What is a leaky gut and what is its connection with autism?
One of the most fundamental players in our health is our bodily microbial flora. A human body is like a planet inhabited by huge numbers of various micro-creatures. Our digestive system, eyes, skin, respiratory organs co-exist with trillions of invisible micro-life, making one ecosystem. A healthy adult carries 1.5 to 2kg of bacteria in the gut. All these bacteria are not just a chaotic microbial mass, but a highly organized microworld with certain species predominating and controlling others. The number of functions they fulfilled is vital to us. Essential or beneficial flora is the most important group and the most numerous in a healthy individual. These bacteria are often referred to as our indigenous friendly bacteria. Transitional bacteria are those which we swallow daily with food and drink. When the gut is well protected by beneficial bacteria, this group of microbes goes through our digestive tract without doing any harm. However, if the population of the beneficial flora is da
