Microbiome...why we respond differently

wallycat

I found this fascinating. We keep asking "what works" and "what should I eat" and there has never been a concise answer. Our gut may be the reason. I think our genes and epigenes also play into it (though not mentioned here).

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/1705...

Anonymous

Interesting. I have already read several white papers on pre-biotics, gut microbes--and how they actually fight anxiety, depression, etc., too. Fascinating.This quote from the linked article here jumped out: "Although I try to maintain my dietary habits as good as possible, I think it is also important to not get too obsessed. Society is nowadays full of false myths about diet, and it is the role of both science and media to avoid the spread of these rumors, as well as make people aware of the importance of diet for your health."

I just posted on another thread about coffee myths and b.c.; the author's words above confirmed what I was trying to say.

Claire

wallycat

I'm glad you caught that and highlighted it.

I remember working on a study with the wellness doc I worked with and I've posted it a few times here...the crux of it was that the study tried to flesh out how beneficial "good & healthy" food was to people. What it found was that people who ate what they were "supposed to" but did not enjoy it saw little to no benefit while the people who ate what they enjoyed (and the food was not a bunch of "super foods") actually benefited more.

There's more to science/body connection than we probably know or give credit to!