"That little thing in the human body..."

The village chief froze in place with his mouth open, and thought for more than ten seconds before he reacted, "You mean..."

Li Ang smiled: "If I'm not mistaken, the ancestors of your village, when they were in their primitive ghoul form, should have been more barbaric and cruel, right?" ”

"Uh..."

The village chief nodded hesitantly, "A long, long time ago, we should have been pure beasts like ghouls in the outside world, and they would disembowel, eat from the internal organs to the limbs, until they were all eaten.

After not being educated by the Holy Mountain, we became much more civilized.

No longer attacking living humans, only eating animals or human corpses,

And even if it is eaten, it is eaten selectively,

We would have very secret gatherings on a regular basis, we would go through strict cooking procedures such as steaming, and we would not eat our heads and faces, and we would retain the dignity of living beings to a certain extent - although it is hypocritical to say that, we are really ashamed of the ugliness of our own race,

Every time you eat, try to avoid the fact that you are eating a corpse.

For decades, since there has been no team of brave men,

So we no longer have to hold secret meetings, and families occasionally eat their own poultry and livestock..."

The village chief paused for a moment, and suddenly remembered,

Just now, when Li Ang was consulting in the center of the village square, he would ask a lot of seemingly inconsequential information in addition to looking and hearing about it.

For example, the types of crops in the village, the daily food sources of the villagers, the way they cook the ingredients, the way they eat, and so on.

At that time, the village chief only thought that it was a normal inquiry from the doctor, but he didn't expect that at that time, the other party was already collecting key information.

Li Ang said with a smile: "In order to hide the fact that you are ghouls from the brave team from the outside world, your village used to hide the fact that you were ghouls.

In order to make myself more 'civilized', I have done a lot of work,

took the initiative to change the eating habits of the villagers,

Usually eat a lot of vegetarians, eat less meat, and eat meat also has to be cooked.

Fear of eating fresh flesh and blood directly triggers a bloodthirsty impulse in the blood.

The inheritance of this eating habit,

As a result, you are at odds with the ghouls' survival instincts, resulting in the disease of Progeria. ”

Li Ang glanced at the village chief and said, "The essence of ghouls cannibalism is actually to obtain a huge number of species and bacteria in the human intestines.

More than 99% of the microorganisms in the human gut are all kinds of bacteria, which can be divided into 500 to 1,000 species, and the total number of genes is more than 100 times that of humans, which is closely related to human growth and health in all aspects.

In general, the intestinal microbiota can be divided into symbiotic flora, conditional pathogenic flora, and pathogenic microbiota.

Symbiotic flora or beneficial bacteria, such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, can synthesize vitamins necessary for human growth and development, such as vitamins B1, B2, B6, vitamin K, as well as various amino acids such as aspartine and phenylalanine.

Participates in food digestion, promotes intestinal peristalsis, and inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria.

Conditionally pathogenic flora, such as enterococci and enterobacteriaceae, are not abundant but are unstable. When the human body is healthy, the harmful bacteria will be suppressed by a larger number of beneficial bacteria, but when the person is not so healthy, the harmful bacteria will cause a variety of intestinal diseases.

As for the pathogenic bacteria, such as Salmonella and pathogenic Escherichia coli, they usually do not belong to the intestines, and can also cause intestinal diseases, diarrhea, food poisoning and so on after ingestion.

Since each person's growth status, eating habits, and lifestyle are different from childhood to adulthood, the intestinal flora in each person's body will be different.

You can think of it as a chaotic, dynamically balanced, fascinating, huge system.

It's like a complex organ that lives in your organs. ”

Li Ang said with a smile in an interested tone: "The intestinal flora is like a magic pet, which needs to be carefully recuperated and protected.

Eat more fiber-rich vegetables and probiotic-rich fermented foods, eat a regular diet, don't overeat, eat less high-calorie and high-fat foods, and eat less foods that have never been eaten, only in this way can you regulate your flora.

On the contrary, there will be all kinds of intestinal diseases -

During my physical examination just now, I specifically examined the intestinal conditions of villagers of all ages and genders in your village, and found that

The growth of intestinal flora in all the villagers is a mess.

There are few or no common beneficial bacteria in the human body, and it is the conditionally pathogenic flora that prevails.

