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6 Ways to Optimize Gut Health for More Happiness, Productivity & Energy
Your gut is like an internal garden. Without biodiverse and thriving inner soil, a vibrant, fulfilling life cannot spring from that garden and flourish into its fullest potential.
Many of our society’s mental, physical, and even spiritual ailments could be remedied by simply taking care of the inner ecosystem. A healthy microbiome can make us more productive by optimizing brain function and mood. Gut microflora also regulate our energy levels, as well as contributing to mental health.
Logically, all of this makes sense. When you feel better, you do better. That’s why we need to be paying attention to these microscopic allies.
Microbial Roots of Gut Health
The latest frontier of gut research in the past decade has unearthed the microbial roots of human health (though any naturalist has seen these obvious connections all along).
Just as soil nurtures the lush ecosystems that cloak our blue-green planet, the human microbiome — the trillions of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms that live on and in us — is the foundation of our lives.
Microbes outnumber human cells in our bodies 10 to 1. These tiny organisms are drastically impacting our health, and nowhere is that more…
