Episode 132: How Your Gut and Skin Microbiome Affect Acne with Dr. Yug Varma

Dr. Yug Varma has 10+ years of microbiome research experience including an extensive background in bio-organic chemistry, microbiology, and synthetic biology. Dr. Varma received his scientific training at several distinguished academic institutions, including Johns Hopkins University (PhD) and University of California, San Francisco. His scientific work has been published in many prestigious journals, including Nature. Dr. Varma’s mission is to change the way we treat chronic bacterial diseases, and is working tirelessly to achieve this goal with a microbiome-based technology platform. He is passionate about promoting scientific literacy, and devotes a significant amount of time demystifying microbiome research and making the latest research accessible to the general public. Key Topics: - What is the microbiome? - 99% of genetic diversity comes from protective bacteria - The difference between the skin and gut microbiome - How acne is affected by the skin microbiome - The organism that people with healthy skin have - The difference in pre, pro, and post-biotics - How to minimize skin products and only use what is necessary - The skincare system that supports microbial health Head to phylabiotics.com for more information. Thanks to our sponsors: Get your free $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/spark Get $100 off your first 3 boxes of meat at goodchop.com/spark100. Use the code spark100.