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“The simplest explanation is that antibiotics lead to a shift in the overall equilibrium of our gut microbes. Some bugs become more dominant; others…

— Martin J. Blaser

Antibiotics have serious adverse reactions: diarrhea, anaphylaxis, allergies, rashes. We don't give these medications without discussing the risks and benefits and only when they're…

— Mikhail Varshavski

“Okay, but what about microbial disease? “To declare war on ninety-nine percent of bacteria when less than one percent of them threaten our health…

— Michael Pollan

“Look, there’s no debate among microbiologists—a pandemic is coming. Sooner or later one of these bugs is going to be stronger and faster than…

— Sean Chercover

“The bacteria species in your colon today are more or less the same ones you had when you were six months old. About 80…

— Mary Roach

“The health of our gut is impacted by our food, lifestyle, toxins, stress, and trauma in our lives, and no drug or surgery can…

— Nicole Carter

“Interestingly, there is even less diversity of gut bacteria in obese people than in lean people: more food does not equal more nutrition, and…

— Sarah Ballantyne

“The bacteria don't physically reshape the gut themselves. Instead, they work via their hosts. They are more management than labour. Lora Hooper demonstrated this…

— Ed Yong

“In light of the evidence against antibiotics, you should think twice before using them, and when you do, you should increase your daily dosage…

— Daniel P. Reid

“exposure to antibiotics early in life causes microbial perturbations at a crucial time, just when organs and systems are developing.”

— Martin J. Blaser

“Sometimes mothers of newborn babies have to take antibiotics for a urinary tract infection. The antibiotics can damage the protective stool barrier allowing C.…

— J. Thomas LaMont

All disease starts in the gut.

— Hippocrates