Holistic medicine has long focused on intestinal health as one of the core concerns for general health. There may be many ways that the digestive system plays a pivotal role in overall health. One of them is its involvement in the body’s immune response. A new study shows that the intestinal flora plays a key role in the immune response to the invasion of bacteria and viruses:
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