Begin a four-week course of curcumin, 300–600 milligrams twice per day, to rebuild the intestinal barrier and address dysbiosis.

But we can go further to ensure that Akkermansia species are vigorously stimulated by including plenty of olive oil in our diet.

microbes have taken up residence along the entire length of the gastrointestinal tract, bottom to top, creating, in effect, a thirty-foot-long infection, hot with inflammation.

This means being vigilant in your choices of peanut butter, ice cream, and other fat-containing products, or even better, return to eating foods that don’t require labels, like eggs and avocados.

Imagine swallowing chewed-up food, for instance, without lubrication—that bite of apple or hamburger might stay lodged in your esophagus for

omega-3s have been associated with reductions in inflammation body-wide, in joints, skin, liver, and

LPS

vitamin D plays an important role in sustaining a healthy microbiome

it’s the liver that first receives this flood of microbial toxins.