How Gut Bacteria Influence Your Metabolism

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By Dr. Mercola

Hippocrates once said that “all disease begins in the gut,”1 and the more we learn, the more accurate that statement proves to be. As noted in a 2018 paper:2

“While often-quoted figures suggest that the microbes that live in and on the human body outnumber human cells by 10:1, a more recent estimate suggests that we are essentially one part human to one part microbe in terms of cell number.3

These commensal microorganisms have a vital role in human health. They break down otherwise indigestible dietary fibres and other components of food, produce …read more

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