Bacterium, Viruses and Your Guts

I've been following with interest the studies coming out regarding gut health and illness.  This seems to back up my theory that I can at least partially heal through diet.  Here are a couple of articles that I found interesting today:

BBC writer Ed Yong
How do our bacteria help us?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15356016?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Science Daily

Research Could Lead to New Treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Viral Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111019200121.htm

Curiouser and curiouser.