Naturally Nourished

Have you heard of Akkermansia? Want to know what this important bacteria does in your body? Curious about the best foods to feed Akkermansia and whether you should supplement with it? Tune in to hear us answer all this and more about this buzzworthy gut bacteria strain!    Akkermansia is being called a bacteria strain of longevity and weight loss. Having really hit the research and functional medicine world in 2005 or so, this gut bacteria strain has taken the world by storm and now we are seeing hundreds of research studies published per year since 2018, the wellness industry is catching up too. In this episode we are going to dig deep into this gut bacteria strain, what it does in the body, how you can measure it, and how to get it to colonize to optimize health in your microbiome.   Also in this episode:  Live Keto Reset Program Starts 8/21 GI Map Stool Test (with email review) What is Akkermansia?Heterologous expression of P9 from Akkermansia muciniphila increases the GLP-1 secretion of intestinal L cells