Yes, microbiomes are shared through close contact, with family, friends, pets, during everyday activities like eating, greeting and living together. Microbes are the minuscule organisms existing pretty much everywhere, having very active social lives. Exchanging genetic material and nutrients, they form groups to defend themselves and work together to perform all manner of biochemical reactions. They guide and influence the biology in critical ways, maintaining its host’s gut health, aiding digestion and creating oxygen.
90% of what makes up the human body are NOT human cells, they are bacteria, viruses, fungus and worms that live in and on us and run us. Mostly through our gut. The human host or body is composed of about 10 trillion human cells and home to about 100 trillion tiny microbes, an ecosystem of bacteria, fungi and viruses that form a complex and interconnected network in the human biology that wield astonishing power over our health and well being. Many influences, from genetics, to diet, stress, toxicity of our thoughts and environment contribute to the makeup of our microbiome and our bacteria that also control our behavior.
Microbiome is the COMBINED genetic material, the collective community of microorganisms found in a particular environment or host. The human and other animal hosts ARE as personal and individual as a fingerprint is. The microbial makeup of the intestine, for example, is very different from that of the mouth. There isn’t a “normal” microbiome. As with fingerprints, everyone harbors a unique selection of microbial species and strains. These microbes protect us against pathogens, turn on our immune responses, digest food and synthesizing nutrients. Microbes are even thought to regulate the gut-brain axis connecting the brain to the nervous system.
Unhealthy microbiomes have been linked to cancer, heart and lung diseases, inflammation, and inflammatory bowel diseases.
Babies acquire most of their microbes from mom at birth and reformulate them throughout their lives. Research led by geneticists at the University of Trento in Italy have found that microbiome organisms hop extensively between people, especially among those who spend a lot of time together.
A handful of microbial species are found in more than 90% of people in westernized societies, but most species are found in 20% to 90% of people. Studies suggest that non-westernized societies have an even greater diversity of microbes and more variable microbiomes.
Microbes live, mutate and evolve based on what you FEED and NURTURE them with physically and emotionally. Their ability to digest and use what you put in all of your orifices, on your skin and your feelings and emotions will determine what you’ll all create together as one unit. Gut / brain issues lead to mood swings, food cravings, anxiety, anger, depression, elation, joy and dysfunctional thought processes, junk food, drink or drugs trigger and affect the entire system. MANY skin products and plastics are hormone disrupters.
GARDENING increases your gut health and microbiome diversity planting, pruning, and potting in the fresh air is good for your mental health and wellbeing. Being creative increases your frequency and your connection to your higher self and higher frequencies. Research shows that the gut microbiome of gardeners is more diverse than non-gardeners. Gardeners benefit from contact with the soil, and those interacting with the gardener show increased gut microbiome diversity. Gardeners often have diets richer in vitamins and fiber than people who don’t garden.
RAZOR BLADES in your gut, LECTINS are!
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health says, lectins are defined as proteins that bind to carbohydrates / sugar molecules and become STICKY PROTEINS. Lectins resist being broken down in the gut and are stable in acidic environments. Lectins don’t have any nutritional value when consumed in foods.
Although nearly all foods harbor some lectins, plant-based foods tend to contain the highest amounts of lectins and cause leaky gut by poking holes in the layer of our intestinal mucosa and the cell lining damaging the intestinal wall. Particles go through the intestine into the body, triggering an over active immune response in the body. Linked to autoimmune inflammatory conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, chronic diarrhea, constipation, gas, vomiting, bloating, fatigue, headaches, brain fog, confusion, difficulty concentrating, joint pain, skin issues such as acne, rashes, eczema and nutritional deficiency.
Lectins that get through the intestines via leaky gut, enter the bloodstream, which disrupts human hormone functioning, disrupting the absorption of nutrients, minerals, especially calcium, iron, phosphorus and zinc.
