21/02/2023
The bacteria in the microbiome help digest our food, regulate our immune system, protect against other bacteria that cause disease, and produce vitamins including B vitamins B12, thiamine and riboflavin, and Vitamin K, which is needed for blood coagulation.
Additionally, our microbiome is essential in the innate and adaptive immunity and in turn, the immune system shapes the microbiome.
We are synergy in motion, each system interdependent, mind, body and spirit creating the whole of our entity.
In as much as our microbiome influences our digestion, assimilation and elimination, it is also bidirectionally influenced.
Our body is in a constant state of flux, with each system maintaining its own biochemical feedback to and from organs, cells & tissues to maintain equilibrium.
When the microbiome is out of balance it has a detrimental effect on all our systems.
It is a keystone marker for health and well-being and must be kept in pristine condition.
There are so many detrimental influences to upset this delicate balance, from dietary indiscretions, genetic polymorphisms, to bacterial infections and environmental assaults, the list is endless.
We can maintain a healthy microbiome, especially when we educate ourselves in its function.
I rely heavily on herbal medicine, but also on food based supplements that have proven to support the expression of health protecting genes in every cell of the body.
These supplements significantly activate cellular defences providing core upstream cellular defence mechanisms which induce glutathione production, primary antioxidant enzymes, detoxification enzymes, provide anti-inflammatory actions and normalise the microbial populations in the gut and respiratory membranes.
Additionally, I offer nutritional guidance along with traditional naturopathic principles to guide your health journey to wellness.
There is a plethora of information at our fingertips that, along with extensive study and research we can implement and work together to bring about cellular changes to restore your health.
Studies show that the gut makes most of the important chemicals that affect memory. Often called “the second brain,” the gut houses the largest colony of microorganisms that regulate digestion, immunity, vitamin production and, yes, memory.
A dense and diverse microbial community inhabits the gut and many epithelial surfaces.
Referred to as the microbiota, it has co-evolved with the human host and is beneficial for many host physiological processes.
Gut dysbiosis, or the disruption of the gut microbiota is known to be influenced by host genetics, diet, antibiotics, and inflammation, and it is closely linked to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, such as obesity and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Known as your gut microbiome, microbes are microorganisms, especially bacterium causing disease or fermentation, play a vital role in how you digest food and absorb nutrients, and influence your metabolism, body weight, immune system, and general health.
They also influence your brain function.
Obesity is considered a multi-causal and complex disease influenced by factors intrinsic and extrinsic to the individual, such as environmental, genetic, neuronal, endocrine and behavioral components.
Furthermore, overweight and obesity are risk factors for other chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus II, cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer.
The following studies highlight the importance of the microbiota and the various roles played in systemic health.
The bacteria in the microbiome help digest our food, regulate our immune system, protect against other bacteria that cause disease, and produce vitamins including B vitamins B12, thiamine and riboflavin, and Vitamin K, which is needed for blood coagulation. Additionally, our microbiome is essential....
