Everyone knows good hosts need to feed their houseguests. If the visitors are easy to get along with and especially helpful — they take out the trash, do the dishes, rake the yard and so on — it’s wise to feed them very well so they stay as long as possible. That’s how it is with humans and probiotics (good bacteria). We are essentially hosting these living organisms in our guts. They go about their…
How probiotics and prebiotics team up in your gut
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