Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight

Although only polysorbate 80 and carboxymethylcellulose have been studied to date, it is likely that most other, perhaps all, food additives with emulsifying properties, such as carrageenan, dextran sulfate, and propylene glycol, among others, have the same detrimental effects.

microbe lost by most modern people,

I advocate a daily intake of 350–500 micrograms per day from kelp tablets (dried seaweed)

“The wrinkles around my eye area are definitely diminished. My skin has a smoother texture overall. I have incredibly sound sleep and have dreams with total recall upon arising. Bowel frequency has improved as well.

The idea that modern people lack bacterial species that show up as one or another health condition has led to the concept of replacing lost or deficient species.

Oxytocin is the driver of the affection between mother and child,

Another interesting class of plant polyphenols that yields intestinal mucus benefits is the catechins of green tea.

triggers release of oxytocin

preferably organic, that is high in green tea catechin content for maximum benefit. Matcha teas are high, as is tea brewed from Trader Joe’s Organic Green Tea, Pique Tea Crystals, Newman’s Own Organic Green Tea, and Numi Organic Gunpowder Green Tea.