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The Appendix: For years, doctors treated the appendix as a vestigial organ that is more harmful than useful. Appendices can become inflamed and rupture, posing a serious threat to our life. Doctors would perform unnecessary appendectomies on healthy appendixes for years, as a preventative measure. After years of research, however, researchers finally discovered the reason we still have the appendix – it provides a safe haven for the good bacteria that live in our guts in times of severe sickness, keeping them safe while the body fights the infection and allowing them to return to the digestive system, boosting our immunity.
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 05:33:33 +0000

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