read this when you’re really out of things to do<\/a>].<\/p>\nThe most conservative solution to protect the healthy gut bacteria that are protecting you is to reduce the overall sugar content in your diet by eating real foods, and doing that in control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Follow along with me on the logic here. First, and you may not have know this, but the fungus and bacteria in your gut exist in a dynamic equilibrium. 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First, and you may not have know this, but the fungus and bacteria in your gut exist in a dynamic equilibrium. When the population of one grows large, the other is diminished.<\/p>\n