May 15, 2024 • 20 mins
In this episode, I talk about the fascinating and beneficial bacteria Akkermansia, which lives in the mucus layer of our intestines and helps maintain a healthy gut barrier.
I discuss
- the many health benefits of Akkermansia
- the best dietary and lifestyle strategies to support your Akkermansia levels
- how it is made
- how to supplement
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>> Jolene (00:00):
Ackermancia. Ackermansia.
Acker what? I know it is a
weird name, but it is a name of one of those
keystone strains that live in our gut.
And today, I am going to talk all
about the fascinating things
acromancia does. So stay
tuned.
(00:22):
Welcome to holistic health made simple. Are you tired
of chasing fad diets and endless workouts?
Frustrated and confused by the conflicting advice on health
and weight loss? You're not alone. I'm Jolene, a
nutritional therapy practitioner, and I'm here to guide
you on a different path through holistic wellness.
Together, we'll blend ancestral wisdom with
scientific principles, making health and weight
(00:44):
loss a reality. Say goodbye to yo yo
dieting, and hello to simple, individualized steps
that will help you reach your goals. Let's explore
the power of healing your gut, optimizing your metabolism,
and embracing whole foods. Ready to make that personalized
wellness a reality? Let's get started on your
journey to real health.
(01:04):
Hey. Hey, there. Today we are
going to explore one of the most
fascinating and beneficial bacteria inside
our gut. It's called ackermansia.
This is one of those keystone strains of
bacteria, and it lives in the
mucus layer of our intestines,
where it feeds on, the mucus. So
(01:27):
what it does is it helps maintain a healthy
gut barrier. It's really important
and also one of the things we want to help
support when we have something like leaky gut
or gut permeability. Now,
Ackermansia has also been linked to many,
many health benefits. This is where I think it
(01:47):
is, one of those things that we can't neglect.
We can't just ignore it. And there's going to be more and
more research that comes out on it. But it's been linked
to the health benefits, such as improved
digestion, weight management,
reduced inflammation, better blood
sugar control, enhanced
immune function, cardiovascular
(02:09):
health, mood regulations, increased
nutrient absorption, protection against
pathogens, and even longevity.
Now, why I find this so fascinating.
It is one of those strains
that we look at in our gut to
help with weight management, to help with our
cardiovascular disease. We look at it as a
(02:31):
metabolic gut
bacteria. This sounds really
amazing, right? Well, it is,
but how can we make sure we have enough in our
gut? And what are the factors that influence
achromansia's growth and abundance? That's
what we're going to discuss today. Were also going to touch
on how unique it is and how hard
(02:53):
it is to actually grow in a lab, which
to me, makes it even more fascinating. But, you
know, I am a little bit of a science geek.
One of, the biggest reasons that Ackermansia
is so hot right now is that the
evidence suggests that levels of
Ackermansia inside the gut can actually
(03:13):
correlate with glucagon like
peptide one. You know,
hello, glp one.
Okay, I'll break it down. Even simpler.
Wegovi ozempec semaglutide.
You know, the weight loss drugs that stimulate
glp one production?
Achromansia levels in the gut
(03:34):
correlate with our body naturally
producing this hormone.
It is produced in the
gut and it plays a crucial role
in regulating blood sugar
levels, insulin secretions and
satiety. You know that thing that makes you feel full
so that you don't keep eating. Studies have
(03:57):
shown that higher levels of Achromansia
municephilia, which is a species
within the achromansia genus,
are associated with increased
glp one production.
