013 - Kristina Campbell
Probiotics, the Microbiome, and Journalism
Kristina Campbell is a science writer specifically in the area of the microbiome. She’s authored a book called The Well-Fed Microbiome Cookbook, and recently co-wrote a textbook on gut microbiota.
Today Kristina and I talk about probiotics, the microbiome, communicating science, women in journalism, and family and fermentation among other things.
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Writes for gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com
Her story
-family all had gut issues
-tried fermented foods
Two published books
-passion for writing about the microbiome
-take the science and then do the best you can to implement it your everyday life
-cookbook is the science turned practical
-her aim is to communicate where science ends and where speculation begins
-what is the ‘jumping off point’
Dr. Rob Night
-American Gut Project
-Global FoodOmics Project
-led by Dr. Julia Gauglitz
Definition of a probiotic
-Colin Hill and colleagues
-wrote a paper on the definition of probiotic
-proven benefit for host health
https://www.nature.com/articles/nrgastro.2014.66
-live cultures
-live microorganisms
-may or may not be specifically contributing to health
Having children and probiotics
-being aware of diet and health
-vaganal seeding
-microbiome of c-section and vaganal birth babies are different
Health professionals collaborating
Book by Dr. Brett Finlay and Marie Claire Arrieta
Let Them Eat Dirt
-exposure to germs can be good for children
-provides good guidelines
-low risk environments to get dirty
-get to know bacteria
-learn more about them
The Earth Microbiome Project
-Rob Knight
-microbes and animals
-microbes and agriculture
Journalism science and women
-discussion of disproportionate number of voices are male
-challenge assumptions we’ve had
Family culture
-co-educating each other
Fermented food cultures connect us
-get a culture from a friend
-microbes passed on
The Probiotic Life for Kristina
-Life of living in the moment
-fermented foods help her live in the moment
-let microbes teach you how to slow down