New Discoveries About How Gut Bacteria Can Have Profound Implications for Your Health

By Dr. Mercola

Your body is loaded with bacteria, of both good and bad varieties. In fact, about 100 trillion bacteria live inside you, which is more than 10 times the number of cells you have in your body! The ideal balance between these bacteria is about 85 percent "good" and 15 percent "bad". This ratio is one of the critical factors determining your health, as the good bacteria are essential for:

• The proper development of your immune system


• Protection against over-growth of other microorganisms that could cause disease


• Digestion of food and absorption of nutrients


• Influencing gene activity and expression >