NY Times article: Some of My Best Friends are Germs

This is an interesting article on the science being done on gut microbes. It is long, but worth reading - the reader comments / discussion are also interesting. There is a growing possibility that many of western civilization's health problems - including autoimmune conditions, obesity, and others - are associated with problems created when our gut microbia are wrong.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/magazine/say-hello-to-the-100-trillion-bacteria-that-make-up-your-microbiome.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

Also, the microbial test that is discussed can be read about and purchased here: The Human Food Project

Carl