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fact, gut microbes may put their well-being over ours by manipulating our eating behavior—some of them want us to eat sugar and fat, which are bad for us but good for them! They can promote their fitness at the expense of ours.

We thought that cracking the human genome would produce major breakthroughs in medicine because we thought that human health was primarily determined by genetic makeup. Nope. We are a superorganism with a genetic makeup dominated by the invisible microbes within us. And this is actually a good thing!

If the broccoli or cauliflower has already been cooked, as happens with frozen vegetables that have been heat blanched prior to freezing, you can replace some of the enzyme that has been lost and restore the healing isothiocyanate phytochemicals by sprinkling mustard seed powder on the vegetables after cooking. A cool trick!

top gastroenterologist Dr. Will

Include a wide variety of bitters and digestifs, such as ginger, lemon, lime, and dandelion.

It’s all about the cruciferous veggies, specifically broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, and kale. But there is one food that dominates all others in terms of offering more sulforaphane: broccoli sprouts. These

In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of patients with IBS (both diarrhea and constipation variants included), researchers found that prebiotic galactooligosaccharides enhanced the growth of healthy gut bugs like Bifidobacteria, improved stool consistency to enhance bowel movement bliss, caused less flatulence and less bloating, and improved

But not every microbe eats the same food. Each dietary choice you make will empower a specific group of microbes, while others will languish.

Fermented yogurts, including coconut and dairy varieties Bone broth Sauerkraut Kombucha Seeds and seed oils Prebiotic-rich protein powders