183. Weight Loss & Your Microbiome: Probiotics That Reverse Obesity, Cravings, & Type-2 Diabetes - Colleen Cutcliffe

Colleen Cutcliffe is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Pendulum. She has more than 15 years of experience leading and managing biology teams in academia, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology.

Colleen and her company Pendulum Life probiotics make unique strands of probiotics that help rebuild the gut lining and prevent leaky gut and help reverse type-2 diabetes. A double-blind randomized control study showed that users taking Pendulum's Glucose Control probiotic had a reduction in A1C by 0.6% and a reduction postprandial glucose spikes by 32.5%. Clearly there is more to weight loss than just calories in and calories out.

Go to www.pendulumlife.com to get your probiotics and use the code "HACKED" in checkout for a discount.

Timeline
2:30 - What’s wrong with the probiotic industry
4:11 - Why most probiotics don’t work
5:35 - How Pendulum’s probiotic works?
12:52 - How Pendulum probiotics affect the brain
14:46 - Can I still take Pendulum if I don’t have weight issues?
17:03 - How Pendulum affects cravings and is GLP agonist
19:15 - How long does it take to see the effects
22:16 - What happens if you stop taking it?
25:32 - An explanation of Pendulums three products
28:50 - Metformin versus Pendulum probiotics
32:55 - Why butyrate is so important
34:20 - New product coming soon with polyphenols
35:40 - Why the products can appear pricey