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Microbiome: The Life That Sustains You

gut microbiome

Microbiome. It’s a word that has seen a great deal of press coverage of late, for good reason. Your microbiome is the collection of bacteria living on and within your body. Hundreds of species, and billions of individual bacterial cells, make it up. Many of them you simply cannot live without. They process food in your gut, transferring nutrients to your bloodstream. Some boost your immune system by acting as a first line of defense against infection.

Leaky Gut Syndrome And How To Treat It

Leaky Gut Syndrome

If you suffer from leaky gut, the lining of your small intestine is damaged and food particles, bacteria, and toxins can pass with relative ease through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream. This causes your immune system to respond as though your body is under attack.