Download my free candida report here Eric Bakker,thanks for coming back. We're going to talk about different things that can affect your gut health. So, the question is [inaudible] the question, the things that can cause harm to your gut health. That's what the question is. What are the things that can cause harm to your gut health? So, I've written a couple of points down on paper here, and let's discuss those.
The gut is greatly aided by a diverse diet. I've spoken about this many times in my videos. So having a narrow diet or focusing your diet right down to only a small amount of food, it's going to really affect your gut microbial growth significantly. Some people I've met over the years say, "I only like carrots and peas. I don't like broccoli." Other people will eat a very diverse range of vegetables, whereas others will only eat two or three.
So, you can imagine how the gut microbiota will compare to people who have a very diverse diet. From what I've been reading, most people, globally, in western countries only between about 12 to 15 different types of vegetables, and probably consume about four or five different types of animals in terms of their protein. So, they've got a narrow range. But if you look at indigenous people from Africa, they will eat a far more diverse range of plant species, and therefore have a wider range of bacteria in their gut conferring all of the benefits. So, it really pays not to have a narrow diet.
Lack of prebiotic foods in the diet is another key thing that many people don't have. Most people, in my opinion, don't eat yogurt or keifer or sauerkraut or kimchi or kombucha or have any of those foods in their diet. That's the majority. Enlightened people now are starting to eat this way. But my grandparents ate like this for a long time. This is what normal people used to do 50, 60 years ago. They ate like this. They didn't see it as prebiotic foods. They saw it as a normal part of the diet. Now we see it as some special add on kind of thing.
The third one is alcohol. Alcohol really does affect the gut, but studies have shown, for example, that when you consume spirits like gin or vodka, you dramatically reduce the population of beneficial bacteria. But if you can stick with small quantities of red wine with a high polyphenol content, you'll actually increase the beneficial bacteria content. So, not all alcohol is bad for the gut. It depends on the quantity, of course, if you have small amounts. Red wine is actually not so bad as many other spirits and forms of alcohol.
Antibiotic use, of force, is not really good at all for the gut. Some people I see will go on antibiotics recurringly, once or twice a year for sore throats or urinary tract infections. And generally, these kinds of infections can be fixed up by using natural methods quite effectively. I've raised four children without any antibiotics, and I'm sure that many other parents out there who have done the same.
You don't have to automatically jump into cipro as soon as someone's got a little skin rash or a cut or a sore throat. Herbs have been used for hundreds, if not thousands, of years for these sorts of reasons. So, go and see a naturopath or a doctor who's got an interest in natural medicine if you're interested in this area, because you don't need antibiotics every time you get some type of infection or cough. You don't need it. This is one of the key things that destroys and undermines the gut function, is the antibiotic.
So, if you can take it out the food chain. Now, with chicken, don't eat commercial poultry, for example, which is known to contain antibiotics. If you take it out of the medicine, don't keep consuming these pills like they're candy, your gut's going to be in a far better state.
Lack of activity. Exercise is shown to be very, very good. They did research with professional rugby players and found that they had a much larger amount of beneficial bacteria than men who were equally matched for weight and age, things like that. So, the activity certainly does have a bearing on the gut.
If you're a person like me who does a tremendous amount of gardening, or is outside a huge amount of times, or someone who does a lot of exercise, they'll probably have a better microbial balance than someone who is more infirm, sedentary, not interested in doing much.
Lack of activity. Try and be active or do something on a daily basis. Smoking, well, those people need beating around the head with a soft rubber hammer. Not enough sleep can really affect the gut, and stress. Hope you got something out of that and it's going to help you in your life. Don't forget, if you want my free report, click on the link below. Thanks for tuning in.
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