Instant Genius: Microbiome

How the bacteria that call your body home affect your health and your mood - and what you can do about it.

Published: January 17, 2020 at 3:01 pm

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15 tips to boost your gut microbiome

2/10/2020
The microbes in your gut can help you to get thinner, be happier and live longer. Here’s how you can give them a helping hand…
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Newborns' gut microbiome changes depending on method of delivery

9/19/2019
Scientists found that while vaginally born babies got most of their gut bacteria – microbiome – from their mother, babies born via caesarean did not.
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Are you a super pooper?

2/10/2019
Some people have poo containing bacteria that could help cure those suffering from illnesses such as Clostridium difficile.
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Why personalised medicine is coming, and how it's going to help us beat disease

11/13/2018
It is estimated that up to 75 per cent of cancer drugs do not work on the person they are prescribed for. This is because medicines are developed to work on 'the average person' when in fact all of us - and our diseases - are unique.
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Personal hygiene: Is there such thing as ‘too clean’?

10/21/2019
Some people choose not to wash with soap, saying our modern, sanitary lives cause allergies, damage our immune system and even upset our microbiome. But can cleanliness really be a bad thing?
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Befriending your gut bacteria could you help your immune system to thrive

2/22/2018
Trust Me, I’m A Doctor presenter and New BBC Focus columnist Michael Mosley investigates the microbiome and the many roles these Old Friends play in our body.
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