Key words to know

GUT MICROBIOTA

The community of microbes that lives in the

human gastrointestinal tract. This item includes

bacteria, archaea, eukarya, and their viruses.

GUT MICROBIOME

The combined population of genomes and

genes present in the gut microbiota.

DYSBIOSIS

This is a concept that was coined by the

biologist and “father of natural immunity”, Elie

Metchnikoff, to describe a state of microbial

imbalance in the human gut. Dysbiosis

implies a change in the structural or functional

composition of the microbiota that result in a

disruption in health and homeostasis.

PREBIOTIC

These are foods for your probiotics or beneficial

bacteria. Prebiotics typically consist of a non-

digestible food ingredient that beneficially

affects the host by selectively stimulating the

growth or activity of one or a limited number of

bacteria in the colon.

Categories of prebiotic foods include:

  • fructooligosaccharides (FOS)
  • lactulose
  • galactooligosaccharides (GOS)

PROBIOTIC

A live microorganism that supplies benefit to

the host when ingested, either directly through

interactions with host cells or indirectly through

effects on members of the intestinal bacterial

population.

EXAMPLES OF PREBIOTIC FOODS INCLUDE:

  • onions
  • Jerusalem artichoke
  • dandelion leaves
  • asparagus
  • leek
  • garlic
  • globe artichoke
  • banana
  • chicory
  • burdock
  • yacon

EXAMPLES OF PROBIOTIC FOODS INCLUDE:

  • yogurt
  • kefir
  • kimchi
  • sauerkraut
  • other fermented vegetables
  • tempeh
  • miso
  • sourdough (go gluten-free!)

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