'The Most Interesting Man In The World' commercial is designed to sell a product. I am promoting a concept that through science we can learn to protect our microbiome and there by improve our environment and health.
The original commercial uses a debonair gentleman who convinces you of the credibility of his recommendation by his looks, voice and environment. I have amazing life adventures, awesome experiences, undeserved opportunities, quirky curiosity, passion for learning, and heavenly hope. It is not by cultural standards that I am making the Most Interesting claim but claiming that we be most interested in our world to propel our lives forward.
The play on words reminds me of an experience I had while living in Sweden and working in a micro lab. Sven, while practicing his English, handed me a journal, and asked, "Are you interesting?" I replied, "What do you think?" He walked away very confused.
The Big Biome Theory
Biome as 'life home'. Macrobiome as 'big life home' composed of innumerable microbiomes or smaller and even 'microscopic life home'. The gut microbiome is essential for human existence. Hundreds of trillions of microorganisms controlling our immune, neuroendocrine, and metabolic processes. Our microbiome was a gift or a curse given to us by our mothers, as was our mitochondria. Her microbiome and mitochondria were given to her by her mother and so on and so on and so on to the first woman. The first woman received her microbiome from the first man who received his microbiome from dirt or 'dust' on the sixth day of creation. The microbiome was in the soil for the creatures on the fifth day of creation. The microbiome in the soil for the plants and the soil was created on the third day of creation. Moisture was made available on the second day and light on the first.
We were fashioned from the soil and it's microbiome; and, we are still connected to it. As the microbiome in the soil is being depleted so is ours. The number of species in the soil is fewer as the number of species in our gut is fewer. The species are not as hearty in the soil just as the species are not as hearty in our gut. Nutrients are fewer in the soil and fewer nutrients are absorbed by our gut.
Microbiomessages:
For conversations about the above and more exciting messages from the microbiome, up tick, follow and comment.
