21/08/2025
Ethos Nutrition 💚 Last Saturday at the Feel Good Festival for Kids I spoke a lot about the gut flora also called gut microbiome. A new-born for example needs to build up a gut flora. Thereafter it needs to be maintained for the rest of life, meaning it needs to be fed with prebiotics & probiotics.
Also what's interesting, they found that children with a healthy & diverse microbiome, their body reacts more appropriately to kid's vaccinations than others.
It is a fact that the more diverse the gut microbiome the stronger the immune system. Therefor a varied diet is so important. If you have never tried sauerkraut or yoghurt with live culture before than start today. You only need 1 - 2 tablespoons with your meal 2-4x weekly. When you get used to it, try some others and build up.
And what is important to be aware of, if you are given oral antibiotics, this will not only kill the bad bacteria but also the good ones in the microbiome you try to build up. Always beneficial to get some probiotics for 3-4 weeks (Optibac or ProVen) while or after you finished a course of antibiotics.
Below more info on pre & probiotic foods
P.S. People with lots of allergies are better off consuming high amounts of prebiotic foods (garlic, leek, asparagus, chicoree, dandelion greens, apples) and just little fermented foods due to histamine levels in fermented products.
