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Wondering If Fermented Foods Can Cure Your Digestive Ills? The Answer Is Yes.
These fermented foods can improve your microbiome and health
What is the deal with fermented foods, our microbiome, and our gut health?
Different sources state it differently, but according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), there are about 40 trillion bacterial cells in our bodies and 30 trillion … human cells. The majority of the bacterial and other microbial cells in our body are located in our gut, or digestive system.
That’s right: as organisms, we are made up of more bacteria than our own human cells.
Today, most scientists recognize the human microbiome as another organ. It is the least-studied of the major organs, but researchers have already the microbiome’s influence on metabolic functioning, digestion, the immune system, and mental and emotional health.
Our Food System Has Killed All the Microbes In Our Microbial Garden
I try to think of my microbiome as a garden. And, I think that this garden inside our bodies seems related to and dependent on the food system that feeds us. The Standard American Diet (SAD) and food system come from very non-diverse sources. Most of our agriculture…
