In honour of National Breastfeeding Week (October 1 - 7), Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe will be presenting, Your Microbiome.
About the Presentation
Your microbiome – the trillions of microbes that live on you and in you – are vital for your health. Yet we have only just begun to appreciate this, and to understand how the microbiome develops and interacts with our human selves. The microbiome that lives in the gut is especially important to health for a multitude of reasons, and this community of microbes has far-reaching effects that go beyond the gut itself. Yet, modern living and exposure to commonly used medications such as antibiotics are now recognized to erode the microbiome with potential detriments to health. In this talk, Dr. Allen-Vercoe will present an overview of the gut microbiome, it’s development from birth and beyond, its importance to health, and threats to its proper functioning. Finally, Dr. Allen-Vercoe will consider practices that might support our microbial partners.
About Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe
Dr. Allen-Vercoe is a University of Guelph Research Leadership Chair and a Partner in Research Biomedical Science Ambassador awardee.
Date and Time
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
*Please arrive early as session will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m.
Location
Middlesex County Building
399 Ridout St. N., London ON
Parking
Parking available at area street meters or in city-owned lots on King St. West.
Register Online (Free Admission)
Facebook Live
Watch Dr. Allen-Vercoe’s presentation from the Middlesex-London Health Unit’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/middlesex.london.health.unit). Live streaming starts at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2.
More Information
For more information, contact Laura Dueck at laura.dueck@mlhu.on.ca or 519-663-5317 ext. 2266.