Dear ,

Let’s talk about gut health.

Alam mo ba kung gaano ka importante ang good gut health?

Bago natin alamin yan, let’s understand first what the gut microbiome is.

Gut means bituka.

Ang bituka ay parte ng ating digestive system.

The gut microbiome refers to two things.

First, it refers to the collective population of little organisms that naturally live in the human gut.

Second, it also refers to the environment present in the gut that supports the microorganism living in it.

Imagine this, ang gut microbiome ay parang isang bayan kung saan nakatira ang ibat-ibang uri ng microorganism (bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeasts) na umaabot sa trillions ang population.

Ang mga microorganisms na ito ang tumutulong sa pag break down ng nutrients into an absorbable form. Kapag na break down na ang pagkain at na separate na ang bawat useful nutrient from the waste, kaya na itong ma absorb sa cells lining our intestines that will be carried through the blood vessels around the different parts of our body.

Pero alam mo ba na kailangang balanse ang microbiome upang tayo ay manatiling malusog?

Yes, the population of the helpful bacteria must be in the right proportion to the harmful bacteria. Usually, nasa 95%-5% ang ratio ng good to bad microorganism to maintain a healthy microbiome.

Hindi natin maiiwasan na ma expose sa iba’t-ibang uri microorganisms kasi marami at palagi silang present sa ating paligid. Kahit sa mga pagkain, present pa rin ang microorganisms.

Pero kailangan natin ang microorganisms kahit sa loob ng katawan natin in order to survive.

Kaya kapag ang pagkain na kinakain natin ay kontra sa good microorganisms, ay mas kilala nating antibiotics (anti-against), kadalasan namamatay ang helpful microorganisms sa loob ng bituka natin.

Kung kumakain tayo ng probiotics (pro-in favor of), dumadami at sumisigla din ang helpful organisms na ito sa katawan natin.

Pero alam mo ba na kapag nag ccrave ka ng sugar, (sweets and carbohydrates), ito ay dahil sa mas maraming presence ng isang uri ng harmful microorganisms sa katawan natin?

At dahil konektado ang gut microbiome sa ating nervous system,  nagsesend sila ng message sa utak mo na gutom ka or gusto mong kumain ng cake or chocolate or rice. Kaya nakakaramdam ka ng cravings sa mga pagkaing ito.

Kaya kapag nag give in ka sa cravings na to, you are feeding these harmful bacteria kaya mas lalong dadami ang populasyon nila. Then the cravings will keep happening again and again and again dahil malaki ang demand ng mga bacteria na to sa loob ng bituka mo. 

At kapag mas dumadami ang harmful kaysa sa helpful microorganisms, alam mo na ang mangyayari dyan. Magkakasakit ka na.

At ang akala mo kasalanan mo. It’s actually a trick of the harmful microorganism to make you feed them food that will support their growth.

Pero kapag kumakain ka ng healthy foods, you are doing the reverse. Nagiging masigla ang beneficial microorganism at ang nangyayari, natatalo nila ang mga harmful microorganism at nagiging pagkain din nila ito. Yep, ganun ang galawan sa loob ng microbiome. Majority rules. And the winner takes it all.

Kaya kung nagkakasakit ka, ibig sabihin, disbalanse at nasa disadvantage ang population ng beneficial kaysa sa harmful microorgansim sa katawan mo.

Nakaranas ka na ba na kapag umiinom ka ng antibiotics nangangati ka sa iyong genital part?

Yun ay dahil namamatay ang mga beneficial microorganism mo sa bituka at tumataas ang presence ng type of fungus na Candida which causes itch and infection sa genital parts nating mga babae.

So anong magagawa natin to bring back balance inside our gut microbiome?

Support the good.

1. Exercising
2. Drinking enough water every day
3. Eating high-fiber foods
4. Eating a balanced, nutrient-densed diet
5. Eating or drinking food/drink rich in probiotics
6. Basically maintaining a healthy lifetsyle

Anu-ano naman ang mga factors na may negatibong epekto sa ating gut microbiome?

1. Anti-biotics
2. Excessive sugar intake
3. Chronic stress
4. Diet that is not balanced and lacks nutrition
5. Dehydration
6. Binge alcohol consumption
7. Basically not maintaining a healthy lifetsyle

So if you want to stay healthy, alin dito ang pipiliin mo?

Remember, you are 100% responsible for what happens to your life.

Kahit ano man ang mga choices at actions na ginagawa mo sa buhay…

Lahat yan may consequence.

Kaya if you want a better health, make better choices to support it.

If you want a better life, make better choices in order to get it.

Pero di mo kailangan mag overthink.

Para hindi ka ma stuck sa pag-ooverthink at you end up not making the better choice after all.

Not doing anything is still a choice. 

The question lang is, is it the better choice?

What choices are you going to make this week to move you forward to becoming healthy ?

I hope and pray that you will have guidance in making these choices.

Have a blessed week ahead.

Nagmamahal,

Mommy Fivemay

P.S. Want to know how I support my gut health? Kefir water is my daily source of probiotics. 

Watch this video to learn how to make Kefir water. 

If you want to start Kefir fermenting, get a starter pack from my Shopee shop:

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