I don't know about you, but I am fascinated by this type of research on the impact of stress before and after conception. This new research suggests stress could play a role in helping determine the sex of the future baby. New research suggests the sex of a baby could be affected by the...

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PRE-PRINT: Reassuring news about the safety of breastfeeding amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. To doubly reassure mothers who want to breastfeed in these worrying times of a global pandemic, a new follow-up paper (IN PRE-PRINT) by Krogstad P et al. confirms that there is no evidence of...

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If you are like me, you may appreciate this new review paper summarising some of the changes to the gut microbiome that happen during pregnancy. The paper (which is currently in Press*) by Turjeman S et al., (2021) explains that during pregnancy, there are many changes to the mother or...

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This week I asked on our private Microbiome Courses Facebook group "Fill in the gap. The world needs more ______?" How would you answer this question? Within the group, we had a diverse range of brilliant answers, including more love, more compassion, more respect, more joy, more...

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Fascinating new review paper by Sophie Wedekind and Natalie Shenker on a great topic: the antiviral properties of breast milk. This new review paper provides a really good overview of one of the super-powers of human lactation - how human breast milk has evolved to fight viruses. To quote...

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Really interesting discussion paper by Ank de Jong, Hannah Dahlen and Soo Downe making a strong case for 'watchful attendance' by midwives during labour and childbirth. (Professor Hannah Dahlen is featured in our FREE mini-course and also in our Infant Microbiome & Epgienetics full-length...

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New research shines a light on how the gut microbiome is established from birth to age 5. A new study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe found that the gut microbiome of children followed similar trajectories - but at different speeds. The study: Roswall J. et al (March 31,...

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It's a short week this week (due to the Easter break), so just three new snacks of knowledge for you. Here are the short links: Betaine in breast milk may help improve long-term metabolic health https://bit.ly/39AwsU9 Maternal exercise during pregnancy may reduce diabetes and metabolic...

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I had never heard of this component of breast milk before - BETAINE. A quick google search and I found out betaine is a type of amino acid widely found in animals, plants, whole-grain foods, seafood (especially marine invertebrates) and spinach. And it's in breast milk. New research...

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Fascinating new research on the importance of a pregnant mother exercising during pregnancy. A new study (in lab mice) by Laker RC et al. (2021) suggests that exercise taken by the expectant mother during pregnancy can reduce the chances of the baby developing diabetes and other...

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