08/31/2026
You probably haven't had your hands in real soil in months.
In episode 658, Dr. John La Puma explains that mycobacterium vaccae, a bacterium living in healthy organic garden soil, activates serotonin-producing neurons in your brain and gut.
Sterile indoor living, processed food, and antibiotics have severed most of us from it, and he's clear this is a microbiome intervention rather than a lifestyle one.
He connects that contact to less anxiety, better mood, lower hemoglobin A1c in diabetics, and reduced neuroinflammation over time.
🌟 Tune into this episode of the Myers Detox Podcast
The Indoor Epidemic: How 17 Minutes Outside Resets Your Circadian Rhythm
https://myersdetox.com/drjohnlapuma/