One of the largest body sites that microorganisms like to populate is the gut. The gut contains 95% percent of our microbiota. Our microbiota plays an important role in digestion and the syntheses of vitamins; the development and maintenance of the immune system; communication with the brain and other tissues, and many more amazing processes.
Microorganisms outnumber our own cells by ten-to-one; Humans are made up of approximately ten trillion cells while our hidden microbial world that inhabits us has one hundred trillion cells.
The microbiome is the collection of all the genomes and genes housed in the microbiota. In us, the human genome contributes to approximately 23,000 genes that make us, well us! Many changes in the gut microbiota have been linked to a whole array of disorders and disease states including depression, food intolerance, obesity, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and chronic disease.
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This short clip is from Cyndi`s `Will Being Vegan Save the Planet?` and it`s an interesting look at the world of artificial foods. Should humans be eating that? Should dogs?
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Carotenoids are what makes your plate colourful and protect your cells from damage. They`re just one block of what makes up a healthy diet.
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Too often we take for granted some aspects of life and consider them the default (such as having energy, being pain free, thinking clearly, doing things you love), never thinking that we have to work for and nurture them. When we don`t nurture them with good sleep, exercise, food, community and more, we realise just how fundamental they really are.
Metagenomics could pave the way for us truly understanding how the gut impacts the rest of the body. Does this topic interest you?
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I started just by throwing a sprouting sweet potato in a plant pot (where lay the dead remains of a lettuce plant I couldn`t grow) and it grew roots down into the soil! Share what you are growing and tag us, we`ll share it with our community!