This is huge because
glp one helps improve our, glucose
metabolism. We know this,
(04:18):
so we want
our glp one to be produced
naturally rather than synthetically injecting
it. Now, if you boost your
levels of achromancia, are you going to have the
rapid weight loss that you would on a drug? Absolutely
not. However, because it's using
(04:38):
your body to balance back
out the rapid weight
gain, when you stop, it will not be there. But
besides weight loss, when we promote
the growth of ackeromancia, and I'm going to just
refer it as that rather than the long name,
it's not only going to benefit gut
(04:59):
health, but it's going to have a positive effect
on all metabolic functions,
including the regulation of glp one
production. But we're knowing now
with other studies that an increase in the
GLP one production, or having it
produced in our body is also
protective of our heart and cardiovascular
(05:21):
disease. They're all tied in together. When
our body is metabolically healthy,
it runs and functions well
and normally and healthily. So now you're
thinking, well, she's throwing this probiotic
strain at me, can I go buy it on the shelf? Well, the
answer is yes, but we'll get to that in a minute.
(05:41):
Right now I want to talk about how
you can naturally nurture
ackeromancia in your gut. And there's
several dietary and lifestyle factors that
will influence its abundance and
activity. So lets start with the
list. The first one,
eat more polyphenol rich
(06:03):
foods. Polyphenols are found
in plant foods like berries, grapes,
apples, citrus fruits, green tea, cocoa and
dark chocolate. These compounds
support the growth of achromancia
municipal. Specifically,
again, I said I wasn't going to say the long name, but I will throw it back
(06:24):
and forth. But whenever I say ackeromancia, please note, right
now I am talking about ackeromancia
municipalia. The next way is to eat
more fiber rich foods. We
know fiber is a crucial prebiotic
that feeds all our beneficial gut
bacteria, including
ackermansia. Food rich in
(06:45):
soluble fiber will
help things like flaxseeds,
chia seeds, fruits like apples,
pears, oranges, some legumes, some
barley, oats if you tolerate them.
those are things that specifically have
these prebiotic fibers that will help
achromansia. And don't forget, you know, one of my
(07:07):
favorites is cabbage, especially when
you ferment it because then you got prebiotics, probiotics and
postbiotics. Yeah, yeah. You know me,
I'm always toting the fermented foods.
Next is something that's a little more
controversial, eating more of
a resistant starch.
You see, resistant starch is a type of fiber
(07:29):
that resists digestion. So
it goes through the small intestine and it
hits the colon where it gets fermented again
by the gut bacteria. Now, foods
high in resistant starch include things like green
bananas, which honestly, that kind of sounds gross to me,
always has. But if you like green bananas, more power to
(07:50):
you. Then there is a technique that
we cook potatoes. I'm talking regular
potatoes. You cool the potatoes
and eat them again. By cooking and cooling
them, you increase the resistance starch that actually
will get into your gut and feed
all your gut microbiome, but especially the
Ackermansia. And I know, I know, I know. You're going to ask
(08:12):
me, does it work with sweet potatoes? Sweet potatoes are not a
true starch, so it does not work the same.
they've also done resistant starches
in rice. If you tolerate it, you can try
to cook it, cool it
and then eat it. That way you can also reheat it. I've heard
that it doesn't unresist the starch, if that's
even a terminal. I don't know. I haven't tried it out. I
(08:35):
do eat potatoes. A lot of you know that I
was ketogenic for a long time. I do eat white potatoes on
occasion. And I do like to use this little trick because I
need a healthy gut just like everybody else.
The next one is eat more
polyunsaturated fats. Yes,
I know some of you refer to these as pufas, but you need to
(08:55):
realize that omega three fits into this
category. You know, things like
your fish oils, your fatty fish. Now,
flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnut, and all
algae based supplements are also very high
in omega three.
Foods rich in omega three support
the growth of Ackermansia. We need to get out
(09:18):
of our heads that pufas are bad. Not all
of them. Some of them are, some of them are good. And
there's a lot of arguments about if the bad ones are really bad.
