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How This Gut-Protective Bacteria Can Help Prevent And Treat Chronic Disease


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Our gut bacteria regulate many of our bodily functions, from creating vitamins to regulating our immune system, our brain function, and of course, our metabolism and weight. They are critical to our long-term health. One such bacteria is Akkermansia muciniphila, which accounts for 1%–5% of our gut microbiome—or at least it’s supposed to! 


In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I dive into Akkermansia—what it is, what role it plays in chronic disease prevention, and what you can do to increase it.


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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

  • Healing my own gut and recovering my health (4:12 / 2:46) 
  • What is Akkermansia, and how does it work? (7:54 / 5:12) 
  • Akkermansia and chronic disease prevention (13:48 / 11:46)
  • Foods that increase Akkermansia (24:26 / 22:20)

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    Pendulum Akkermansia



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