Dr Karan Explores28 Nov 2025

How AI Is Unlocking The Microbiome: Dr Amine Zorgani on the Future of Gut Health

⚡ Our gut microbes are each individual and highly variable - shaped by many different factors. So how do you take control of your gut health, when everyone’s gut bugs are unique

💬 Dr Amine is a microbiome expert and CEO at SwipeBiome. He also hosts The Microbiome Mavericks podcast. His company aims to untangle the messy web of gut information we currently have access to, using technology and AI to unlock new, personalised approaches to gut health.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡ How our guts have their own circadian rhythms - and fluctuate constantly

➡︎ How gut links to conditions like autism are more complex than you think

➡︎ Why prebiotics are for everyone, even if you’re “healthy”

➡︎ Why child gut health needs more attention - and real solutions

➡︎ How AI is helping us to decode gut health and personalise treatments

📕 Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(01:02) The future of gut medicines

(08:37) How AI will level-up our understanding of the gut microbiome

(13:55) How adaptable and variable are our guts?

(18:05) Why personalised gut advice is crucial, but tough

(23:09) Customising gut advice for symptom management (like IBS)

(29:04) Using AI to unlock new therapies

(33:32) Are “natural ozempic” foods really effective?

(38:59) How our gut health impacts obesity risk

(44:54) How junk food confuses your microbiome

(51:41) The role of a parent’s microbiome on child health

(54:55) How SwipeBiome is levelling up gut science

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📱 Connect with Amine:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amine-zorgani/

Website: https://www.swipebiome.com/

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