Your gut bacteria are SUPER sensitive to the ingredients you eat. Processed food additives were designed to stabilize food on the shelf, make it more colorful, or replace calories…
They were NOT designed to support the trillions of living microbes that help regulate your immune system, metabolism, digestion, and even your mood. Choosing foods closer to the way God created them naturally reduces many of these additives while providing the fibers and nutrients your microbiome was designed to use!
TOP 5 Gut-Wrecking Chemicals You Need to Be Aware of:
- Emulsifiers (especially polysorbate 80, carboxymethylcellulose and carrageenan)
- Artificial sweeteners (particularly sucralose and saccharin)
- Ultra-processed foods (the cumulative effect of multiple additives and low fiber)
- Antibiotic use (even exposure to Glyphosate i.e. Roundup kills our good bacteria)
- A low-fiber diet, because beneficial bacteria cannot flourish without fermentable fibers!!
The biggest “missing piece” is not only what harms our gut microbiome—it’s what fails to feed it what it requires. Many of us assume that avoiding “bad foods” is enough. In reality, our beneficial bacteria also need nourishment.
Diets low in: Fiber, Resistant starch, Polyphenols (berries, herbs, spices, olive oil, cocoa), and Fermented foods (sauerkraut or kefir that are raw and non-processed) are literally starving your beneficial microbes! BUT–Adding those good things are SO nourishing to your gut!