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Episode #144: Dr. Alexis Cowan: The Gut Reset Protocol, Human Milk Oligosaccharides, and the Importance of Gut Health

LONGEVITY with Nathalie Niddam

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The Role of Prebiotics in Establishing Immune Function in the Infant Gut

Bifidobacteria play an important role in establishing immune recognition of, of friendly gut microbes versus unfriendly early on. Bifidob bacteria create molecules that can shape immune function and directly impact immune cells. So it's really crucial for a robust bifidobacterial population to be fed the right prebiotics which support production of these molecules. These molecules then feed other bacteria in the microbiome and shape basically an anti-microbiome.

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