{"podcast":{"title":"Wellness By Design","slug":"wellness-by-design-4066410","podcast_index_feed_id":4066410,"rss_url":"https://wellnessbydesign.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://wellnessbydesign.mindsharecollaborative.libsynpro.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/8/1/d/081df56aa1ad56f727a2322813b393ee/WBD_Podcast_Artwork_3000x3000.png","author":"Jane Hogan","episode_count":264,"summary":"Welcome to the Wellness By Design podcast. I believe every one of us has the power to achieve optimal wellness not by reacting to the world around us but by intentionally designing a life based on what our own body needs. This show is for people who want to relieve pain and inflammation naturally by addressing root causes, rather than masking symptoms and by tapping into the wisdom of their body, mind and spirit. And I want to give you the tools to help make that happen.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T22:18:14.650077+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-by-design-4066410"},"episode":{"title":"265. The Microbiome Connection: Parkinson's, Chronic Disease and the Hidden Impact of Modern Life with Martha Carlin | Jane Hogan","slug":"265-the-microbiome-connection-parkinson-s-chronic-disease-and-the-hidden-impact-of-modern-life-with-martha-carlin-jane-hogan","published_at":"2026-07-15T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-by-design-4066410/265-the-microbiome-connection-parkinson-s-chronic-disease-and-the-hidden-impact-of-modern-life-with-martha-carlin-jane-hogan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-by-design-4066410","url":"https://wellnessbydesign.libsyn.com/265-the-microbiome-connection-parkinsons-chronic-disease-and-the-hidden-impact-of-modern-life-with-martha-carlin-jane-hogan","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wellnessbydesign/EP265_-_Martha_Carlin-audio1.mp3?dest-id=2514545","summary":"Chronic pain and chronic disease may be connected to something invisible to the naked eye… your microbiome. Discover how shifting the trillions of microbes in your gut can transform symptoms doctors call \"progressive\" and \"incurable.\" 👉 Download a FREE chapter of my book Pain-Free on Purpose and find what no one tells you about chronic pain: https://www.thewellnessengineer.com/freechapter What if the disease you've been told has no cure is actually deeply connected to the trillions of microbes living in and on your body? Join me and my guest, Martha Carlin, Founder of BiotiQuest Probiotics, to learn how she uncovered the hidden link between the microbiome and chronic disease after her husband's Parkinson's diagnosis. Concerned about the negative impacts of EMFs on your health? Save up to 50% on Harmoni Pendant here: https://thewellnessengineer.com/harmoni In this episode, you'll learn: ⏰ 00:00 - Introduction ⏰ 02:30 - From Personal Crisis to Microbiome Research ⏰ 12:41 - Understanding the Microbiome's Role in Health ⏰ 20:57 - Probiotics and Their Impact on Chronic Conditions ⏰ 26:55 - The Connection Between Stress and Chronic Disease ⏰ 32:30 - The ONE thing you can do to activate self-healing Check out Martha Carlin's Bio: Martha Carlin became a microbiome researcher through love and necessity when her husband John was diagnosed with Parkinson's at 44, she refused to accept \"there's nothing we can do,\" sparking a 24-year journey into the science of chronic disease. Today she's the founder of BiotiQuest Probiotics, author of CONNECTED: Love, Loss, and the Unseen Forces Behind Chronic Disease, a published researcher on the glycocalyx, a speaker at the White House Microbiome Initiative, and a Research Fellow at the Australian National University. A TEDxBoulder speaker and…","meta_description":"Chronic pain and chronic disease may be connected to something invisible to the naked eye… your microbiome. Discover how shifting the trillions of microbe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2895,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wellness-by-design-4066410/episodes/265-the-microbiome-connection-parkinson-s-chronic-disease-and-the-hidden-impact-of-modern-life-with-martha-carlin-jane-hogan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-by-design-4066410/265-the-microbiome-connection-parkinson-s-chronic-disease-and-the-hidden-impact-of-modern-life-with-martha-carlin-jane-hogan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}