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Smoothies Featured in Women’s Health Two of my favorite smoothie recipes were recently featured in Women’s Health magazine. I provided the recipes – but they were created by my daughter (Courtney Talbott) and her friend (Jaclyn Optiz) who are both nutrition majors at...

"What Supplements Do You Take?" As a scientist who studies dietary supplements, the one question that I am asked ALL the time, it’s, “What supplements do YOU take?” Now, as a developer of supplements (as well as a researcher), I may be a little biased and may favor...

Heart-Brain Axis Foods Your brain and heart are both very important parts of the body so it's vital to keep them healthy! Here are a few of my favorite foods and supplements to improve both heart health and mental wellness – or the connection between the heart and the...

Post-Partum Depression and Your Gut Very nice article published earlier in WELL + GOOD about, “THE SURPRISING CONNECTION BETWEEN GUT HEALTH AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION” Read the entire article HERE...

Gut-Brain Connection with Dr Nandi Spent a terrific day a while ago as a guest on the Dr Nandi Show – talking about gut health, microbiome balance, and gut-brain-axis function to support mental wellness (depression, anxiety, stress, etc). I was joined by Carrie...

Microbiome = Rosetta Stone for Health

Mental Microbes Make Mainstream Media In the last two years, lots of major health/fitness publications have released feature stories about the close link between microbiome balance, gut-brain-axis function, and mood states such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Here...

SHAPE magazine published a nice article on, "The Surprising Way Your Brain and Gut are Connected - can your microbiome affect your risk of mental illness? Experts weigh in." (Dec 21, 2017 - read the full article here). I was quoted several times in the article,...

Microbiome Munchies http://kutv.com/features/fresh-living/feeding-your-microbiome (KUTV) Salt Lake City – Are you feeding your microbiome right? Dr. Shawn Talbott, a nutritional biochemist, joined Brooke and Caitlin on Fresh Living to explain what a microbiome is and...

Very interesting article about the importance of microbiome balance for overall metabolism... Increased weight gain by C-section: Functional significance of the primordial microbiome http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/10/eaao1874 Abstract Epidemiological...