Part 1: List
IBD/IBS, Autism, cancers, diabetes, Alzheimers, Parkinsons, obesity
Part 2: Reflect and discuss how your responses have changed from week 1 to week 10, and what the most important topics you will take away with you once you have completed the course.
It was much easier for me to list out diseases that are influenced by our microbiota. I also feel more confident in what the microbiota is. Before this class, I was aware that we each have our own microbiome but I did not understand the makeup and influence of it. I learned there are different compositions on different body sites. I think this was one of the more interesting facts I learned. I think it would be interesting to look into how our skin microbiome impacts the aging of the skin, acne, and complexion overall. In writing exercise 1 I had no knowledge of the influences or correlations between diseases and microbiota health. I would have not known that there is research transplanting the gut microbiota from a lean individual into an obese individual much less that there is evidence this can improve the health of the obese individual. I will be much more aware of how important my microbiota health is and how I can eat and have healthy behaviors that will promote the stability and diversity of my microbiome.
