Gut Flora and You

Who would have thought that you have living organisms living inside of you? And most surprising is that these organisms are not just a few of them, but rather, trillions of little organisms. In terms of types, more than 10,000 different types! Now, these microorganisms are not here to take over your body and do harm. Even though some of them can do a harm, most of these bugs can actually be good for you. These organisms help you digest food, protect you from infections, and keep your immune system properly regulated. 

Studies have found that the more diversity of organisms that you have, the more healthy you are. Indeed, it seems that the less biodiversity of microorganisms has a lot to do with the current epidemics that are affecting more and more people. For example, some of these ailments include asthma, allergies, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes type 1. Studies have now shown that people will a less diverse array of bacteria have more risk of allergies.


So, how can you optimize and protect your gut flora? Before, as people ate more raw food, they were exposed a greater diversity of flora. In addition, people before use to spend more time outdoors where they were also exposed to more beneficial flora. Finally, individuals in the past did not have as much exposure to soaps, hand sanitizers and antibiotics as they are today.

So, one of the best ways to optimize your gut flora is to eat raw food that is grown in organic soil. In addition, eating fermented foods and probiotics will help to maintain your gut flora. Now, there are also foods that must be avoided like the plague if what you want is to improve your gut flora. These foods include anything that is high on sugar and high in high fructose corn syrup.

Since microorganisms are so crucial to your health, some researches have even started to compared these organisms as a new organ. It's important then to take care, maintain, and grow your gut flora and stay healthy.