If it was once science fiction, it’s not any longer. Meet the former college basketball player and Big East Champion turned Biological Engineer who is on a mission to use the gut bacteria from Elite Athletes to help you improve your own performance. Dr. Jonathan Scheiman is a graduate of the prestigious Wyss Institute at Harvard and the founder of Fitbiomics and is revolutionizing the way we understand and apply the gut bacteria that make up the microbiome to improve human performance.   In today’s episode Dr. Jonathan provides an introduction to the function of the microbiome and the role of gut bacteria. How he went from basketball player at St. Johns to a scientist in the field of Genomics and Bio-engineering. How introducing probiotics can enhance human performance across in sport and beyond. An introduction to Nella by Fitbiomics and how the maiden product is the first in a line of offerings meant to decode and recode human health via the microbiome. The role sports and culture play in creating acceptance to new ideas and how Fitbiomics intends to use both as a means to democratize education to elite athletes and broader public. Lastly, what it’s like to “build a plane while flying” in a cutting edge field and a sneak peak at some of the revolutionary follow up products that are in the pipeline.   Chapters:  0:00 - Jon’s Athletic Background - Big East Champion to Biological Engineering at  Harvard 4:00 - How John became drawn to the Genomics and the Microbiome 6:00 - Introduction to the Microbiome and the role it plays  9:00 - Impact of transplanting microbiome from one individual to another 11:15 - Bodily functions the Microbiome can improve  15:00 - Definition and benefits of probiotics 21:40 - Introduction to Nella - decoding and recoding human health through the Microbiome 23:00 - Improve endurance performance with Veillonella. How advantageous bacteria propogate  30:00- the need to educate world class athletes and general public about impact of Gut health  34:00 - Creating Accessibility through Pop Culture and Sports - Democratizing Access 41:00 - From “Be like Mike” to “What’s going on with Mike’s biology”  45:00 - “Building the Plane while flying it”  - Life as an Entrepreneur in a field with limitless possibilities   Follow Dr. Jonathan Scheiman: Nella by Fitbiomics Website - https://nella.fitbiomics.com/ Nella Instagram: @nellaprobiotics   For Our Listeners: Hyperice 10% discount for our listeners - https://bit.ly/3IalDa1 Libsyn use promo code “KEN” for 2 months FREE - https://bit.ly/3tNkpxC   Follow The Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter: Instagram: @kengunter_tpa Website: https://www.kengunter.com/ YouTube: Ken Gunter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhgjkoSiJXAbS_MIasvvzQ/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kengunterpodcast Audio recorded with SquadCast: https://squadcast.fm/?ref=kengunter Audio Produced By: Justin Gunter Show Produced By: Ken Gunter, Justin Gunter Content Designer: Austin Suit Music: “Up and Down” by Patrick Sweany