Our gut health impacts every area of our life and health…including our cravings! Tune in today to learn how to achieve the best health for your gut from the Mother of Probiotics, Natasha Trenev.Today we are joined by Natasha Trenev, the Mother of Probiotics. This episode is full of so much incredible information and shines a bright light on the importance of managing and healing our gut. Natasha talks about the connection between disease, addiction and the gut, and how the environmental aspects of our life are impacting our microbiome. She touches on common trends such as juicing, colon cleanses, probiotic supplements and clostridium organisms so we can understand if they are going to make a difference in our gut health. Tune in today to learn all about the microbiome, microbiota, and creating a healthy bacterial environment in your gut. The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store.  IN THIS EPISODE: ●  [5:35] Natasha tells us her story and how she became the “Mother of Probiotics”.●  [7:12] Nathasha breaks down the history of the probiotic industry and the issues we are facing today. ●  [11:06] What is the connection with disease and the gut?●  [13:02] What is the connection between addiction and the gut?●  [17:52] What happens when there is a yeast overgrowth in your gut?●  [21:40] How do fermented foods affect your gut?●  [26:39] What is the difference between the microbiome and the microbiota?●  [31:09] Natasha shares what she wants people to know about the different probiotics on the market today. ●  [32:05] What are Natasha’s thoughts on colon cleanses? ●  [34:00] Is juicing healthy or helpful for our bodies and gut?●  [37:14] Why are people looking for clostridium organisms and should people be supplementing with them? ●  [38:55] What are precision probiotics and how do you know what you need? KEY TAKEAWAYS: ●  Your body replaces itself every year. Every 365 days, 50 trillion cells are replaced. About 10 million of those cells we lose every minute. If your body isn’t capable of producing enough quality proteins, and is producing “cheap” proteins, that’s what leads to disease.●  Genes do not switch themselves on and off. What switches genes on and off is your perception of reality, which is determined by the toxins that are either produced by the microbes in your gut or that you ingest through your food, air or water. Those are the only three things that can turn on and off genetic material, whether in the microbiome or in your own genetic setting. ●  Every autoimmune disease has either one or two microorganisms that are causing the problem, which modern pharma has not provided us with answers for. Natasha believes that if the body is given the tools, it can heal itself. But we have to identify what the problem is and treat, not just the symptoms, but treat the root cause of the problem. QUOTES: “By the year 2030, the cases of Autism will be one in two children, and that's going to destroy our social structure, our economy, everything else, so it's a pretty serious problem. And it's being swept under the rug because people really don't want to deal with it.” - Natasha Trenev “Only 7 percent of mothers in North America, when they give vaginal birth and breastfeed their child, are able to give the right microorganism to the child to establish a healthy relationship between the immune cells and the body so that there is a level of tolerance so that the child is not exposed to allergies, to all kinds of problems because the immune system and the microbes didn't establish a correct relationship at the time of birth.” - Natasha Trenev "People develop sugar addictions not only because of themselves but because yeast and other microbes in your gut will deprive you of the feel-good chemicals that you want if you don't give them what they want.” - Natasha Trenev“Taking probiotics for your mood or anxiety or for bloating is ineffective. You’re dealing with intelligent entities and they are going to do more than that you think you’re taking them for. So you have to know who is formulating the product, what is their experience, why you are taking these microorganisms, and should you be taking them on a daily basis?” - Natasha Trenev “I firmly have said and believe what's been said for 2,000 years, that every disease has its origin in the gut. Modern pharma has not addressed looking for the cause of things instead of treating symptoms.” - Natasha Trenev “I think that the tripod of health is diet, the proper precision probiotic supplementation, and exercise and then I'm adding a fourth element of meditation because your perception of reality is very important.” - Natasha Trenev “Alcohol may sterilize bacteria but it's like giving food to the yeast; alcohol makes the yeast grow exponentially...it's the same with opioids." - Natasha Trenev"Your body is brilliant! Consider what could happen if you give it the tools to heal." - Jenn Trepeck RESOURCES:Become A Member of Salad with a Side of FriesJenn’s Free Menu PlanA Salad With a Side of FriesA Salad With A Side Of Fries MerchA Salad With a Side of Fries InstagramThe Body’s Daily DetoxGUEST RESOURCESNatren Inc. WebsiteNatasha Trenev's LinkedInNatren Probiotics FacebookNatren Probiotic’s InstagramNatasha Trenev’s Instagram GUEST BIO:Known as The Mother of Probiotics, Natasha Trenev has significantly contributed to the evolution of the probiotics industry. Prior to her work in the field, consumers had very limited knowledge about probiotics and their many benefits. Natasha’s extensive experience and knowledge of the industry began with her family’s 750- year history of producing the most beneficial yogurt prized by the royal family of Yugoslavia. She was the first person in (1980) North America to introduce the category of Probiotic dietary supplements for human use.After graduating from UCLA in 1970, a decade of research led to Natasha’s development of the first revolutionary method of producing an effective and scientifically validated single-strain probiotic bacteria product. Her efforts helped to establish the entire probiotics category worldwide! Natasha has lectured around the world and introduced the concept of probiotics to the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, Belgium, Amsterdam, and England.For 40 years, Natasha has stated that the properly selected precision probiotic beneficial bacteria supplementation will have profound effects on every aspect of human health including: physical, mental, emotional, skin, and organ health. It will be regarded as the foundation of health. Current confusion existing in the field of Probiotics is delaying the indispensable aid to optimal health the proper precision probiotic supplementation can provide. There is no time to waste!Natasha is the Founder and President of Natren Inc. Natren’s probiotic products come with 40 years of focused, rigorous scientific research and technology from leading scientists and researchers in the field of probiotics. Natren researchers have conducted and published a number of peer-reviewed clinical and laboratory studies on probiotic viability and application over these decades.