Biology Week 14: Which Way Forward

I chose to do my research report on gut flora and its role in immunity because I feel it's a hot topic has effected not only us, but the generations to follow. I worry about the effects of taking probiotic supplements, to make up for our general lack of flora as a people, because like everything else, we don't know the long term effects of taking processed probiotic in supplement form. Unfortunately I think we may have dug ourselves into a hole that will take a lot more that probiotics to get out of. Personally, I do take probiotic supplements because I know my gut is lacking the flora it needs, but I try my best to also avoid antibiotics and to eat foods that are rich in probiotic. I also plan on giving birth vaginally and breast feeding in order to help our future generations that will deal even harder with our flora issue.