Feed the Microbiome

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Guess what?  All calories are not made equal!

Our body recognizes calories from high fiber whole foods are handled very differently from the ultraprocessed junk we occasionally (frequently?) eat.  That’s because the ultraprocessed foods are quickly absorbed in our upper GI (gastrointestinal) tract.  So, the calories go to the body and not our microbiome (which is located at the end of the GI tract).  And, it’s when we feed our gut microbiome that the calories we consume have more effect.

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Born on the 4th of July

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Today is the 4th of July, what we Americans call our Independence Day.  Despite the fact that the Declaration was issued a few days earlier than this some 247 years ago.   And, as was true for Israel when it declared its independence in 1948,   our neighbors weren’t so sure we were independent.  OK. For America, it wasn’t  the “neighbors”- it was Britain.  But, even when Britain conceded it lost the States, it wasn’t until the completion of the War of 1812 that our battle(s) with Britain truly achieved our independence.

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