Humans, Appetite, and the “Invasion of the Belly Snackers”- The Role of Our Microbiome

I’ve written before on how the composition of the microbes in our bellies effect our health. However, did you know that what we eat can affect our gut microbiome and change its composition? This means our diet can assist in favorably or unfavorably modulating our wellness directly through our gut bugs (6).

Specifically, we can help keep our beneficial bacteria strong with diets consisting of whole, organic, foods which contain fiber, flavonoids, polyphenols, and other helpful plant constituents (7-8). These components in foods “fuel” our microflora with the ingredients they need to modulate our immune function (9), <a target="_blank" …read more