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I'm Dr. Aviva Ram and today.

Welcome to this week's episode of Natural MD Radio.

This is Dr. Aviva Ramame and today we're talking about

protecting your baby's microbiome right from the start which is a topic I know is

so close at heart to so many of you. In fact, when I asked on my Facebook page who was

interested in having me do a podcast on this topic, I think close to 600 women

responded. So many of you responded with concerns because you'd had a Cessarian and now

your child is struggling with eczema or asthma or asthma or allergies. So today we're going to

talk about kind of going a little bit upstream

from that but I will give you information on what you can do if your child is a little bit

older and you're trying to reverse some of those problems. But today let's talk about what to do as far upstream as we can get, which is during pregnancy.

Our intestinal ecology is made of an estimated 100 trillion diverse microorganisms.

These are collectively called the microbiome.

To give you perspective on the volume this number represents,

your microbiome weighs more than two pounds or a

kilogram, which is about the weight of your brain. These organisms have a profound impact on so many important physiologic aspects and important aspects of our development on our health, including nutrient absorption, detoxification, the health of your gut lining, even your moods, your appetite, your food

cravings, how many calories and nutrients you extract from your food, your mental clarity and

mental function, and when out of balance can lead to inflammation,

neuro-inflation, obesity and diabetes, hormonal problems, anxiety, depression, and something we commonly call brain fog or difficulty with thinking, focus and concentration.

Healthy forms of microorganisms prevent something called leaky gut. The development of the adult

microbiome actually begins at birth and to some extent the influences on the

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