LIVING BETTER AND HEALING THE HEALTHY WAY

(PART OF THE CYCLE OF ILLNESS: IMMUNE SYSTEM PART 3 / HOW THE MICROBIOME AFFECTS OTHER SYSTEMS) THESE ARE THE SLIDES TO THE VIDEOS AND THE NOTES. SEE ALSO ENDOCRINE/BLOOD SUGAR, MICROBIOME AND THYROID AS WELL* Gut Bacteria Influence Glucose Metabolism Certain gut microbes: - Help break down carbohydrates more efficiently. - Produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) like: - butyrate, - acetate - propionate during fiber fermentation. - SCFAs improve insulin sensitiv