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How Do Microbes Impact Our Mental and Physical Health?
There are thousands of different species in our gut. They like food that has fiber because it hasn't already been absorbed and they will attack that fiber, break it down. That's what we call fermenting, so in a way they are doing the same fermenting job that happens in your yogurt or your kombucha at home. Some of these chemicals are really good for us, we're finding out. There is one of the current theories about why it takes 20 minutes before you get a signal to your brain that you'll feel full. It may be sending the right signals to your gut is important,. ultra-processed foods never reach the gut microbes, maybe don't send those full