Get Active
Studies in mice have shown that regular exercise can increase beneficial bacteria by approximately 40%!
Don't Stress
It's common knowledge that stress is an overall wellbeing saboteur — and STRESS MANIFESTS IN YOUR GUT. Simple things like leaving space in your schedule for activities you enjoy or saying "No." so you have more time to relax reduces the strain on you AND your gut bacteria.
Avoid Antibiotics (+ other gut killers)
Antibiotics cause a "profound and rapid loss" of diversity and alter the composition of your microbiome — and that diversity is not recovered without help.

Taking antibiotics — and other medications like NSAIDs and Steroids — only when absolutely necessary will help preserve the health of your gut flora in the face of illness or infection.