#041 - Probiotics and Triphala Extend Lifespan - Susan Westfall, PhD

We now know that the gut microbiome is intimately connected to our own health. You can even think of these gut bugs as though they are another organ. But while we know of the great importance of the gut microbiome in our metabolism, oxidative status, brain health, gut health, and more, knowing exactly how to intervene to promote health is a science in its infancy. In this episode, however, Dan chats with Susan Westfall, who recently published a study in Nature looking at the combination of various probiotics prebiotics, including the ayurvedic polyphenol formula, triphala. In short, the formula promoted widgespread benefits to the fruit flies in which is was tested, but the most remarkable statistic on the research was a 60% extension in lifespan! Listen here to learn more.