The microbiome, the collective term for the dense, interconnected bacterial community in our digestive tract, is not simply history’s most successful hitchhiker. Far from being a passive parasite, this living web is an active and dynamic player in our overall health. The first seeds of bacterial life are sown long before birth. From that point…
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How the gut and the lungs are connected
What you eat can keep your respiratory health in top shape There was a time when we assumed that the gut is for eating and lungs are for breathing. Not long ago, research revealed that they communicate, and that means that your choice of food may help lower your risk of respiratory illnesses. What is…
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