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Putting Microbes Under the Microscope: The Paramount Role of the Human Microbiome with Dr. Rodney Dietert By Sasha Frate Rodney Dietert, Ph.D. is an internationally known author, lecturer, scientist, media personality, and educator. While a professor and now a professor emeritus at Cornell University in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and a faculty member in the Cornell Institute for Comparative and Environment Toxicology, Dr. Dietert has published peer-reviewed papers in more than seventy scientific journals ranging from environmental health and pediatric medicine publications to nutrition, metabolism, immune, neurological, and reproductive journals. He has been president of the Immunotoxicology Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology and previously led Cornell’s programs in immunology, toxicology, and risk reduction of breast cancer. His current book, The Human Superorganism: How the Microbiome is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life, focuses on the microbiomes throughout the human body and their critical role in maintaining the equilibrium of our health. In part one of Face the Current’s fascinating discussion with Dr. Dietert, he shares his thoughts on topics including our current soil practices and regenerative agriculture, pre and probiotics, the effects of cesarian sections on microbiome development, the impact of travel on our body’s microbes, and the negative effects of emulsifiers on the gut.
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