The modern market for healthy food is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Consumers are increasingly abandoning artificially synthesized vitamins and tableted biologically active supplements in favor of natural, whole foods. The concept of “Food as Medicine” is becoming the main guideline for advanced biotechnology companies. People want each daily meal to not just satisfy hunger, but to work purposefully to strengthen immunity.

You buy fresh, crunchy greens, hoping to get a maximum of vitamins and lightness. However, instead of the expected comfort, within an hour you feel heaviness, cramps and severe bloating. A familiar situation? For millions of people, trying to switch to a "healthy diet" turns into a real test due to the unpreparedness of their digestive tract for large amounts of fiber. But science does not stand still.

Today, the topic of gut health and the microbiome is heard everywhere. We hear about the need to maintain microflora, drink kefir, buy supplements and eat more fiber. However, it is easy to get confused in this stream of information. On the shelves of pharmacies and supermarkets we are greeted by dozens of bright jars that promise instant improvement in digestion and immunity. But do all these products really work the same?

Modern science views humans not simply as a separate biological species, but as a complex "superorganism" consisting of human cells and trillions of microorganisms. Our bodies are inhabited by about 38 trillion bacterial cells, which even exceeds the number of our own cells (about 30 trillion). This vast microbial community - the microbiome - is our invisible inner world, which controls immunity, metabolism, mood and even eating habits.

The arrival of summer is traditionally associated with a change in diet: heavy winter food is replaced by fresh vegetables, herbs, and the first berries. For our body, this is not just a change in menu, but a critically important stage in the renewal of the gastrointestinal tract (GI) and its main "superorgan" - the intestinal microbiome.