In the land race for niches in our guts, what we eat often determines who wins and who loses, and breast milk seems to have the added value of being both a vehicle for those initial colonizers as well as a nutrient source. We see it as a train that brings in new colonizers who … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Angles and Lines
Total Solar Eclipse of the Heart
There are some experiences that are so deeply myself that I don’t want to share them. Not even with myself in a private journal. Some experiences are so in the body that to abstract them into language and symbols just isn’t possible. I almost feel that way about the total eclipse. So many people asked … Continue reading
2.2 Let Them Eat Breast Milk (1)
Almost simultaneously as the skills of aerobes and anaerobes dictating niches and stratification, the second necessary step of successful colonization occurs as the infant begins pumping nutrient energy into the gut ecosystem. We know what we eat matters for both the adult and infant microbiota, and scientists are working hard at figuring out exactly why. … Continue reading
It’s a Season
I tell my friend who feels overwhelmed with her two toddlers. Literal Irish twins both born in the same calendar year, they are a relentless tag-team of unflagging energy. She barely nods before she’s rushing to make sure that the one who just got bopped over his head by the other is okay. I’m not … Continue reading
