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Gut microbes are the community within you that you can't live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self

  • Written by Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
imageCommunal meals are a social glue that binds people together.Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The age-old adage “you are what you eat” holds profound truth. Nearly every molecule in your body is absorbed from what you eat and drink. Your food choices are directly linked to your physical, emotional and social health. And...

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