Description

The gut microbiome is a giant black box. People are constantly bombarding you with messages and products telling you to “take this for your microbiome,” “eat this food to increase your microbial diversity,” or my favorite, “This ONE HACK will optimize your microbiome.” Most of that is just a giant hype train.

I have a list of seven questions/things I think about when determining how “healthy” - or better yet resilient - someone’s gut microbiome is.

Check the timestamps below if you’re short on time and want to dive down a specific topic!

Timestamps

• Question 1: How many different and distinct kinds of plant foods are you consuming per week? (3:45)
• Question 2: How often have you taken antibiotics in the past five years? (7:25)
• Q3: How frequently have you gotten food poisoning? (11:45)
• Q4: Do you feel like you have food sensitivities? (15:30)
• Q5: How many grams of fiber are you consuming per day? (19:00)
• Q6: In what type of environment did you grow up? (22:15)
• Q7: Did you have pets as a child? (25:30)

Show Notes

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