Good bacteria: Why I put my poo in the post

[Northerner]

"Good bacteria" - what are they, will they make me healthy and how do I get some?

To find out I took the unusual , and rather disgusting, step of donating my poo to science.

Microbes live on, and in, all of us and they even outnumber our own human cells.

But their favourite spot - and where they live in incredible numbers - is our digestive system.

That's why I posted my faeces to the British Gut Project for analysis.

"You're not exactly average, but you're not way off the chart either," its director, Prof Tim Spector, tells me.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43728319

Read 'Gut' by Giulia Enders! 🙂

 

[Sally W]

Someone recommended this book to me only the other day. I’ve read Michael Mosley but want to investigate this further. I am thinking of having the test done once it’s available in UK?
Food group that is supposed to breed bacteria for weight loss is: coffee; chocolate; red wine and olives.....hang on a moment why am I not thin already?

 

[Northerner]

Someone recommended this book to me only the other day. I’ve read Michael Mosley but want to investigate this further. I am thinking of having the test done once it’s available in UK?
Food group that is supposed to breed bacteria for weight loss is: coffee; chocolate; red wine and olives.....hang on a moment why am I not thin already?

I always recommend it, it's a really interesting book! 🙂