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This episode is brought to you by Rupa University, Pique, and Super Simple Grassfed Protein.\nOur gut bacteria regulate many of our bodily functions, from creating vitamins to regulating our immune system, our brain function, and of course, our metabolism and weight. They are critical to our long-term health. One such bacteria is Akkermansia muciniphila, which accounts for 1%\u20135% of our gut microbiome\u2014or at least it\u2019s supposed to!\xa0\nIn today\u2019s episode of my series I\u2019m calling Health Bites, I dive into Akkermansia\u2014what it is, what role it plays in chronic disease prevention, and what you can do to increase it.\nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa University, Pique, and Super Simple Grassfed Protein.\nIf you\u2019re a healthcare provider who wants to learn more about Functional Medicine testing, go to rupauniversity.com to sign up for a free live class or a boot camp!\nFor a limited time, get up to 12% off plus an exclusive gift on Pique\u2019s Fasting Tea bundle. Just go to Piquelife.com/farmacyfasting today.\nRight now, you can get 10% off Super Simple Grassfed Protein by heading to drhyman.com/protein and using code protein10.\nHere are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nHealing my own gut and recovering my health (4:12 / 2:46)\xa0\n\nWhat is Akkermansia, and how does it work? (7:54 / 5:12)\xa0\n\nAkkermansia and chronic disease prevention (13:48 / 11:46)\n\nFoods that increase Akkermansia (24:26 / 22:20)\n\n\nMentioned in this episode\nPendulum Akkermansia\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices