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Microbiome (Part 2, #1)

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A healthy microbiome supports both our physical health and our _____ health.
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Foods high in fiber and resistant starch that feed our beneficial bacteria.
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Our bodies house trillions of microbes. The greatest concentration is in our _______.
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Avoid using hand ___________ to protect your microbiome.
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A healthy ___________ is absolutely essential for good health.
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__________ births deprive babies of inoculation by their mother’s microbes.
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When our gut microbes don’t get enough fiber to eat, they begin eating the mucous which is ______ our digestive tract which is only one cell thick.
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Our gut microbes digest the fiber in our colon using enzymes and acids in a process called _________.
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People did not know about the presence of microbes until the invention of the ____.
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When the hungry microbes being eating the mucus lining of our digestive tract, it can lead to ________ gut.
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In a healthy person, the _____ bacteria far outnumber the harmful bacteria.
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We take the outside world in through our ____ so our digestive process can turn it into fuel and nourishment.
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Microbes are essential for recycling ________ in the soil-food web.
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Our bodies have far more ________ cells than human cells.
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The high fiber foods are not digested in the small intestine. They pass through into the _____ intestine, also called the colon.
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Butyrate, acetate, and propionate are short-chain ______ acids produced by our gut microbes that protect our health and strengthen our immune system.
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An imbalance of the gut bacteria.
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Bacteria and ____ are essential and abundant in healthy soil.
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This muscular sack tumbles our food around. It is very acidic and contains very few bacteria.
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When the microbes ferment the contents of our colon, they create a by-product called short-chain fatty acids, or _________s for short.
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Overuse of ________ has led to the existence of super bugs.
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The microbes in our colon feast with joy on the ________ that arrives from the small intestine.
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Single-celled organisms
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The first antibiotic, discovered in 1928.
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Enzymes are added to our food in the small ______ where the easily digested materials are absorbed into the body.
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Only use antibiotics when absolutely _______________.
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Our digestive tract is a long tube going from our mouth to our anus. It is lined with _____.
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We tend to be afraid of microbes and often call them _________.