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Why the Microbiome Is Essential to Our Well-Being and Long Term Health Stanford Medicine Women's Health Lunch 2018

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The Stanford Medicine Community Council hosted its Stanford Medicine Women's Health Lunch on February 7. This annual event provides relevant health information for members of the community, and introduces them to the many resources that Stanford Medicine has to offer. This year Stanford University PhD’s Erica and Justin Sonnenburg, authors of “The Good Gut”, spoke about the trillions of organisms, from bacteria to viruses that make up our microbiome and why the microbiome is essential to our weight, our mood and our long-term health.

The Stanford Medicine Community Council hosted its Stanford Medicine Women's Health Lunch on February 7. This annual event provides relevant health information for members of the community, and introduces them to the many resources that Stanford Medicine has to offer. This year Stanford University PhD’s Erica and Justin Sonnenburg, authors of “The Good Gut”, spoke about the trillions of organisms, from bacteria to viruses that make up our microbiome and why the microbiome is essential to our weight, our mood and our long-term health.

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