Decode your Gastrointestinal issues- Episode 3

Genefitletics

What we eat has a significant impact on our gut composition & genes expression. As such it directly impacts how our gut metabolises the food. Before we go deep dive into this, it is important to know that the human body is a very complex organism with around 40 trillion micro-organisms( bacteria, fungi, yeast, mould etcc) living inside our body. Epigenetically we are only 1% human. Our body has around 20,000 to 25000 human genes & around 2 to 20 million foreign genes( genes of microorganisms). To maintain a healthy regime, it is obvious that we have to feed our gut healthy. There is nothing called healthy food or anti-inflammatory food. A food healthy for one may not be healthy for another. A food healthy for you now may not be healthy 3 months later. Why is the entire gut mechanism so complex? What we eat changes the entire gut composition. If we consume something which our gut cannot metabolise, it will result in release of Lipopolysaccharides(LPS) or toxins in the bloodstream which can lead to chronic inflammation & ultimately chronic diseases. Now since you have a background of how our gut holds the key to a healthy body, let us discuss in detail why excess consumption of protein may result in chronic inflammation.

With so many diets around – high fat, low fat, high protein, etc… We rely on guesswork when it comes to an appropriate diet strategy. The way our gut microbiota metabolises fat, & protein impacts our overall health such as the immune system( given that 70% of the immune system is along our gut lining), genes expression & risk of attracting chronic disease. There are certain bacterias in our gut that ferment non digestible fibres to produce short chain fatty acids which have numerous benefits. However, less talked about is how these bacteria ferment proteins.

In this podcast, we will discuss how protein causes gastrointestinal issues & how to prevent them.

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