Did you know your gut is home to trillions of bacteria? Some are beneficial and some, not so much. One indication that there’s an imbalance between good and bad is if you experience common symptoms like heartburn, gas, bloating, and constipation.
When your gut microbiome is healthy, with a diverse range of helpful bacteria, your digestion works well. On the other hand, when things are out-of-whack, dysbiosis occurs. Dysbiosis occurs when the microbiome has an imbalance of too many bad bacteria and not enough favorable bacteria. The result is poor gut health that leads to poor overall health since the gut is linked to the immune, nervous, and hormone systems, to name a few.
We are all aware that gut health is critical to our overall well-being. Knowing what factors lead to gut microbiome damage is the first step toward keeping your gut healthy. There are many things that may be ruining our gut health, let’s review a few of them now.