But, you know, ancestral. We have
eaten whole foods, forms of pufas,
for years. We haven't eaten those processed things for more than
100 years. We're jury still out on if they're really
(09:38):
healthy or not. And now, my favorite, which I've already
touched on, eat more probiotic rich
foods. While probiotics are different
from prebiotics, prebiotics are your fibers. Probiotics
are the bacteria consuming probiotic
rich foods like yogurt, kefir,
sauerkraut, my favorite kimchi and
other fermented foods will help create
(10:01):
a favorable environment to have that
ecosystem as healthy as possible. And when
we have a healthy environment, our
beneficials, like Akkermansia, thrive.
That's what we want. We want a healthy, healthy
gut, a diverse gut,
an environment where the good stuff
thrives and there's enough bad stuff so that the good stuff
(10:22):
doesn't overthrive. That's why I don't like using good and bad.
But you kind of get the drift is we want enough of the
beneficial things that actually help us stay
healthy than any of the stuff that makes us
sick. You know, it's life. We want to be healthy.
And now, we're on the next one, which is eat
more vegetables. I'm sorry, carnivores out there.
(10:43):
Certain vegetables, especially those
that are high in fiber and polyphenols, support
the growth of ackeromancia.
Now, examples include things like broccoli, brussels
sprouts, artichokes, asparagus, onions, garlic.
Oh, yeah, cabbage. I love cabbage. Can you
tell? Now, just because you might be carnivore
(11:03):
does not mean that you can't have a healthy gut. You just
have to go about it differently. And we'll get into that when we talk
about supplementation. And the next one kind of goes the same with
eat more vegetables. It's eat more nuts and
seeds, incorporating a variety
of nuts and seeds, such as almonds, pistachios,
sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. Oh, they all sound really good right now.
(11:24):
I'm hungry. Combining those or
adding those into your diet provide both
fiber, healthy fats, and they support
your gut health. So don't shy away from the seeds. Just
limit it so that you're not eating handfuls and handfuls
and handfuls. Have a serving of one, maybe a
couple, and have a diverse amount throughout your week.
(11:44):
That way you will have a healthy gut and not overdo. The
nuts and seeds, they are very, very easy to
overdo. Trust me, I know. sometimes getting them in the shells
make them a little less hard to overdo because
it takes a lot of time to get them out of the shell before you can actually eat
them. Lastly, don't eat
bland foods.
(12:04):
Make sure your foods are flavored with
herbs and spices. They have
prebiotic properties. They have
other things that help all of our
beneficial gut bacteria. Some of
the key ones, if you can add them in, are things
like ginger, turmeric, cinnamon
and cloves. Those are ones that are
(12:26):
noted specifically to help with Ackermansia, but they help
all your beneficial gut bacteria. Please, people,
don't eat bland food. Health food should be full,
full, full of flavor. So
those are the ways we can do it through
food. Now, a lot of you are saying,
oh, I'm this, I'm that, I can't eat this, I can't eat that.
(12:46):
Find things that you can't eat, that you could fit it in there.
Honestly, to have a diverse gut, we need to
be, eating diversely, meaning eating a
little bit of everything, maybe going through phases of
eating mostly plants and other phases of eating
mostly meat and eating a variety of
it. Our bodies were never meant to eat the
(13:07):
same foods over and over again. I know
it makes life easy, but we need the
variety. I heard someone say once that
we should be eating 30 different
fruits and vegetables within a
week. I can't get there yet, but I'm
working on it. I'm sure you can, too.
But now let's touch on supplementation
(13:29):
of probiotics in a way that
could be beneficial, especially for
Ackermansia. So you go to
Amazon, your local health food store, and
you're browsing the probiotics, and there's this probiotic and
that probiotic. But honestly, have you ever looked at the back?
They're almost all the same. There
(13:49):
might be different cfus or different things like that,
but the actual
geniuses, geniuses that are in
there are pretty much all, ah, the same.
There's very few that are specialty. So that's what
we're looking at when we're looking at to supplement Ackermansia.
