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The Gut Microbiome and the Immune System
The gut microbiome is a community of all the microorganisms that live in our body. There are trillions, perhaps 100 trillion of these guys that are down there as many as there are cells in our bodies. And essentially, they all work as a altogether, like an organ, producing chemicals. They're like mini-pharmuses. So it's not by chance that 70% of all the immune cells in our body are right next to these gut microbes in our intestine.
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