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As part of our series on digestive health, today we’re diving into the topic of probiotics. Our everything guide to finding the best probiotic for you is all about what these microorganisms are and the role they play in your digestion and beyond! What are Probiotics? When we think of bacteria, we often think about […]

“We are, at least from the standpoint of DNA, more microbial than human,” says Tom Insel, director of NIMH. The gut microbiota—consisting of over two million unique bacterial genes, 1,000 different species of bacteria, and trillions of cells that together weigh anywhere from one to three pounds—refers to the microbe population living in the intestine. […]