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Heal Your Gut: Dr. Alan Desmond On Optimizing Your Microbiome Through Plants

The Rich Roll Podcast

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The Evolution of the Gut Microbiome

The first two primitive cells on this planet that gave rise to every human and every other animal were surrounded by viruses, yeasts and the archaea. We are still carrying those bugs with us in our digestive tract every day. Two thirds of the 1200 metabolites flowing through your bloodstream are determined by your diet compared to less than 5% determined by genetics.

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