LLN Episode #260: Dr. Shaina Cahill – Our Gut & Aging: Secrets To A Healthier, Longer Life

Grab Your Opportunity for a Free Call With Lynne About Dr. Shaina Cahill: Dr. Shaina Cahill, Ph.D., Director of Medical Communications and Affairs at Novel Biome holds a Neuroscience Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. She is passionate about medical education, scientific communication, and alternative medicines harnessing the body's innate systems and how aging, exercise and diet play a role in our health. What We Discuss In This Episode: Dr. Shaina Cahill discusses her background in neuroscience and how that led her to focus on the gut microbiome and its connection to aging. She explains how the gut microbiome changes as we age, becoming less diverse and more inflammatory, and how this can impact brain health, immunity, and overall wellbeing. Maintaining a healthy, diverse gut microbiome through diet, exercise, and sleep may help slow the negative effects of aging. Dr. Shaina provides an overview of different gut health interventions. She notes that while probiotics can provide temporary benefits, making lasting changes requires focusing on prebiotics like fiber and fermented foods. She also discusses the potential of fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) to treat various age-related diseases by replacing an unhealthy gut microbiome with a healthier one. Dr. Shaina comments on the shift towards more natural and holistic approaches in the medical field, including the increasing regulation and clinical trials of gut-focused therapies. She highlights exciting research on using FMTs to potentially reverse symptoms of conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and notes the challenges of navigating the regulatory landscape, especially the differences between Canada and the US. We finish up with emphasizing the importance of proactive gut health management for overall wellbeing and longevity. Connect With Dr. Shaina Cahill: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novel_biome/ Twitter: https://x.com/NovelBiome Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovelBiome YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxnfkTz-IZ9RaDIxKo-ojNA Website: https://www.novelbiome.com/ Connect with Lynne: If you're looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey - just like you are - to improved health and wellness, overall balance, and increased confidence, check out Lynne's private community in The Energized Healthy Women's Club. It's a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. (Discussions include things like weight management, eliminating belly bloat, balancing hormones, wrangling sugar gremlins, overcoming fatigue, recipes, strategies, perimenopause & menopause, and much more ... so women can feel energized, healthy, and lighter, with a new sense of purpose. Website: https://holistic-healthandwellness.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holistichealthandwellnessllc The Energized Healthy Women's Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/energized.healthy.women Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnewadsworth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewadsworth Free Resources from Lynne Wadsworth: Want to be successful focusing on improved health & wellbeing? Maybe you'd like to increase your energy levels, have fewer headaches reduce or maintain a healthy weight, ditch the brain fog & belly bloat. Or maybe you'd love some more strategies to help transform you into a "magnificent midlifer" who's fully energized - charged & ready to start each new day with anticipation and & joy, Or maybe you have some illness you've been facing and it's compounded by all those changes you see & feel in your body. I'd love to chat. Contact me to schedule your FREE HEALTHY YOU Clarity Call. We'll discuss where you're at on your journey and how I can help you successfully navigate your life through this "midlife season" with grace and ease. Schedule >>HERE 5 Essential Steps to Flourishing in Midlife Ladies, are you ready to thrive through perimenopause and menopause? Do you want to stay fit and energized during these transformative years? Are you looking to regain your energy, feel more "like yourself," and embrace each day with enthusiasm and vitality? I've put together my best practical and simple solutions in this exclusive resource, designed just for you—and it's completely FREE! Unlock your path to feeling healthier, more in control, and ready to tackle your day with confidence. Get your free copy here: Flourish in Midlife https://holistic-healthandwellness.com/flourish-in-midlife/ Did You Enjoy The Podcast? If you enjoyed this episode please let us know! 5-star reviews for the Living Life Naturally podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Pandora are greatly appreciated. This helps us reach more women struggling to live through midlife and beyond. Thank you. Together, we make a difference!