Healing at the Root: Inflammation, Gut Health, and the Science of Ayurveda

Health Optimisation Podcast with Timbiohacker · Feb 25, 2026 · 1h 7m

This episode reiterates the fact that chronic illness isn’t inevitable and the answers we’re searching for may be thousands of years old.

Dr. Shivani Gupta’s journey began with her own childhood marked by constant sickness, antibiotics, and unanswered questions. But each summer, when she visited India, she witnessed a different approach to health, one rooted in Ayurveda, daily rituals, and small, consistent lifestyle changes. At the same time, she saw the devastating toll of chronic disease - diabetes, amputations, Parkinson’s, heart disease, and dementia impacting her own family.

That…