Gut Health – Transform Your Fortunes! Good vs Bad

Fact : You Cannot live without your good gut bacteria

The good or beneficial bacteria keeps you healthy 😇. The bad (jerks and troublemakers) makes you sick and maybe die of diseases like cancer 👿

Gut bacteria is still a mystery and scientists are chasing hard and fast to find what how they contribute to our health

Human cells make up only 43% of the body's total cell count

The rest taken up by microbes

If they make such a big part of our body then it makes sense that they affect our health in more ways than one

A very interesting finding revealed that each and everyone one of us has a very different mix of bacteria. It can identify us like a unique fingerprint!! Amazing ?!!

Scientists recommend we eat a variety of foods with good bacteria for a healthy gut

Good bacteria strengthens our immune system which is first line of defence against any infection

They are found in Kim chi, tempeh, kefir, fermented drinks, yoghurt and miso

Good bacteria comes with benefits

🙂 They protect our gut

🙂 Keep troublemakers in check

🙂 Improve Digestion

🙂 Control Diarrhoea

🙂 Prevent Constipation

🙂 Lower Allergies

🙂 May contribute to lowering cholesterol

🙂 Mood change

Good bacteria is acidic and has a sour taste

A sour taste is a turnoff for many

Sometimes what you do not eat is good for you

Persevere to educate your taste buds to accept the sour taste

Feed good bacteria with

🙂 Fruits,

🙂 Vegetables ,

🙂 Whole grains,

🙂 Nuts and seeds

Reduce intake of high sugar foods and artificial sweeteners because jerks and troublemakers love them and will flourish.

It has been suggested that artificial sweeteners are toxic to gut bacteria

Jack the friendly fruit seller from Chinatown. His fruits are fresh and of good quality

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What else is new ?

1. Nutritional psychiatry helps educate patients to include good bacteria in the diet to lift their moods and reduce the stress

Mental health is universally underdiagnosed and undertreated.

👍 Intervention with food intake would be a positive step to mental health treatment

2. Scientists are tinkering with a healthy mix of gut bacteria to lower a person’s risk of obesity or weight gain

Obesity is a known risk factor for many cancers, including colorectal cancer.

3. Exercise does many incredibly good things and contributes to beneficial bacteria too

4. Good bacteria have an impact on our sleep!

Refresh your memory with my 4 pillars of health

Louisaz says your beneficial bacterial can transform your good fortunes to a healthy gut.

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Reference

1) Nature Microbiology volume 4, pages623–632(2019)

2) Nature. 2019 Feb;566(7742):7. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-00483-5. Links between gut microbes and depression strengthened