“Today, were know that the very first inhabitants of our bowels are decisive elements for the future of our whole body.” Giulia Enders

Perhaps you are familiar with the term “intestinal flora” from advertising, the press or a conversation with your colleagues during your coffee break? Well this term refers to many of the microorganisms located in our bowels and involved in the balance of our body: they are our microbiota.

The third part of the bestseller, Gut: The Inside Story of our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders published by Greystone Books, broaches in a nice and accessible manner the role not only of our gut but also of all its very intriguing microorganisms.

In plain language and a catchy and witty style, Giulia Enders walks us through the discovery of the results and progress of scientists from all over the world.

In this book, the author discuss intestines, which in recent years have been the subject of a lot of attention through numerous studies whose results are all equally interesting. Thus, it has been established that the simple intestinal microbiota is home to 100,000 billion germs, bacteria, candida but also fungal strains which make our bowels a real well-being factory.

The impact of these microorganisms on the health and balance of our body has therefore been proven.

On its website, Biocodex, an international company dedicated to the microflora, aspires to showcase the different kinds of microbiota. You will find advice on how to identify it, take care of it and understand its benefits.

Presentation of the gut microbiota in the video link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWEOJPk5KOs&feature=emb_title

The preservation of the micro-ecosystem contained in our guts is similar to the preservation of other ecosystems, the terrestrial ecosystem for instance. Hence the gut and the Earth are permanently connected through food. In the end, being aware of one’s body is being aware of the Earth, of its balance and of what it provides us to feed us and keep us healthy.

The idea of general health is broached by the ground-breaking discovery of the gut microbiota. The infinitely big and the infinitely small depend on each other.