This is an overview of Part 1 + 2 of Dr. Code and Kristina Mitts’ Facebook Live series on Coronavirus and the microbiome. To get all the details make sure you watch the replay, but if you lack the time here are the main points. Studies out of China have revealed characteristic imbalances occurring within the gut and lung microbiomes of COVID-19 patients making them more susceptible to fatality. These differences happen to correlate with the higher risk groups; Diabetes, CVD, cancer and aging. Evidently, this is one aspect of our health that, if imbalanced, will promote disease progression of the Corona Virus.

The ingredients in this pie are an eclectic marriage of gut loving resistant starch, polyphenols and anti-inflammatories. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

G6PD deficiency is a genetic condition which leads to a lack of the G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) enzyme. This molecule generates NADPH production in red blood cells and protects them from damage by oxidative stress.

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