If you believe you are low in Ackeromancia,
you can supplement it. There is only
(14:11):
two companies out there that I know of, and there's
only one that I actually recommend
right now. There will be more,
but here's the thing with Ackermansia. To
produce a supplement of
Ackermansia, it needs to be
manufactured in a completely
anaerobic state. It also can't have any
(14:33):
moisture, which makes it
very, hard to do
one, very expensive to do two.
So it's not going to be in your common probiotics
that you go to the normal store. One of the
companies uses a fermented version
and it's not alive. So that's not, it's
not that it's bad, it's just not the one I recommend right now.
(14:56):
until more research comes out, as research comes out,
my recommendations will always change. Right
now I am using one from a company called
Pendulum. I actually have a link in the
show notes where you can order it at a discount. If
you order it from that link, just look for the gut health
protocol or it says something of that nature and
(15:16):
it's in there. I use the metabolic daily. Right now, I've been using it
for a couple months and I have noticed the difference.
they've combined, a
regular daily use of Ackermansia with a
few others that benefit each other
to actually, enrich the
gut. Now, here's the thing with the supplementations. Like I
(15:36):
said, this is not a cheap probiotic.
So I'm one that I want you to
use it temporarily to boost what you
need, like three months. I recommend
about three months, and then change your
diet to nourish and
nurture and support your gut. Now, if you're going to be
(15:56):
carnivore, it might be something that you have to be
on long term to get that boost of
Ackermannsia, because if you're struggling even
as a carnivore, getting your blood sugars, getting the
weight off, and, stuff like that,
you probably are low in ackeromancia, but you're not going
to be able to produce it naturally just eating
meat, you're not going to be able to nurture it. So it
(16:19):
might be a supplementation thing that you need at that
point. If you're not going to change your diet from the standard
american diet, you will probably have to change it
regularly. Now, like I said, the
supplement isn't going to give you these
grand effects that a weight loss drug was,
because it is in the amount that your body would
normally need, not in an,
(16:40):
amount that is so high. That's kind of the problem with the
weight loss drug. But this is not about the drugs. It
is about the specific strain that
has been studied for over. I don't know, they
found it ten years ago or something like that, or even more than that. And
it took them over ten years of research and
development and a way to
(17:01):
figure out the containment. To
cultivate, this form of bacteria
without air, it's
incredibly hard to do. So if you want to give it
a try. There's two forms. I only have the
regular daily one. There is a metabolic daily
pro, it's a lot more expensive, it's a
(17:21):
lot stronger. I usually try to
start people on the lowest dose possible, but if you want to go
high, go ahead, be able to
purchase it. You can actually only buy that
through my supplemental dispensary. You
cannot get it by yourself through pendulum,
or Amazon. And one of the reasons why I use the
(17:41):
dispensary. I know Amazon's free shipping, but I can
give you a discount from the dispensary. And I also know
a hundred percent that it is the real deal
and not some, bootleg copy
of it that somebody made and
put, slapped all the same information on from
the company. that's the whole thing. With supplements,
(18:01):
we will have a supplement quality, conversation
at a later date. But if you want to try
out pendulums, Ackermansia,
there is actually basic Ackermansia. There
is the metabolic pearl, and there's also a glucose
one. And they all three of those have Ackermancia in
it to help you get your
metabolic health in order. Now, you know me, I
(18:24):
like food first, but I do think some people
will need a little boost, and this might be the boost they
need to end those cravings,
get that little push off that plateau
into the next level. We need to remember
our gut health is so, so important.
So don't just think popping a pill is
going to solve the problem. We've got to heal and
(18:46):
nourish it as well. There's plenty of talk I've
done previously on this. There will be plenty of talk coming
up about different ways to nourish
and heal your gut. I rather you start with food first.
You got the list of how to do it
naturally. As you can see, this is
something that I really, really believe in. I
believe in either healing it naturally or
(19:08):
supplementing and then healing it naturally. But building your
gut and getting this ackeromancia at a level
that best helps you maintain
your metabolic health. So
there are many ways to nourish your achromansia
levels and enjoy the health benefits. And
you don't have to eat all these foods that I suggested every
(19:29):
day, but incorporating them throughout the week will
make the difference. A healthy gut
is a healthy you. And on, that note, friends,
I will see you next time. Bye.
