Your gut is home to about 38 trillion microbes, roughly as many...
Craig Brockie@CraigBrockie
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Dec 22, 2025
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Your gut is home to about 38 trillion microbes, roughly as many cells as your entire body has.
You’re essentially half human, half microbe.
Taking care of your gut flora means taking care of half of “you.”
12 evidence-based tips on how to do it:
You’re essentially half human, half microbe.
Taking care of your gut flora means taking care of half of “you.”
12 evidence-based tips on how to do it:
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Start with digestion basics.
1) Take apple cider vinegar or digestive enzymes before meals.
2) Chew each bite 20-30 times (yes, really).
3) Limit drinks with meals, don't dilute your stomach acid.
1) Take apple cider vinegar or digestive enzymes before meals.
2) Chew each bite 20-30 times (yes, really).
3) Limit drinks with meals, don't dilute your stomach acid.
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4) If you have heartburn? You need MORE acid, not less. Take betaine HCL before meals.
You may also have a common gene mutation that stops your sphincter from closing. @GrantCardone's 10X Health has a simple test and solution for this.
You may also have a common gene mutation that stops your sphincter from closing. @GrantCardone's 10X Health has a simple test and solution for this.
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5) The standard American diet has left us vulnerable to Candida overgrowth.
Antibiotics destroy your good bacteria. So do pesticides, chlorinated water, and artificial sweeteners.
Candida fills the void. It coats your intestines, blocks nutrient absorption, creates cravings, and causes inflammation.
To kill Candida:
Antibiotics destroy your good bacteria. So do pesticides, chlorinated water, and artificial sweeteners.
Candida fills the void. It coats your intestines, blocks nutrient absorption, creates cravings, and causes inflammation.
To kill Candida:
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Take oregano oil capsules for 2-3 months.
- Every 14 days, switch to black seed oil, grapefruit seed extract, or caprylic acid (candida adapts, so rotate).
- Drink lots of water
- Keep your bowels moving 2-3 times daily
This fixes SO many issues.
- Every 14 days, switch to black seed oil, grapefruit seed extract, or caprylic acid (candida adapts, so rotate).
- Drink lots of water
- Keep your bowels moving 2-3 times daily
This fixes SO many issues.
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6) Once you've killed the bad stuff, rebuild the good bacteria:
Eat fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi (must be raw or unpasteurized).
Or take probiotic supplements with billions of live cultures. Your gut needs an army of good bacteria to stay healthy.
Eat fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi (must be raw or unpasteurized).
Or take probiotic supplements with billions of live cultures. Your gut needs an army of good bacteria to stay healthy.
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e.g. L. Reuteri probiotic.
It can boost oxytocin (the "love hormone"), increase collagen production for your skin, and support a healthy mood.
Culture it at home for 24-36 hours to multiply billions of cultures into trillions.
This is why I created my probiotic yogurt maker.
It can boost oxytocin (the "love hormone"), increase collagen production for your skin, and support a healthy mood.
Culture it at home for 24-36 hours to multiply billions of cultures into trillions.
This is why I created my probiotic yogurt maker.
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It allows you to culture almost any probiotic, multiplying its billions into trillions of live cultures.
It's fast and easy to use. Over 100K happy customers.
It's a game-changer for your gut and overall health:
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It's fast and easy to use. Over 100K happy customers.
It's a game-changer for your gut and overall health:
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7) To heal your gut lining fast:
- High doses of L-glutamine
- Essential amino acids (your damaged gut cannot absorb protein properly)
- Aloe vera juice
- BPC-157 peptide taken orally
These soothe inflammation and repair tissue from the inside out.
- High doses of L-glutamine
- Essential amino acids (your damaged gut cannot absorb protein properly)
- Aloe vera juice
- BPC-157 peptide taken orally
These soothe inflammation and repair tissue from the inside out.
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Why EAAs? If your gut is damaged, you don’t absorb protein well. EAAs are pre-digested and enter the bloodstream in 20–30 minutes.
They support tissue repair, hormones, neurotransmitters, and enzymes.
I built these EAAs for this reason.
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They support tissue repair, hormones, neurotransmitters, and enzymes.
I built these EAAs for this reason.
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8) A person with optimal health generally has 2-3 bowel movements per day. Not one. If you're not:
- Increase fiber (chia seeds, ground flax, psyllium powder)
- Take magnesium and vitamin C
- Use natural laxatives if needed: cascara sagrada/senna leaf
Keep your primary elimination channel moving.
- Increase fiber (chia seeds, ground flax, psyllium powder)
- Take magnesium and vitamin C
- Use natural laxatives if needed: cascara sagrada/senna leaf
Keep your primary elimination channel moving.
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9) Food sensitivities destroy your gut without you knowing.
Bloating, gas, and anxiety can all come from foods you don't realize you're sensitive to.
Get tested: electrodermal testing, muscle biofeedback, or ImuPro blood test.
Avoid those foods temporarily. Once your gut heals, you can usually reintroduce them.
Bloating, gas, and anxiety can all come from foods you don't realize you're sensitive to.
Get tested: electrodermal testing, muscle biofeedback, or ImuPro blood test.
Avoid those foods temporarily. Once your gut heals, you can usually reintroduce them.
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10) Stop eating these gut destroyers:
Sugar, wheat, GMO foods, processed foods, anything with glyphosate (Roundup – it's in non-organic food), artificial sweeteners.
All of these damage your microbiome and keep you sick.
Eat organic whenever possible.
Sugar, wheat, GMO foods, processed foods, anything with glyphosate (Roundup – it's in non-organic food), artificial sweeteners.
All of these damage your microbiome and keep you sick.
Eat organic whenever possible.
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11) MSM (organic sulfur) is my #1 supplement recommendation.
It reduces inflammation throughout your body, speeds tissue repair, and even softens scar tissue.
Within days of taking therapeutic doses, you'll notice the difference.
Essential for gut healing and pain reduction.
It reduces inflammation throughout your body, speeds tissue repair, and even softens scar tissue.
Within days of taking therapeutic doses, you'll notice the difference.
Essential for gut healing and pain reduction.
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12) 95% of your serotonin is produced in your gut. GABA is also produced in the gut (the anti-anxiety neurotransmitter).
Your gut has 100 million neurons – it's called your "second brain" for a reason.
Mental health problems? Start with your gut.
Your gut has 100 million neurons – it's called your "second brain" for a reason.
Mental health problems? Start with your gut.
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I followed these steps on my healing journey, and went from chronically ill with constant pain and anxiety to completely pain-free with stable mental health.
It all started with fixing my gut.
Follow me @CraigBrockie to learn more and start reading my book for FREE here: CraigBrockie.com/newsletter
It all started with fixing my gut.
Follow me @CraigBrockie to learn more and start reading my book for FREE here: CraigBrockie.com/newsletter
