Healthify Day 5

July 24, 20194 min read

Day 5 Plan

Bloom Your Microbiome

Day 5 Plan

Bloom Your Microbiome

Imagine a rainforest in your gut. Its teeming with trillions of diverse creatures who thrive on what you feed them. When they flourish they bring health to you. They are your army to digest food, neutralize toxins and kill invading germs. When they die you get diseased. You get gas and bloating, you become nutrient deficient, and the bad bacteria take over.

Sounds like an alien move? Science is proving that this is our reality. We are born with an army of trillions of microbes with a singular mission of health for us! However, we kill them with antibiotics, glyphosate, stress, anti-bacterial soaps and more. Once the heroes start to die, the villains take over leading to dysbiosis and disease. What diseases does this create?

Dangers of a Dying Microbiome

Please see link below to article with scientific studies.

#1. Your Microbiome Influences Your Cancer Risk

Previous studies have shown certain gut bacteria quell inflammation, which is an underlying factor in virtually all cancers, whereas others promote it.

#2. Gut Bacteria and Anticancer Drug

Gut microbiome could be a real game-changer in the fight against cancer, as the presence of certain gut bacteria appears to boost the patient’s response to anticancer drugs.

#3. Your Gut Is Your Second Brain

The connection between mental health and gut health is so strong that some have proposed probiotics may be the new Prozac.

#4. Your Gut Influences Your Heart Health

Your risk of heart attack and stroke can be predicted by the presence or absence of certain gut microbes.

How to Optimize Your Gut Health

#1. Eliminate Sugars And Processed Foods

Eliminate sugars and processed foods from your diet, as sugar feeds microbes known to have a negative influence on your health.

#2. Eat Plenty Of Fiber-Rich Foods/Prebiotics

Prebiotics are found primarily in fiber-rich foods, which is perfect because your good gut bacteria thrive on indigestible fiber.

#3. Include Digestive-Resistant Starches

Digestive-resistant starch is not broken down as it travels through your digestive tract and therefore adds bulk to your stool. They’re also powerful prebiotics.

#4. Consume cultured foods regularly

Regularly consume traditionally fermented and cultured foods, which are loaded with a wide variety of healthy live bacteria.

#5. Get out in nature and eat “dirty produce“

Breathe in the good bacteria in nature by spending a few hours daily outdoors. Eat freshly picked fruits and vegetables from the farmers market teeming with good bacteria instead of packaged salads. Powerwashing kills all the good bacteria you need.

DAY 5 PLAN

Step 1: Get Tested

Find out your gut health including your microbiome diversity by doing the Viome and Genova Diagnostic tests.

Step 2: Feed Your Microbiome

Eat fiber, ferments, and fruits daily!

Beans and legumes, veggies, Sauerkrat, kimchi, tempeh, kefir, pickles.

Greens, jicama, flaxseed, fruits.

Step 3: Clear the Nasties

Fasting is a simple way to clean house. Eliminate gluten, dairy, soy, corn, and processed sugars along with the dirty dozen to reset your gut health. Start an annual parasite cleanse.

Step 4: Fix Leaky Gut