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(19:50):
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Ackermancia. Ackermansia.
Acker what? I know it is a
weird name, but it is a name of one of those
keystone strains that live in our gut.
And today, I am going to talk all
about the fascinating things
acromancia does. So stay
tuned.
(00:22):
Welcome to holistic health made simple. Are you tired
of chasing fad diets and endless workouts?
Frustrated and confused by the conflicting advice on health
and weight loss? You're not alone. I'm Jolene, a
nutritional therapy practitioner, and I'm here to guide
you on a different path through holistic wellness.
Together, we'll blend ancestral wisdom with
scientific principles, making health and weight
(00:44):
loss a reality. Say goodbye to yo yo
dieting, and hello to simple, individualized steps
that will help you reach your goals. Let's explore
the power of healing your gut, optimizing your metabolism,
and embracing whole foods. Ready to make that personalized
wellness a reality? Let's get started on your
journey to real health.
(01:04):
Hey. Hey, there. Today we are
going to explore one of the most
fascinating and beneficial bacteria inside
our gut. It's called ackermansia.
This is one of those keystone strains of
bacteria, and it lives in the
mucus layer of our intestines,
where it feeds on, the mucus. So
(01:27):
what it does is it helps maintain a healthy
gut barrier. It's really important
and also one of the things we want to help
support when we have something like leaky gut
or gut permeability. Now,
Ackermansia has also been linked to many,
many health benefits. This is where I think it
(01:47):
is, one of those things that we can't neglect.
We can't just ignore it. And there's going to be more and
more research that comes out on it. But it's been linked
to the health benefits, such as improved
digestion, weight management,
reduced inflammation, better blood
sugar control, enhanced
immune function, cardiovascular
(02:09):
health, mood regulations, increased
nutrient absorption, protection against
pathogens, and even longevity.
Now, why I find this so fascinating.
It is one of those strains
that we look at in our gut to
help with weight management, to help with our
cardiovascular disease. We look at it as a
(02:31):
metabolic gut
bacteria. This sounds really
amazing, right? Well, it is,
but how can we make sure we have enough in our
gut? And what are the factors that influence
achromansia's growth and abundance? That's
what we're going to discuss today. Were also going to touch
on how unique it is and how hard
(02:53):
it is to actually grow in a lab, which
to me, makes it even more fascinating. But, you
know, I am a little bit of a science geek.
One of, the biggest reasons that Ackermansia
is so hot right now is that the
evidence suggests that levels of
Ackermansia inside the gut can actually
(03:13):
correlate with glucagon like
peptide one. You know,
hello, glp one.
Okay, I'll break it down. Even simpler.
Wegovi ozempec semaglutide.
You know, the weight loss drugs that stimulate
glp one production?
Achromansia levels in the gut
(03:34):
correlate with our body naturally
producing this hormone.
It is produced in the
gut and it plays a crucial role
in regulating blood sugar
levels, insulin secretions and
satiety. You know that thing that makes you feel full
so that you don't keep eating. Studies have
(03:57):
shown that higher levels of Achromansia
municephilia, which is a species
within the achromansia genus,
are associated with increased
glp one production.
This is huge because
glp one helps improve our, glucose
metabolism. We know this,
(04:18):
so we want
our glp one to be produced
naturally rather than synthetically injecting
it. Now, if you boost your
levels of achromancia, are you going to have the
rapid weight loss that you would on a drug? Absolutely
not. However, because it's using
(04:38):
your body to balance back
out the rapid weight
gain, when you stop, it will not be there. But
besides weight loss, when we promote
the growth of ackeromancia, and I'm going to just
refer it as that rather than the long name,
it's not only going to benefit gut
(04:59):
health, but it's going to have a positive effect
on all metabolic functions,
including the regulation of glp one
production. But we're knowing now
with other studies that an increase in the
GLP one production, or having it
produced in our body is also
protective of our heart and cardiovascular
(05:21):
disease. They're all tied in together. When
our body is metabolically healthy,
it runs and functions well
and normally and healthily. So now you're
thinking, well, she's throwing this probiotic
strain at me, can I go buy it on the shelf? Well, the
answer is yes, but we'll get to that in a minute.
