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Fact:  gut bacteria manufacture about 95 percent of the body’s supply of serotonin.

Our microbiome regulates hormone production, mood homeostasis, and underlies all facets of human health. Modern researchers stress that it is more accurate to view our body and mobile holobionts – host organisms for a diverse interdependent community of species. In fact human DNA only composed about ~43% of the total DNA in our body. We are literally walking ecosystems.

These insights in modern research, disseminated exceptionally by scientists such as Dr. Rhonda Patrick have completely revolutionized our conception of modern health. It allows us to view our body as a system to be optimized rather than an equation to be solved.

Our guts are responsible not only for processes like digestion and bodily wellness, it literally hold the key to our intuition. An intricate network of 100 million neurons rest embedded in the gut wall. Our inner hunches or gut instincts is a reality underpinned by vast, almost alien intelligence that resides within our bellies.

By incorporating the truths regarding this microbiomic reality, we not only improve our health, we enrich and diversify our minds and gain access to a constant stream of inner wisdom and guidance.

So, how do we utilize these insights? Consume fiber-rich whole foods. Our microbiome is a habitat as reach as the Sahara dessert or Amazon rainforest. We need to provide our system with an environment conducive to the survival and prosperity of of community of microbes. Fiber has proven to be an exceptional starter for a rich colony of microbiomes.

1. Consume fiber-rich whole foods. Our microbiome is a habitat as rich as the Sahara desert or Amazon rainforest. We need to provide our system with an environment conducive to the survival and prosperity of our community of microbes. Fiber has proven to be an exceptional starter for a rich colony of microbiomes.
2. Reduce exposure to environmental toxins such as refined sugar, antibiotics, and excessive alcohol. These substances alter the ecosystem of your microbiome in harsh, destructive ways. Not all bacteria are friendly! Refined sugars actually culture the reproduction of antagonistic bacteria colonies that damage health. And though antibiotics may be necessary to preserve health, they quite literally destroy not only toxic, disease-causing cultures, but also the indigenous, beneficial colonies that safeguard health. These alterations can be internally traumatic and radically shift the internal balance of our microbiome
3. Consume probiotic rich foods to introduce beneficial species into your personal ecosystem. Don’t worry about high priced supplement blends that promise the world. These products, while impressive feats of marketing, are little more than over-priced laboratory concoctions. Fermented cuisine has been part of the human tradition for generations and excellent, delicious foods exist that can accomplish similar, if not greater feats. My personal favorites include, kombucha, kimchee, and sauerkraut. A cup of kefir, is an excellent, tart treat for those of us with busy lives.

We have vast amounts of research breaking every day that indicates just a few of the immense benefits we receive from a rich microbiome. As products of a carefully regulated ecosystem ourselves, the importance of a diverse internal colony of microbacteria cannot be overstated. We reap compound rewards for maintaining its health and strengthen our relationship with an ancient, primal facet of ourselves. It’s time to level up our microbe and embrace the holobionts we truly are.