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Gut Microbes as Frenemies with Dr Joe Alcock

Published: July 25, 2022, 7 p.m.

*The information in this podcast is intended for Healthcare Practitioners.

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Dr Joe Alcock is not your typical MD. Joe\u2019s day (or night) job is as a practicing emergency Physician and a Professor in the University of New Mexico Department of Emergency Medicine. However, Joe also has a deep interest in both evolutionary medicine and microbiome science and has the unique skill of integrating and translating these disciplines into practical outcomes.

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In this episode, Dr Alcock explains how, since time immemorial, our gut microbes have had a love/hate relationship with us, and how this concept of \u2018conflict and co-operation\u2019 can explain the trials and tribulations of research on microbiome composition in disease states, probiotic successes and failures and a new approach to feeding ourselves and our resident microbiome. Tune in for a fun and insightful tour of the microbiome as Joe discusses conditions such as gut health, insulin resistance and mood disorders.

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Links and resources

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Dr Alcock\u2019s website: http://evolutionmedicine.com
\nDr Alcock\u2019s Twitter: https://twitter.com/joealcockmd?lang=en
\nWasielewski H, Alcock J, Aktipis A. Resource conflict and cooperation between human host and gut microbiota: implications for nutrition and health. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2016 May;1372(1):20-8. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13118.
\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27270755/
\nAlcock J, Lin HC. Fatty acids from diet and microbiota regulate energy metabolism. F1000Res. 2015 Sep 9;4(F1000 Faculty Rev):738. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6078.1.
\nhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27006755/