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Is The Secret To A Healthier Microbiome Hidden In The Hadza Diet?

Some species of bacteria in our intestines are disappearing. Can we reverse the microbial die-off? The food eaten by Tanzania's Hadza tribe could hold the answer.
Hadza man eating honeycomb and larvae from a beehive.

The words "endangered species" often conjure up images of big exotic creatures. Think elephants, leopards and polar bears.

But there's another of type of extinction that may be occurring, right now, inside our bodies.

Yes, I'm talking about the microbiome — that collection of bacteria in our intestines that influences everything from metabolism and the immune system to moods and behavior.

For the past few years, scientists around the world have been accumulating that the Western

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