You have the sniffles. You ache. You complain. You call your doctor. He prescribes antibiotics. All is well? Right?
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Gut Feeling?
When I taught Anatomy and Physiology, my students were amazed when I told them that we had active infections in our body- colonies of microbes in our gut. And, these colonies truly were responsible for the digestion of most of our foods- and the rendering of many vitamins available for our use.
Let’s invent a new word, so it sounds better…
Did you know that your yoghurt has an infection? And, it’s still allowed to be sold? Of course, you did? (Didn’t you?)
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