The worst ingredient hiding In your food! Dr. Steven Gundry says in his podcast. Hiding in all of our breakfast cereals, even organic oat bars and vegan meats is the pesticides glyphosate (roundup) a deadly ingredient that kills off the gut bacteria that manufacture our feel good hormones.
Dr Gundry has a printable Yes/no food list
drgundry.com/dr-gundrys-print-friendly-yes-no-lists
Things destroying our gut are pollution and processed food, many products that contain aldehydes, like cigarettes, paint thinner, and embalming fluid, and peanut butter releases a swarm of aldehydes, human cellular termites that feed on our mitochondria. Oily canned tuna has one of the worst fats of ANY fish when it comes to your heart and brain making your gut become weaker and vulnerable.
Lectins fuse harmful bacteria and viruses together helping them stick to the cells in the body. There are many lectins that are harmless. We only need 30 grams of protein a day. Our body recycles our dead cells / protein giving us 20 grams of protein a day. When we eat MORE than 50 grams of protein a day it turns into sugar we do not need and gets stored in the body as fat.
70% of your immune system is located in your gut and your gut is responsible for producing a significant amount of neurotransmitters, including up to 90% of our serotonin, dopamine, and GABA. These neurotransmitters play a critical role in regulating mood, sleep patterns, and even appetite. Disrupting your gut microbiome can lead to imbalances in your neurotransmitters, which can in turn lead to mental health problems like depression and anxiety, two of the most common mental health disorders there are worldwide.
A study published in the Journal of gastroenterology found people with depression had less diverse gut microbiomes than healthy individuals and had an overabundance of harmful bacteria, such as Clostridium and Bacteroides, with a deficiency of beneficial bacteria, such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.
Published in the Journal of Microbiome found that fecal transplant, where fecal matter from a healthy donor is transferred into the gut of a patient, improved symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children. Gut health has also been linked to other mental health disorders as eating disorders, ADHD, OCD, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.
MITOCHONDRIA and Microbiome, Two Billion or 2,000,000,000 years ago ancient bacteria, we call mitochondria, were engulfed by other cells and in exchange for the nutrients from the cell, the bacteria made energy for that cell in the form of ATP adenosine triphosphate. If the cell dies or the mitochondria get out of the cell, our human immune system views them as bacteria and tries to kill them.
Mitochondria have their own DNA and there can be hundreds or thousand of mitochondria in one cell. Scientifically we know mitochondria are the energy producing organelles found in almost all parts of the human body except red blood cells that don’t have mitochondria. Mitochondria organelles, are the powerhouse of our cells, acting like batteries inside of our cells. Generating the energy critical for their and our survival. Human microbiome and mitochondrial DNA are gifted to us by mom to her fetus.
Mitochondria are encased bacteria an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. Human muscle and brain cells contain thousands of mitochondria in each cell and sacrifice their lives to generate energy for our cells when the mitochondria uncouple.
Mitochondria proteins are organelles within the cell, and they use electrons from food to create a molecule called ATP. Mitochondrial uncoupling makes 32 molecules of ATP, which give us energy (Adenosine tri-phosphate) ATP production and acts as an information transfer. Mitochondria are actually the source of control, not the nucleus of a cell. If a cell needs to spend energy to accomplish a task, the ATP molecule splits off one of its three phosphates, becoming ADP (Adenosine di-phosphate) + phosphate. ONLY two antioxidants are used by mitochondria to protect and uncouple mitochondria, Melatonin and glutathione.
Pistachios have the highest source of melatonin of any food. Vinegar, butyrate and ketones are short chain fatty acids and uncouple mitochondria. Caffeine contains polyphenols which uncouple mitochondria. Especially with intermittent fasting they have time and the energy for repairing the body instead of supplying energy.
Mitochondria proteins are encased bacteria in many organelles found in large numbers in most cells and are responsible for the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production and information transfers in the cell. Mitochondria have their own DNA so they can make lots of mitochondria within a single cell.