The microbiome: how to boost your immunity
Looking after your gut in order to boost your immunity. By Caitlin Taylor
There is no better time than the present (and I mean, right this moment) to boost your immunity in the wake of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Stores across the country, and the world, are selling out of cold and flu medications, as people prepare to tackle the virus head-on. This is definitely something to be thinking about, but what about preventive measures?
The best way to tackle any virus is to look at how to prevent getting sick in the first place. While scientists are currently trialling vaccines and possibly other medications to fight the virus, there is something you could be doing yourself to improve your immune system and keep sickness at bay. That is: improve the health of your gut microbiome.
What is the microbiome?
The microbiome is the diverse garden of over 100 trillion bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in your gut (the large intestine). There are three times as many of these bacteria, viruses, and fungi cells in the body than there are human cells, which is incredible.
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