{"id":4517,"date":"2021-09-06T13:58:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nutriswitch.nl\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2022-11-27T12:51:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T11:51:51","slug":"all-diseases-start-in-the-gut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nutriswitch.nl\/en\/all-diseases-start-in-the-gut\/","title":{"rendered":"All diseases start in the gut"},"content":{"rendered":"

“All diseases begin in the gut”. It is a quote attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates nearly 2,500 years ago. And he was absolutely right. Every time we eat or drink or expose ourselves to chemicals and hormones, we are feeding or fighting disease, the body is a smart factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We call the millions of microbes that inhabit our bodies, including the gut flora, the Microbiome<\/span> and you might be surprised to learn that there are 10x more bacterial cells than human cells! In fact, most of your DNA is in your microbiome! Our microbiome generally plays a beneficial role in our bodies, helping us to metabolize and synthesize some important vitamins. They help us break down our food and produce energy from food, they help support your immune system, they produce anti-inflammatory substances and keep the gut lining healthy and our immune system healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We now know that changes in the makeup of our microbiome<\/span> correlate with many diseases. From diabetes to autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis<\/span> and autoimmune thyroid diseases, we’ve now identified changes in the gut flora that predispose people to these conditions. The common thread in disease processes is a lack of bacterial diversity and a decrease in good bacteria. We get much of our body flora from our mother during birth and while breastfeeding. Today we are beginning to see the impact of caesarean deliveries, early antibiotics in both mother and baby and formula and sanitation on the microbiota of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All diseases start in the gut<\/h4>
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So what are the factors that affect our microbiome?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n