Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, oh my! 🪱🥴 While I know this can sound scary – bacteria, viruses, and fungi are actually a normal and healthy part of our microbiome when we have the proper amounts of good bacteria to balance them out. The problem is when we have too much of the bad stuff, and not enough of the good stuff. In this case, certain bacteria, viruses, and fungi can become pathogenic and can lead to infections. While it’s not necessarily normal to have parasites in our system