Each of us has approximately 100 trillion microbes in our guts. Our gut flora, also known as our gut microbiome, is a living community of bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and other microbes.

Until recently, most people thought of bacteria—or "germs"—as enemies that needed to be eradicated, but as scientists learn more about our gut flora, we're gradually realizing how critical it is to protect it.

We know that our microbiome helps us stay healthy by producing vitamins and fighting infections. It may even aid in the activation of drugs (Source: NCBI). Anything that upsets the microbiome balance in our gut has the potential to cause disease.

Unfortunately for our gut bugs, modern life is brutal. Antibiotics kill both good and bad bacteria, and they don't share our fondness for processed foods. Add to that our fear of dirt and our sanitized, sedentary indoor lives, and you have a very different environment than the one in which our microbiomes co-evolved with us
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