(05:41):
Right now I want to talk about how
you can naturally nurture
ackeromancia in your gut. And there's
several dietary and lifestyle factors that
will influence its abundance and
activity. So lets start with the
list. The first one,
eat more polyphenol rich
(06:03):
foods. Polyphenols are found
in plant foods like berries, grapes,
apples, citrus fruits, green tea, cocoa and
dark chocolate. These compounds
support the growth of achromancia
municipal. Specifically,
again, I said I wasn't going to say the long name, but I will throw it back
(06:24):
and forth. But whenever I say ackeromancia, please note, right
now I am talking about ackeromancia
municipalia. The next way is to eat
more fiber rich foods. We
know fiber is a crucial prebiotic
that feeds all our beneficial gut
bacteria, including
ackermansia. Food rich in
(06:45):
soluble fiber will
help things like flaxseeds,
chia seeds, fruits like apples,
pears, oranges, some legumes, some
barley, oats if you tolerate them.
those are things that specifically have
these prebiotic fibers that will help
achromansia. And don't forget, you know, one of my
(07:07):
favorites is cabbage, especially when
you ferment it because then you got prebiotics, probiotics and
postbiotics. Yeah, yeah. You know me,
I'm always toting the fermented foods.
Next is something that's a little more
controversial, eating more of
a resistant starch.
You see, resistant starch is a type of fiber
(07:29):
that resists digestion. So
it goes through the small intestine and it
hits the colon where it gets fermented again
by the gut bacteria. Now, foods
high in resistant starch include things like green
bananas, which honestly, that kind of sounds gross to me,
always has. But if you like green bananas, more power to
(07:50):
you. Then there is a technique that
we cook potatoes. I'm talking regular
potatoes. You cool the potatoes
and eat them again. By cooking and cooling
them, you increase the resistance starch that actually
will get into your gut and feed
all your gut microbiome, but especially the
Ackermansia. And I know, I know, I know. You're going to ask
(08:12):
me, does it work with sweet potatoes? Sweet potatoes are not a
true starch, so it does not work the same.
they've also done resistant starches
in rice. If you tolerate it, you can try
to cook it, cool it
and then eat it. That way you can also reheat it. I've heard
that it doesn't unresist the starch, if that's
even a terminal. I don't know. I haven't tried it out. I
(08:35):
do eat potatoes. A lot of you know that I
was ketogenic for a long time. I do eat white potatoes on
occasion. And I do like to use this little trick because I
need a healthy gut just like everybody else.
The next one is eat more
polyunsaturated fats. Yes,
I know some of you refer to these as pufas, but you need to
(08:55):
realize that omega three fits into this
category. You know, things like
your fish oils, your fatty fish. Now,
flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnut, and all
algae based supplements are also very high
in omega three.
Foods rich in omega three support
the growth of Ackermansia. We need to get out
(09:18):
of our heads that pufas are bad. Not all
of them. Some of them are, some of them are good. And
there's a lot of arguments about if the bad ones are really bad.
But, you know, ancestral. We have
eaten whole foods, forms of pufas,
for years. We haven't eaten those processed things for more than
100 years. We're jury still out on if they're really
(09:38):
healthy or not. And now, my favorite, which I've already
touched on, eat more probiotic rich
foods. While probiotics are different
from prebiotics, prebiotics are your fibers. Probiotics
are the bacteria consuming probiotic
rich foods like yogurt, kefir,
sauerkraut, my favorite kimchi and
other fermented foods will help create
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a favorable environment to have that
ecosystem as healthy as possible. And when
we have a healthy environment, our
beneficials, like Akkermansia, thrive.
