This one may come as a shock. According to Duke Health's Dr Paul Wischmeyer, "We as a population in the US were the perfect setup and target for this [COVID], with our disturbed gut microbiomes, our Western diet." So what does gut health have to do with COVID? Tune in to find out. Also, the study that Dr Paul discussed - PROTECT-EHC - if you want to be a part of it, visit https://www.protect-ehc.org/.

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