A vegan mother films her baby chomping on sand, dirt, rocks and even supermarket shopping trolley straps - as she claims her breast milk protects the tot while he builds his immune system .
Alice Bender, from Phoenix, Arizona, shared footage of eight-month-old baby Fern chewing on various objects on TikTok including sand while at the beach and even her handing him a brown rock, which he puts in his mouth straight away.
The 22-year-old, who raises her son as a vegan, defended her parenting style by insisting that germs are nothing to be afraid of - and that it s natural for babies to want to eat sand.
Onegevity Partners with Unilever to Develop Personalized Solutions for Consumers Suffering from Acne
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NEW YORK, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Onegevity, a health intelligence company and subsidiary of Thorne HealthTech, today announced it has partnered with Unilever, one of the world s leading companies for beauty and personal care products, to unlock a more personalized approach to acne intervention and care.
The research partnership will explore how multi-omics (multiple biological disciplines) can unlock more personalized acne interventions and solutions. Using Onegevity s artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities to assess the billions of biological features that influence the state of an individual s health, the partnership seeks to develop new diagnostic models that offer bespoke acne management regiments.
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In the last decade, health experts touted the benefits of having plenty of good bacteria in the gut. They say having a diverse gut microbiome strengthens the immune system. As it turns out, a diverse microbiome in our environment operates the same way. In other words, there are plenty of good bugs all around us that can help us fight off disease.
However, during the COVID pandemic more than ever before, many of the good bugs in our environment are being wiped out with high-powered cleansers like antibacterial agents and bleach. While health experts stress the importance of fighting COVID by washing hands and surfaces with mild cleansers, such as old-fashioned soap and water, they say disinfecting may literally be overkill.
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how do you do that? yes, so remember, with 150 years of cleaning up session, because 150 years ago we were dying in our tens of millions from bacterial infections. it makes sense about the paranoia there for a reason, but we got rid of them, use of vaccines and cleaning products has removed many of these dangerous pathogens, so you want to now allow your child to be exposed to richer diversity. take them gardening. take them out into the park. allow them to have a pet or an animal, take them on the farm, open the windows in your apartment or home more frequently. increase their exposure. even planting a potted plant in the home can make a difference. so get their hands dirty. it s good for them. jenna: i m going to check that off the list for sure. it s great to have you on the program. dirt is good. the new book coming out. we will look forward to it. thank you so much. my pleasure.