#48: More Bacteria Than Cells

We talked earlier about how much bacteria is actually located within the human body, and that there are benefits to bacteria being present. And yet, just how much bacteria are we talking about exactly? Well, we know that the cells within our bodies are in the billions.

As it turns out, there are more bacteria in our bodies than cells, which means we’re talking about billions! We already know there are hundreds of them sitting on our mouths alone, so maybe this shouldn’t really come as a surprise. Yet, we’d be lying if we said it didn’t make us feel uncomfortable for a minute there.