About the guest: June Round, PhD is a microbiologist whose lab at the University of Utah studies microbiome-host interactions, gut microbiota, immunity, metabolism, obesity, and other disorders.

Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Round discuss: how the immune system and gut microbiome interact; dietary fiber & short-chain fatty acid production by gut microbes; nutrient absorption; obesity & metabolic syndrome; type I diabetes; cleanliness, development & the “hygiene hypothesis”; and more.

*This content is never meant to serve as medical advice.

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ABOUT Nick Jikomes:
Nick is a neuroscientist and podcast host. He is currently Director of Science & Innovation at a technology startup in the legal cannabis industry. He received a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Harvard University and a B.S. in Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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00:00:00 Episode Intro
00:02:08 June Round Intro
00:05:32 Communication Between the Immune System and Microbiome
00:09:16 Benefits of a Healthy Microbiome
00:13:39 Early Life Development and Microbiome
00:18:37 Diet and Microbiome
00:35:56 Microbiome and Obesity
00:49:07 Genetic Studies on Microbiome and Obesity
01:04:55 Early Life Perturbations and Microbiome
01:11:33 Hygiene Hypothesis and Microbiome
01:14:02 Personal Practices and Microbiome