As a result, the intestinal wall of the villagers is generally aging, the intestinal mucosa is rough, and the blood does not circulate and is dark red.

Intestinal peristalsis is irregular, either too fast or too slow, the feces are too hard or too thin, and the nutrients cannot be retained, resulting in the worsening of the growth of beneficial bacteria, aggravating intestinal alkalinity, and the immune function of the intestinal wall is reduced, forming a vicious circle;

This is true for men, women and children. ”

"This..."

The village chief stayed where he was, to be honest, he didn't understand the terms Salmonella and E. coli at all,

But look at the tone of the brave man,

Their group of ghouls, maybe, probably, maybe it's really because of intestinal problems that cause Progeria?

"So what are we going to do?"

The village chief asked anxiously, "This is beneficial.... Ahem, beneficial flora, how can you get it? How can it be promoted on a large scale? ”

"In general, humans can stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria by ingesting prebiotics."

"Prebiotics, in short, are organic substances that are not digested and absorbed by the host but can selectively promote the metabolism and proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the body, thereby improving the health of the host.

For example, oligosaccharides are algae, polysaccharides, and proteolytes. Some vegetables in natural plants, Chinese herbs, wild plants, can also act as prebiotics. ”

"Vegetables?"

The village chief keenly grasped the key words and said hurriedly: "But we have been eating vegetables on weekdays?"

We use technology from the outside world to diligently cultivate farmland and grow all kinds of crops.

Life may not be rich, but even the poorest villagers can eat well every day..."

"It's good,

However, the physique between humans and ghouls cannot be generalized. ”

Li Ang spread his hands and said: "The daily prebiotic intake of the human body is 15g per day, of course, this is only theoretical data.

At the practical level, the actual daily intake of prebiotics for a normal diet is 2-8g/d, which is far lower than the theoretical need.

And your village, because of the ghoul blood, is naturally different from humans.

When prebiotics pass through the upper gastrointestinal tract of humans, they are not digested, but are fermented by the intestinal flora, which ultimately stimulates the growth of beneficial bacteria.

But the ghoul bloodline will directly digest all kinds of prebiotics, including oligosaccharides, so that it cannot reach the intestinal flora, and there is no way to stimulate the already small number of beneficial bacteria.

Prebiotic intake is inherently inefficient.

Coupled with environmental occlusion, long-term isolation, and a single diet,

As a result, your prebiotic intake is well below the minimum level, and your intestinal problems can spread to systemic problems, resulting in weakness in your limbs, illness and shortening your lifespan. ”

The village chief thought for a long time, "You mean that our ghoul bloodline will digest this thing called prebiotic?" ”

"Hmm."

Leon nodded, "In the upper gastrointestinal tract, it's digested." ”

The village chief hesitated: "What does the upper gastrointestinal tract mean..."

"Digestive site above the duodenum."

Li Ang stretched out his hand and gestured, "Including the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and one end of the duodenum." ”

"Uh-oh."

The village chief nodded and hesitated: "Then can you skip these parts directly?" ”

Li Ang raised his eyebrows, "Huh? ”

The village chief compared: "For example, use a tube to directly guide the prebiotic into the intestines?" ”

"Yes, very open-minded."

Li Ang's eyes lit up, and he clapped his palms in approval, "You can actually come up with this method."

In a different environment, you may be able to usher in a new era of medicine.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work. ”

The village chief was just about to be happy, but he froze in place, "Huh? Why? ”

"Because although prebiotics are good,

It is also necessary to have a probiotic flora and let it stimulate it. ”

Li Ang spread his hands and said: "You don't even have probiotics in your intestines, and the number is almost none.

Even if you take a big tube and pour prebiotics into your intestines, it is impossible to start from nothing.

Creates a probiotic flora. ”

"Oh, you can't make things out of thin air, can you?"

The village chief thought for a moment and concluded, "In other words, the road of prebiotics is not going through?"

That... So what to do? ”

"If you want to eat regular foods to supplement prebiotics and stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria, I'm afraid it's not possible."

Li Ang shook his head and said, "I can only take some fierce medicine." ”

"Fierce medicine?"

A sense of foreboding faintly rose in the village chief's heart, "What do you mean..."

"On par with rodents."

