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Gut health and a robust, diverse microbiome to support our health and well-being is a very real and important thing.
But the problem is we have no idea how to micro-manage outcomes solely for gut health.
Some estimates put the diversity count in our microbiome at 5000-different species.
We can ‘macro’-manage it. And no surprises for guessing how. Good sleep, exercise, lots of fiber from a variety of sources, healthy fat, fermented food and avoiding over consumption of single food groups.
There is an entire cottage industry that has evolved around the fanciful notion that you can micromanage your gut flora precisely and manipulate it using beverages laden with a variety of microorganisms.
Simply put any and all food supplements have an element of uncertainty over how much of it actually makes its way down to your small intestine and can actually be absorbed or incorporated into your body.
You should not waste too much money on it.
The depressing truth remains most health outcomes remain complicated and require multiple time-consuming, attention-sucking interventions such as stress management, adequate sleep, exercise and quality food intake. But if you’re like me, you will find it much simpler to control what you do with your time and attention rather than simply throw money at a problem that supplements alone cannot solve.