Bonus Ep | Dawn Whitten | The Infant Microbiome

#224 Dawn Whitten is a Naturopath, Western Herbalist, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Researcher and Educator. Passionate about protecting and nurturing the microbiome of the next generation, Dawn has a broad base of clinical experience with a focus on women's health through pregnancy and beyond, as well as infant and toddler health. She has been in clinical practice for 16+ years.   Dawn has been published in the peer-reviewed literature and has contributed to clinical textbooks (Including the Breastfeeding chapter in the soon to be published Advanced Clinical Naturopathic Medicine, Elsevier). Dawn co-coordinates two units within the Evidence-based Complementary Medicine Program in the College of Health & Medicine at the University of Tasmania. She is part of the research team at Probitic.Advisor.com and a clinical director at Goulds Natural Medicine in Hobart.   In this episode we cover: Why the first 1000 days of a newborn's life is crucial for shaping long term health What sort of health issues are linked to early microbiome disturbance How much an infant's microbiome is disturbed when mothers take antibiotics The stages of early microbiome development How is the infant colonised? Seeding? Why breastmilk is the ultimate gardener How does the microbiome of formula fed infants differ How do we support and optimise seeding And so much more Show Notes Goulds Natural Medicine Infant Microbiome Online Course Probiotics supplements and the breastfeeding infant - Why Not? Abstracts from the 19th International Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation Conference