Li Ang said in a heavy tone: "Use a more efficient way to replenish, or at least maintain a healthy intestinal flora." ”

The village chief only felt that his eyes were dark, "You, you mean to eat..."

"That's right, it's."

Li Ang said bitterly: "I think about it, this is almost the most suitable way to relieve the disease of progeria in your village. ”

"Is there no other way?"

The village chief felt like he was about to suffocate, "This is too..."

"Disgusting?"

Leon shook his head and said, "Rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, beaver rats, capybaras... These animals have eaten their own for tens of millions of years, what have they said?

There is also a species like the shell lang, which is born in, grows in, dies in, and is linked to for a lifetime.

In nature, eating is completely justified and not filthy.

It is a human being who completely prides himself on being high, and he has put a false stigma on the act of eating.

Just imagine, if there were no animals and microorganisms to digest feces, the whole world would be submerged in feces and turned into a planet covered with brown and yellow substance.

Human beings live in the selfless devotion of other species, and to trample on, criticize, and insult them, is simply an ungrateful villain..."

The more Li Ang spoke, the more excited he became, and Ding Zhenji and Liu Wuxian next to him had to persuade: "Calm down, you calm down first." ”

"Whew..."

Li Ang calmed his breath and slowly said to the village chief: "Alas, in fact, if it weren't for the last resort, I wouldn't have made this decision.

If you want to cure the disease of Progeria in your village,

It's better to be mentally prepared – not just for yourself, but for all the other villagers' work. ”

“...”

The village chief's expression could almost turn into a mask of pain, he took a few heavy breaths, and said bitterly, "Okay...

So how do we do that?

Find an opportunity to slaughter a large animal and eat it without cooking... Eat its intestines, and the little stuff in its intestines?

Although it is difficult to accept, I will try to convince others for the sake of the continuation of the village.

After all, as long as you suffer a little bit, your life will be fine in the future..."

"Who said to eat livestock? And only once you eat it? ”

Li Ang said inexplicably: "How can you just eat once?"

It must be eaten regularly as a local eating habit. ”

"What?! Want to eat all the time? ”

The village chief was stunned, stunned, as if struck by thunder, "This, this...

Didn't you say that if you eat it directly, you can get the probiotic flora directly? ”

"That's an animal."

Li Ang shook his head helplessly and said, "Many herbivores have been eating since they were young.

Because newborn herbivores, like you now, have no intestinal flora in their intestines that are responsible for digestion and absorption.

It is not possible to create a flora directly from scratch.

Therefore, it is necessary to eat the feces of adult individuals.

For example, elephants, hippos, pandas,

This is called a lineage, passed down from generation to generation, and it will not work without one generation.

As for koalas, they also eat feces, and by eating feces, they must obtain a class called tannin-protein complexes to degrade intestinal bacteria, and thus gain the ability to break down toxins in the leaves of eucalyptus, the main food.

Otherwise, they will be poisoned by eucalyptus leaf toxin.

If you want to cultivate your own stable probiotic community in the gut,

You have to imitate the herbivore cubs,

Eat every day of the month and every week for a long time.

It's a very long process, and it can be a bit of a struggle for you. ”

It's not just torment, just thinking about it makes me suffocate.

Ding Zhenji on the side barely resisted the urge to complain, looked around at the expressions on the faces of his teammates, and found that their expressions were also extraordinarily exciting.

Although Li Ang's words are very nonsense, they are inexplicably very logical.

Ghoul, how do you feel like you should change your name...

Li Ang didn't care about the village chief's almost collapsed mood, and continued: "You don't have to be anxious to be sad first, in fact, regular intake of microorganisms is also good for adult organisms.

Because even if an adult individual cultivates a reliable and stable beneficial flora, it will still deteriorate over time and its body functions.

and the loss of part of the diversity of the intestinal flora.

For example, the international medical fish medaka fish, their intestinal flora complexity and change trajectory are similar to those of humans.

The intestinal flora of the elderly medaka fish is more monotonous, and if you eat the feces of the young medaka fish, you can restore the activity of the intestinal flora, and even become more long-lived and younger.

I guess the ghouls might be the same. ”

Li Ang said seriously: "In general, cubs, adults, and old people all have to eat,

And the young and the elderly, can also eat the feces of adult individuals,

Thus counteracting or even completely curing the disease of Progeria. ”