Over the years, research has proven time and time again how a healthy body and mind depend on highly populated and delicately balanced microbiomes. That’s why it is so exciting to see this important issue getting more and more exposure in the mainstream culture.
Just recently, New York’s American Museum of Natural History took a big leap towards getting the word out by revealing the importance of human microbiomes to the general public.
On November 7, 2015, curators opened an exhibit called “The Secret World Inside You,” in which inquisitive minds can explore the hidden worlds of the microbial communities of man’s skin, mouth and gastrointestinal tract. This exhibit will be open to the public until August 14, 2016.
Through displays, interactive videos and activities as well as live theatre, this exhibit explores the following questions and many more:
“How do your interactions with microbes—from the type of environment where you grew up to the number of times you have taken an antibiotic, which destroys both bad and good bacteria—influence your health? In what ways can your microbiome be said to be its own organ? And is it possible that the state of the bacteria in your gut plays a role in your mental health?”
What a great step towards making microbiomes and their importance common knowledge in the mainstream culture. The more informed we and our families are on these microbial communities and the role they play in wellness and disease, the more we can focus our energies on disease prevention (by nurturing and replenishing our microbiomes) rather than simply just disease treatment.
If you live in New York or are planning to visit sometime over the next year, I hope that you and your families get a chance to check it out!
Clinically diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 28, Pam chose an alternative approach to recovery. Now decades later and still symptom free, she coaches others on how to treat the root cause of chronic disease, using a holistic approach. She can teach you how, too.
Pam is the author of Become a Wellness Champion and founder of Live Disease Free. She is a wellness expert, coach and speaker.
The Live Disease Free Academy has helped hundreds of Wellness Champions in over 15 countries take charge of their health and experience profound improvements in their life.
