Microbes are your friend

Hannah Whitaker for The New York Times

Last week NYTimes article by Michael Pollan brought a fascinating research result from the frontier of Health Science. The gist of the article basically said that our rampant use of antibiotics, our diet of processed foods, environmental toxin and generally less "microbial pressure" (i.e. sterile environment) in everyday life affects the biodiversity of microbes in our gut. Because of this, we're more susceptible to condition like allergies, asthma and diabetes. Who is up for fecal transplant when sick?