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'Did you know your body is made up of about 100 trillion human cells, but that you are host to 1500 trillion microbes? In fact, two to five pounds of your body weight is nothing but microbes. Most of this microbial life lives in your gut and helps you digest the myriad of foods you eat.
Recent science has revealed that if you have an unhealthy balance of gut microbes — a condition called gut dysbiosis — it affects more than just your digestion. It can cause immune-related disorders including asthma or allergies, lead to mental problems in the form of ADD or bipolar disorder, and even present neurological symptoms like autism or MS.
But did you know that according to a recent study published in Nature, gut dysbiosis brought on by a course of sub-therapeutic antibiotics can also make you fat?'
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