Your Gut Microbes Are Controlling Your Mind, Here’s What You’ll Do For Them
Microbes in your body can control how you feel and what you want to eat, here's how. Super Bacteria Has a New Enemy: The CRISPR Pill ...
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The average human being hosts tens of trillions of microbes in and on our bodies, most of which reside in our intestines. Depending on the person, 2-6 pounds of our entire weight could be purely microbial. That’s a lot of roommates who aren’t paying rent, if you ask me. It turns out these microbial passengers are both giving back to us and potentially sabotaging us... Scientists are calling this the gut-brain axis… And some have even named it your ‘second brain.’ It turns out that the teeming and diverse community in our gut -- acts as a collective unit with a mind of its own—quite literally. That’s right—we’re talking microbial mind control, y’all. For example, your bacteria may be making food choices for you. Some bacteria love eating fiber, some love pure sugar or fat—and depending on ...
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The average human being hosts tens of trillions of microbes in and on our bodies, most of which reside in our intestines. Depending on the person, 2-6 pounds of our entire weight could be purely microbial. That’s a lot of roommates who aren’t paying rent, if you ask me. It turns out these microbial passengers are both giving back to us and potentially sabotaging us... Scientists are calling this the gut-brain axis… And some have even named it your ‘second brain.’ It turns out that the teeming and diverse community in our gut -- acts as a collective unit with a mind of its own—quite literally. That’s right—we’re talking microbial mind control, y’all. For example, your bacteria may be making food choices for you. Some bacteria love eating fiber, some love pure sugar or fat—and depending on ...
