By Carra Richling What does your gut have to have to do with you heart health and other chronic disease A lot. In the past few years, scientists have dedicated millions of research dollars to the investigation of the microbiome, the complex ecosystem of microorganisms that inhabit our intestinal tracks and colon. The Human Microbiome Project, which the NIH launched in 2008, is exclusively dedicated to studying how changes in the human microbiome influence health and disease. As a result, there is growing recognition and evidence demonstrating that our diet and lifestyle impacts our health by the influence it has on the balance and vitality of our microbiomes. Microbes exist throughout the...
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