Curious about the Yanomami Peoples and their incredible way of life? In this episode of the Two Nobodys Podcast, Rupesh Patel sits down with David Good, a microbiome researcher who has lived with his Yanomami family in the Amazon rainforest. Discover David's fascinating journey, his research on the Yanomami microbiome, and his mission to protect their rights and preserve their traditional knowledge. Yanomami Foundation: www.yanomamifoundation.org -- David Good was born on November 2, 1986 at the Bryn Mawr hospital in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania where he received his undergraduate and master’s degree in biology. He is a member of the Explorers Club, a visiting scholar at Rutgers University, and teaches at Northampton Community College of Pennsylvania. As a Yanomami-Venezuelan-American, his ambitions lie in establishing dialogue, service, and cultural interchange for the Yanomami and the rest of the world. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 04:02 Working with Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe 05:40 Researching at the University of Guelph 07:15 David’s current PhD thesis 09:45 David’s studying Yanomami microbiome and benefitting them 14:30 David’s microbiome vs his Yanomami family 16:20 Developing Yanomami skin microbiome 17:40 Microbiome in a sterilized environment 19:40 Children fearing germs 21:10 David’s father studying and living with the Yanomami 26:00 David’s father marrying David’s mom Yarima 29:54 Shabano 31:35 Yarima moves to America 33:08 Yarima moves back to the Amazon Rainforest 34:20 David goes to looks for his mom Yarima 37:02 David’s resent towards the Yanomami 41:50 David’s early diet and microbiome development 43:10 Eating in the Amazon Rainforest 46:10 Yanomami diet and eating habits 49:10 Taste of the food in the Amazon Rainforest 50:25 Favourite meats in the Amazon (snake, peccary) 54:15 Illegal gold mining and mercury contamination 56:10 Dangers of living in Amazon Rainforest 01:00:00 Illegal gold mining endangering Yanomami Peoples 01:05:35 The Yanomami Foundation 01:13:45 Takeaways of the Yanomami microbiome 01:17:20 Should you eat like a Yanomami? 01:20:00 Uniqueness of Yanomami digestive tract and eating habits 01:22:40 Yanomami vegan? 01:24:30 Yarima re-visits America 01:31:30 Five for dinner 01:33:58 What do you know for sure? 01:35:20 Wrap-up