You’ve possibly already heard about how gut health (specifically your intestinal microbiome) can impact on other areas of your health.

Here’s how it appears to affect your eyes:

Our large intestine is home to trillions of bacteria. Most of them are essential to our health, and we call them commensals. They extract nutrients from our food. They produce vitamins and essential amino acids. In the language of the TV ads, they’re the "good" bacteria. They help to keep us healthy.

Immune systems can be pretty poor at putting the brakes on themselves. When they're too active, inflammation results. Inflammation can cause swelling, heat, pain, and poor functioning of tissues.

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