Decoding Dysbiosis: Are Your Gut Microbes Out of Whack?

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Decoding Dysbiosis: Are Your Gut Microbes Out of Whack?

Despite being poorly understood, studies continue to link gut microbiota to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract—and beyond.

Cultivating Our Gut Microbiome to Stifle Disease

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Sometimes, microbiome terminology is like the science itself: unfamiliar, incomplete, and confusing. Dysbiosis is no exception.

Dysbiosis is often used as a synonym for “imbalanced” when describing the state of someone’s microbiome. The problem is knowing what constitutes balance when there are trillions of bacteria—not to mention viruses and fungi—in the human gut.