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Day 4, Your Microbiome Wants Variety
Your microbiome is not a problem to fix.
You have trillions of bacteria living in your gut right now. They outnumber your human cells. They influence your mood, your immune system, your hormones, and your energy levels.
Think of your microbiome less like a machine and more like a garden. Gardens don't need to be fixed. They need to be tended. The more variety you feed it, the more different strains can thrive and do their jobs. Most of us have been trying to "fix" our gut by eliminating things — but the research on microbiome diversity says the more powerful move is to add variety first.
Today's one action: add one thing. One fermented food (yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi) or one new plant food you don't normally eat.
Bonus if you want to go deeper: at one meal today, put your fork down between bites and chew each bite thoroughly before swallowing. Digestion starts in your mouth. Saliva contains enzymes that begin breaking down food before it ever reaches your stomach. When we eat fast, we skip that step entirely.
Everything is in your Workbook, head there to record your actions and complete your tracker.
Then drop a 🥣 below and tell us what you added today. Bonus points if it's something you'd never normally eat.
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Day 4, Your Microbiome Wants Variety
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