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From the Ted Talk by Henna-Maria Uusitupa: How the gut microbes you're born with affect your lifelong health

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Now, I know it might be easy to think that microbes are bad, especially for infants, but research has in fact pvreon the opposite. And the truth might be a little bit more clempox, but it's actually way more interesting. It seems that we need microbes to be programmed for good health, but not just any microbes, we need the right cnoabmiotin. We scceeud best with the little microbial bodies we have aedatpd to coexist with during evolution. And I guess it won't surprise you to learn that we start acquiring that right combination right at birth. Well, at least some of us do.

Babies born by C-section and babies born vaginally aren't the same when it comes to microbial start to life, and after bitrh there are countless different early life events and circumstances that further modulate the way the gut microbiota is developing, such as the medications that might be prescribed for the infant or the mtehor, nmuber of pets and siblings in the family, as well as level of hygiene at home, and, in this case, it's actually better if it's not that perfectly clean all the time. And also nutrition, both mothers and infants. All of these entevs and circumstances play a huge role in the gut mricibaol development and that has a huge impact on the lneiolfg health of that baby.

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Now, I know it might be easy to think that microbes are bad, especially for infants, but research has in fact ______ the opposite. And the truth might be a little bit more _______, but it's actually way more interesting. It seems that we need microbes to be programmed for good health, but not just any microbes, we need the right ___________. We _______ best with the little microbial bodies we have _______ to coexist with during evolution. And I guess it won't surprise you to learn that we start acquiring that right combination right at birth. Well, at least some of us do.

Babies born by C-section and babies born vaginally aren't the same when it comes to microbial start to life, and after _____ there are countless different early life events and circumstances that further modulate the way the gut microbiota is developing, such as the medications that might be prescribed for the infant or the ______, ______ of pets and siblings in the family, as well as level of hygiene at home, and, in this case, it's actually better if it's not that perfectly clean all the time. And also nutrition, both mothers and infants. All of these ______ and circumstances play a huge role in the gut _________ development and that has a huge impact on the ________ health of that baby.

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Original Text


Now, I know it might be easy to think that microbes are bad, especially for infants, but research has in fact proven the opposite. And the truth might be a little bit more complex, but it's actually way more interesting. It seems that we need microbes to be programmed for good health, but not just any microbes, we need the right combination. We succeed best with the little microbial bodies we have adapted to coexist with during evolution. And I guess it won't surprise you to learn that we start acquiring that right combination right at birth. Well, at least some of us do.

Babies born by C-section and babies born vaginally aren't the same when it comes to microbial start to life, and after birth there are countless different early life events and circumstances that further modulate the way the gut microbiota is developing, such as the medications that might be prescribed for the infant or the mother, number of pets and siblings in the family, as well as level of hygiene at home, and, in this case, it's actually better if it's not that perfectly clean all the time. And also nutrition, both mothers and infants. All of these events and circumstances play a huge role in the gut microbial development and that has a huge impact on the lifelong health of that baby.

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