The Critical Role of the Gut Microbiome in Immunity Health Frontiers Radio

Health Frontiers Radio - The Critical Role of the Gut Microbiome in Immunity
As the world embraces getting back to work, many are justifiably concerned about the health and safety of their loved ones and the confusion over how to best protect their families.  Join our team as we discuss the critical role of the gut microbiome in immunity and its direct link to mental and physical health.
A healthy gut microbiome or terrain will be around 80% beneficial bacteria and 20% other bacteria (physiologically unpleasant flora like candida, e.coli, etc.)
When this ratio gets flipped, this is when the terrain is prone to welcoming the things we don’t want.
NOW WHAT ARE THESE THINGS WE DON’T WANT?
Things that upset the ideal balance of microbes and leave our terrain vulnerable include:
Antibiotics Refined sugars Vaccines OTC and prescription pain and fever medications Oral contraceptives Alcohol GMO’s Antibacterial hand soaps and hand sanitizers Antibacterial cleaning products Chlorine (swimming pools, tap water, bleach, etc.) Aspartame (artificial sweetener found in diet products One of the most important things we can understand in order to have the best health possible is that the germ isn’t the problem!
*It is the gut biome or terrain that decides whether we get sick, get infected or not.
*It’s the terrain that decides if a wound will become infected
*It’s the terrain that makes one susceptible to disease
Our body has 10 times more microbes living within it than cells
So you can see that if we have more pathogenic (bad) than beneficial bacteria, it matters more than the health of our cells.
In fact, without any healthy microbes, we would die.
This is why antibiotic resistance is killing an increasing number of people around the world.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF SOFT DRINKS, EVEN 0 AND 1 CALORIE TYPES IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BUT BIOME? 
HOW DO YOU CREATE A HEALTHIER GUT BIOME
Gut health refers to the balance of microorganisms that live in the digestive tract. Looking after the health of the gut and maintaining the right balance of these microorganisms is vital for physical and mental health, immunity, and more.  These bacteria, yeasts, and viruses — of which there are around 100 trillion — are also called the “gut microbiome” or “gut flora.”
Many microbes are beneficial for human health, and some are even essential. Others can be harmful, especially when they multiply.  In this article, we list 10 scientifically supported ways to improve the gut microbiome and enhance overall health.
1. Take probiotics and eat fermented foods To boost the beneficial bacteria, or probiotics, in the gut, some people choose to take probiotic supplements.
These are available in health food stores, drug stores, and online.
Some research has suggested that taking probiotics can support a healthy gut microbiome and that it may prevent gut inflammation and other intestinal problems.
Fermented foods are a natural source of probiotics.
Consuming the following foods regularly may improve gut health:
fermented vegetables kefir kimchi kombucha miso sauerkraut tempeh 2. Eat prebiotic fiber Probiotics feed on nondigestible carbohydrates called prebiotics. This process encourages beneficial bacteria to multiply in the gut.
Research from 2017 suggested that prebiotics may help probiotics become more tolerant to certain environmental conditions, including pH and temperature changes.
People who want to enhance their gut health may wish to include more of the following prebiotic-rich foods in their diet:
asparagus bananas chicory garlic Jerusalem artichoke onions whole grains 3. Eat less sugar and sweeteners Eating a lot of sugar or artificial sweeteners may cause gut dysbiosis, which is an imbalance of gut microbes.
The authors of a 2015 study in animals suggested that the standard Western diet, which is high in sugar and fat, negatively affects the gut microbiome. In turn, this can influence the brain