Richard Sprague is an experienced technology executive and biohacking enthusiast. He’s served as a high-level executive at both Apple and Microsoft, and worked for numerous startups, including WebTV Networks. He also co-founded Ensembio, a personal health tracking startup. He has a degree in computational linguistics from Stanford and an MBA from Wharton.

Recently, he’s been focused on the gut microbiome -- the ecosystem of bacteria that’s present in the intestines of every human being. Richard has been cataloging and analyzing his own gut microbiome for over a year and is working on an initiative to help others track and analyze the bacteria living inside them.

In this episode, we answer questions on the gut microbiome. Should you care about your microbiome? How can you test your microbiome? How does your microbiome change over time? Why are there differences in the microbiome between people? How can you improve your microbiome?

We hope you enjoy!

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About Richard

• richardsprague.com
• Richard Sprague Twitter

Show Links

• www.personalscience.com
• www.ubiome.com
• The Personal Science Guide to the Microbiome
• Ken Lassesen’s CFS site
• How bifidobacterium relates to sleep
• Bob’s Red Mill potato starch
• American Gut Project
• Cavities and microbes