The best predictor of our lifelong health may well be the bacteria that live within us. Specifically, the trillions of microbes that colonize our bodies from childhood on, and outnumber our own cells 10-to-1. Autism, allergies, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes and obesity are just a few of the conditions now thought to be at least partly tied to the health of our microbial partners, which are integral to human processes such as digestion, neural and hormonal signaling and guarding against toxic chemicals. Researchers warn that this vast ecosystem -- our so-called microbiome -- has become endangered, due to an excessive use of microbe-killing antibiotics and toxic chemicals. The health consequences, they add, could be profound for our current generation of children, and perhaps for generations to follow. huffingtonpost/2014/05/21/microbes-children-health_n_5366066.html?fb_action_ids=10154173163835529&fb_action_types=ogments&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:09:43 +0000
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