The invention of sewage pipes increased our lifespan from 35 to 50. Antibiotics took us to an average lifespan of 75. Now we face the next health challenge: viruses and microbes that cause inflammation. Infection is at the root of all degenerative diseases from Alzheimer’s and cancer to Parkinson’s and many more. Read the perspective of a leading scientist at Harvard Medical School.
The relationship between germs, gut health, inflammation and Alzheimer’s
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