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What is a Microbiome
A microbiome is like an entire community of microorganisms living on us and inside¹ (think of the microbiome as the environment of a certain location). Our microbiome is made up of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microorganisms (or microbiota) that are meant to regulate the environment of our body.² While we mostly hear about our microbiome in reference to our gut and digestive health, we have a microbiome for other body parts too, like our skin.
Because our microbiome affects lots of different health outcomes, we want to make sure that we have a stable microbiome. It’s difficult to understand what that looks like, though, because early research into this topic indicates that microorganisms vary not only from person to person but also within the sameperson!³
Research in this field is still very early and scientists are finding better ways to look at our microbiomes to ultimately help us learn more about our bodies.⁴ Just look at all the interesting research that has been done on the topic of microbiomes recently!
