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Interested in the gut biome and health for cancer, heart disease, autoimmune & mental issues?

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#1 ·
Lots of stuff out there including the latest miracle diet promotions. More evidence about gut bacteria and medical issues coming out.
 
#4 ·
I have been a nut eater for years, but just recently I have been reading how you should soak them and beans before eating them.
A few months ago I had some dental issues. Some old filled teeth had to have the filling removed and crowns be added. My teeth were in pain, rather my mouth was in pain for over a month, the dentist was talking root canal. When I researched it, I did not want a root canal and I started. I actually started researching when my mouth was in such pain. That is when I also read that beans, oatmeal, nuts, were causes of decay.
So i started soaking my nuts. Sometime my almonds would mold, and always my walnuts. I had eaten a home made oatmeal bar for breakfast for the 3 years . It had oatmeal, walnuts, and chia seeds. I have stopped and started having a smoothie, for the last 2 weeks. It makes me run late to work . Hard to break an old habit.
I am saying all this, because of reading that unless these items are soaked it is bad for your gut. I would appreciate any information concerning this subject. Thank you for listening.
 
#7 ·
I am a believer!

Fermented foodie, here... I enjoy making delicious raw (not heat treated) sauerkraut, kefir (both kinds: water & milk), yogurt, sourdough bread, etc. etc.

I have been healthy and happy for years, even under prolonged trying circumstances. So I partly blame the probiotics and the prebiotic-rich diet for my general good health and success in staying away from doctors. (I can count on one hand how many times I have been to the doctor's office in the past 35 years, and it has been for...ahem, stuff like "occupational injuries" such as snakebite and rabies treatments, not sickness.)




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#9 ·
I tried sourdough starter last summer but did not turn out. I am about to try it again. I made my first batch of beets and am starting another before I eat them all. I had great luck with kraut and other fermented veggies.
When I went in over a year ago for my first well checkup with Medicare I was shocked to find out I had high cholesterol. My doc gave me a prescription. I took it a few days and my legs felt aches. I told a coworker. She said she took cod liver oil. I started taking that. Months later I went to the drug store and had it checked. It had gone down to 179.

Right after the check up and results came from bone density test they said I had brittle bones and wanted me to take a prescription. I told her about the pain in my legs and she said yes that is a side affect. I said I wanted to research the meds they prescribed first. I never called them back. Started taking bone up. I want to get another bone density test to see if that has helped.

I also make my own bone broth.
 
#11 ·
I am like Cajunsunshine - I have a very unsophisticated kitchen! I get a delivery each week of a basket of organic fruits and veggies and eat around that all week. I eat pretty much raw also. I am getting over a BAD intestinal/stomach virus that I caught from babysitting my grandkids over the weekend (the first one was sick then). It has decimated my gut bacteria! A friend is sending me some more milk kefir grains next week and I am going to start up my kefir again. Gut health is SOOOOO important!!!!!
 
#27 ·
Yes, that's what I've read too, about gut bacteria and autoimmune diseases. When my ex was in Desert Storm he ate contaminated meat and caught
mycoplasma. His gut was decimated and I came down with it a few weeks after his return stateside. That put my body into all kinds of problems. I'm susceptible now to mycoplasma pneumonias, even after taking both pneumonia vaccines. I dont like vaccines for every little thing but it really was necessary as now the episode's are not life and death like they were. Anyway, myco hurts the gut which makes your entire body weaker. I feel much better if I eat ferments regularly. It really lessens the severity of autoimmune disorders!
 
#16 ·
No thank you, not for me, at this time. Thankfully I don't take that many antibiotics, although I did take more this year than I had ever taken. Pneumonia for the first time and dental issues.

I try to eat fermented foods every day. I now faithfully floss and oil pull.
 
#18 ·
Yes, when I was studying about my dental issues, I think, I discovered all kinds of info. I thought I had been doing right, like eating almonds, walnuts, oatmeal, beans, that should be soaked, or avoided. For my arthritis I should not eat shade plants. Those seem to be mostly what I consumed often.
 
#19 ·
The implications of microbiome influence in humans are huge. What has been discovered is just the tip of the iceberg. And this makes so much sense, it's a very probable explanation to many modern ailments that weren't too common in the past such as diabetes, celiac disease, cancer, the list goes on. The more I look into it, the more amazed I become.

I still don't know quite how to feel about the fecal transplant idea but the concept does hold merit. This is early science on the subject, and more appropriate solutions may be found in the future.
 
#20 ·
I've looked at probiotics. The problem is stomach acid kills most of the bacteria. Whether beneficial bacteria are supplied from one end or the other the findings indicate that the biome in the gut has more effect on health than medical science knows. Another article mentioned that gut bacteria determine what you like to eat.
 
#23 ·
Here's a company that does microbiome testing and will tell you what bacteria you have. It looks like they just test a stool sample. When I did mine a couple of years ago, they also tested skin, mouth, and nose (and I think genital area).

You just use a swab to get a sample, put in test tube, and send it off.

They also have a free monthly newsletter. https://ubiome.com/
 
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