Ask Your Poop

Scientists have long touted the importance of the gut in whole body health - calling it the “second brain” and finding links between it and such phenomena as mood changes and autoimmune issues. Why this new focus on the gut? Because your gut is host to billions of bacteria - a constantly changing mix that is unique to you. These bacteria, collectively called the microbiome, are found in varying numbers all over your skin and intestinal tract.

There have been microbiome testing kits on the market for some time, but they could only broadly describe whether you had an issue with a general category of food - gluten-containing food products, for example. But now scientists are able to pinpoint how specific foods affect individuals’ guts. This new, “metagenomic” testing could challenge all previously held notions of “healthy or unhealthy” foods, directing our attention instead to what suits the bacteria in a specific gut. And if you’re lucky, your “healthy” list could include previously taboo foods such as chocolate brownies or white bread, instead of obviously healthy choices like apples and quinoa.

You can read the rest @
https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/01/12/want-to-know-what-foods-are-healthy-for-you-just-ask-your-poop/

And here is an informative video:

https://youtu.be/qDQUXLNjp4E

Sounds like a great idea, although the price for the test is a bit steep.