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The Link Between Microbes and Human Behavior

For ages, people were surrounded by microbes; we ate vegetables straight from the dirt. But people cut off from microbial life are anxious and desperate.
The Link Between Microbes and Human Behavior
The microbes found on fruits and vegetables help shape our gut microbiome. Shutterstock
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What if the epidemic of mass shootings has less to do with guns and more to do with microbes? It sounds crazy at first, but hear me out.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.