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 I am going off the abundance of research articles that are now coming forward from researchers concerning the gut. 

1. There are many species of organisms that live in your gut.

2. Everyone has different compositions. 

>New studies are showing a healthy microbiome translates to better metabolic numbers. They know that the healthy bacteria produce healthy byproducts that affect other systems (blood pressure, Metabolic X syndrome etc.)

3. The microbiome of the gut is formed by a multitude of factors such as age, sex, genetic predispositions, environmental chemicals and diet.

4. The concept of diet is largely outdated. What they should be focused on is feeding your healthy bacteria.

5. These organisms are many but likely could be grouped into segments. In other words, bacteria are not necessarily alike. 

6. Bacteria like foods and by foods, I mean the chemicals that are found in the foods.

7. Polysaccharides are a meal for many bacteria and there are lots of polysaccharides found in foods, some of them may be helpful and some may help the bad bacteria to grow.

8. There can be a war in the gut that is between the good bacteria and the bad. You don't want to feed the bad guys and if you feed the good guys, they will fight the bad guys for you.

9. IMPORTANT: There is really no optimal diet except for the one that feeds your good guys. The way I measure this is the stool. The shape, color and odors are all markers of the gut microbiome. Testing the microbiome has largely been a failure for myself and many others.

10. Certain products that are considered good for the gut turns out were not so good for my gut. Olipop has a blend of polysaccharides that are supposed to be good, my microbiome got sick from using this product. 

11. Polyphenols tend to be quite healthy for the gut. These are chemicals found in plants (I use teas). For instance green tea or cayenne or many other blends such as Tazo are rich in polyphenols. 

12. Preservatives tend to be bad for me, particularly in massive quantities. Studies have proven that they change the microbiome. So, I try to limit processed foods.

13. Corn or high fructose corn syrup is not very good for me unless it is non-GMO.

14. Restrictive diets (Paleo, low carb etc.) are not the greatest IMO. These will change the composition of the microbiome. Alison did a low carb and then did a stool sample; she was missing key healthy microbes because of the diet. 

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