There are choices I make every day that can have an impact on microbial communities in my body. The first is my diet, I try to eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, rice, and beans all examples of foods that can help cut down bacteria, these foods also have vitamins that are good for my body as well. I also exercise weekly to not only keep myself healthy, but to help my body fight off bacteria that can be harmful. There are some things I do that can impact my body in a negative way, each year I get the flu vaccine, which can cause bacteria to evolve into a super bacteria and infect my body in a more harmful way because the bacteria becomes immune to the vaccine. A good non-intestinal food I eat sometimes that can fight off bacteria is dark chocolate and ice cream, while it’s not always healthy, it has antibiotics that assists probiotics in order survive in extreme pH’s of the stomach. Daily life choices can effect our bodies without even knowing, but educating ourselves can benefit us for the better.
