#8 Getting Cultured with Author Katherine Courage

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The gut microbiome is the collection of microbes living in our digestive tract and concentrated in the large intestine. Science is revealing that a healthy microbiome has a number of important benefits related to digestion, weight loss, the immune system and even our mood. What we eat has big impact on the health of our gut microbes. In this episode, we speak with science writer Katherine Harmon Courage about foods that sustain our intestinal flora. Her new book “Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome” took her around the world to sample foods that are good for the gut. -- Win a free copy of "Cultured: How Ancient Foods Can Feed Our Microbiome ". Enter here: http://sciencentric.com/giveaway -- Receive 25% off your new web hosting plan using the promo code "science": http://hostgator.com -- Tell us what you thought of this episode: Email: [e-mail] Instagram: http://instagram.com/sciencentric Facebook: http://facebook.com/sciencentric Twitter: http://twitter.com/sciencentric