In recent years, scientists have introduced us to a paradigm shift in the microscopic world. We’ve moved from thinking about all bacteria as bad guys to be wiped out with antibiotics and hand sanitizer to recognizing that some microbes are helpers, good bacteria that live in our GI tract (and all over our bodies) that keep us healthy.
Even obsessive germ-a-phobes have been given pause, realizing that taking a Z-Pack at the first sign of a cold may not be the best idea.
