The gut alone houses roughly 100 trillion microbes with as many as 5,000 different species, and there are other human microbiome sites as well, including the skin, mouth and vagina. If the balance of this ecosystem becomes disrupted, it can cause intestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease, IBS and celiac disease, and extra-intestinal disorders include allergies, asthma, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, obesity, chronic fatigue and increased risk for anxiety and depression.

So, how do you restore your microbiome if it’s out of balance, and how do you keep it healthy, especially when modern-day circumstances can so easily compromise microbial harmony and diversity?