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Microbiome

Auto-immune diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis are associated with dysfunction in the microbiome. You need a balance of healthy bugs in your microbiome to keep it on track.

A healthy microbiome is vital to protect our overall health and brain health.

It is essential for human development, immunity and nutrition. There is a growing belief and important research that supports the theory that an unhealthy gut microbiome can affect the brain and neurological development of a child.

Global Gut Bacteria in Newborns

Spanning across 15 countries, this study is exploring how breastmilk breastmilk supports good bacteria in the infant gut and how this relationship programs the developing immune system.