10% Human with Alanna Collen
Mind, Body, and Soil
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The Impact of Antibiotics on the Microbiome
Over the last 70 years a lot of things have changed and we don't know what proportion of those things are contributing to any given problem now. We really overuse antibiotics, it's estimated that approximately 50% of antibiotics are completely unnecessary. Antibiotics do change the microbiome sometimes they have a temporary small effect andsometimes they have a lasting effect which depends on when you're exposed. There's even evidence that depression and anxiety is is more common in children who were given antibiotics as a young child.
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