Current understanding of human microbiome influence on health

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The gut microbiome has gained recognition in conventional medicine for its importance to overall health and function. However, microbiomes exist throughout the body and each have a specific influence on human health. A 2014 article in Frontiers in Medicine describes the human microbiome are consisting of over one thousand species of trillions of organisms. The gut microbiome is the most widely studied, more so than its urogenital, lung, or oral counterparts. Probiotics have been used for many…