Mike Hough wrote:
> Many people upon learning about our symbiotic partners go to great lengths 
> to get rid of them, which sometimes does more harm then good. It has been 
> proposed that the function of the appendix is/was to serve as a backup 
> supply of gut flora when illness flushes them from the rest of the 
> intestines.

And then you get these fancy expensive yogurts that contain "bifidus 
digestivum" or "L. casi immunitas" which is "clinically proven" to 
"improve digestion" or "promote a healthy immune system".

Frankly, I'm surprised these claims are legal. I thought there was a law 
against making unsubstantiated "health claims"...

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