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The Secret To Good Gut Health

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The Link Between Gut Health and the Immune System

70% of the body's entire ommune system resides in the gut. Gut microbes educate and supports the immune system to know what's what. To do that, it needs fibre - which can't be digested in small intestine so travels to large intestine where it is fermented by bacteria. This produces something called short chain fatty acids, also known as metabylites,. Which actually helps regulate our immune systemand they are also known as acetate propina.

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