That's what we want. We want a healthy, healthy
gut, a diverse gut,
an environment where the good stuff
thrives and there's enough bad stuff so that the good stuff
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doesn't overthrive. That's why I don't like using good and bad.
But you kind of get the drift is we want enough of the
beneficial things that actually help us stay
healthy than any of the stuff that makes us
sick. You know, it's life. We want to be healthy.
And now, we're on the next one, which is eat
more vegetables. I'm sorry, carnivores out there.
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Certain vegetables, especially those
that are high in fiber and polyphenols, support
the growth of ackeromancia.
Now, examples include things like broccoli, brussels
sprouts, artichokes, asparagus, onions, garlic.
Oh, yeah, cabbage. I love cabbage. Can you
tell? Now, just because you might be carnivore
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does not mean that you can't have a healthy gut. You just
have to go about it differently. And we'll get into that when we talk
about supplementation. And the next one kind of goes the same with
eat more vegetables. It's eat more nuts and
seeds, incorporating a variety
of nuts and seeds, such as almonds, pistachios,
sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds. Oh, they all sound really good right now.
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I'm hungry. Combining those or
adding those into your diet provide both
fiber, healthy fats, and they support
your gut health. So don't shy away from the seeds. Just
limit it so that you're not eating handfuls and handfuls
and handfuls. Have a serving of one, maybe a
couple, and have a diverse amount throughout your week.
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That way you will have a healthy gut and not overdo. The
nuts and seeds, they are very, very easy to
overdo. Trust me, I know. sometimes getting them in the shells
make them a little less hard to overdo because
it takes a lot of time to get them out of the shell before you can actually eat
them. Lastly, don't eat
bland foods.
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Make sure your foods are flavored with
herbs and spices. They have
prebiotic properties. They have
other things that help all of our
beneficial gut bacteria. Some of
the key ones, if you can add them in, are things
like ginger, turmeric, cinnamon
and cloves. Those are ones that are
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noted specifically to help with Ackermansia, but they help
all your beneficial gut bacteria. Please, people,
don't eat bland food. Health food should be full,
full, full of flavor. So
those are the ways we can do it through
food. Now, a lot of you are saying,
oh, I'm this, I'm that, I can't eat this, I can't eat that.
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Find things that you can't eat, that you could fit it in there.
Honestly, to have a diverse gut, we need to
be, eating diversely, meaning eating a
little bit of everything, maybe going through phases of
eating mostly plants and other phases of eating
mostly meat and eating a variety of
it. Our bodies were never meant to eat the
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same foods over and over again. I know
it makes life easy, but we need the
variety. I heard someone say once that
we should be eating 30 different
fruits and vegetables within a
week. I can't get there yet, but I'm
working on it. I'm sure you can, too.
But now let's touch on supplementation
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of probiotics in a way that
could be beneficial, especially for
Ackermansia. So you go to
Amazon, your local health food store, and
you're browsing the probiotics, and there's this probiotic and
that probiotic. But honestly, have you ever looked at the back?
They're almost all the same. There
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might be different cfus or different things like that,
but the actual
geniuses, geniuses that are in
there are pretty much all, ah, the same.
There's very few that are specialty. So that's what
we're looking at when we're looking at to supplement Ackermansia.
If you believe you are low in Ackeromancia,
you can supplement it. There is only
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two companies out there that I know of, and there's
only one that I actually recommend
right now. There will be more,
but here's the thing with Ackermansia. To
produce a supplement of
Ackermansia, it needs to be
manufactured in a completely
anaerobic state. It also can't have any
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moisture, which makes it
very, hard to do
one, very expensive to do two.
