Did you know you had your own tiny universe that you carry around with you?
The gut microbiome is its own world made up of species of bacteria, viruses, fungi and archaea. Crucial to your health is maintaining the right balance of these. Antibiotics and poor diet have reduced the diversity of human microbiota and to preserve that diversity before it' gone for good a team of scientists is now calling for the creation of a microbial "Noah's Ark".
Your gut plays a major role in your health and it is important to take care of it. Western diet and lifestyles are rapidly shrinking the diversity of this microbiota and these imbalances have been found to increase your risk of obesity, cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.
Research has found that certain illness can be treated or prevented by introducing good bacteria back into the microbiome, sometimes through the process of fecal transplants, but there are a few problems with these treatments such that, it introduces an entirely new ecosystem and does not only introduce good bacteria and it also can be fairly difficult to come by a microbe donation.
So where do scientists find "healthy bugs" while human microbial diversity is at a low? According to researchers, they can be sourced from people living in unurbanized societies and haven't been subjected to processed foods and antibiotics, stating that beneficial microbes could be collected from remote populations in Africa and Latin America to be cultivated in a global microbiota "vault". They could then be administered as a treatment or preventative measure for a wide range of diseases and ailments. (Irving, 2018)
While it seems easy a project like this is not that simple, but the good news is that there are other ways to diversify your gut bacteria with out sourcing a fecal transplant!
Probiotics, probiotics, probiotics! We offer Good Gut probiotics to help get you balances! to You can also try exercising, researchers have found clear evidence that exercise is a valuable way to change the composition of your microbiome. High protein intake and high levels of creatinine kinase are drivers of gut biodiversity. Microbial diversity is important because that is how you can strengthen your immunity and increase your metabolic rate.
As far as the future of gut bacteria goes, researchers in London think the age of the "smart" toilette is near, that will be able to offer a view of stool profile and give insight to what is happening in your gut microbiome. Until that day comes, we can help you find our what's going on in your gut! We offer Ubiome stool testing and full lab write-ups through Empire City Labs which are usually covered by insurance.
Brain Health Starts in the Gut
Irving, M. (2018, October 08). Could a microbial "Noah's Ark" save good gut bugs from disappearing? Retrieved from https://newatlas.com/global-microbiota-vault/56669/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2018-10-09 143621 USA Daily Basic 2018-10-09 144302 Ford unloads details of 2019 Ranger pickup truck&utm_content=2018-10-09 143621 USA Daily Basic 2018-10-09 144302 Ford unloads details of 2019 Ranger pickup truck CID_bfd4805a9476a53723db1fd0b64634ca&utm_source=Campaign Monitor&utm_term=Could a microbial Noahs Ark save good gut bugs from disappearing