Our microbiome

Bacteria and many other microorganisms live all over our body as well as on the inside. Together, all bacteria, viruses and fungi in and on your body are called the microbiome.

The microbiome is super important for your body to function properly and remain strong and healthy. Your microbiome protects you from pathogenic microorganisms, keeps your hormones balanced, makes your brain sharp and helps your body digest food. Pretty much every organ is affected by players of the microbiome and their metabolites. Keeping feeding your microbiome and you keep yourself healthy.

How bacteria in your gut microbiome defend pathogens

Bacteria in your gut microbiome help you digest your food, strengthen your immune system and keep you healthy. For this, your gut bacteria keep you free from gut pathogenic bacteria by fighting them with different weapons. Here, we explore some ways gut bacteria defend pathogens and how you can help them protect you.

Microbial profile of the skin microbiome of a hand.

Bacteria on your hands strengthen your unique skin microbiome

How often have you looked at your dirty hands and thought: “Better wash them to get rid of those bacteria!”. Actually, don’t rush to the nearest bathroom to wash them off. It turns out that every person always has bacteria on their hands. And these bacteria are part of everyone’s unique skin microbiome.

What’s in your yogurt?

Yogurt is a well-loved fermented dairy with lots of health benefits. It not only provides us with valuable proteins and immune-stimulating molecules, but can also carry probiotic organisms. Here, we will look at the advantages of adding yogurt to your diet plan and what bacteria have to do with producing this creamy white dream.

You are what you eat: Gut bacteria share plant leftovers

When we eat plant products, we cannot always digest all their components. Instead, our gut bacteria love plant ploymers and start degrading and digesting them. And they share the leftover food with other bacteria, so that all of them together produce some very healthy molecules for us.

Bacteria cause caries by producing an acidic environment.

How bacteria cause caries on your teeth

Bacteria in your mouth protect your teeth from pathogenic bacteria. When you eat lots of sugars, the pathogens can fight off your friendly bacteria. The more pathogenic bacteria grow on your teeth, the more acids they produce that can cause caries and cavities. Learn about the bacterial battles in your mouths.

Bacteria and many other microorganisms live all over our body as well as on the inside. Together, all bacteria, viruses and fungi in and on your body are called the microbiome.

The microbiome is super important for your body to function properly and remain strong and healthy. Your microbiome protects you from pathogenic microorganisms, keeps your hormones balanced, makes your brain sharp and helps your body digest food. Pretty much every organ is affected by players of the microbiome and their metabolites. Keeping feeding your microbiome and you keep yourself healthy.

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