So it's not going to be in your common probiotics
that you go to the normal store. One of the
companies uses a fermented version
and it's not alive. So that's not, it's
not that it's bad, it's just not the one I recommend right now.
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until more research comes out, as research comes out,
my recommendations will always change. Right
now I am using one from a company called
Pendulum. I actually have a link in the
show notes where you can order it at a discount. If
you order it from that link, just look for the gut health
protocol or it says something of that nature and
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it's in there. I use the metabolic daily. Right now, I've been using it
for a couple months and I have noticed the difference.
they've combined, a
regular daily use of Ackermansia with a
few others that benefit each other
to actually, enrich the
gut. Now, here's the thing with the supplementations. Like I
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said, this is not a cheap probiotic.
So I'm one that I want you to
use it temporarily to boost what you
need, like three months. I recommend
about three months, and then change your
diet to nourish and
nurture and support your gut. Now, if you're going to be
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carnivore, it might be something that you have to be
on long term to get that boost of
Ackermannsia, because if you're struggling even
as a carnivore, getting your blood sugars, getting the
weight off, and, stuff like that,
you probably are low in ackeromancia, but you're not going
to be able to produce it naturally just eating
meat, you're not going to be able to nurture it. So it
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might be a supplementation thing that you need at that
point. If you're not going to change your diet from the standard
american diet, you will probably have to change it
regularly. Now, like I said, the
supplement isn't going to give you these
grand effects that a weight loss drug was,
because it is in the amount that your body would
normally need, not in an,
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amount that is so high. That's kind of the problem with the
weight loss drug. But this is not about the drugs. It
is about the specific strain that
has been studied for over. I don't know, they
found it ten years ago or something like that, or even more than that. And
it took them over ten years of research and
development and a way to
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figure out the containment. To
cultivate, this form of bacteria
without air, it's
incredibly hard to do. So if you want to give it
a try. There's two forms. I only have the
regular daily one. There is a metabolic daily
pro, it's a lot more expensive, it's a
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lot stronger. I usually try to
start people on the lowest dose possible, but if you want to go
high, go ahead, be able to
purchase it. You can actually only buy that
through my supplemental dispensary. You
cannot get it by yourself through pendulum,
or Amazon. And one of the reasons why I use the
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dispensary. I know Amazon's free shipping, but I can
give you a discount from the dispensary. And I also know
a hundred percent that it is the real deal
and not some, bootleg copy
of it that somebody made and
put, slapped all the same information on from
the company. that's the whole thing. With supplements,
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we will have a supplement quality, conversation
at a later date. But if you want to try
out pendulums, Ackermansia,
there is actually basic Ackermansia. There
is the metabolic pearl, and there's also a glucose
one. And they all three of those have Ackermancia in
it to help you get your
metabolic health in order. Now, you know me, I
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like food first, but I do think some people
will need a little boost, and this might be the boost they
need to end those cravings,
get that little push off that plateau
into the next level. We need to remember
our gut health is so, so important.
So don't just think popping a pill is
going to solve the problem. We've got to heal and
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nourish it as well. There's plenty of talk I've
done previously on this. There will be plenty of talk coming
up about different ways to nourish
and heal your gut. I rather you start with food first.
You got the list of how to do it
naturally. As you can see, this is
something that I really, really believe in. I
believe in either healing it naturally or
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supplementing and then healing it naturally. But building your
gut and getting this ackeromancia at a level
that best helps you maintain
your metabolic health. So
there are many ways to nourish your achromansia
levels and enjoy the health benefits. And
you don't have to eat all these foods that I suggested every
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day, but incorporating them throughout the week will
make the difference. A healthy gut
is a healthy you. And on, that note, friends,
I will see you next time. Bye.
Thanks for listening in today. I hope you got some nuggets to take
on your health journey. Remember, this podcast is for
educational and entertainment purposes. No medical advice
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is being given. By listening to this podcast, you agree to the
full disclaimer, which is linked in the show notes. If you
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