13: GUT HEALTH - Good & Bad Microbes, Consequences Of Too Many Bad, Benefits Of Having Mostly Good

Welcome to The Nutritional Pearls Podcast! Focusing on topics that include digestion, adrenal fatigue, leaky gut, supplementation, electrolytes, stomach acid, and so much more, “The Nutritional Pearls Podcast” features Christine Moore, NTP and is hosted by Jimmy Moore, host of the longest running nutritional podcast on the Internet.  Sharing nuggets of wisdom from Christine’s training as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Jimmy’s years of podcasting and authoring international bestselling health and nutrition books, they will feature a new topic of interest and fascination in the world of nutritional health each Monday. Listen in today as Christine and Jimmy talk all about vitamins in Episode 12. Here’s what Christine and Jimmy talked about in Episode 13: 1. Microbial cells outnumber our human cells 10 to 1. 2. We have 2 to 4 pounds of microbes living in us 3. Microbiota refers to everything that lives in the gut tube. These can be beneficial or harmful A. Beneficial microbes-most fall within these two categories: 1. Lactobacillus 2. Bifidobacterium B. Harmful microbes 1. Parasites 2. Yeast 3. Fungus 4. Viruses 4. Everyone has a different composition of gut bugs-these compositions in each person can change due to age, diet, or geography. There are 2 different kinds of microbes: Transient and Native A. Transient Microbes-Most common strains are from lacto and bifido species-these are the main ones used to create probiotic supplements and cultured foods. Lactobaccilus Acidophilus is the most common and versatile probiotics. 1. They come into the body to do their work then leave through the stool-very transient. 2. They work with other microbes that are native in nature. 3. We acquire these transient microbes from dietary sources B. Native microbes-bactoroids, bacillus, Streptomyces 1. Enter our bodies through the air, soil and water supply (environmental sources) 2. These buggers are more resistant to stomach pH and more resilient to antibiotics 3. These native microbes have anti-fungi, anti-parasitic, and anti-viral properties 5. Things that can go wrong when we don’t have a population of good gut microbes A. Excess bloating B. Chronic ear infection C. Yeast infections D. Diarrhea E. Constipation F. Flatulence G. Nail fungus H. Hormonal imbalances I. Eczema J. Acne 6. We need good gut microbes to: 1. Help protect the intestinal wall 2. Produce vitamin K2, and three B vitamins, B1 or Thiamine, B2 or Riboflavin, and B12 or cobalamin 3. Absorb nutrients 4. Help digest foods 5. Balance intestinal pH 6. Fight harmful microbes 7. Help improve bowel transit time 8. Have good mental health-90% of the body’s serotonin is produced in the intestines 7. There are many things that can permanently affect the composition of our microbiome: A. Stress B. Diet high in sugar and refined carbs C. Contraceptives D. Vaccinations E. Overuse of antibiotics or other prescription drugs 8. Food sources of probiotics A. kombucha (fermented tea) B. Kefir (fermented milk) C. Sauerkraut (fermented cabbage) D. Pickles (fermented cucumbers) E. Kimchi (Korean dish using fermented vegetables, spices and seasonings) F. Full fat raw dairy, especially goat’s and sheep’s milk like milk, cheese and yogurt G. If you want to do a plant-based ketogenic diet: 1. Tempeh (fermented soybeans) 2. Miso (fermented soybean, barley, or brown rice with koji which is a fungus) 3. Natto (Japanese dish with fermented soybeans) Nutritional Pearl for Episode 13: We need to make sure our gut health stays as healthy as possible so we can have good digestive function, a healthy immune system, and good mental health. BECOME A NUTRITIONAL THERAPY PRACTITIONER Sign up for the 9-month program NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: Paid sponsorship RESERVE YOUR TICKETS AT KETOFEST.COM NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: Paid sponsorship YOUR NEW KETO DIET ALLY NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE: Paid sponsorship LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 13 – SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Register now for Ketofest at ketofest.com – SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Complete nutriton for nutritional ketosis (COUPON CODE LLVLC FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER) – SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: Become A Nutritional Therapy Practitioner – NutritionalTherapy.com