kelphoto Kelly Podcast: https://linktr.ee/Kellymoffat Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!

Guest Name and Bio: Kelly Moffat

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Understanding Neuroinflammation

Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Michael Broukhim

Dr. Broukhim trained at the University of Arizona for his psychiatry residency and participated in the Integrative Psychiatry track for 2 years. During his training he also spent time undergoing the Integrative Psychiatry Institute’s year long fellowship program and became certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy. He was also trained in Mentalization Based therapy and other psychotherapy techniques. Dr. Broukhim credits his Integrative residency training to aid him to bring hope to patients to change their narrative to one of health, healing, and empowerment. Dr. Broukhim is now an Adult Psychiatrist at HOPE Integrative Psychiatry and also a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Arizona

What you will learn from this episode:

1) What is neuroinflammation 2) How can I treat inflammation that impacts the brain 3) Top supplements that can be used to treat neuroinflammation 4) The role of gut-brain connection in mental health 5) How trauma can impact health long term

How to learn more about our guest:

Website: hopepsychiatry.com Instagram: @hopeintegpsychiatry Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HopeIntegrativePsychiatry Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!

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Understanding Your Child’s Gut

Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Alexandra Russell

Dr. Russell is an integrative pediatric gastroenterologist at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. She completed her undergraduate degree and medical degree at Duke University. She then came to Vanderbilt Medical Center for residency and fellowship, while concurrently completing an Integrative Medicine fellowship from the University of Arizona. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics and does both clinical work and multidisciplinary research focusing on the pathophysiology and treatment of chronic pediatric nausea. Her work has been supported by NIH R01 funding as well as funding from Weil Foundation grants. She also serves as the Chair of the integrative medicine working group for the North American Society of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.

What you will learn from this episode: 1) What are the best ways to optimize a child’s gut microbiome 2) What are some of the causes of nausea in a child 3) How to manage digestive symptoms in the setting of POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome 4) How stress can impact a child’s gut health 5) Natural treatments that might help with a child’s digestive health

How to learn more about our guest:

https://pediatrics.vumc.org/person/alexandra-c-russell-md

Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!