Hack Your Health: the Secrets of Your Gut

Hack Your Health: the Secrets of Your Gut is a LOVELY documentary about your health and your gut microbiome. Your microbiome is a whole universe of bacteria, primarily within your digestive system. Giulia Enders, a German physician, delightfully leads the audience throughout the film. I appreciate her love for our bodies and the whole digestive system. Her gentle way is persuasive and inspiring. Also, the artsy ways that the concepts are presented make me smile. Here are some examples:

Look at these darling bacteria!

There is a part that demonstrates how processed foods flood our system
and how each time it happens is a traumatic event in our body!

There is a great explanation of how "leaky gut" happens,
and how we can prevent it!

These three share their personal experiences throughout the film.
There is also a 4th individual, who has an interesting history of hot dog eating championships!
Also, this part discusses how each person handles any given food differently.  

Here is the official trailer:

Quick Tip:

"ABCs" is to "always be counting". Count the different fruits and vegetables you eat each week, aiming for at least 20-30 different kinds of produce each week to promote a diverse gut microbiome, crucial for overall health and immune function. Can you get this many daily?!

My day so far: arugula, beets, soybeans (tofu), tomato, blackberries, strawberries, broccoli, peanuts, dates, flaxseed, hummus (chickpeas, sesame seeds, garlic, lemon), muffins (pumpkin, banana, ginger, dates, flax, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves), orange...I count 13, or 21 if we count nuts, seeds, and spices! The polyphenols of spices are very beneficial to our gut flora.

Here is a 5-min video reviewing key concepts of the film, in case, or prior to when you get a chance to watch Hack Your Health.

The microbiome is fascinating and may be the key to many of our health problems. By eating lots of different fruits and vegetables, nuts, beans, and seeds, we feed the "good bacteria", the bugs who help us most, so that we may thrive inside and out!